A Cup of Coffee

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Elizabeth

"Nathan?" His head snapped at the direction of my voice. With eyes puffy and grief filling them, he stared at me as if lost for words.

"Liz," he responded.

"What happened?"

"My soulmate, I met her. Almost two months ago. Our countdown brought us to the right place at the same time," he explained. And he went on how Katie knew it was bound to happened because she constantly talked about how she would like to deal with it.

Nathan hadn't been the best boyfriend in the world and he messes up here and there. But he treated Katie her well with the love she deserves. This time, we were talking about his soulmate, the person he was meant to be with for life and then there was Katie. Someone he loves for most of his teenage years and someone he sees himself marrying. She's even the person he wants to have a family with.

"I feel lost because she was the one made for me and yet I don't love her," he stared at his wrist, a small zero in black resting on his veins. I felt terrible because I didn't know what to tell him. Because if I was in his shoes, I would be lost too. But at the same time, I understand the position he was in.

Instead of words, I offered my hugs to him. He was like a brother to me. I pulled his body towards me and just held him against me until his cries subsided. I honestly was so touched that he chose to stay with Katie despite knowing that he had just given up his soulmate. Even though I knew Katie well, I was still unsure how she was going to react when her countdown starts appearing. I feel the back of my throat closing as I rubbed his back, trying my best not to cry with him.

"I'm sorry, I know this is hard for you," he whispered, so softly you can barely hear him.

"Shh, don't worry about me, let's get you back into the dorms. It's about to rain anyway," I motioned to the dark clouds forming in the sky. Droplets of water started hitting us and we headed to the nearest shelter in the campus. We settled for the empty benches near the library and sat across from each other. It was silent for a few minutes. Nathan fiddled with his fingers and sighed before breaking the silence between us.

"I told her that I couldn't be with her," he paused "Katie and I had been together for so long and to just let that all go because of my supposed partner for life seems unfair."

"Are you sure about your decision?"

"The thing is I don't know, I was expecting you to support me and tell me I did the right thing but we all know that Katie's countdown haven't appeared. What if she decides to up and leave because he can possibly be so much better than I am?"

"Nathan don't say that -,"

"No, Liz, soulmates were made perfectly for each other. Cassy was made for me. Never did we argue for the two months we were talking and everything just fits perfectly. Katie argued with me the very first time we talked," When he said that, I remembered the first time Nathan and Katie met.

Nathan accidentally kicked a soccer ball and it landed straight on Katie. And the argument and bickering started from there. We were only 11 or 12 then and even back then, Katie never backed down. She got it from her mom who was always the fighter especially when it came to defending her children. I honestly didn't see their love story coming because Katie hated Nathan's guts.

"Nathan, that's why I asked.. After Daniel's move to leave me after finding his soulmate, I want you to be sure if you're happy staying with her. Both of you are like family to me, I don't want you both to hate each other because you end up regretting your choice."

"Is it wrong that I feel scared?"

"Not at all. The fact that you were considering a life with Cassy, also means that Katie will come to that point when her countdown starts to appear. She will have doubts and she may even compare. But you both stayed together for all these times and maybe love will be enough. Sometimes being soulmates isn't enough,"

"I totally see where you're coming from,"

"It's really difficult for you at the moment, but don't beat yourself up. As much as I agree with your decision to choose love, I also want to tell you in the same breath that if you're meant to be with Cassy and Katie is meant to be with someone else, it will always happen the way it's supposed to. Why don't you sleep it out tonight and talk to Katie tomorrow?" I suggested, searching his face for reassurance that he will be okay.

"I was planning on that but of course, naps comes first. I know it's hard for you to talk about this.. considering how Daniel just left but you're extremely strong so it means a lot to hear all that from you," I gave him a small smile, I didn't like people to pity me because of what my ex-boyfriend did. It still hurts to think about but that's why I try not to.

We stood up from the benches, it was almost one in the afternoon and I have yet to cook some lunch for Katie and myself. I gave him another gargantuan hug and we went our separate ways. After rummaging through my backpack, I was able to find my keys. Shoving it into the lock, I realized my wrist showed a zero printed in black.

I felt my heart drop that very moment. Did I honestly just miss out seeing my soulmate?

A/N:  I hope that you like the story so far. I am not very good at this. I'm  great coming up with the idea and the ending but I suck at writing the actual story. Is it too dramatic? Please drop me a comment or vote! It would mean so much to me 😍😍😍

-Iya