"Everyone, time to spin the wheel!" her father declared in an overly dramatic voice.
Lily groaned, setting her book on her bed with unnecessary force. It made a soft thump, bouncing lightly against the blanket.
Every day, she, her sister, and her family were required to spin the wheel of fate — also known as the wheel of doom. It would determine how her soulmate's day went, an event would occur in their life that day.
Most of the wheel was good. There were small, bad things interspersed between the good ones, but those rarely got landed on.
(Once, Petunia had spun and it had landed on death in the family. The mood had been rather somber that day, and Petunia had spent the entire day in her room, bawling her eyes out.)
Today, Lily spun and it landed on learn a new hobby. That was mediocre, she supposed, it was always interesting to learn a new hobby, but nothing life-altering.
She vaguely wondered what her spinner had landed on.
Chill. That was what James's spinner landed on, and that's what his soulmate would be doing today. Chilling.
Lucky her.
His mum had signed him up for art classes— what mum goes around signing up her son for art without his consent — and he was supposed to be there soon, and he was not looking forward to it.
"Do I really have to go, mum?" he'd complained. "Must I really go?"
"Jamie, you need to pick up a new hobby," she'd scolded him. "Staying up in your room and playing video games all day long isn't going to get you a career. You have to go out into the world."
"But art?"
"Well, it was that or video game club," she'd said, shrugging.
James slumped in his seat. Oh hell...
Again, typed up within 40 mins, so full of plot holes.
Romance Awareness - Everyday, you have the chance to spin a wheel that'll determine an event your soulmate will face. (Though some don't want to take the risk and avoid it).
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