Perfects

"I've had this little band on my wrist since I was born. Everyone has. Everyone was born with it. It counts down each little millisecond until you meet the one. You know, the one person that changes your life forever. Right now, my life is black and white. No color should appear in my vision until I meet him. Who ever he is. Anyways, today is the day that I meet him. The time on my wrist says less than three hours left..."

When Octavia Ebony notices hers is within hours of zero, she heads into town in hopes of finding him there. When disaster nearly strikes, an unknown hero swoops in and saves the day. She wakes up from fainting shortly after to find a worker saved her. Click. Her clock pops off. She was born an excuse. She can't marry a worker when she's a perfect. Can she?

David Drask was in town while trying to sell his freshly farmed goods at the farmers market. He was setting up his booth when he noticed a girl crossing the street. He couldn't stop staring at her beautiful features. All the while, a car appeared out of no where. She stood frozen in fear. His instincts kicked in and he saved her. His clock pops off, and he stands there mortified on the sidewalk. She's a perfect. Even though fate decides the clock and he has no control over it, he can't marry her. It's against the law for a worker like himself to marry a perfect. Soon, another girl runs up and takes her from his arms. He stands there dumbfounded as another male shows up and takes over her care. David stands there watching, dumbfounded. He's an excuse.

A simple story about two star-crossed lovers.