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I am nothing and nobody's there
Do you care?
Simple question, right? But people hesitate when you ask them.
I've never really fitted in with the peers around me. As cliche at that may sound, but it's true-! At birth everyone has a soulmate. A red string attached to them which slowly brings the two together.
I've never had that.
I'm seventeen now and everyone around me is blossoming with their newfound love.
I'm different and people notice that. With the string you have a motive to live, but... Let's be honest, at times I can see myself with a head in a noose.
Things aren't okay.
I spend my days at the library huddled in a corner and lost in books and music. It's hard to get lost when everyone around me casts me quick glances and mutter under their breath. I force a smile through my own jealousy, but it's difficult.
My friends disappeared- I can't remember when. It's almost like they never allowed me to finish what I tried to explain and it drives me insane with every passing second...
My own ranting isn't exactly what's brought me to suddenly get lost in my thoughts - in fact it was the boy I'd seen amongst the shelves.
He had nothing attached. He wandered around with no shame, happy. As if his loss was his own gain. He was different and... He seemed to enjoy it.
I must of been staring at him rather profoundly because now he caught my gaze with his own chocolate-y brown eyes. Without thinking I quickly looked away.
You don't stare at people. That's... Weird.
I shot a quick glance towards where he'd been stood but he was gone. I felt my heart sink in my chest before someone sat across from me at the desk I sat at.
"So... I noticed you don't have a string."
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Paracetamol ‡ Declan Mckenna
Fanfiction"The world will keep on turning, even if we're not the same." -†- Everybody has a soulmate. A red string that connects the two together-- but what if you never had one? What if the world had left you to be alone? Lonely bookworm Katie Isles is one o...
