Confessions of a Matchmaker

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Halle Valentine has always worked at her family's The Valentine Matchmakers business, she grew up there really. She grew up in a world where everyone really did meet other Prince Charming, now at sixteen her life is practically dedicated to it-her twin brothers couldn't be happier about that as it leaves less time for boys while her sister is less than happy and set on getting Halle a good boyfriend. Business has never been hard, that is, until Dylan Morgan came along.

Dylan is an eighteen year old senior, he comes in with his sister who convinces him into signing up with her. Coincidentally, Dylan is in the same class as Carmen, Halle's sister. While Carmen has had a lot-and I mean, a lot-of flings and short lived boyfriends, she's never actually fallen in love. That's when Halle hatches a plan to get Dylan and Carmen together, he's a great guy actually. Very sweet and funny, he laughs more than most people do. Perfect for Carmen or so she thinks.

But what happens when you fall in love with the boy that your sister has fallen for already.

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"Dylan, have you ever been in love?"

The question was random and kind of personal but he really should know by now that I'm a curious person. He smiled inarticulately then nodded slowly, "Yeah. I've been in love once but that was back in Year Ten. Hal, can I trust you?"

"Always," my reply came quickly.

A moment of silence passed before he confided, "I think I'm in love," my breath hitched, maybe all the cheesy romantic comedies that I watched were finally paying off then he ended, "with Carmen. She's so amazing, I can't even picture a life without her."

I really wished the ground could just open up and swallow me whole, I let out a strangled reply with a forced smile. I think one of the most painful feelings on earth is unrequited love. People say that their hearts broke in two, mine didn't. Mine shattered a long time ago, I think that was when I started realising it would always be like that. With all this heartbreak that came with Dylan, I was going to be in need of a surgery but on my heart-the internal heart that aches with unrequited love.

It dawned on me that it would always be like this, the constant heartache and longing. Dylan was my sister's man — although in the 21st century, she couldn't really own anyone so I mean that literally. He had her heart and she had his.

He was in love with her, every ounce of my body wanted to be happy for her but I couldn't be, at least not yet. Carmen had finally found someone to love her for who she was, my love life was no longer of any importance to her-a couple months ago, I would've been overjoyed by this fact but not anymore. I think it's when the 'L- word ' comes along that you know that there is no hope for you. Dylan was in love with her-god, how it pained me to even say that in my head.

Dylan was still looking at me expectantly, he'd obviously been waiting for a better reaction, I cleared my throat, "I'm so happy for you. Just that — um, isn't it too early? You guys have only been going out for three months or something. Most people take a bit longer than that, " how hypocritical, I've only known him for four months yet I claim I'm in love with him.

He frowned, "You should know by now that I'm not mainstream, I don't play by the rules so if I say I'm in love with her you should believe me. I just don't know how to tell her yet, maybe this Saturday at your family reunion."

Since when was he coming for the reunion?

I blinked, "How do you even know you're in love?"

"Because my day seems to brighten whenever she's around; I can't imagine a life without her; she's the most beautiful girl on earth to me even without makeup, when she wakes up and her freckles are evident, she has this weird scar on her lower stomach and trust me, it's the ugliest scar you will ever see but I love it; and I just know. I used to laugh when girls cry but I don't anymore — not with her at least."

"You laugh when girls cry?" my voice was incredulous.

He shrugged, "It's fucking hilarious especially when you're wearing mascara or eyeliner," he smiled wistfully again, "Anyways, you won't get it. You don't know or even understand what love is. Don't worry one day you'll love someone just as much as I love her then you'll get it, Halle."

I won't get it? The words repeated in my head, he thought I wouldn't get what love was but did he know that I spent hours out of my day simply loving him. If anything, he should've been getting love tips from me because damn it, I'm the Queen of Love. I've loved this guy for only two and a half months yet it feels like thousands of years because he's with Carmen and the bigger part of me knows I'm going to have to give him up and sacrifice my happiness because Carmen needed it more.

Eventually, I'd have to let him go because he was happy with Carmen and not me.

He got up swiftly, leaving me still seated in the leather chair, my emotions had gone haywire. This was meant for Netflix films, before I thought that idea of a girl falling for her sister's boyfriend was cliche and overused but now it was a reality for me.

It wasn't till he was long gone that I realised it.

He called me Halle.

He never called me Halle.

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