Reading In Reverse

The countdown Pt.1

If a clock could count down to the exact moment you meet your soulmate, would you want to know?

One minute, 37 seconds.
My whole body is shaking. My god, there is no way I can do this. Nope. But I know it's inevitable, no matter what I do, the universe will always find a way to get us to meet. That's what happened to my grandpa.

One minute, 29 seconds.
I look around at the faces surrounding me. Of course, my meeting would take place in the gross, overcrowded cafeteria.

One minute 6 seconds.
Somewhere within these four walls, someone has the exact same countdown as me. They're going through the exact same pressure as me.

54 seconds.
Mum said I should be excited, not nervous. Yet I still find myself wiping my shaky and sweaty palms on my dress. I still can't believe she talked me into wearing a dress. I mean shouldn't my soulmate meet me as I normally am? Ripped jeans, Graphic tee and wavy brownish blonde highlighted hair?

30 seconds.
Something deep within me tells me to stand up. So I do, grabbing the attention of my tablemates. They all know too. They smile encouragingly up at me. I chew my lip nervously.

25 seconds.
That same feeling pulls me towards the center of the room. My stomach drops away from me as I take a step in that direction.

20 seconds.
I continue in that direction. With each step of the tempo, my heart picks up.

19 seconds.
Faster.

18 seconds.
Quicker.

17 seconds.
More rapid.

16 seconds.
It's racing.
Oh, my god, this is it. The moment my life changes forever. My eyes search frantically around the cafeteria, searching frantically for someone who looks as nervous as me. For someone who's heading towards their future with no sense of direction like me.

10 seconds.
The feeling directs me a little to the left. So I turn to accommodate.

5 seconds.
My heart has given up entirely.

4 seconds.
I stop walking.

3 seconds.
Just waiting left.

2 seconds.
Everything is about to change.

1 second.
Deep breaths.

0000d 00h 00m 00s

Someone bumps my shoulder. I twirl around and my grey eyes meet his blue, blue ones.

"Hello there, love. It appears we are soulmates then,eh?"

As my words fail me, the only thing I can think of is "I'm so glad I shaved this morning."