Alexia POV
Two more days. Two more days until my eighteenth birthday. I grabbed my red pen and marked an X for today. After I put the pen down, I went to the to the top of my bunk bed in my room and laid down in my bed after a long day at the Upper School. I laid down and thought about my eighteenth birthday for about the thousandth time.
On my eighteenth birthday I will officially be an adult. I will go to school for the day, taking Upper School final exams. HAfter a test taking day, I will go have a dinner ceremony at the Town Hall to celebrate my coming of age. At the end of the ceremony, the Placers will give me my Soul Mate Necklacej that they had chosen for me since the day I was born. The necklace will have a symbol on it. My soul mate will have the same symbol as me, and when we put them together they will connect. He could be in this small town of Hallow Woods or all the way out into the Outer Worlds, where no one is allowed to enter unless in The Instructions that come with the necklace.
I can't help but wonder what he will be like. What is his name? Where is he at, right now at this very moment? is he cute? Is he ugly? What is his family like? Are they mean or nice? Are they old or young? Does e even have a family? is he a boy I've seen every day, here in Hollow Woods, or a stranger in the Outer Worlds? The questions could go on forever, I thought.
Pretty soon, I will also leave Upper School. Even though I won't get to see my friends a lot, I am getting tired of The Instructor. No more Mrs. Pedro wanting to get my balance and poise perfect by making me walk with large heavy books on my head, in front of my fellow classmates. Unfortunately, I trip and fall almost always and the whole class laughs. No more Mademoiselle Lynn watching me practice my ballet skills at the barre telling me that my feet are "to narrow for me to take a profession in the art if ballet." it was going to be different when my teachings at the Upper School are over.
As much as I want to move on with my life and leave the small town of Hollow Woods, I want to stay in the shadows of our small house near the trails, holding my mom and dad's hand along through life. I am afraid or turning another age. Sounds stupid right? But everyone has been reeling me that turning eighteen is a rite of passage in someone's life that you will remember for a lifetime.
In two days at this time, my life may change forever. Just by opening a little velveteen box, my life might change direction. Who knew a box with a piece of jewelry could mean so much to a person? This necklace could change everything.
