Discovering Mates

"Alright, Katti, you ready? You turn 18 in one minute exactly!" My brother Alex mentions.
"It's very unlikely I'll find my mate today, guys. Don't get all excited," I say, laughing.
"But what if you do? C'mon, it'd be legendary," Our friend Adrian points out. What a girl... rather a romantic maybe?
"And if i do, it would be just so romantic when he asks how i found him," i say sarcastically.
"Why?" asks Alex.
"Because I'd have to say 'people watching on a community bench'."
"What's romance got to do with anything?" OK, maybe Adrian's not such a romantic...
I'm just not gonna sike myself out over something that could take years to happen. Alex and Adrian are both 21 and still haven't met their match. I don't appreciate disappointment, I've got high standards but no false hope.
"OK, here we go..." Alex goes. I look over at him being silly.
"Three..." I look past Alex to Adrian. He looks back, his face stuffed with hot dog.
"Two..." Still looking at Adrian, he gives me a big cheesy, or should I say meaty, smile.
"One, Happy Birthday!" Alex states.

Hi, I'm a new writer and I don't know where this will go but for now I'll leave it a one shot and maybe come back to it. happy reading. :)