Maybe We're Not Meant To Be [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 1

July 10th, 1982

James "Jimmy" Novak has always wanted to see colors from the day his parents had told him the story. He wants to meet a wonderful girl and live a white picket fence life with 2 kids, and maybe a dog. Yeah, a dog would be nice.

A girl, around Jimmy's age, watches as Jimmy runs across the playground, where they are hosting his 9th birthday party, to visit his friends. Her eyes follow them as they make loud noises and wild movements, then disperse.

Even though Jimmy's friends head toward the area of trees, Jimmy comes over to the slide where the little girl sits, her legs swinging back and forth as they hang over the edge.

"Hey! What's your name?" The girl is startled, and when she looks up, the sky is a light blue and the grass is a sweet green and there is a nice glow over everyone at West Side Park. She gasps and answers in a small voice.

"Amelia."

"Hi! I'm James, but everyone calls me Jimmy." Amelia doesn't answer, but Jimmy keeps talking. "I was wondering if you wanted cake. We have a lot leftover and I can't eat all of it by myself." Amelia just shakes her head as if to say no, but Jimmy doesn't give up easily. "Come on Amelia! It's just a tiny piece of cake. I promise it's not poisoned." He takes a bite of the piece he's holding to prove it.

"Ok fine. But just a tiny one."

"Yay!" He pulls her off the slide and onto the ground, where he starts pulling her towards the pavilion. When they arrive, he hands her a small piece along with a plastic fork. She eats a tentative bite but moans in delight when the cake hits her tastebuds. Jimmy silently thinks how cute it is when her eyes sparkle as she is talking, but then scolds himself when he realizes that this is a girl he's thinking about and they have cooties.

"This is delicious! It's just the right texture and it's so moist and the flavor is amazing. Who made this? I must meet them right now! I bet they are famous or something!"

Jimmy blushes as he answers "Oh actually I made it. I know it's kind of weird to make your own birthday cake, but my parents are both terrible cooks and I enjoy it, so I make most of the food."

"Well it's delicious! I enjoy cooking too. I make dinner at my house sometimes. I guess that's something we have in common." Amelia looks as if she's about to go on, but a lady Jimmy presumes to be her mother calls her over to where she's standing by a minivan.

"Well I guess this is goodbye." Jimmy is disappointed to see her go and stares after her. Maybe all girls don't have cooties.

***

1987

Jimmy doesn't see Amelia again till highschool. He was roaming the halls, looking for his first-period class, Math with Mr. Stephens (he mentally groans at the prospect of doing algebra at shit o'clock in the morning), when he spots a familiar face.

He approaches her carefully, not wanting to scare her off from where she's standing, talking to a group of girls. They all go quiet as he gets closer, whispering and giggling to each other. Amelia turns around looking confused.

Jimmy finally reaches them and looks at Amelia. "I'm sorry do I know you?"

"Possibly. You do look familiar." She studies him, trying to figure out where she's seen him before. "My name's Amelia." She holds out her hand to shake his, but he just looks at her, dumbfounded. "Hello?" She waves a hand in front of his face, and he snaps out of it.

"Is there any chance you were at the West Side Park on July 10th, 1982?"

"I'm sorry. I don't remember. It is a possibility though, it was my mother's favorite spot to birdwatch and I would go with her many times."

"Well my name is James Novak and I met an Amelia that day and never forgot her." It's Amelia's turn to be surprised as it takes her a couple of seconds to respond.

"OH MY GOD! JIMMY? OF COURSE I REMEMBER YOU WERE LIKE THE ONLY FRIEND I HAD BACK THEN AND I HAD ONLY MET YOU ONCE!" She shoves his outstretched hand out of the way and barrels him over with an enormous bear hug. He looks taken aback but then squeezes her just as hard.

From that day forward, they were best friends, always texting late into the night and laughing at stupid jokes the other one had made. Everything was going great till the day that Jimmy realized that he had a crush on Amelia. He loved the way her eyes lit up when she was speaking about something she was into, whether it be new or old. He loved the way she cared so much about everything and how great she was with kids. He debated for weeks over whether he should ask her out or not. When he finally came to a decision, he was incredibly nervous and almost puked, but he just put on a tough exterior and braved it out. She, of course, said yes and they had their first date at a cozy diner just outside of town.

Years go on and they are still together. When the time comes to go to college, Amelia decides to move with Jimmy wherever he goes. She doesn't want to go to college, just get a simple job somewhere and be a stay at home mom when she has kids. Jimmy goes to college in Illinois, eventually moving to Pontiac to become a salesman.

Jimmy proposes to Amelia, small, just like she always wanted. They have a wedding, just close friends and family and Jimmy cries when Amelia walks down the aisle. 2 years later, they have a baby girl and name her Claire. Jimmy, once again, cries and promises to always protect his little girl.

Jimmy doesn't tell Amelia that he has never seen colors before. She is not his soulmate, but the minute Jimmy fell in love with Amelia, the only thought in his head other than "I am the luckiest man in the world." is "Fuck the system."

A/N: Sooooo. I have never really written anything so here goes nothing. Hope y'all enjoyed!