You Are My Soulmate!

Chapter 7

Somewhere between feeling sorry for herself and thinking about the possible outcomes of the future, Hope fell asleep. She woke up pretty late in the morning and she still had no idea what she was supposed to do. She woke feeling grouchy and exhausted. She made her way to the kitchen. She was in her pajamas, She made no effort to get herself ready. Lizzie and Josie were already in the kitchen.

"Good morning" Lizzie greeted Hope, and her cheery tone hurt the tribrid's ears.

"We made you breakfast." Josie added and gestured toward the table which was filled with waffles, pancakes and bacon.

"Why would you do that?" Hope whined.

"Just to show you how much we appreciate you being here. Now come on, eat. I made some tea as well." Lizzie said and grabbed Hope's arms dragging her to the table to sit. Lizzie and Josie sat by her. Meanwhile, Landon just got out of the bathroom and entered the kitchen.

"Morning Hope." He looked at her and Hope could see his pale cheeks turning slightly pink. After what they did last night it was no wonder... then he made his way to the table, and sat next to Josie, and his girlfriend gave him a quick peck on his lips. Hope felt sick of the thought about what they did while he had a girlfriend and still, she was overwhelmed with jealousy and heartache.

"Did you sleep well?" Lizzie asked.

"No, I had an awful night." Hope answered honestly. Well, it was good right until she found out Landon was her soulmate and he wanted nothing of her.

"Let's make your day better then. Let's go out, do some shopping. Maybe later at night we can go out dancing. What do you say?" Lizzie asked cheerfully and Hope just made a painful expression.

"I'd rather stay in, watch a movie." Hope whined.

"Good, we can do that too. As long as you are staying." Lizzie smiled. Hope honestly didn't know what she wanted to do. She wanted to leave because of everything that happened with Alaric and she also wanted to stay close to Landon, but it felt so wrong. She already felt like a homewrecker and watching him with Josie was just painful.

The breakfast looked very appetizing, but Hope couldn't eat anything. She drank some tea and that was all she had that morning. She just sat there in silence watching Lizzie and Josie banter about something and watching Josie and Landon being cute and affectionate with each other. Hope excused herself after a while. She just couldn't stomach it anymore. She crawled back into her bed, she wasn't in a mood for anything. After an hour or so she heard knocking on the door. When she didn't react Lizzie opened the door and walked in the room.

"So, we decided on Wonder Woman. You coming?" Lizzie asked as she pulled Hope's soft blanket off her.

"Hey!" She yelled.

"You can bring your blankie." She said, pulling Hope up by her arm. "Come on, Hope. I know It was messed up what my dad did. I am so sorry about that and I won't ever forgive him. I know you are hurt, but please see that we are trying to make it better for you. We'd really like you to stay and hang out with us."

"It's not just about that." Hope said, still not wanting to get up but then she immediately regretted it. There was no way she could talk to Lizzie about what happened. She'd hate her for hurting Josie.

"Then what? Something else happened?" She asked curiously.

"No, doesn't matter. Let's go watch that movie." Hope grabbed her soft blanket and they made their way to the living room. Hope sat on the couch wrapping herself in the blanket. She was still in her pajamas, she never even brushed her hair but she didn't care. She didn't even want to be pretty in front of Landon. That's all he thought of her anyway... he thought he had that kind of dream of Hope because she was attractive to him... maybe. He said he thought she was beautiful... inside and out, but what did that even mean. He didn't even know her. But he should, he should feel the same way as she did. They were soulmates afterall, Hope was sure about that. She thought a lot about it being a one sided thing. Was it possible? They both were so unique, so many things happened so far that wouldn't happen with other soulmates... maybe that was it. He never felt anything real. His little dreamworld was a fun thing but he never wanted anything in real life. He would never want Hope, and he had Josie anyway. And they looked so happy together, they really loved each other. Hope watched them as they sat on the loveseat in each other's arm. They were so loving and affectionate. She would never ruin that for them. She would never hurt them. There was a moment when they paused the movie. Josie took a bathroom break and Lizzie went to grab some snacks. It was just Landon and Hope staying at their spots. She stared at him, taking everything in about him. He looked at her with anticipation. Maybe he had a slight doubt about himself, that it wasn't a dream after all. Perhaps he was waiting for her to say something. In the dream, Hope told him she would show him her mark in the real world and then he'd believe her. It was so easy. She just needed to say something, anything, or pull off her shirt a little to show the mark. But what would happen if she did? He still wouldn't want to be with Hope, but it would likely ruin his and Josie's relationship. Lizzie, her only real friend, would surely hate Hope for hurting her sister and didn't even want to think about what Alaric Saltzman would do. So, she turned away from him and stayed silent until the girls returned to continue the movie.