around the world and back

PROLOGUE

young madelaine

i wake up as i see my ceiling is black and white as i look at it curiously, my bedroom door opens to reveal my mom. "momzie, what color is the ceiling?" she look at me confused as she sighed. "my darling, it's pink. do you see black and white?" she said as i nod and start to cry.

"baby, don't cry." she comes closer to me as she sits down the bed and hug me. "but i see no colors." i hug her, "you will, one day. but that is, if you find your soulmate." she said as i look at her more confused.

soulmate? what's that? "momzie, what is soulmate?" she breaks the hug as she looks down to me. "it's hard to explain, honey. but, remember how your dad and i met?" i nod "we have these time track on our wrists, it will tell you how many years, hours, minutes and seconds til you find your soulmate. and that's how i met your dad." mom explains.

"how about me? how will i know if i find mine?" i look at her sadly. "for you, i think you have to look at their eyes, right now you have those adorable blue and pink eyes, that means if you find him, your eye color will change into one." she explains again as i sigh in relief. i hope to find him soon. i want to see beautiful colors.

young isabella

"mama, look! i have the ink in my arms just like daddy!" i come inside the house, and look for mama. she's at the living room watching a movie as she paused it and look at me. "let me see." she said as i come to her and let's her see my arms.

"sweetheart, that's not a tattoo. a tattoo stays there forever, unless you want them removed." she said as i look down at my arms. "what is it?" i look at it as the numbers on the end left is counting down. "it's a timer, honey. a timer of when will you see your soulmate."

i look at her, "soulmate?" mom nods as daddy comes in. "she has the timer early than expected." daddy said as i look at him. "what's that supposed to mean, daddy?" i said as he smiles. "it usually takes longer for you to see that timer on your arms, bella. you have to be a little more older, but you're only five. it's amazing."

mom and dad talked abour soulmatea before, but it's just too confusing. i mean, i'm just a kid. i might be able to know more when i grow up. "what do you think am i doing in the future, daddy?" i said as mama carries me and puts me on her lap.

"you'll be successful and have met your soulmate." she said as i smile. "whoever he is, i love him!" i proudly said as they both chuckle. "i'm sure he already loves you without seeing you yet, baby." i look at daddy and smile.

young kay

i'm watching a movie with my mami and papi as i feel a something on my knee as i look at it, it's fine. "what's wrong, angel?" papi said as i look at him. "my knee." i scaredly said, wait, why am i scared? papi looks at me confused as mami paused the movie.

"did he hurt himself again?" mami asked, "i don't know, mami, but it hurt." i said as she sigh. ever since i was a baby, they taught me about soulmates, and now i'm a kid and i don't expect anything from my soulmate but his emotions and when he does something stupid.

"it'll be fine, dear. i think he's clumsy." she said, "i don't think he's clumsy, babe. he's an idiot." i playfully slap papi's shoulder as mom receives it too. "why did you slap your father, kay?" mami asked as she rubs her shoulder where i slap papi. "papi's being mean to my soulmate!"

papi laughs as she smiles, "it's just a joke, honey. i bet he's a handsome boy." she said as i smile. i feel another one, but this time it's a slap on the hand. "my soulmate is being naughty, i think. he play too hard?" i look at my hand, it's getting a little red.

"he'll be fine, sweetheart." mami said, i hope my soulmate is okay. where ever he may be.