The wrong Soulmate

Percival Armonde Dire

"Percival Armonde Dire! Come here immediately" I heard the familiar shout of my mother's voice before I felt every muscle in my body tense. She was angry. What did I do this time? I quickly started recalling everything that has happened in the last week before coming up short at every turn. I had been good this week. I stayed away from people at school, I did all my homework, and I even aced all the tests I had this week. I did not speak up at dinner all week and I have kept my head down. Why was she mad? I slowly got off of my bed before making my way out of the comfort of my room. I slowly made my way down the grand staircase before meeting my mother in the sitting room. I watched silently while my mother drank her tea. I was waiting to be spoken to. My mother gave me the signal to sit down in the seat across from her and I quickly rushed over to the chair. 

"Percival, your father got a call from the principal at your school. He explained that your sister has gotten herself into some trouble this week. Something about detention for causing a scene in the halls. Do you know anything about this?" My mother started the conversation slowly before staring deeply into my eyes. Her sharp eyes pierced into mine making me not able to look away. My mother had this effect on people. 

"I swear Mother, I know nothing about this. I have not even spoken to Rosemary since last weekend. Mother, I promise you I have no idea about anything" I told her while pleading with her. I did not know about this. I have not spoken to my sister since the last weekend. I keep my head down and I do not interact with anyone at school. I know better than to break any of the rules. I looked at my mother while she looked at me with that piercing look in her eyes. I felt nervous under her gaze. I did not like the way this was going to end for me. 

"I believe you but I will need you to keep an eye out for your sister. Rosemary has asked your father if she can go to the mall later today and he has given her permission. You must accompany her" My mother said before taking another sip of her tea. I stood out of my chair and left the room. That was my queue to leave the room. I quickly walked away back to my room before sighing. I did not wish to spend my weekend at the mall with all the other people. I did not wish to keep my head down for another day. I believed I was free from keeping my head low until Monday but sometimes things do not go my way. I sighed once more while collapsing on my bed. I guess I am going to the mall this afternoon. 

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"I can not believe she made you come with me. Did I want to spend the day with my loser brother? No, but of course, mother had to have her tantrum" My sister whined while we were walking past the many shops in the mall. I sighed while keeping my head down like I have been taught to do. I was not allowed to address my sister. I was not permitted to engage with her unless specifically asked. 

"You know Percy, spending time with you sucks. You never speak, you never have an opinion. You are like some dog who follows all the orders given to you. Haven't you ever wished to be free?" She asked while we continued walking and I continued to stay silent. Staying silent was the safest option for me. I could not be in trouble if I did not speak. 

"I can not believe I am related to you. Haven't you ever wished to break some rules? How are you ever going to find your soulmate and finally see color? Don't you hate seeing the world in dark brown?" She asked me while stopping in her tracks and looking at me. I could feel her eyes on me and I looked up. I stared at the dark brown female that was my sister. She knew what I would say to this. Of course, I wished to see color. Of course, I wish for a world that was not dark brown. Does she truly believe that I do not wish to be normal? Who wishes to be the freak? The brown sheep of their family, the mistake?

"Talk to me Percy," She said with a hard look at me and I opened my mouth. 

"Why did we come to the mall?" I decided to ask her. I did not wish to be here any longer. What was the point of coming to a mall when all you could see was the same shade of dark brown? What was my purpose here? Rose looked at me before rolling her eyes. 

"I miss when we used to talk. When there were no rules to follow and you weren't so shut off" She stated before we continued walking. I miss those days too. I missed when it was myself and my sister against the world. When did everything get so complicated? We continued walking in silence for a little, walking by these countless similar-looking shops before my sister decided that she was hungry and we went up to the second floor. I followed my sister like the loyal dog I was when suddenly she ran into this other person, stopping all of us in our tracks. I looked up from the shock of the sudden stop and that's when my eyes landed on this boy my sister must have ran into. The boy looked up momentarily and that's when I saw something I have never seen in my entire life. The dark brown that consumes me every moment I have my eyes open suddenly started to fade and everything was replaced with color. My eyes widened while I looked around at all the brightly colored shop lights and all the people with different colored clothes. I could see these women in pink dresses that were previously brown. I could see these clothes in different shades of blue, or purple, of colors that had always been described to me. I could see color! Was this really happening?! Was this real? What was going on? 

"You're my soulmate!" I heard the boy in front of my sister exclaim causing my attention to be drawn back to them. I watched them from the slight corner of my eyes while I looked back down. I saw that Rose looked too stunned to even speak. 

"You're my soulmate! All my life I have only seen the color green but suddenly when you bumped into me, the colors appeared everywhere! Oh goodness, you are actually my soulmate!" The boy exclaimed excitedly and I could not help the frown that graced my face. The boy claimed that Rose was his soulmate, Rose has never told me that she could only see one color her entire life. Rose was normal. How were they soulmates? Did my sister even have green eyes? All I have ever seen were brown. I wonder what my eye color is. Perhaps I have blue eyes, my mother and I share eyes and her eyes have always been a lighter shade of the brown. My sister chuckled softly at the boy before they shared a smile. I decided that I could risk a little and looked up at the boy. He was quite handsome but none of that really caught my attention. My breath caught in my throat when I noticed his eyes. His eyes were dark brown. His eyes were the same shade of dark brown I have seen all my life. Was my sister truly his soulmate? 

So in "Darling" we heard Remy's side of what happened that day at the mall when he thought Rose was his soulmate and in this one, we get to see Percy's version of those events. Percy could only see brown his entire life and since his family aren't the warmest about it, he doesn't really know much about the other colors. He doesn't even know his own eye color, his sisters or even his mothers. Percy does share his eyes with his mother though, green eyes. Is Rose really Remy's soulmate? I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Also the little part with the 'Brown sheep of the family' made me laugh. Since Percy only sees brown he couldn't really say "The black sheep of the family" He's never seen a black sheep, only brown. At least he knows what the expression means. 

~Jess