Revenge Part 1

On everyone’s 13th birthday, a tattoo appears on them with what their soulmate will first say to them. Today is your 13th birthday. You woke up and immediately began to search your body for your tattoo. Finally, you found it. It was written in very small letters across your stomach. You have never been more disappointed in your life. It read, “Hi.”

Out of all the phrases in the world, your soulmate was going to say the most basic, most common of them all to you first. Great. Just great. It could literally be anyone. You knew immediately this was going to ruin your life. You knew from then on, you would be searching for people’s tattoos as soon as they say hi to you.

Years passed and you counted exactly twenty one people who said hi to you first. Your response was always the same, “Nice weather we’re having!” It wasn’t a phrase you would first expect from someone, but it wasn’t to uncommonly said to be considered weird. Out of the twenty one people who you knew had said hi to you, you had only been able to spot the tattoos on thirteen of them. The others didn’t seem to be the type of people you would want to be your soulmate, so you let them go, but kept their names just in case.

At the age of twenty, you began to lose hope. You wondered if you would ever find your soulmate. The odds didn’t seem to be in your favor whatsoever. All of your friends were living happy lives with their soulmates, and you couldn’t find yours. You then were contacted by one of your best friends from middle school who also hadn’t found their soulmate. At least I’m not the only one, you thought.

“Do you remember the first time we met?” he asked.

“No.” you responded. You were glad you weren’t meeting in person. You hated when people saw you blush. It came at times you needed it the least. Normal people don’t get embarrassed when they can’t remember things that happened almost a decade ago, you reminded yourself.

“Well, let me try to refresh your memory,” he replied.

“Go ahead.”

“When we were in 7th grade, we were partnered up for a project in LA. You were so shy, you didn’t say one word to me until you absolutely had to. When we sat down at our table, I started by saying, ‘Hi’.”

Your mouth began to open and formed a perfect ‘o’ as you began to realize what was about to happen. You had waited everyday since your 13th birthday for this moment.

“You didn’t reply, and I didn’t try talking to you again for about 10 minutes. I suggested we take turns reading the chapter we had been assigned. You nodded in agreement and immediately started reading. ‘Nice weather we’re having’. That was the first thing you ever said to me. A sentence out of a book. It was a fairytale, might I add. I’m sorry it took me this long to realize… you’re my soulmate.”

You gasped. It was the first sound you had made since you realized what was finally happening. You had never understood when people said they were speechless. All at once, you understood. You had never been happier in your life.

Finally, he spoke again. “Just kidding. I found my soulmate years ago. Happy april fools day!”

Once again, you were glad they had not met up to do this. If there was one thing you hated more than people seeing you blush, it was when people saw you cry. The tears fell silently as he proceeded to tell you all about the fantastic life he was living with his soulmate. He wished you well and said goodbye. You collapsed on the floor. Once again, your life was a mess.

You never did find your soulmate, but you gained a new best friend. Her name is Revenge.