[An unbreakable red string connects the two soulmates of one soul. Most of the time it is easy to accept that fate, however there are certain instances when it isn't. Jade West soon found hers and she isn't very pleased to say the least; at least, not at the beginning.]
"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,
regardless of time, place, and circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle,
but it will never break..."
-Ancient Chinese Proverb
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"Alright, class. Class! Settle down now everybody," the teacher coaxed, her arms raising gently as the little rascals turned their heads. "Come on now," she gestured towards the center of the room where a patched rug lay, "We have a very important lesson today."
"But Miss Anne," a small boy with fiery red hair raised his chubby palms, "What about that girl?"
The teacher's brows furrowed as she tilted her head, her long platinum hair falling to her left shoulder. "Who are you talking about Fabian?" Miss Anne asked as the other children sat crisscrossed on the rug.
"The one who punched Jack," he pointed towards another boy, whos curly, shaggy hair covered a black eye.
"She'll come in a few minutes once the principal has spoken to her, she'll catch up," the teacher answered hesitantly, not wanting to start the lesson without anybody absent. "Sit down now, we'll wait if we have to." Just as her sentence was said, the classroom door opened with a creak, a balding man with narrow glasses guiding a small, lanky girl. Her gaze was fixed to the ground, hands playing relentlessly at her clean cut, long emerald dress. Large hands briefly patted down at the top of her head, the girl grimacing slightly as it hit her headband.
Pale eyes momentarily blinked up before darting back down. "Jade!" a perky girl giggled, long brunette hair falling on her sun-kissed skin.
"Cat, quiet down," the teacher chuckled, "She'll come." Brushing the advice aside, the door closed behind the tall man as Jade stalked her way quietly towards the hyperactive child, seating herself beside her.
"Hi Jade! The teacher is going to tell us stuff," she grinned excitedly; the pale girl merely nodded slowly. All eyes glided their way towards the young woman, who beamed at her small class.
"Okay herd," she grinned toothily, pitiful eyes resting on the quiet, unsmiling girl beside her giddy friend, "Today we'll discuss our red strings. Does anybody know what that is? Yes Fabian?"
Eyes rested on the chubby hand coming down, the boy clearing his throat. "My mom said that is when a girl and a boy have a string and they find each other and then they marry," he shifted innocently, green eyes watching Miss Anne intently.
"Along the lines of that, yes," she nodded, "Though there are a few other things too. Good answer Fabian." The red-haired boy bowed his head eagerly, picking it up once again. Jade shifted in her seat uncomfortably, her eyes darting along her body anxiously before they slid back to Miss Anne. "Now, no one interrupt," she warned before continuing, "Souls before and after life know everything since there is no time where they live. However, they all sometimes break apart in two pieces, the pieces becoming too heavy for the heavens. So, they fall onto the earth and then people are born. The goal of everybody's life is to find their soulmate before they die in order to go back up to the heavens."
"What if they don't by the time they die?" a short girl raised her hand.
Miss Anne halted in her sentence before twisting around softly. "Jessica? What did I just say?"
"Sorry," she twirled her darker hair, "I was just curious."
"Well," the woman bit her bottom lip, "It is a good question nonetheless. If you don't find your soulmate by the end, then you just are reborn to try again." The little girl nodded, looking at Miss Anne to continue. "Now, when we are alive, we have a red string tied around us. Only we can see it. Usually, it starts around the ankle because you haven't associated or accepted them yet. However, once it ties itself around your ring finger, that means you have found and accepted your soulmate.
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