Amy and Karma were living in paradise. It was as if every single dream they'd ever dreamed, had all come true at once. They'd been spending every waking minute together and neither of them could ask for anything more.
Amy and Karma were lying on Amy's bed, Amy's head resting on Karma's stomach as Karma played with her hair.
"You weren't surprised." Amy said, suddenly.
"What?" Karma asked.
"You weren't surprised when you saw me for the first time." Amy said.
"How did you start thinking about that? "Karma asked.
"I was just replaying the moment we met for the first time, in my head and I realized you weren't surprised." Amy said.
"Yeah, I kind of knew." Karma said.
"What?" Amy asked, sitting up.
"Well, I wasn't a hundred percent sure but I had an idea." Karma said, sitting up too.
"How?" Amy asked.
"Well, I saw you looking at me a couple of times and then I saw you and Shane talking right after he asked me if I wanted to know who you were. Then when you gave me your number, I saved it and I realized how your number and the number I used to texts were the same. Plus your phone buzzed every time I texted, who was suppose to be my mystery girl." Karma said.
"Crap." Amy said.
"Oh come on, its okay." Karma said, putting her arm around Amy.
"I guess." Amy said.
"What happened?" Karma asked.
"I don't know, I guess the idea that I kept the rouse up for that long was important to me." Amy said.
"Is that it or is something else bothering you?" Karma asked.
"I guess.. I guess I wasn't ready to be vulnerable with you back then and I just feel weird knowing that I've been so vulnerable for so much longer than I even knew." Amy said.
"Why did you take so long to tell me who you were?" Karma asked.
"Because I didn't feel good enough for you." Amy said blurted out.
Karma had a confused look on her face.
"I just watched you for so many years and every time I'd see you smile or brush your hair out your eyes or anything just normal like that, I'd think god, she's beautiful. And then I'd think about how much I didn't deserve you." Amy said.
"Can I tell you something?" Karma asked, after a moment.
"Of course." Amy said.
"That's exactly how I felt about you. I was so scared about us meeting because I was afraid that you'd meet me and realize I wasn't worth the hype after all. This I thought before I met you but when I met you, that fear increased by ten folds. I thought here's this girl who's beautiful and smart and caring and I have no idea what I've done to deserve her. You've saved me, Amy Raudenfield, in a way I know no one else could've. So I'm glad you took your time because now, for the rest of our lives, you're mine." Karma said.
Amy smiled at Karma with tears in her eyes. Amy slowly leaned in for a slow and passionate kiss. Every single moment they had together, felt like a blessing.
After Karma left, Lauren came to see Amy in her room.
"Hey." Lauren said, standing in the doorway.
"Hey." Amy said, with a smile.
"So.. How are things going?" Lauren asked as she walked toward Amy's bed.
"Better than I could've ever imagined." Amy said.
"Good, now tell me everything. You two have been so inseparable, I haven't even gotten a chance to speak to you." Lauren said.
"Where do I start from?" Amy asked.
"The beginning." Lauren said.
"Okay well, you know how I'd booked us a table at that really expensive restaurant." Amy said.
"Yeah." Lauren said.
"We ended up ditching dinner midway and going to the arcade instead." Amy said.
"The arcade?" Lauren said.
"Yeah and on the claw crane, I was trying to get her a gift of sorts and I ended up getting her a ring." Amy said.
"Then?" Lauren asked, getting curious.
"Then what, I made her wear it." Amy said.
"Like an engagement ring?" Lauren asked, confused.
"No, like a promise ring." Amy said.
"Is that the ring Karma's been wearing?" Lauren asked.
"Yup." Amy said with a proud smile.
"Is it made up of plastic?" Lauren asked.
"Of course it is, I got it from the claw crane." Amy said.
"Haha, well you look really happy." Lauren said.
"I am." Amy said.
"I'm glad, you deserve it." Lauren said, with a smile.
Amy smiled back.
Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of singing. It was coming from their backyard. Amy poked her head out her bedroom window, only to find Karma standing in her backyard with a guitar, playing a song she'd written for Amy.
Words couldn't describe how Amy felt as she watched Karma pour her heart out through those words. Amy just stood there, thinking about how Karma was the love of her life and it was as if every single moment had just been leading up to the moment she met Karma. As if, her whole life was just a build up to the moment when Karma finally became hers.
"Amy Raundenfield, will you go to prom with me?" Karma asked.
"Yes! Of course yes!" Amy said, running down.
Amy ran to Karma and for a moment they just looked into each other's eyes with smiles on their faces. Karma leaned into to kiss Amy. The kiss was slow and passionate, filled with things that were still somehow unsaid. As the pulled apart, they just knew prom was just one of the many things they were going to do together. Everything was finally in place, right where it belonged. Karma and Amy had found their other halves and it had been worth the wait.
"I love you." Karma said.
"I love you too." Amy said, knowing she always would love Karma, more each day.