The Color of Your Soul

Why Was I Born Into a World Like This

If there was a world I didn't want to be born into, it was this one. I can't see color, and these strings tied to my hands are a bother. Everyone believes that the string tied to our soulmate is the most important, but I'd have to disagree. Soulmates are a waste of time, they take you away from your priorities and then you just become a mess after that. I don't have a soulmate, nor need one either. I can function perfectly fine all by myself, if I could only cut the string that ties me to my "soulmate"...

I've been told by my colleagues that I shouldn't still be seeing black, white, or gray. Whenever I tell someone that I can't see color they gawk at me in disbelief, "Everyone at your age can see at least ten colors!" "What are you, a robot?" "He can't see colors.. What a shame" but it's all the same for me. I never took the time to experience color, and I'm fine without it. Sure, I may be 19 and haven't experienced color yet, but it isn't taking a toll on my physical health so there's no problem. If anything, I hate color. It's distracting, and can often be deceiving is what I believe.

Present Day

"M-Mr. Olivier! You have another client in the waiting room!" I heard my assistant call me, but it was almost kind of muffled even though she was right by me. I stared blankly at the seemingly white sky, a part of me wondering what color it really was. "Hey Adeline, what color is the sky?" my assistant looked at me in surprise, as I have never once before asked anything about color. "I'It's blue sir, why do you ask?"

"How do I see blue?" This isn't me, I've never in my life asked about color before, so why now? Tch.. This feeling will probably go away in the morning. But just as I started to push away the thought of color, I was able to catch a glimpse of something that seemed to be bright. "Well, for most people the color blue means sadness or loneliness." I guess what I saw was blue? But that can't be, I've never felt like that before.. Suddenly the small spec of color disappeared, as well as the thought of it. I needed to take my mind off all this nonsense, "Bring in the client Adeline."

The person that Adeline brought in was tall and skinny, and his looks were nothing above average. "I apologize for the sudden appointment Mr. Olivier, but I have to say that my business with you today is crucial to the development of this company." 

"And what business are you proposing, if I may ask." I leaned back in my chair, folding my arms in front of my chest as I raised an eyebrow at the man. I could almost make out another glimpse of color in the man's eyes, but it quickly went away. All this color nonsense is messing with my head.. I need to get out of here. "Adeline, please reschedule all my meetings for today, I'm not feeling well." I grabbed my coat and gloves, and made my way out the office without saying another word. 

I could feel my head pounding, it felt like it was going to explode! I had started to walk a little faster than normal, but I ran into someone just as I was about to make my way out the door. I fell onto the floor as I held my head down in pain "Ah! I'm so sorry! Are you ok?" the person who bumped into me had a deep yet soft voice, and for some reason I craved it at that moment. Just then I felt a bang inside my head, and I almost let out a quiet yelp. I was able to keep it down to a small cry, but the man had noticed, he knelt down and reached his hand out to me. I wanted to take his hand, almost like I needed to. My head was banging, my heartbeat slowing, and, my eyes started to close. Next thing I knew, everything was black.