Soulmate

This is Why I Don't Socialize

The sky was blue. That's all I can remember. The day I met him. I knew he was the one. He was all I could think about for days on end. He was the star in all my dreams. I fantasized about cuddling up by the fire together on cold winter nights; running my fingers through his hair, his hand rubbing my back. It drove me crazy. He drove me crazy. Love can do that to you. I've heard that when you fall in love, you just know. They say it'll hit you like a tidal wave, crashing over your heart, wrapping around it. But for me it was like the stars coming out at night, you look up early and there's one star, but you look up again at 2 am to see the sky full of them. After a year of pining over him, I finally made my move.

"Hey, do you wanna go to the movies with me Friday night?"

It sent chills up my spine, and he even said yes. I was so excited, our very first date! I spent hours picking out the perfect outfit. The date was a success. We are now officially boyfriend and girlfriend. We were together all throughout high school. We went to separate colleges, but that didn't stop us. We weren't too far away from each other, so we stayed together through college as well. We got married and bought our first house together. My fantasies had become reality. It was the best thing that could ever happen to anyone. We were head over heels for each other. I was the luckiest girl alive.

Then tragedy struck. I was sitting at home. I had just gotten out of the shower when I heard the phone ring. It wasn't him. An unfamiliar voice.

He had been shot. The room started spinning as my whole world fell apart right before my eyes. The sadness was so overwhelming I couldn't even cry. I was flabbergasted. How could he leave me like this? How could this have happened? He was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I guess. We had just spent the last 14 years together. How could I go on?

I went outside to get some fresh air. As I sat on the porch, everything hit me at once. I started sobbing right there on the front porch. This was the absolute worst day of my entire life. The sky was blue. That's all I can remember.