But Can I Trust You?

Finally. It is finally my time. I am finally twenty-two. I am finally qualified -- and entered -- to be Matched.

I have dreamt of this day since I found out about the Matching, at the age of seven.

The booklet I received informed me that after the Matching, the Matched partners are forced into a room together to fall in love. They don't let the couple out until they are in love, proven by a lie detector test.

Occasionally, the girl is already in love with the man, or they dated and were still in love.

That could not possibly be my case. I have never been in love and I've never dated anyone. Except for Lewis Eisenhower in the ninth grade. He wasn't bad-looking and he was really sweet. Until he reached sophomore year and became a total jerk.

And, of course, there was Xander...