[ WP ] Soulmates exist but they are n't beneficial to be in a relationship with . If anything being coupled up with your soulmate will lead to a life a sadness .

Melanie shuddered, thinking about how close she had come. She needed to stop drinking so much, which was n't going to happen. What really was the problem was that she kept calling *him. * 
 
 It was n't fair. Most people never met their soul mates, and with good reason. There's an old theory that says that when the Big Bang happened, particles that were close together that just happened to end up as part of humans alive at the same time would try to find each other. The universe would try to be solid again. What the theory did n't tell us was that we had evolved a mechanism to stop everyone from doing that, because there was a good chance that the universe would implode if the particles lined up the right way. 
 
 This mechanism would make your heart and `` soul'' ache when you were near your soulmate. You would love them to the point of risking the entirety of mankind, and your body did n't really like that. 
 
 Melanie had met Andre two weeks ago, at this bar she never went to. Her regular was shut down because of a shooting, so she adventured out. 
 
 As soon as she had seen him, she knew. It was like a punch in her gut, only warmer. It was like being in pain, but being the happiest you've ever been. Her throat felt like she had just done a few shots of fireball. 
 
 He could feel it too, he told her later. They had gone home together, against their better judgment. It was obviously the best sex either of them would ever have, and that's what made it so dangerous. 
 
 Melanie shook her head and slowly undressed. She was going to take a cold shower, maybe that would sober her up and calm her soul down. She did n't need that so good it was bad feeling anymore. She was drunk and wanted to fuck but he would damage her and she should block his number. 
 
 When she climbed out of the shower, she did n't bother getting dressed. She climbed into her unmade bed and pulled her dingy quilt around her. She sighed deeply, then reached for her phone and dialed his number. 
 

