"According to everything I just read, Soulmates are connected through something called DreamFasting. I remember hearing about this once before but that was in an old Jim Henson film called The Dark Crystal. This isn't that, though. In the movie the...
Standing on the top of the rocks, watching the water flow effortlessly down the small stream, I look further up the trail to see a beautiful waterfall. I can feel the cool autumn air swirling around me. I hear the leaves rustling, the water flowing. It's absolutely beautiful here. I feel at peace for some reason. I decide to walk up to the waterfall so I can take a picture with this old film camera. It's my favorite one from my collection. That's where I see her. I would recognize those eyes anywhere. She looks in my direction and smiles at me. I turn around, just to be sure she is talking to me and then face her pointing to my chest with a smile on my face. She throws her head back laughing then shakes her head at me. That laugh is something I would love to listen to for the rest of my life. It's absolute music to my ears. I wonder if I were to record this heavenly sound and give it to Yoongi if he would make me a song out of it.
Stop it, Taehyung. You are so damn cheesy!
"Yes, you. Silly. Who else would I be talking to?" She smiles at me as I start to make my way up the leaf covered path towards those piercing green eyes. "Did you have a hard time finding the place?"
"No, not at all. It was quite easy to find." I smile at her as we walk hand in hand. I can't help but notice the purple Nikon Digital Camera she has around her neck. I smile to myself knowing that purple is a significant color to BTS and our ARMY. I wonder if she got it for that reason or if it is just her favorite color.
"I used to come here to Garret Mountain all the time as a child." She states with an almost sad smile on her face. "I have so many fond memories of my family coming and enjoying picnics here. We used to swim in this very stream." She pulls the camera up and takes the time to find the right angle and focus on the perfect shot. Meanwhile, I can't help but to take that time to concentrate on my perfect view. Her auburn hair flows gently when the wind blows. The curls become unruly and wild. I pick up my camera bringing the viewer to my eye and snap a picture of her without her even knowing.
Perfect.
"So you said you used to come here with your parents?"
"And my sisters, yes."
"Are you still all real close? I miss being able to see my family so much."
"Mmmmmm," she hums out. I notice her eyes are downcast. I think I see a flicker of pain in them. "I would be. My parents passed a while back and my sisters and I have unfortunately grown a bit distant since then. Just living our own lives. Ya know?"
"Yeah. I can understand." Since I don't want the entire day spent in sorrow I decide to change the subject in hopes of lightening the mood a little. "That's a nice camera. I didn't know you were into photography."
"Oh, thank you. Yeah. My dad used to take pictures and develop them in his little darkroom that he set up in the house." I can't help but to wince at the mention of her father.
Well that was a fail. Great job Taehyung.
I catch myself shaking my head at my own thoughts as she continues. "He was really talented. I wanted to follow in his footsteps, so I took classes in school. It's been a passion of mine for years."
Well at least she is smiling. I guess I didn't mess that up to much.
"That's a great memory." I say as I return the smile to her.
"Freeze! Keep smiling," she says as she quickly brings her camera up and takes a picture of me. "Now, that is a good memory." She says as she turns the camera towards me so I can see it. I glance at the screen as I step up closer to her then look deep into those green eyes that capture my very soul every time I see her. She meets my gaze, biting her lip.
God, what is this woman doing to me?
I lean in brushing my lips to hers. Her breath fans across mine as she releases her bottom lip. I speak softly as I allow myself to taste her, "This, right here, is a great memory."
The kiss is soft. Not filled with lust but filled with a promise. A promise that we are meant to be together. I hope with all my being that she can feel the promise I make to her. The promise that I will find her.
As we pull apart, I open my eyes to find the sun peeking in through the curtain of the window over my bed. I smile wide. Though I can not remember what she looked like, I remember her touch. I bring my fingers up to my lips where I can still feel hers against them
I'm going to find her but first, I have go to tell Jimin.
I find Jimin in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee and I turn my nose up at the thought of the bitter hot drink.
"I don't know how you can drink that stuff, Jimin."
"It's easy. Add sugar and cream," he laughs out.
I shake my head and tell him what I really need to say. "So, I had another dream last. I swear, Jimin, it felt so real. She felt so real." I sigh out, not realizing exactly what I had just said to my curious group member.
Cocking his head to the side, Jimin slowly draws out the words, "How real did she feel exactly? Hmmm." When I look at him I can see the mischief in his eyes. "What exactly were you feeling?"
With that I smack him and explain the dream to him. Jimin, being as smart as he is, quickly grabbed a pen and some paper and he writes down any clues that might be helpful in my search.
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When the hour rolls around, Jimin goes ahead and starts a new chat after weeding through the pictures that revealed who was at MetLife at any point. He was able to narrow that search down to just over four thousand people. When he told me that, my heart actually clenched. The thought that we are this close, out of so many thousands of people. It just blows my mind.
Later that night, I check the chat that Jimin started with the remaining ARMY. I am curious which detail he chose to ask the fans about this time.
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As I scroll through some of the pictures I notice that a lot of them are just the average black camera. Sure they have Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji. I even see some polaroid cameras. 35mm, Digital. Some even sent pictures of an entire fleet of cameras. Anyone that knows me, knows I love a good camera. So this was like placing a kid in a candy store unsupervised. I had to force myself to look away. Anyway, my point was supposed to be that I am not seeing many that are colored cameras. Especially purple.
Closing the app for the night, I fall asleep, keeping a smile on my face with a renewed sense of hope. This might actually work. We might actually find her.
