One month in Paradise

My name is Avery and about a year ago I broke up with a girl I claim to be my soulmate. I'm very young just 16 to be exact and you would think I am just being silly or naive for thinking I found my soulmate at such a young age but I can assure you it's true. I know what true love is and she is the first...the only person to give it to me and this is why I claim that she is my soulmate , nobody has ever treated me with so much care. Not even my own mother. We broke up a year ago because she needed some space. She left me waiting and waiting for her to come back , she never did and I gave up hope. So I'm shocked to hear her voice on the phone , she doesn't sound like she's here for me , she sounds like she is in trouble. If she is calling me that means she's desperate and she has nobody she can turn too for help , I need to help her.

Uhmm...sure I can help with that

...hold on is it raining outside? I asked. "It's pouring so hard and I'm so cold please help me" she begged , she sounded like she was about to break down in tears. She was in really bad shape. Ok I'm coming I yelled out , I'll be there in an hour. I drop the phone with such haste and pick up my coat and before I burst outside my house I remembered that I didn't know where she was. So as embarrassed as I am I call back the number and asked her arkwardly , em Hy...where are you again? She sadly replied saying , I'm at the place we used to spend our time at when we used to be together. The park... that's the first place I thought off. I hung up the phone and burst out running , it's peach black outside and it's raining like crazy but I have to get there as soon as possible , I don't have much time. It's dangerous out at night , I need to get to her before anything happens to her. I don't have a car so I need to run there as fast as I can.

It's about 20 minutes in , I'm running as fast as I can and I'm out of breath , I'm so cold and wet and to make it worse the cars that drove by splashed so much water on me as I ran by the side of the road. The side way was so slippery and dangerous , the only light I could see was from the headlights from the passing cars , I could very easily fall into a hole or step on something sharp but I had to keep pushing for her sake. All I could think about was her , I missed her so much but I worried about her more because I knew she went through a lot and she must feel so defeated right now , I mean she is sitting on the side of the road at night in the rain. I just prayed that she was ok. As I got closer I felt a sense of relief for getting closer to her , to finally seeing her again made my heart beat in the first time in over a year , I felt dead ever since she left , I was just so happy that I'd finally see her again. As I got to the corner of the side way I slipped and fell onto on coming traffic. My body twist and turned and when I fell down I didn't know where I was , I just looked up to see a light in racing towards me. The light was headlights of a car...a car? , wait a car is rushing towards me! , in that instant I realized what was going on too late. I did not have any time too move. I knew the sedan could barely see what was in front of it and the road was too slippery to stop in time. In that moment I knew it was all over for me but with grace of God the car saw me in time and hit the breaks , it stopped a few inches infront of my face it was a miracle. However not everything happened so smoothly , when the car stopped it splashed a wave tone of mud all over my face and all over my body. The driver in the sedan opened down the window and instead of asking if I was ok or offering me help he just yelled "Get of the road ya filthy hobo" and then proceeded to through a cup of milk shake In my face.... perfect. Without giving it much thought I screamed "thank you" and got up and continued running , I could hear the driver yelling "what and idiot" in the distance and he continued driving wherever he was going.

