Soulmate

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It was another ordinary day to me. Another day to look at my palm and I'm quiet disappointed at what I see. There's nothing special on my palm unlike the others. What makes them special is they have their own fate written on their palms.

They're so goddamn lucky because they have the privilege to know their fate and their soulmate. While me? there's nothing special with me. There's nothing special on my palm because it is all empty.

It was cold outside, I see all those people with their lovers smiling at each other. The way they look at each other seems so pure and romantic. While me I don't know who loves me and I don't know my destiny. Do I even have a fate?

I sighed as I sit at the bench and watch all the people around.

I felt something weird on my palm and decided to look at it. There was letter on it - there were initials written. I can't explain the joy that I'm feeling right now.

But sadly, the initials has started to fade away. "Maybe they've made a mistake. Or is there something wrong?" I sighed.

I started to see my surroundings glitch. "What's happening? What's going on here?" I asked myself and everything went black.

I woke up in an unfamiliar place. Where am I? What is this place? I walk towards the river and I saw my reflection on the clear water; there's a tear falling from my eye.

I looked at my palm once again. The initials are back and there's a little red string on my pinky finger moving around.

It felt weird because it was my first time to see something like this. I looked at my palm once again were still there. I noticed that there are footsteps on the ground, I decided to follow it until I reached the end of it.

There was an old house infront of me. I saw the red string beneath it. I went inside without hesitating and followed the string.

I saw a man lying on the bed. He looks familiar. It feels like I met him before. The man looks at me and I saw our string; our strings are connected with each other.

Tears are starting to fall as I walk towards his direction. I sat beside him and made eye contact.

He wipes my tears and he smiles at me.

"You finally came," He said while smiling. "I'm really glad that you finally came before that time, iniirog ko."

I really don't know what to say. I felt butterflies in my stomach for the first time but it doesn't feel like it's the first. I don't really know what he supposed to mean by "that time," but I really have a bad feeling about this.

He really looks weak and pale but he's still smiling despite his situation.

"I'm really having a hard time but I'm glad that one of my wishes has finally been granted." He said.

I intertwined my hands with his.

"Please, hold on," I whispered as I hold my tears.

I felt his lips on my forehead and he looked at me once again. "See you again on my next life, iniirog ko," he said.

My tears has started to burst when I saw the strings slowly disappearing, as well as the man beside me.

At first I thought I was cursed for not having a soulmate, but I was cursed for meeting my soulmate when it was finally too late.

"I will see you in my next life, iniirog ko."

- end.