Soulmates Multiverse

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

'This is not a good idea, not a good idea at all. Catherine, pwede ka pa magback out, pwede pa.'

Catherine thought, but Catherine is a woman of pride, at hindi niya hahayaang maliitin na naman siya noong Ava na yun dahil nagback out siya. No way.

You can describe Catherine in three words: Pretty, Fearless, CLUMSY.

Yup, the word clumsy must be capitilized because despite being the fearless woman that she is, for some reason, minsan hindi niya talaga macontrol ang katawan niya.

Minsan naglalakad lang siya tapos bigla na lang siyang matatapilok. Minsan nagbabasa lang siya ng book pero mapapaper cut siya. That's how clumsy she is. It's fine, because Cathy does not feel the pain... but her soulmate does.

Oh yes, her poor soulmate, whoever he is. In her 18 years in this world, Cathy has never met his soulmate. Yes, he feels him kasi minsan bigla na lang sasakit yung paa ni Cathy, o kaya yung tuhod niya o minsan wrist, that's why she knows he or she exists pero she has no idea how to find her soulmate.

Her bestfriend, Sofia, has found her soulmate last year when she turned 18. They were celebrating her debut in Vanilla Hotel. She was at the hotel's lobby when someone pushed her hard. Hindi na niya nakita sino kasi nagmamadali umalis yung lalaki, kaya siguro naitulak siya. Hindi siya nasaktan of course, but at the same time someone pushed her, may narinig siyang

'Ouch, bro why did you push me?'

Napatingin agad si Sofi doon sa lalaking nagsalita, could it be?

Para malaman kung siya ang soulmate niya, kinurot ni Sofi ang right arm niya tapos nag 'Ouch' na naman yung lalaki sabay hampas doon sa kaibigan niya kasi akala niya siya ang kumurot.

"Bro, you saw that my hands are in my pocket. Paano kita kukurutin? Ano tingin mo sa akin may telekinesis?"

Narinig ni Sofi na sinabi ng kaibigan ni 'soulmate'. Hindi niya alam bakit siya naglalakad palapit sa kanila, maybe it's the 'bond' doing its thing, pero parang kusang lumalakad ang mga paa niya palapit sa kanila.

"It's your soulmate's, bro. Hindi ka naman makakaramdam ng sakit kung hindi dahil sa soulmate mo."

"You're right, it's probably her. I hope she's okay."

"She is." Biglang sagot ni Sofi sa dalawang lalaking naguusap.

Napatingin sila kay Sofi, nagtataka bakit bigla na lang sumagot 'tong babaeng 'to. Noong nahalata ni Sofi na nakatitig lang sa kanya yung dalawang lalaki, bigla siyang nahiya at nagpanic.

"I'm sorry, I mean, umm, she's okay because your soulmate is... me."

Natapos niyang sabihin pero nakatitig pa rin yung dalawa sa kanya. Aalis na sana siya kasi hiyang hiya na siya nang biglang kurutin ng soulmate niya ang kanang braso niya. Umaray si Sofi, napatingin siya kay 'soulmate' na halatang nagulat sa nangyari. Hindi niya alam ang susunod na gagawin pero bigla na lang siya niyakap ng soulmate niya.

"Finally. Finally, I found you."

Sinabi ng soulmate ni Sofi habang yakap yakap siya. Hindi maintindihan ni Sofi kung paano ipapaliwanag yung nararamdaman niya ngayon, pero iba, iba nga pala talaga kapag nakilala niyo na siya. Your other half.

"Elix. My name is Elix." sabi ni soulmate.

"Hi, Elix. I'm Sofi." sabi ni Sofi.

Cathy knows how Sofi changed after she met Elix. For some reason, parang nabuo siya.

This is what's weird in their universe. You know something's missing when you haven't found your soulmate. It's like an itch, something etched at the back of your mind saying 'You have to find him'.

Pero paano? You can feel his or her pain, He or she can feel yours, but you cannot really communicate with him or her. Paano mo naman ieexpress through pain yung 'Where are you?' Any ideas?

Cathy has always been clumsy as a kid, sa kasamaang palad kahit noong nagdalaga na siya ganoon pa rin. That's why the first thing she'll say to her soulmate is 'Sorry', that is if Cathy is careful enough not to actually kill the guy. Kidding.

"How did you even get in? Akala ko ba mahirap makapasok sa cheerleading squad?" Tanong ni Sofi kay Cathy habang kumakain sila sa cafeteria.

"I don't know. Tumalon talon lang ako doon, split split. Tapos may pinagaya sa akin na routine tapos nakasama ako? I think it's meant to be." Sagot ni Cathy sabay kagat sa burger niya.

"I'm actually serious when I say that you should be careful. Mahihirap ang stunts sa cheerleading, plus you're clumsy as hell. Hindi mo alam kung anong nangyayari sa soulmate mo okay? I can't even imagine a time before I met Elix tapos careless ako, aaah, i don't want to think about it."

"I get it, you're in love. Geez. May single okay?" Cathy jokingly replied.

"Cathy, I'm serious. Please be careful."

"I am. Besides, kung nagpapakita na lang kasi sa akin yung soulmate ko eh di mas madali. Kulang na lang talaga sugatan ko ang kamay ko ng 'Where are you' para magkita na kami."

"And then what? Kapag magkita kayo maiinis siya kasi masakit ginawa mo? Cathy, our Universe is working on it. Trust me."

And so Cathy did. She tried to be careful kapag may practice ang cheerleading squad. Palagi siyang tumitingin sa kung saan siya dadaan, at hindi siya nagdadala ng gunting, o lumalapit sa kutsilyo unless kailangan. All for her soulmate.

Kakatapos lang ng practice ng cheerleaders at pauwi na dapat si Cathy nang marinig niya na parang may nagaaway sa loob ng basketball court. Of course a normal person will stay out of her way kasi wala naman siyang involvement, but not Cathy. Bakit? Chismosa kasi siya.

So she went and peeked inside the gym and saw that there are two group of guys who are facing each other, all of them from the basketball team. Sobrang punong puno ng tension kahit nagtititigan lang lahat, pero maya maya yung katabi ni Elix tinulak noong mas matangkad na player. Tapos biglang nanulak siya pabalik, hanggang sa nagtutulakan na silang lahat tapos teka 'aray, aray, what the fuck ano yun?'

Cathy suddenly felt pain. Nararamdaman niya na may tumutulak sa kanya. Palakas nang palakas. Masakit, pero mas naramdaman niya yung gulat. Does this mean-- Oh my gosh OH MY GOSH