Fated Forever

Episode 2

It's been two weeks since Sophia's 18th birthday and she's still sulking, we walked around the school the entire day so she could subtly smell every guy in our senior year and not a single one of them turned out to be her mate. That night we had an impromptu sleepover in her bed and with my arms wrapped around her, she cried into my shoulder the entire night. My heart broke for her and a seed of fear wormed itself into my heart...my birthday is a week after we graduate and as much as I say Sophia is idealistic in her views of a true mate, we all wish to find our other half. Myself included. 

She has barely smiled since then, it doesn't matter what I do, I can't seem to cheer her up. I've been kind, I've been sassy, I've been sarcastic, nothing can get her to even crack a smile. I even made a cake for us to eat in one sitting! Nothing worked! Cake! I mean who doesn't smile at cake! It was chocolate and everything!

We graduate tomorrow and so today we're spending it packing up our dorm room. Which is depressing in itself. I'm going to miss having her in the next room over and living with my parents again is going to be challenging, to say the least. We get along great it's just we've barely lived together for 4 years. Big adjustment. Oh well, it will be for a short time, with my birthday next week hopefully I'll find my mate and we will move in together to begin our life together.  

Sophia's parents, my parents, and her brother John are coming to pick us up together right after the ceremony tomorrow. She and John are really close, as they're Irish twins so I'm hoping that his coming will cheer her up. He went to a different school than us for high school because he had to go home on weekends to work with his father and the current beta. Learning how to do the Beta job from the age of 12.

I know him not being around has been hard on her, every summer we've gone home the three of us were stuck together like glue. I love John like he's my own brother. Sophia's Oldest brother...not so much. I never really got to know Theo, Sophia's oldest brother, he's four years older than us. He went to the same school as John but graduated when we were in grade 9. He spent 3 years shadowing his father and last year moved away to begin his training with the Alpha Council. He won't be back for 2 more years and can't leave training. He's never been particularly friendly to me when we were all home, only speaking to his family and the few girls in the pack he was sleeping with. He's got a very devil may care vibe about him mixed with his bad-boy good looks and he's a recipe for heartbreak. So I never minded keeping a solid distance between us when he was around. 

Walking into the living area I can spy Soph laying on her bed in a ball looking sad and I realize the one thing I have yet to try to cheer her up. Dance it Out.

 Dancing it out sounds cheesy but dancing it out always works...it's basically science...just as Meredith Grey and Christina Yang. Turning on our speakers as loud as they'll get, I scroll through my playlist finding Lizzo, and put it on blast. Dancing through the dorm I grab Sophia's arms and force her out of bed, as I dance around her in circles, I can see her fighting it but a smile starts to creep over her face. Soon her hips start moving and then something clicks and she starts to bounce around with me. Smiling and laughing together I know my best friend is going to be okay. 

Collapsing on our couch in a fit of giggles together, we both turn to look at each other, smile, and sigh.

"I'm scared I won't find him, Evie, what will I do if I can't find him?" A single tear tracks down her cheek but I don't try to wipe it away and neither does she.

Giving her a sad smile, I respond 

"You'll survive and learn to thrive on your own. If the moon Goddess hasn't brought your mate to you yet, maybe it's for a reason. Focus on the good and celebrate it. Your love will come when the time is right. I promise."

We spend the rest of the night giggling, eating ice cream, watching mean girls, and packing. I'm ready for the next adventure and I'm so over high school. Bring it on!