I wake up to an unfamiliar ceiling, an unfamiliar bed and an unfamiliar person sleeping right next to me, well not totally unfamiliar she was my soulmate, if you can even call it that, we said the words to each other the words that predetermined when we were going to meet our soulmate, well we met about 7 years ago now but right after the second date the words on the inside of my wrist changed from "hi what can I get for you today" to "whats the perhaps" something that my best friend says to me all the time. I don't know why the words changed they just did i thought i was going to be happy once I finally met who my soulmate was, I was always on edge with such a generic saying like that I was sure anytime I went anywhere where people took my order it would just so happen to be my soulmate. I never really felt anything while being with her, i mean shes a good person and all, its just that the connection wasn't there, I didn't feel that spark that everyone would talk about when they met their soulmate but when I was with Rodrick i was always happy and thats to be expected he's my best friend and my fate was decided for me.
I get out of bed making sure not to wake Vannessica and hit up Rodrick making sure our laser tag night with the boys was all set up and ready to go. I put on my hat, take my shoes and go to work making sure to leave a note for Vanessica telling her that im going to be home late.
My shift finally ends and I wait for Rodrick to come pick me up so we can go to laser tag i hear the roar of his motorcycle pull up to the Spirit Halloween store where I work at. He take of his helmet his luxurious locks fall out and down onto his face. "whats the perhaps" he greets as I hop onto the back of the bike "much chillaxing dude" i respond while glancing the inside of my wrist, nope nothing. Rodrick start to ramble on an on about his day while we were riding to the venue. It was kinda hard to hear because, well we were on his motorcycle so i started to tune him out and look at the passing buildings and scenery till i heard him say "I think i found my soulmate"
At that moment everything stopped and my heart felt like it stopped beating entirely.
"w-what , really" i stumble while getting off the bike he started talking about the things I hear people say on tv; how beautiful/handsome they are and how much they instantly found their connection. I was dumbfounded.
    I didn't say anything to rodrick the rest of the night except when he dropped me off at home. I lazily said hello to Vannessica and stumbled into the bathroom and locked the door. I looked into the mirror seeing my disheveled face and messed up hair, i grab a sharpie thats lying on the sink and scribble out the words on my arm. Lies; lies were all they were. I put down the sharpie and wrap my wrist in a thin cloth to hide the scribbles and exit the bathroom.