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“It’s not like I made things this way, I didn’t choose my soul mate, and give you the ability to tell who’s your soulmate. I didn’t make you love Joseph.” I say.
I sigh. “I know, I’m sorry, Katie.”
“Anything I can do?” I ask.
I shake my head. “I don’t think so.”
“Hey guys.” I say, sitting down and smiling.
“Hey.” Katie and I say in unison.
“Are you okay?” I ask, giving Char a concerned look.
“No reason, I’m fine.” I say.
I nod. “Okay.” I say.
That’s not like him, not at all.
Joseph is stubborn, to say the least. I’ve always found it a little endearing if not a little annoying, but this was unusual.
Everything about now is unusual. Blame it on love I guess.
Katie and Joseph are talking now, laughing too.
I laugh along, but I don’t think anything is funny.
Sometimes life is so horrible that you just have to laugh at it.
My mother said that the day my father left.
She started laughing and I didn’t understand why.
That’s what she told me.
Sometimes life is just so horrible that you have to laugh.
It doesn’t help, it doesn’t fix it or make it better.
Sometimes it’s all you can do.
I caught up with Char after school and grabbed her hand.
I dragged her around the school until we were in one of the deserted places that some misfits eat lunch. Char and I used to eat here.
Now we aren’t misfits, we’re somewhere in the middle.
“You aren’t okay, so stop telling me that. Charlotte, please tell me whats wrong.” I say, my green eyes pleading with her.
I laugh, although it’s really more of a sob.
“What?” I ask, confused.
“Are you really this blind? Can you really not see it?”
I am shocked, and confused, and astounded. Why can’t I understand what she is saying?
“I love you idiot!” I cry out, and it wouldn’t surprise me if someone else heard. “I have for years and you could never see it!” I’m crying now, tears streaming down my face. I’ve held this in so long.
“Do we have a string?” I ask.
“Do we have a string?” I ask.