Soulmates [E.D]

I. The lonely streets of LA

BEFORE I START THIS STORY I'm so sorry this took so long for me to write!! School's been really busy for me and I haven't got time and I know it's been 2 months but believe me I'm trying. Love you all xx

- amy

ETHAN'S POV

I drag my feet across the pavement, lifting my eyes to look at all of the dull stores as I walk by. This part of town is really shitty, I think to myself. The grey clouds covering the sun, puddles of rain on the road, and cold air rushing into your face.

I walk into Mainland Cafe, the cafe that everyone goes to. A warm blow of air welcomes me, causing me to sigh in relief. I take off my beanie and walk up to the counter. I order a mocha latte and sit down in the corner on one of the lounges at the wall, as it's the only seat available on a freezing, busy day in LA.

My life's pretty messed up. I've been killing my soulmate for centuries, I'm not really sure why I haven't been caught. I'm a murderer, but I just wasn't feeling the love, you know? I kind of hate my life but at least I'm always going to be 18. All the kids I went to are well dead by now, including my twin brother.

I don't have any friends. I honestly look kind of shady, no one's ever really heard me talk except for the barista that makes my coffee everyday, but even she looks away whenever she sees me. Pretty depressing to be honest.

Finishing my latte, I walk up to the counter and pay. I pushed the door open and was definitely not ready for the flash of cold air. It's Sunday, 4pm, and I have done nothing at all.

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Pushing the key into the lock of my apartment, I sigh. I open the door and go into my room. I live alone because, obviously, my mum and dad died together a long time ago. Believe it or not, I do have a job, but it's not the best. I work at coles, and it pays well enough for me to have a home and food. It's hard though, living alone when you're only 18.

Unlike many other teenagers, I have no homework, simply because I haven't been to school recently and I just moved schools. In fact, I start tomorrow. Can't fucking wait.

About 2 hours later it's dark and the only source of light in my house are the city lights from outside and my computer screen. I find the courage in myself to get up and make dinner.

As I'm cooking dinner, the world seems to kind of stop for a moment. It's been 18 years since I killed my last soulmate, when will I meet my next one? It's kind of sad how I kill these innocent people but I have no idea how they become my soulmate. We always end up nothing alike.

I scroll through instagram sitting down at the dining table. All the kids my age are going to parties and drinking and laughing... but of course that'll never be me. I'm happy with living forever, thanks. I don't need a perfect life.

To be honest, it's getting boring living forever. But I'm not letting that get to me. Not when I've gotten this far.

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The alarm blares in my face as I groan. Fucking kidding me right? First day of school. Normally whenever I come to school on the first day the girls are all over me, but they're never my soulmate. I grab a flannel and some ripped jeans put them on. I walk across the wooden floors to my kitchen where I start brewing myself a coffee.

Looking out the window to the bright blue sky with no clouds to be seen, I start to wonder how yesterday could've been so dark and cloudy. The world's weird. Tipping my coffee into a mug, I think about the last girl that really loved me. She looked at me before I killed her, and she begged me not to do it. It was fucking hard. But I knew I had to.

As I finish my coffee, I put the mug in the sink. Whatever, I'll clean it after school. I grab my keys and unlock the door, not ready at all to go to school. I walk down the carpeted stairs, out the door, and into my car. I turn on the radio and blasted it on full volume, driving my range rover down the busy road.

Reaching a red light, I groan. I don't have time for this. I feel someone looking at me, but I can't tell where from. Then I realise; in a silver lexus, a girl has her eyes on me. She's hot as fuck. Shit. She's caught me staring. She seems to giggle, and then looks at the floor, her long dark hair covering her gorgeous green eyes. I don't think I've ever seen a girl hotter than she is.

Cars are honking for me to go. I didn't even realise the light turned green. I quickly accelerate and keep driving to school, this girl driving right next to me.

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Well, this school is big. Really big. The marble pillars at the entrance give the school a modern look, and the white paint of the building was practically blinding me. I park my car and get out. I look around and see the girl about 100 meters from where I was. I really didn't want to make this awkward so I quickly walked to the entrance.

I mindlessly walked around the hallways, trying to find the office. Eventually I find it and I get all my stuff from it. I walk over to my locker, number 476, and open it. I have English first period and History second period, so I get the books I need for that subject and start to lock my locker. As I'm closing it, I see the dark haired girl walking towards me. Her locker must be over here. Avoiding any interaction with her, I walk to my next class. Then I find her walking with me.

end of chapter one