Everyone is born with a soulmate. Everyone has an original song in their head that only their soulmates know. Lori is a dancer known around the world. Parker is the quarterback for a professional football league. Casey and Fern are professional mod...
"Higher. No straighten those legs. We can't have LA think we're a disgrace." Kim instructs me. I knew her since I was a kid, but damn, she could be a pain. I do as she says and thrust myself higher on the pole. No I'm not a stripper. Our studio is known for taking our performance locations known dance style and using it in our choreography. I dance and swing and slide. When the music goes off I make my way to the floor and end in a pose. Kim's face is neutral and mumbles a "good enough," before leaving. I knew however she was very much proud. I walk over to my bag and look for my phone. I had a few messages from Starr, my aunt.
Lori stop by Mr. Lang's house to pick up the chair I ordered.
Lori don't forget about the chair.
Will may come over for dinner tonight.
The last one made me gag. Will was Starr's younger boyfriend. 21 years old to be exact. That's only a year older than me. He kinda creeps me out. Always staring at me when Starr's upstairs. Always touches me. does unmentionable things to me I leave the studio and walk to Lang's antique store. I get the chair and take a cab home. I unlock my door and walk in on Starr and Will making out on the couch. Starr's arms were around his neck as his hands travel her body.
"When you said Will was having dinner I didn't think you'd be the meal." Starr jumped an fixed her hair and Will had a stupid look on his face. "Lori honey I didn't think you'd be here so soon" she says wiping her mouth. "Obviously," "Lor, nice to see you again." His eyes travel from my lips to my neck to my... "Watch it Will," I bark. He just laughs. I head to my room to change in to shorts and an over sized shirt. While I change I hum a tune. The song I was born with. The song my soulmate was born with. The thought made a smile form on my lips. Someone out there was humming my tune hoping to find me some day. I go down stairs when Starr calls for dinner. The food was good. The company was not. Under the table Will put his hand on my knee which made me jump, but it doesn't stop there. He slides his hands up to my mid thigh and squeezes. The action made squeal and a smirk formed on his stupid face. His hand continues it's journey up my thigh and stops when his hand brushes the fly of my shorts. I jump out of my seat and run to my room. I've told Starr many times that I'm being abused. It's not that she knows and doesn't care but that she's oblivious to anything and everything. She doesn't see it so she doesn't believe it. I fall on my bed and cry. Starr knocks on my door softly and lets herself in. "What's wrong honey," her voice was soft and gentle. "I would tell you but you wouldn't believe me." Starr rolled her eyes and sat on the corner of my bed. "Is this about Will again?" She sounded frustrated. "How many times do I have to tell you he would never do a thing like that?" I sit up instantly, filled with anger. "Why don't you believe me?!" I was screaming and crying at this point. She promised to look after me. "Because I love him!" She yelled back. Tears stung my eyes. "Does he know your song?" I say in a weak voice. "What?" She snapped out of whatever rage she was in. "Your song! Does he know your song?!" "No. But there's nothing against being with someone until you meet the One." "Of course there isn't. But I'm your niece. You're supposed to love me before him. He doesn't know your song so you shouldn't put him before me." "He respects me and I know he's not the One but he's close enough. If you have a problem with that then leave!" As soon as she said I knew she regretted it. Her eyes got wide with realization of what she had done. "Lori I'm sorry I didn't mean it," she reaches for my hands, I pull away. I get off my bed and grab an overnight bag from my closet. "You don't want me, fine. But don't cry to me when that asshole breaks your heart." I stuff two pairs of jeans, a pair of leggings, three tee-shirts, and a hoodie in my bag. I walk to my dresser and grab my wallet, phone, and it's charger. I pick up my dance bag and walk down the stairs. Starr following close behind. "Lori please let's talk about this," her voice was pleading and it made me sick. "All I wanted was to talk to you, tell you what was going on. You never listened. And now I done. Done with you. Done with him. Done with all of this." "Millori, please?" She's sobbing now. Good. I thought. Now she suffers just as I have. I walk past Will who's on the couch looking up at me. "Where you goin princess?" I gave him the bird and walked out the house. Leaving the house and my problems behind.
I call Kim as soon as I enter a cafe three blocks from the house. "Lori what's up?" I tell her everything. Will, Starr, the fight, how I moved out. Unlike my aunt, Kim beloved me when I first told her a year ago. She wanted to call the police but I knew Starr would be heartbroken, so I told her not to. "Hey Kim, you know that house that was offered to me a year back?" "Yeah what about it?" "Is there a way I could get that house back?" Desperation filled my voice. I was offered a house working as a dancer. I declined because I was with Starr. Now I wanted to rid her and Will of my life forever. "Yes. I could get the house by 11 tonight." "Great thanks Kim. Tell Alli I said hi ok?" "Will do." Alli is Kim's daughter. Kim's soulmate died five years ago. Alli never knew him. I did however. He was a kind man. He treated me as his own daughter.
Kim sends a text a few hours later saying the house was ready and sends me the address. She also says the key was under the welcome mat. I take a cab to the house, pay the driver and then I check the mat for the keys. I walk in and my jaw drops.
It was beautiful.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
The place was already furnished, thank God. The main colors were grey and white with blue accents. I got an email from Kim saying she would pick me up at 9am to head to the airport. LA was just a few hours away. The further from Will and Starr the better. I kick off my shoes and walk to the master bedroom. Too tired to do anything, I set an alarm for tomorrow morning. I fall back on the bed and start to softly hum my tune and cry myself to sleep.