I finally made it , this run felt like it took forever and I guess I might or might not have almost died a few times. It was all worth it though because I finally made it under an hour and Naomi should be right over...here... Wait the park is empty. Why isn't anyone here? Where is she!? I looked around and all I saw was darkness but nobody looks like they were anywhere near here , could something have happened to her , did someone kidnap her and having their way with her right now , did she find help , maybe somone she knows actually came and helped her and I was just too late. I pull out my phone , fuck it cracked when I fell on the road that doesn't matter right now , I check my call history and messags to see if she called or said anything but nothing...my call history was drier then my tinder account and I did not know where she was...what happened to her. No...No No No No I screamed as I dropped to my knees , where could she be?? I asked myself. Tears went down my face and I couldn't stop thinking about how much of a failure I am , I couldn't keep her from staying in the relationship and I couldn't get here in time , now something might have happened to her and it's all my fault. As I was too busy caught up in my feelings I heard my name being called behind me and I stopped crying and freaking out instantly and I slowly turned around with my back facing the person behind me. "Avery ? Is that you" she called out again and...I was in disbelief , I saw my soulmate again for the first time in over a year and she has never looked more beautiful and cute... I haven't realized how much I missed her dark chocolate skin and her thick curly long afro with her big broad and dark eyes with her hour glass shaped body...I haven't realized I was just staring at her without saying a single word and I was beginning to creep her out , "Avery , Avery is that you. hello can you understand me. Sir??" She repeated " uhmm yes... it's me" I said arkwardly and got up from the ground. I hasitasted but walked in to get a hug , I've been waiting for this moment for such a long time. It's finally happening. I opened my arms and I walked closer to her about to hold her tightly but then she stepped back , she stepped away from the hug and in confusion I realized that I'm covered in mud and other smelly stuff. Maybe that's why she wasn't able to recognise me. I realized then that she was in bad shape , was wearing a white T-shirt with a short skirt and I could see her shivering and shaking , I was so worried about her. I asked where her bags where and she pointed towards the bus stop. Of course she would be there for shelter not an open field. I felt so dumb and stupid and we ran to the bus stop where there was shelter. We sat down next to each other and we didn't know what to say because we haven't talked to each other in so long. I could see through her shirt because she was soaking wet. She wasn't wearing a bra so I could see everything. She caught me starting and yelled "Heyy don't look at my boobs" as she covered them with her arm and scooched away from me creating a distance. "uhmm sorry I didn't mean too..." I cut myself of and I handed her my coat. "Uhmm thanks but it's all mudy and dirty everywhere , it's soaked too , I can't wear that , I'm sorry". After feeling so embarrassed and stupid I put it back on and she giggled , "what is all of that anyway" I replied with "it's a long story , some old gizzer tried to run me over and splashed so much mud and water on me , to make it worse he called me a hobo and threw milkshake on my head". She laughed and said I'm so sorry this happened to u. She burst out laughing right after and said "wait that really happened" , we both laughed and this broke the ice and tension between us. I'm really sorry this happened though , you came her all this way for me after all I have done to you get treated like this. I replied with , "you didn't do this to me , don't worry about the things you can't control." She smiled and offered to help clean me up. She tore a piece of her skirt , "stop!" U yelled "what are you doing" I asked in confusion and without a word she proceeded to wipe all the dirt off my face and off my coat. They was silence as she was busy and I looked around to find out she only had her purse with her , I asked her "where are your bags??" She took a second to reply and said , I only have this one. Which was her purse , she had nothing and this tore my heart apart. "So what happened , why are you on the road" I asked and she said I got into a fight with my parents and they kicked me out the house , they didn't even give me a chance to pack all my clothes. They just through me out in the rain. I ran here because it was the only place I knew where shelter was then I started calling everybody if I can ask them to crash at their place for a few days and they all declined. "Even your boyfriend" I asked. She said he went to a vaccination with his family for the holiday so he can't even help. "I asked everybody , my friends , my cousins , my aunt. They all told me they couldn't let me stay , I felt so defeated and lost...So I turned to u , you were my only hope and if u declined helping me too I don't know where I would go to sleep. Thank you" don't worry about it I replied. Can I ask what the fight was about?? "I don't want to talk about it..." She mustered out her mouth. Avery please take me home with you she said out loadly. I'm begging you , even if it's just for a few days , you are all I have right now and I don't have anywhere else to go. Please take me In just for a while , then I'll be out of your hair forever. That's the last thing I want I said in my head "Hy you can stay with me as long as you need too , you don't need to worry about how long you stay". Thank you so much , she said cheerfully , she stopped cleaning me up and gave me a hug. With tears in her eyes she said to me "I'll pay you back , I promise" I laughed and said you don't need to pay be back , not even a single cent or a single favour. The rain stopped pouring and the sun was beginning to rise up , we picked up the rest of her stuff and I asked her , you ready to go back to place. She replied with I'd like nothing more and we walked towards the the rising sun. Oh my god , I can't wait to take a shower she shouted.