Missing Half a Soul

Soul Charms

Althea's POV

Soulmates, why couldn't we have the choice if we want one or not?  From the moment you're born it's already decided who you'd be with. Everyone loves the idea. The fact that there's someone out there waiting for you, someone who was made for you and you were made for them. The security of knowing your not going to die alone.

Well what if I wanted to die alone? It's bullshit if you ask me, I never asked to be bound to someone I know nothing about. I don't want a soulmate. Everyday I look at the soul charm on my wrist and wishing it would disappear. Everyone is born with a soul charm, it glows once you make eye contact with your soul mate for the first time.

Sometimes I just want to rip it off but it's a part of me and nearly impossible to get rid of without ripping my whole hand off. My one is of a crescent moon with wings in the center and my soulmate would have the same one.

"Hello wakey wakey, ALTHEA!!!",  I snap out of my thoughts after hearing one of my closest friends yelling at me. "You're staring at your soul charm again. For someone who doesn't want a mate, you look at that more than anyone else", she says. "I know Amber, I'm just trying to think of a way to get it off without risking my hand", I reply.

She sighs, "I don't understand why you don't just give up and accept it, you have one just like everyone else", "I just don't like the idea of being with someone I don't know", I say. "That's the point of spending time with them. Honestly I feel sorry for whoever ended up as your mate", she says.

"So am I, cause I'm not having a mate even if this charm glows", I say getting frustrated. "You can't do that Althea", I hear my other friend, Elizabeth coming behind us. "That's not fair to your mate, you may be okay with dying alone but they most likely will not and you're they're only chance. Besides if you give it a chance you might actually like it. I mean soulmates are meant to be like your other half", she says.

"Lizzy we've had this conversation before and repeating it isn't going to change my mind", I say as they shake their heads. "You denying it also won't change the fact that you do have a soulmate. Also you never explain why you don't want one and don't give me the bullshit of you "don't want to be with someone you don't know", bitch you're consistently talking to random people and let's not forget you hook up with a new girl nearly every week". Lizzy says.

"Hook ups are VERY different from life long partners. Besides I think I'm done with the hook ups, they've just been getting repetitive and it's boring me now", I say back. "Fuck sake tay, you're sounding way too much like a fuck girl right now", Amber says. "Good then maybe my "Soulmate" will be way too disgusted to want me", they both sigh again. "I give up on this girl, fuck it we'll just see what happens", Lizzy says.

We talk for a little while longer before we make our way into class and take our seats as normal. Ms.Peters comes in with a new guy with her. "Everyone this is Jasper, he and his twin sister just move here to Miami and will be attending Alister high so please make them feel welcome", huh? I only see this guy?

"Hi there I'm Jasper, unfortunately my sister fell ill this morning and won't be coming in for awhile but on her behalf, I hope we'll all get along", he takes his seat and Ms.Peters begins the class.

"New guy this late into the school year, what's up with that?", Amber asks. "He and his sister must be real smart if they let them in this late. Normally they'd be held back a year", Lizzy says. "Yeah must be, he's not even paying attention. Look at him", I say as he's clearly drawing in his notes.

"Elizabeth please answer the next question", Ms.Peters says. Lizzy gets up to go the board when she sees Jasper looking directly at her. Just then her soul charm begins to glow and so does Jasper's. Their hummingbird soul charms glow brightly as they look at each other with smiles that glowed just as bright.

Everyone in the classroom begins to clap and cheer, me included. Even though I don't want one, I know Lizzy's been dreaming of the day she found her soulmate. "Okay everyone settle down. Elizabeth, Jasper I know you two will want to have some time alone but this is still class so I need to continue. I will however make sure you have no homework tonight". Lizzy goes to answer the question and then goes back to her seat.

"Congrats girl!!, you finally found him", Amber says. "Yeah congratulations Liz", I say as well. "Thanks guys, I can't believe it finally happened. I can't contain myself, I just want this class to be over", after class Lizzy immediately went to Jasper. They introduce themselves and then she introduces us.

"These are my closest friends, Amber and Althea", "Nice meeting you Jasper. Now I don't give a fuck if your soulmates with Lizzy, don't you dare hurt her or I will do worse to you", I say with a smile. He chuckles while Lizzy smacks my arm telling me to shut up. "Well it's good to know that my mate will be protected even if I'm not around. Don't worry I've waited so long to find her, I'll do my best to make sure she's happy", he's says looking at Lizzy.

"Okay well Althea and I gotta go so we'll leave the 2 of you now", Amber says as she drags me away. Once we've gone into the next corridor she stops pulling me. She sighs heavily, "huh so now Lizzy has found her mate. Did you see the look of pure joy in their eyes? Makes me want to go hunting for my soulmate now", she says pouting.

"Uhuh so soulmates are prey now yes? Very romantic". She smacks my arm, "I'm serious did you not feel that connection when their soul charms glowed. Imagine what they felt if we could feel it too", she says.

"Uh you mean YOU could feel it, all I could feel was my eyes burning from the light". I say and she groans.

"You really confuse me Tay. I know you don't want a soul mate but from what I can remember; when we were juniors you used to be so romantic. I mean you used to always write songs for music class about love and soul mates and I could swear it was as if you were writing from experience. Now you don't even sing anymore", she says.

"Well I like music and paid a lot of attention in it so that's probably why. Anyways I'm going to buy subway, if you wanna come go ahead". I say walking out the door. I don't care what people say about love and soulmates. I don't want one and that's that.