My mom told me when I was little that everyone got a mark that matched with someone who was perfect for you. She never said that we'd get them by the time we were 16, that's something I learned later. 8th grade, to be exact. It was a health class, probably one of the most awkward things to sit through, but we had a lesson on marks. We learned the history, where they originated, everything. That's what hit me with a wave of curiosity on marks. They became one of my biggest interests, I was so busy researching them that I'd come to school half asleep the next day. I've probably read every article out there.
When I turned 15 the year after, I started to wonder if I'd ever get mine. I've read cases in which people without a mark will have to fight for a soulmate on their own. There are only a small percentage of the population without marks. But, I've watched all of my friends around me get their marks, and now they're in happy relationships. I just have to hope mine comes before my 16th birthday.
It's always fun to imagine what my mark will look like, and what my soulmate with my matching mark will be like. Will he be nice? Handsome? Nerdy, like me? I can't wait to meet him. I hope he's tall, and I hope he can pick me up and carry me on his shoulders, I've always wanted to do that. I hope he can teach me how to dance, for our wedding. I hope he's willing to have children like I am. Maybe if I hope enough, my wishes will come true. Maybe my mark will match up with my perfect soulmate when we hope for the same things. We both must have the same fantasies.
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Teen FictionI was told when I was younger that I would get a mark. We talked about them in school all the time once we learned about them. We were told that everyone has one by the time they're 16, but I still don't have mine yet. Marks connect you with your so...
