Beyond |Calum Hood|

Prologue

        I have found lately, that it is very hard to find something to say about high school that isn't cliché. In fact, it's almost better not to try. So, I can't tell you what's the best thing or the worst thing...what you should watch your back for, or even what you should look forward to. But I can say that there are unexpected twists and surprises, as I suppose all of life has in store. 

       How to find these things though? That's where things get tricky. Because those few rare moments  can only be seen by a few rare people (if not the people they were inteded for). They aren't standing in the middle of the street when you're walking to work, nor do they pop into your head while you're doing homework at 1:00 in the morning. Seeing these special tricks of time, material illusions...they take something extra. 

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Statistically speaking, love at first sight is...well, impossible.

        I know what you must be thinking: how could a pretty, young girl like me dismiss such wonderful fantasies of finding love? Honestly, I know better than to keep taking this horsehit, "your prince charming is out there"..."all the fish in the sea"..."everyone has a someone"...that's been shuveled down our throats since age one, when all us girls sat in front of our TV sets watching Disney Princess movies. But what is love at first sight? It's entirely based on looks. That whole beauty is only skin deep stuff is total crap when you turn right around and start talking about the hottest guy. 

 The Improbabilites of Love at First Sight. This is dedictaed to everyone who says "I love you":

Step 1: Make a list of everything you want in a guy at this moment in your life (just the basics to be fair).

1. Male

2. Between the ages of 16 and 19, to be generous

3. Lives near me

That should about do it.

Step 2: Do the math

        There are approximately 7.125 billion people on this planet, but let's round to 7. Of those 7 billion, 320,050,716 live in the U.S. and 49.2% of them are male. Further, about 7.6% of Americans fall into the 16-19 age range. Then you have to facotr in the urban population (270,987,380) and try to find the percentage of teen boys in that. Then of course you can plug in other necessities: race, intellects, attractiveness, body-type, all keeping in mind that the more picky you get, the lower the chances. Most people find that there are a measely four people in the world who fall into the category of possibly being their soul mate. The chances of bumping into this person and striking up a conversation with them, developing a strong relationship, and living happily ever after...that statistic is the worst, primarily because the chances are virtually zero. However, considering the irony of life (the theory that the only reason the human race exists is so someone out there in the universe can point and laugh) you will probably pass this "soul mate" on the street, check each other out, and that will be that. 

Just something to think about.