Fates Entwined

Devin

**Devin's POV**

Every morning I wake up alone, I eat breakfast alone, I go about my day alone and I despise every second of it. I have dated plenty of women but all of those relationships end the same way, she has feelings for me but I feel nothing for her. It's almost as I if I was empty, unable to care for another person. But I keep trying to find that one person that I know I will click with. My father used to tell me this story about our family. About how centuries ago one of our ancestors kidnapped a women and forced her to marry him. This a couple of Gods ,who ultimately put a curse on them both. My ancestor was Hades, he was a very powerful God, technically the older brother of Zeus. So when he was cursed it ended up affecting his entire bloodline, every hundred years or so the first born male of that generation is drawn to a specific person. They only have feelings for that person regardless of how said person feels for them. Which can complicate things a bit. But, I know one thing and that is that I do not want to be alone. If I am the one that is cursed then I will find my Persephone and I will make her fall for me.

This morning was different though, I rolled over and my arm hit something. Still a little hazy I move my hand over it it feels warm and smooth. I sit up immediately and look around, this isn't my room. "Damn it, what even happened last night." I thought to myself as I slowly get out of the bed and start to look for my clothes. My clothes were in a pile at the end of the bed, I threw everything on and left the apartment. Luckily whomever I woke up next to did not get up. I was able to catch a cab and make it back to my place. Immediately as I walk I make a b-line for my medicine cabinet, my head is throbbing, i reach for the tylenol and take a few. I turn on the tv and watch some news. It's always the same crap, some in the government does something and everyone hates it. After awhile I start to doze off, my phone goes off and I am jolted awake.

"Hey Devin it's Carl, did you forget about the meeting with the accounting department? We have been waiting for almost 30 minutes." Carl sounds pretty unimpressed.

"That's today? Damn dude I am sorry, I had a long night and just got in. I will get ready and head right over but it will take me probably an hour to get there with the afternoon traffic." Honestly I feel horrible, we have had this meeting on the books for a while and I still forgot.

"I think we'll have to reschedule then. Do you know when you'll be free next?" Carl sighs into the phone.

"Wednesday anytime, I should be free most of the day." I have the hardest time finding free time at this point. When I went to school for marketing I thought that the job would be fun and easy going, but so far it has been a lot of meetings and deadlines.

"Ok wednesday at 2pm, put it on your calendar and set an alarm so you don't forget again. If you miss this one they are going to pissed."

"Alright carl, I will not miss it you have my word." I hear him sigh again into the phone.

"Are you going to be coming into work at all today?" he asks.

"Probably not, I am not sure what I got into last night but I feel like absolute garbage right now." At this point I am lying back down on my couch willing the room to stop spinning.

"Alright man well try and drink some water and get some rest." He sounds slightly more concerned now. I do not usually miss work but i am really not feeling up to going in at all. "I'll let you go, see you tomorrow."

"Later man." I hung up the phone and tried to fall asleep. I stared up at the ceiling for a while, trying to fall asleep, but I just couldn't. I decided to take a walk to get some fresh air. I put on my shoes and left the house. I wasn't really sure where I wanted to go so I just chose a direction and started walking. I ended up by the library and decided to go in and see if there was anything I wanted. As I walk in the little bell above the door rings, I see a couple shelves to my right and begin to look through all the books. It feels as if someone is watching me, I look up and I don't see anyone but I can hear someone whispering. I peek out from the stack that I am looking at and I can see a short man talking to women with her back to me. I go back to looking at the stacks and I find a couple of thing that look interesting and decide to take them home. I collect the books and my library card and make my way to the librarian check out. The girl from before is sitting reading a book. I clear my throat to get her attention. She looks up at me with the most beautiful pale green eyes. "Hello sorry to bother you, I just wanted to check these out." I hold up the couple of book that I found.

"N.not a problem." She stands up and reaches out for my books. She has gorgeous lite brown hair that she has tied up in a ponytail. All of her facial features look so delicate.

"I don't think I have ever seen you here before are you new?" I ask trying to keep some sort of conversation going with her. I don't think she has made eye contact with me at all this whole time. I realise I have been smiling like and idiot this whole time are try to stop.

"I used to be part time while I was in school, but, I am full time for the summer. May I have your card please?" I hand her my card and wait as she begins checking out my books for me. She busys herself with her computer before turning back to me with my book s and my card. "They are due back in two weeks and if you need an extension you can visit our website and renew them from there. Is there anything else I can help you with?" She flashes me a beautiful smile and finally makes eye contact and everything stops. It feels as if the rest of world has disappeared and we are the only things left. I can't move I am just stuck staring at her. I feel like we have been sitting there forever so i try to think of something else to say.

"Uh um, I am sorry I was going to ask you something but I seem to have forgotten." I feel so confused by what just happened. All i do know is I want to see her again, I need to see her again. "Do you want to have coffee with me sometime." I stumble through asking her out. I have asked plenty of girls out before but I have never actually felt nervous about it. She is staring at me now as if I just said something in a foreign language.

"I am sorry but, no." She rejected me. I don't think I have been rejected before.

 "Not a problem you have a good rest of your day." I turn around with my books in hand. I give her a little wave and leave. I am not sure what just happened but I feel even worse than when I woke up this morning.