SUSANA
There’s nothing more beautiful than love. Although I’ve never had a partner, I’ve seen love on many occasions, and what makes me even happier is knowing that I somehow helped two people meet and fall in love.
Ever since I was little, I’ve always had a gift: matchmaking, finding people their ideal partner. The first people I used my gift on were my parents—well, more like just my mother. You see, when I was 6 years old, my father asked my mother for a divorce because he had met a woman at work whom he had fallen in love with at first sight. Upon realizing that no matter how much time passed, he still couldn't stop thinking about her, he decided to fight for her, and for that reason, he filed for divorce. The news hit my mother like a bucket of cold water, and I used to eavesdrop on their fights to the point that I came to hate my father and that woman.
For my sake, the divorce didn't last long and they reached an agreement. My parents sold everything they had acquired together, including the house, which is why we moved. My mother and I moved to a new place, and my father stayed close by so he could spend time with me. Three months after the divorce, my father introduced me to his new partner because he wanted us to get along. At first, I was determined to hate her and make everything as difficult as possible for her, but when I saw her next to my father, I noticed something I had never noticed when he was with my mother—a connection. I knew they were soulmates and I couldn't separate them, so I decided that if my father's soulmate wasn’t my mother, that meant my mother's soulmate was out there and I would find him.
At only 7 years old, there weren't many places I could go looking, but in my childish mind, I was sure I would find him, and I did. I convinced my mom to take me to the amusement park because I had a hunch. And there he was! It was love at first sight for both of them.
My father got married 6 months after the divorce and my mother 3 months after him, and now they are both very happy. They reconciled and now the 4 of them are very good friends, and the best part is, I have 5 younger siblings, 2 from my mother and 3 from my father. Although at first I was angry with my father for separating from my mother, I quickly understood that it was for the best and the result supports it, since they were never as happy during their marriage as they are now.
After successfully setting up my mother with my stepfather, I didn't pair up any more couples until I turned 12 and a new teacher arrived. When I saw him, I knew he would be the perfect match for one of my neighbors. So, after insisting and insisting (since two adults don't look kindly on a little girl trying to play cupid), I became so annoying that they accepted just to get me off their backs. Not even my parents’ punishments stopped me. In the end, they bought me a cake and I was in charge of delivering the rings at their wedding. To this day, they are still married and have 3 children.
After that time, I did it again. Just a few months later, I set up my best friend's father with a department store clerk, and that's when I knew it was something I wanted to do for a living.
“Why don't you make it your profession?” Elizabeth said to me when I told her about it.
“My profession?” I asked, not understanding.
“Yes, there are people who do that for a living—matchmaking—and they get paid for it,” she said with a smile.
“My God, Eli, you're a genius!” I told my friend, because at only 13 years old, I already knew what I wanted to do with my life.
So here we are, 15 years after that day, with my own business, “Soulmates,” in which my friend is my partner. When I told my parents what I wanted to do, they both supported me, and although it was difficult at first, I currently have a good number of clients that allow Elizabeth and I to live well. We’re not rich, but we can treat ourselves every now and then. And best of all, all the couples we’ve matched, for a little over 7 years now, are still together and most are already married and very happy, something that makes me very proud of my work.
“Guess who's in the waiting room?” my friend said, entering the small office where I take appointments. The office is in a small apartment that we adapted as our center of operations.
“Miss Megan Red,” I replied, since she was the appointment I had scheduled in my calendar.
“Well, yes, but you’ve already seen her. She's a model; none of the men in our database are up to her standards,” my friend told me as she peeked through the small window in the door and insisted that I do the same.
“Eli, what have I told you? Looks don't matter, it's what's inside that counts. What good is it to be handsome if you're a lousy person?” I scolded my friend as I got up to see the woman who had made such an impression on her.
And she was right. This woman is gorgeous. What the hell is she doing here? A woman like her wouldn’t need help finding a partner. The woman in our waiting room is probably over 5’7”, redhead, thin… Well, my friend wasn't kidding when she said she was a model.
“You know, we should ban women like her from coming in. They make me feel less beautiful than I am.”
“Girl, don't be silly, you're beautiful,” I said, and it's true. Eli is a very attractive woman, 5’6”, light brown hair, and dark brown eyes that sometimes look black, make her very beautiful.
“I know, I just wanted you to tell me,” she said, and I rolled my eyes. This girl will never change. “You think she has a brother I could meet?” she asked.
“I don't know, but since we just complimented you, go ahead and show Miss Red in,” I told my friend, but her comment left me thinking. I had a feeling, but right now the important thing was the client; I’d analyze this feeling later.
“Right away, ma’am,” she said, giving me a military salute and leaving to greet our new client.
While my friend talked to her, I tried to get an idea of what she was like and looked for possible matches in our database, which is where we keep the files of each of the clients who come to see us. Not to brag, but I know each and every one of them. What I didn't expect was that her match wasn't here, and that this appointment would change everything.
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