It was the middle of December, classes had just ended, and I was ready to go home for the holidays. I was originally going to wait a week until I came back but I decided to give a little surprise to my parents. The wind was blowing as I reached the front door. No lights, so I quickly brought my suitcase in and set it down. “Hello?” No answer. “Mom? Dad?” Nothing. I walked into the kitchen. Dirty dishes at the sink, mail and paper on the counter. Then I saw an open file on the table. Divorce Papers. Why were the divorce papers there? And who do they belong to? Surely not my parents? They loved each other. At least it looked like they did when I was there. How could they have not told me sooner? What was I going to do? They have been together for nearly 20 years! What changed? Did I have something to do with it? Did I cause them to riffed? Tears fell from my eyes.

She read the screen. Mark Elsen - 2212. Liv’s heart dropped. She was 153 years away from her soulmate. Liv looked around at the people behind her, some anxiously tapping their feet and glaring at her. How long had she been standing there? She walked away with the image of Mark Elsen in her brain. The thought of not having a soulmate for her lifetime crushed her. Liv had hope she would end up like her parents. They were soulmates at just fifteen years apart. “Liv! Hey!" She glanced up to see Pam coming toward her. “Hey.” “How’d it go? Who’s your soulmate? Or when I should say?” Pam grinned. “Mine is already born isn’t that awesome!” Liv looked at Pam’s smile and wide eyes. “Oh yeah. My soulmate is just a few years away.” She lied. “That’s awesome!” Pam exclaimed. “How lucky are we!” Liv looked down. “Yeah, totally...”