The snow fell heavily as Jasmine looked out her window. She brushed her jet black curls away from her face. She heard her adoptive mother call for her from downstairs. She pulled on a hoodie and went down slowly. "Jasmine would you like some breakfast? I fixed your favorite." She had asked in a loving tone. Jasmine looked at the steaming plate of hash browns before shaking her head in reply.
Jasmine pulled her hood over her head and headed out to school. Her teacher was late as normal. The class was going wild. Jasmine could hear them talking about her. She drowned out the laughs and snickers with her iPod. It wasn't to much later when the teacher entered the room accompanied by a new student. Jasmine took in the boys golden eyes, light brown hair, and tanned skin. She could no longer hear any of the other students as her surroundings blurred and she only saw the boy.
The lunch bell rang and Jasmine gathered her things. She went to her locker to find Katherine, a popular girl, at her locker leaned against it. "Excuse me Katherine I need to get to my locker" She said kindly. Katherine laughed before pushing Jasmine to the ground hard and saying "Stay with your own friends...oh wait you don't have any friends. Poor Jasmine" and she'd walked away. Jasmine got up and gathered her books to put them away.
During lunch Jasmine sat at a table alone. She saw the boy coming her way. He sat beside her and extended his hand. "I'm Astral." Jasmine smiled but didn't take his hand. "You must be Jasmine. I hear them talk about you." He said. Finally Jasmine spoke up. "I...I don't hang out with many people." This was a lie...Jasmine never hung out with anyone. Astral took her schedule from her hand and compared it to his before handing it back to her. "It seems we have all the same classes" he said with a smile.
Biology class was next, and they had a lab today. As Jasmine and Astral walked into class the teacher paired them together. They took their seats. There were owl pellets before them, one per pair. Jasmine found a small skull in the pellet. She handed it to Astral carefully. He smiled and sat it down. They found several bones. They finished before anyone else. Jasmine lay her head down on the desk. "You okay?" Astral asked her. She smiled a warm smile but didn't answer.
The bell rang and she sped out of class grabbing her books from her locker. Astral caught up to her. "Jasmine wait up!" he yelled. She turned around to see him running toward her. He handed her a small folded piece of paper. "Call me sometime" said Astral. He walked away and she stuck it in her pocket. Jasmine thought to herself "There's no way this is really his number. Its just another trick." Then she headed home.
Jasmine went home to find the door locked. She scrambled for her key. Once inside she went to her room and turned on the light. Jasmine sat her books down and sat on her bed. She sat still for several minutes before taking the small piece of paper out of her pocket. She unfolded it with trembling hands. Sure enough there was a number and Astral across the bottom. Jasmine pulled her cell from her bag. She dialed the number on the paper only to find no answer and hung up.
Disappointed and let down Jasmine started on her Algebra homework. She finished around nine at night. Feeling exhausted she sent her mom a text saying she was going to bed and that she'd see her in the morning. Around two in the morning Jasmine's phone lit up with the number she'd dialed. Awakening from her sleep she answered it not expecting to hear Astral on the other end.
"Jasmine I'm so sorry I was involved in an accident" he had said. "What? Are you okay?" Jasmine had replied. "I'm fine." said Astral. Jasmine told him to meet her at the park and hung up before he could say no. Jasmine slipped on her hoodie and black jeans then headed out the door. She got in her car and drove to the park. Astral was already waiting for her.
"You wanted to see me?" Astral asked? Jasmine nodded in reply. She said "I've...had dreams about you for a while. even before we met. I can't explain it, but I feel connected to you." She wasn't expecting what was next. Astral hugged her tight. Once he pulled away she knew he had to be the one she needed all her life. She smiled and held onto him listening to his heart beat. "I've dreamed about you too." he whispered. She felt her eyes sting with tears before letting them fall.
He lifted her chin gently. "What's wrong Jasmine?" he asked softly. She shook her head and held him close. She never thought she would find him. "I should go." She said. She tried to pull away only to be pulled back gently. "Please tell me what's wrong." He said. "I just can't believe I found you." She said. She looked into his gold eyes losing herself. He smiled and she pulled away.
"I must go." She said. "okay Jasmine. When can I see you again?" he asked. "tomorrow night." She said with a smile. Jasmine ran back to her car. She drove home to sneak back into the house. She looked around relieved her mom was in bed and she wasn't caught. She snuck up to her room. She lay down on her bed only to fall asleep soundly, and for the first time, with a smile on her face. She had found her beloved soul mate, and her true love.