The Red String

Chapter 1

Austin Ray's p.o.v

The light streamed through my window, casting low rising shadows. Soft beams of golden warmth shown through my curtains, onto my mint green carpet on dark hardwood floor. I slowly got up, sliding my legs out from underneath the blankets. The warm summer sun was starting to rise, and with it so did I.

The pale purple walls had a orange hue from the sun, making them look a vibrant violet. I went into the bathroom, brushing my teeth and quickly brushing throught my hair. I go back to my room, my footsteps soft as to not wake up my sister. I pull on a pastel blue sweatshirt, along with my black jean overalls, putting on my blue and white flower crown on to top off my outfit.

I always love to wear pastel clothing, even if some clothing I wear is dark, but that's just to balance it out. I carefully apply a bit of sparkle to my cheeks, dont want too much or else I'll look like a purple unicorn farted on my face. I laugh a little at that thought, I grab my phone to text Mac. I giggle like a little girl when I start to type.

I sigh, Oh Mack Taylor, if only I could be with you! I jolt when I hear a knock at my door, I pocket my phone and open the door, standing there is an annoyed looking Juniper. Her hair was down, neatly brushed, she was wearing a black skirt that went just above her knees, a white shirt that had skinny black lines going across it and she was wearing her glasses along with black block heel sandles.

Her eyeliner looked like it was done by a professional and she had a locket necklace on.

"You ready or what?" She lightly punches my arm, and when I mean lightly I mean there will be a bruise.

"Yea, let's go Juny" I pat her on a head, clearly teasing her about her height.

"Dont make me say your full name in front of everybody sweetheart" she fires straight at me, I laugh and grab my pale pink backpack, slipping on my blue sneakers.

"Let's go glitter boy" she laughs before running out the door, grabbing her black backpack as she goes.

She might be wearing heels but damn she can run! I run after her, realizing she had my flower crown. By the time I catch up to her we are at school, I grab her by the back of her shirt, breathing heavily.

"Here, you can have this back glitter boy" she smiles and puts the flower crown back on my head.

"Glitter is addicting because its shiny and sparkly!" I huff, straightening up so I can look down at her.

"You might not want to tease me about my height when I have heels on" she laughs, elbowing me before walking towards Ivy, her best friend.

I walk over to Mack and the others in our group. Trying to contain my blush when I look at him, God hes adorable.

"AUSTIN!" I recognize the voice anywhere, Tammy Orchid.

I turn just in time to see her trying to give me a hug, I back away, bumping into Mack who grabs my shoulders when I wobble.

"Tammy, I've told you before, I'm not interested" I say a little bit strictly.

"But where made for eachother! You must be my soulmate!" She whines, talking about the myth of the red string of fate.

I remember gran telling me about it
clearly:
Gran, what's the red string?

The red string is what connects you and your soul mate, when you need your soul mate the most, the string will appear to you, leading you to your soulmate. This string can be tangled but will never be broken.

Then why cant I see the red string, I need her right now!

And why is that sweetheart?

I need somebody to play with! Juniper is too annoying!

I still remember the sweet smile that was on her face, her vanilla scent still haunts me to this day. After gran died I waited to see the string, but I never did, it never showed itself to me. I remember talking about how pretty she must be. Now what do you know, I'm gay as hell but still in the closet.

I'm about to say something but the bell rings, signaling the start of the day. Out of the corner of my eye I could already see Derrell pushing people into lockers, tripping them and calling them names. God I felt bad for people that had to deal with him, I was pulled back to my own headspace when Mack jabbed at my side, making me laugh.

"Common, we dont want to be late for art, glitter boy" the last words come out with a smile, he knows that Juniper calls me that.

"Well let's go, we dont want to make Mrs,Clare angry"

"Yea, nobody wants to make her angry"

We rush to our first class, which happens to be a class we share. Art is always fun, yet I can never find a way to make one god damn piece of art I love.

"What are you going to paint glitter boy?" Mack teases.

"I dont know, maybe some forget me not's" I cant help but smile when I look at him.

His ocean eyes had a certain sparkle in them, a sparkle that set my soul a blaze. I instantly looked away, focusing on the canvas in front of me. I delicately picked up my paint brush and pallet, squeezing colours into the wooden surface of the pallet. I carefully dip my paint brush in different colors, swirling them in certain ways onto my canvas, my mind wandering off and my hand taking control.

I cant get those ocean eyes out of my head. I dont relize a crowd has gathered to watch me paint until I have finished, I didnt even know what I was painting until I looked straight at it.....ocean blue eyes hiding in forget me not's. I blush when I see Mack staring at it in awe, probobly not realizing they are his eyes.

"Absolutely marvelous darling! This is your best painting yet!" Mrs,Clare claps her hands together.

Those ocean blue eyes hold me captive.

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