Day 29 of Romance Awareness -Soulmates in a world where the concept is so rare, they'd be banished/shunned/experimented on.
Prompts: (Word) Compass, (song) Iris - Goo Goo Dolls (5 bonus points).
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Bombs. Explosion. Demolition.
Lily peeked out from behind an abandoned, rusted trash can.
She was seventeen-year-old British girl living in the London countryside. In the distance, she could hear bombs raining down and imploding.
London had been a target of the Germans since the beginning. With the city supporting and encouraging finding your soulmate the Germans had expressed their contempt- through bombs. Anyone with a compass tattooed on their arm had a bounty on their head.
Lily was one of those people, therefore she was driven out of her home just some time ago and had taken refuge in the countryside. She had a few belongings; the essentials: her wallet, a pillow to sleep on, and a framed photo of her family.
Now Lily was hiding in an inconspicuous alley in a small town just outside the city, close enough to hear the bombshells. Her compass was pointing toward the destroyed city, indicating her soulmate was still in there, in the chaos.
Her heart beat painfully for them. They must be a part of the resistance.
I hope they're alive.
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James wiped grime off his face as he gripped his rifle. The Germans were being relentless; they had so many bombs almost three-quarters of the city was demolished. The resistance was attempting to fight back but were failing miserably. The Germans were dangerously close to conquering London.
Soot stung at James's skin and his clothes were tattered, but they were loyally defending their city to the end.
The smoke bit into his nostrils as the ground quaked again. James dove behind a pile of rubble as yet more debris fell.
"Everyone retreat to the border! " called Moody and James groaned. His aching feet pounded into the ground as he sprinted a mile or so to the border of the city, which was still under fire but not as heavily.
They were unsuccessful in defending the border, so they followed the Germans as they advanced on the countryside, where they knew the escapees were hiding.
"Onward!" barked Moody.
The small army trailed the planes as they headed for the small village on the outskirts of the annihilated London. Their mission was to capture all of London and its surrounding areas.
James, with his back to the town, fired at the incoming planes.
"Scatter!" ordered Moody.
James had no idea why Moody was telling them to scatter, since he was a man of few words, but he trusted his general.
He headed for an alley. The trash cans quivered. He halted.
"Who's there?"
No reply. James went to the cans to investigate and noticed a girl curled up in a ball. When she heard his footsteps, she looked up.
"Are you German?"
He shook his head. "I am a part of the resistance. Are you alone?"
"Yes. I fled when the bombs started."
She lived in London.
"This is a strange question, but by any chance are you my soulmate? Because my compass is oddly still."
He rolled up his ragged sleeve. Indeed, his compass was whirling.
She smiled. He smiled and said, "Stay safe," he said kindly, "and I'll see you later."
She nodded. "Stay alive."
Word Count: 535