My Best Friend Can See My Soul

"Soul-readers are humans that are able to see, or read, souls. They have the ability to track down a person's 'soulmate' and to sense people's emotions. For unknown reasons, a soul-reader rarely finds their soulmate, or when they do, their soulmate is some sort of criminal.

When soul-readers first appeared, they were praised and sought after by people searching for their soulmates. However, as time went by, many despised the thought of having their futures set out before them and revolted. Female soul-readers were claimed as 'witches' and were burned at the stake, while the males were secretly captured and slaughtered, or sent of to war in which they would never return.

Eventually, the slaughter was stopped, but not before thousands of soul-readers lost their lives. Now, soul-readers are rare. And while they are accepted into society, they tend to keep their abilities to themselves, only using them on close friends and family.

"Information from the G.A.P.H..." I finished reading aloud from the book before turning wide-eyed to my best friend. I knew now why he made me read this page. "So, you're a.."

"Soul-reader, yes I am." He finished, his back tense and his face uncomfortable. He took a deep breath before turning his face to me, looking me dead in the eye. "I thought you should know, since... well... I know who your soulmate is."