Keltie: A Narrative Fiction
“It’s you.”
“It’s me.”
Keltie leaned in. Her soulmate’s hands were on her shoulders, caressing gently. It was too dark for her to make out a face, all she could see was a shadowy figure and a bright smile. After looking for years, she had finally found someone who was hers, and only hers. A kiss would make it real, Keltie had always thought, and she was only moments away. She could practically hear her heart beating. And then, it all disappeared.
A loud crash roused Keltie from the deep sleep she had been in. She sat up, confused and a little irritated. No matter how many times she had the dream, something always woke her before she got a clear view of the other person. Shaking her head, she realized that her priority should be …show more content…
“Why not?” Keltie simply shrugged, and luckily Tegan didn’t dwell on the subject. “Do you want me to show you around?”
Keltie was confused. She didn’t understand why this girl had taken such an interest in her, and why she was so happy. The world was so ugly to Keltie, and it seems that from this girl’s perspective, the world was a good place to be.
“Where would you take me?” Keltie finally decided to ask, completely torn between saying yes and no.
“Couple of my favorite places.” Tegan’s seemed at peace when she spoke the words. “The coffee shop, for starters. If you don’t like that, you can go home afterward. But, if you’re not sick of me by then, then just maybe, I’ll show you the tunnel.”
“What’s the tunnel?”
“You’ll have to find out.” Tegan grinned, and for the first time in a long time, Keltie grinned too.
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“You want a latte? I have enough money, get whatever. If you want something to eat too, I can get that. Croissant? Cookie? Anything?”
Keltie was overwhelmed by her options, and by the amount of words Tegan had spoke on the walk to the coffee shop. The girl never seemed to stop talking.
“Can I just have a hot cocoa?” Keltie asked the question shyly, afraid that Tegan would refuse, but she broke into a giant …show more content…
“Tegan, are you talking about that soulmate crap again?” The man behind the counter called out, and Tegan flashed him a smirk. “Be careful with that, you know how people feel about that kinda stuff. Talk about it in private, never in my shop.” The man’s voice was stern, but he winked at the girls.
“You two close?” Keltie muttered the question, finally taking a sip of her hot cocoa. Tegan shrugged.
“We used to go out.” Keltie pretended like her choking in her hot cocoa had nothing to do with Tegan’s statement.
“D’ya wanna get outta here?” Tegan asked, standing up and taking a slurp of her smoothie. “We could go to the tunnel, if you want.”
“Sure, yeah,” Keltie nodded, trying not to look confused. This Tegan girl was still sort of a mystery to her, and she was still overwhelmed.
“Cool,” Tegan smiled. “Come with
“It’s me.”
Keltie leaned in. Her soulmate’s hands were on her shoulders, caressing gently. It was too dark for her to make out a face, all she could see was a shadowy figure and a bright smile. After looking for years, she had finally found someone who was hers, and only hers. A kiss would make it real, Keltie had always thought, and she was only moments away. She could practically hear her heart beating. And then, it all disappeared.
A loud crash roused Keltie from the deep sleep she had been in. She sat up, confused and a little irritated. No matter how many times she had the dream, something always woke her before she got a clear view of the other person. Shaking her head, she realized that her priority should be …show more content…
“Why not?” Keltie simply shrugged, and luckily Tegan didn’t dwell on the subject. “Do you want me to show you around?”
Keltie was confused. She didn’t understand why this girl had taken such an interest in her, and why she was so happy. The world was so ugly to Keltie, and it seems that from this girl’s perspective, the world was a good place to be.
“Where would you take me?” Keltie finally decided to ask, completely torn between saying yes and no.
“Couple of my favorite places.” Tegan’s seemed at peace when she spoke the words. “The coffee shop, for starters. If you don’t like that, you can go home afterward. But, if you’re not sick of me by then, then just maybe, I’ll show you the tunnel.”
“What’s the tunnel?”
“You’ll have to find out.” Tegan grinned, and for the first time in a long time, Keltie grinned too.
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“You want a latte? I have enough money, get whatever. If you want something to eat too, I can get that. Croissant? Cookie? Anything?”
Keltie was overwhelmed by her options, and by the amount of words Tegan had spoke on the walk to the coffee shop. The girl never seemed to stop talking.
“Can I just have a hot cocoa?” Keltie asked the question shyly, afraid that Tegan would refuse, but she broke into a giant …show more content…
“Tegan, are you talking about that soulmate crap again?” The man behind the counter called out, and Tegan flashed him a smirk. “Be careful with that, you know how people feel about that kinda stuff. Talk about it in private, never in my shop.” The man’s voice was stern, but he winked at the girls.
“You two close?” Keltie muttered the question, finally taking a sip of her hot cocoa. Tegan shrugged.
“We used to go out.” Keltie pretended like her choking in her hot cocoa had nothing to do with Tegan’s statement.
“D’ya wanna get outta here?” Tegan asked, standing up and taking a slurp of her smoothie. “We could go to the tunnel, if you want.”
“Sure, yeah,” Keltie nodded, trying not to look confused. This Tegan girl was still sort of a mystery to her, and she was still overwhelmed.
“Cool,” Tegan smiled. “Come with