TW: MENTIONS OF ABUSE

I was colouring in my colouring book I randomly had, and got to the point when I had gotten home after being with Marona and how Oliver stopped me, but when I looked up and saw Callie fast asleep, I stumbled over my words before I just stopped talking. She looked so relaxed and peaceful asleep.

I can't believe her father abused her when she was just a baby. I wonder what happened to him after her mom had had enough of him and his abuse to her and her girls. Does he know anything about Callie and who she is now? What about her sister? Does he remember them, or has he forgotten?

I shook my head and looked back at Callie asleep. There was light from somewhere else in the room making it so I could just barely see her, probably a door open mixed with her phone screen or something. She was a year older than me if I remember right from what her Skype information said. All of the governments around the world will pay for a plane ticket for you to meet your soulmate when one of you turn 18. They get you a return ticket unless you ask otherwise.

Will Callie get a return flight or just a one-way flight? Will she want to go back to Arizona after we meet, or will she want to stay here? I blinked while looking at her. I'd have to write these down so we could talk about it. And about dating before we meet because apparently Ollie and his soulmate have.

I spun around in my desk chair and grabbed a piece of paper, writing down the things I'll need to remember to mention and ask about to Callie. I thought about what I needed to do. Monday is when we go back to school, so I had to make sure my uniform was clean.

I grabbed another paper and wrote on it "I'll be back" and made it so it was in front of the camera for Callie in case she woke up while I was gone. She was saying how she couldn't sleep, so she might wake up at any moment and I'll be gone.

I stepped away from my desk and gathered up my uniform. I left my room and went back into Ollie's room and didn't bother being too quiet, seeing him asleep. He could sleep through anything most times, while I'm a light sleeper. We're twins, yes, but sometimes it's as if we're complete opposites.

I grabbed his own uniform off the floor at the end of his bed and left his room. We just wash our uniforms together as they can't be washed with other clothing. I put everything in the washer and started it, going back to my room. I grabbed my bag off the floor and went through my notebooks, making sure I didn't have some homework I needed to do. I nodded to myself after moving the paper from earlier and looked at Callie again.

I knew it was weird and maybe creepy, but I just wanted to watch her and see her this peaceful while she slept. It's probably because we're soulmates. And maybe a factor was that growing up I always had such interest in watching people sleep, who knows. I was a weird child. 

There was a knock on the door and I quickly spun in my chair to face it, covering my phone screen with my body while my heartbeat quickened. I had only told Ollie about Callie and I last night, and no one else in the house knew. Dray knew, and I guess Marona might know if she heard everything Dray said, but that was it. We don't need all of England knowing my soulmate is a girl.

I looked at who opened the door and saw Ollie, his hair being very messy and him looking very tired. "What time is it?"

"Uh," I spun around and looked at my screen, not bothering to hide it anymore and my heartbeat calming more. "7:24. How come?" I looked at Ollie again.

"No reason. How late did we stay up?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. I'd guess midnight?"

"Really?" He looked confused.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure, how come?"

"No reason." He rubbed his face and his next words came out muffled. "Just felt later."

I shrugged at him, not knowing what to tell him, and put all my notebooks back into my bag and picked it up, walking to my bed.

"Oh, wait." I turned to him. "Daylight savings. We went back an hour. Maybe that's why."

"Probably." I put my bag down next to my bed in its usual spot. After a moment, Ollie spoke again. "Who's on your screen?" I looked back at him to see him looking at Callie.

"Oh, her." I tugged on my ear. "That's, um... That's Callie- you know, Callie who I mentioned last night?" I felt the atmosphere change when I mentioned it and wished I hadn't even mentioned it last night or now or let him see my phone. I tugged on my ear more, pulling hair with it.

Ollie looked at me and noticed my tugging and sighed, the atmosphere relaxing again. "Sorry." Ollie apologised and ran his hands through his hair then down his face. "Sorry, sorry. I'm trying, it's still weird. How long have you known?"

He didn't seem the same kind of tired anymore; not the tired you are when you wake up and trying to figure everything out like he was before, but rather a tired where you're tired of everything, and sometimes everyone, too. Sometimes even yourself.

"Uh, a couple of days? Maybe? I don't remember. It feels like I've known a while now, but she's the one who's known that long." I sat on my bed and Ollie nodded.

"I'm going to apologise in advance. I might be shitty and not understand, but I'm going to try, okay? So if you need to or even just want to, talk to me about your soulmate. I'm trying not to care she's not a boy, but it might take time."

I nodded and sniffled. After what Dray had said the other day, what Oliver was saying meant a lot more than words could say and I was crying. He came over and hugged me. While I cried I opened my eyes, everything blurry with my tears, but could see Callie asleep on my screen and I was glad I hadn't woken her up.