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Hello ladies and gentlemen! I am Alice Kirkland and welcome to my blog. I live in a world where everyone has their own soul mate- everyone except me. You see, upon the birth of every person a word or phrase will be etched on their left wrist. This word or phrase will be the first word your soul mate will ever say to you. I, however, was born without one. Not a single word imprinted on any part of my body. It was sad, really, but then I started to accept my fate- that I will never have a soul mate. This fact made me so bitter, not that I will say that out loud, that I started building this thick wall around me and nobody will ever, ever break this wall. Boy I was wrong.

After graduating college in London, I had started working in the United States of America. I was not really fond of the country but a big opportunity was waiting for me there. I got accepted in a famous advertising company that pays really well. I got myself a nice new car and a decent flat near my office. I was happy because finally things were looking up aside from the fact that I will never have someone to love me. Two years since I had gotten my job, I met a man named Francis Bonnefoy. He was from France and was able to grab an opportunity in the same company I was working for. How I loathed that lad. He was a pervert and I always found his accent really infuriating but we fell in love with each other. No, actually it was he who fell in love with me and I went with the flow. I know it was wrong but can you blame me? I was under a lot of pressure at that time because all of my school batch mates and work colleagues are getting married. What's worse is they never invited me. They tried to hide it from me because "poor Alice, she will never have a soul mate." In the end, I was able to find out. I was hurt. I never needed their pity. I felt so out of place even more. A week of heavy drinking after work, Francis confessed to me and I allowed us to have a relationship even though, clearly, my words are not carved on his wrist. Maybe he was drunk, I don't know, but we continued. I hated Francis but not the bad kind of hate, more on nemesis kind of hate. I don't know why but it didn't stop us from being good friends and office mates.

Francis and I lasted for about 7 months which is very surprising because we fought a lot. No matter how much I try, I still get insecure because obviously I am not his soul mate and obviously he will find his and I will never have mine. Really, I was just hurting myself in the span of our relationship. One thing was I didn't want to have sex with him yet but he always finds it ridiculously, saying that virginity won't matter to me anymore because I have no soul mate anyway. That extremely hurt but I stood my ground. Francis wants an active sex life and I don't. We haven't even kissed on the lips. For God's sake I'm already twenty plus years old so why am I acting like a high school virgin. To be honest, I didn't really know. I guess a little part of me still believes that there's still a chance that I would find my soul mate or at least someone who would love me. Anyway, Francis and I broke up when I found out that he found his soul mate and he was practically cheating on me. It all happened one night after work. Francis had already finished his duties so he went home early. After finishing all my paper works, I went to the grocery to pick up some things that I needed. On the way from the store, I saw a familiar figure inside a fancy restaurant so I went closer to check and I was right. Francis was seating across a beautiful lady with blond hair. They seemed so happy in the company of each other while I was hurting and fighting back tears that threatened to spill. I left and immediately went to my flat. I waited a couple of hours before calling Francis. I confronted him, of course. I was so mad and harshly spoke to him on the phone. There were yelling and hurtful words involved. One that hurt the most was when he said that no one would ever love me and the lack of words on my wrist was the proof of it and that I was unattractive anyway but he pitied me so he faked his feelings. I guess he realized what he just said at that time but before he can apologize, I already smashed my phone against the wall. No words can describe how hurt I am at that time. Nonetheless, I gathered up my courage and acted like nothing happened. It was all good in the end of our relationship, I guess. We had a closure and agreed that it was bound to happen. I moved in and continued living my life.

Few months had passed since that breakup, I was able to prove Francis that he was wrong; that someone would love me. One day, I was invited in the local university to talk for a seminar for senior students who were interested in the advertising industry. After the event, I toured around the campus. It was quiet large so I ended up resting on a bench in the mini-park inside the campus. I was enjoying the view when suddenly a young man landed beside me with a boomerang in his hand.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I screamed. He looked at me with wide eyes and glanced at his left arm. He suddenly sit up and dropped the boomerang then showed me his left wrist. I was surprised to say the least. There, fixed on his wrist were the words I had uttered earlier. I had found my soul mate and the blank on my wrist made sense. Alfred F. Jones was a senior that took computer programming. He courted me for a year and during that time, I was able to learn American Sign Language. One year later, on the same day we met, I agreed to be his girlfriend. That time, I was convinced that he really is my partner for life and there's no way I am letting go of him. Three years after getting together, we decided to get married. We were blessed to have two children and now we run a special school for children who were born deaf and mute. It's perfect, really. Things are finally looking up for me.

Alice Kirkland-Jones

Entry #1

April 9, 2016

05:37 PM

I admit... not my best chapter... sorry... :3

So, I'm planning on changing the title. If you guys have any ideas or suggestions you are free to PM me here or in my tumblr (deathtobarbie). You can also drop your thoughts in the review. Thanks! I am really looking forward to your idead :)