A Soul Mate's Destiny, Akshara Srri [best books for 8th graders .TXT] 📗

Chapter One
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you?
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me.
Taylor Swift - You belong with me

“Cassandra Elaine Gray, be quick! Derek is here!” Cassie heard her mother’s loud voice as she brushed her hair. A quick pass of electricity went down her body as she thought ‘Derek was here!’

Derek Parker was and is her crush. She had fallen in love with her childhood best-friend since the first time they met at 2nd grade with the help of their parents. Derek was a cute, bubbly kid back then and he was a lot of fun to be with, as Cassie put it.

But there was Derek, who thought of her a sister in many ways. Though he had not given much thought about being with her in a different way, he was a major flirt. In fact, he was the one who gave Cassandra the name “Cassie” as he thought that Cassandra was a bit mouthful and “Cassie “would be perfect for his pale, short and clumsy best friend.

“Coming!” Cassie yelled and looked at the mirror if she looked good. This day she felt confident that she would drag his attention to her, as she was wearing his favorite color, purple.

She ran downstairs and there Derek stood, smiling gently back at her that she couldn’t stop the automatic smile that formed on her lips. Her heart started to beat faster as she started to take a look at his perfect features.

His dark brown hair fell perfectly in his pale icy blue eyes. Derek had a perfect straight nose with high cheekbones. Cassie had a thing for Derek’s well-shaped pink lips, which many girls in his school loved. He was wearing a black and brown striped t-shirt with his favorite jeans.

‘He is perfect’

she thought.

“Hello?” Derek asked, shaking his hand in front of her face and Cassie pushed her thoughts away. She had spaced out, yet again.

“Hm, purple… Nice” He complimented which made her blush. She had won “You ready to go?”

“Yup, yup” She said and they were off to school on Derek’s black Porsche.

School was unfortunate for Cassie. It had been unfortunate for her since day one. But thanks to Derek, who helped her to get away all the bullying from the “Yo gang” a group of bad boys and the teasing Cassie receives from the cheerleading trio for not having perfect curves.

Cassie received a glare from the lead of the Cheerleaders, Chelsea Bowen as she and Derek entered into the School hall and headed to their lockers. Cassie and Chelsea hated each other as it was said that Derek had a crush on Chelsea, though Cassie hated to think about it.

“Alright Cas, meet you at lunch” Said Derek and headed off to his class as Cassie leaned on her locker and stared at his back as he walked away.

After a while, she was off to her Biology class. Class couldn’t get any boring than this.

Mr. Huber always picked on Cassie, who was not a good spectator when it comes to class. In truth, no one actually listened to Mr. Huber.
As usual, she wished up on Derek sitting next to her in class but he wasn’t here.
But Cassie did listen to one of the conversations at the back of her…

“Did you know that a new kid has moved to town?”

“I saw him. He was so cute!”

“Yeah, I know! Guess what? I heard that he is actually coming to this school!”

“Oh my god! I can’t wait to see that mystery boy!”

Who was that boy? Cassie started to think. Everyone knew everyone in the state where she lived so no one could be unknown. But Cassie just pushed the thought of the boy and started to look forward for Lunch break.

The bell rang and Cassie quickly ran off to lunch, where she could meet Derek and sat at one of the tables, waiting.

A wide grin formed on her lips when she saw Derek running towards her. She sat straight and Derek approached her.

“Hey Cas, I need you to help me in a thing, okay? I want to ask Chelsea out tonight. But I need to practice it! Will you help me?” He asked and added “Please”

Immediately, her face fell. She had waited for him to realize his feelings for Cassie. But he never did. It broke her heart. Her thoughts started racing before some disturbed thoughts took over her mind.

What does he see in Chelsea that Cassie doesn’t have? Wasn’t Cassie not treating him right or did she go around cheating on boys like how Chelsea did?

But the truth was that Cassie was a gorgeous girl for her age, with beautiful forest-green eyes and dark brown straight hair which hung to her waist. Everyone in her school wished to date Cassie when she first joined Kingsley High School. But she ignored them as her eyes were only on Derek Parker every time and everyday. Cassie knew that Chelsea wasn’t a pure, innocent girl, like how Derek expected her to be.

In fact, she actually was the one who went on kissing boys in her school. And it angered Cassie that Derek was going to be her next turn.

But the saddest part was that, she still wanted to see him happy…

Feeling empty inside, Cassie agreed “Yeah, sure” And put on a forced smile, showing her pearly white teeth.

“Okay, here it goes…. You have beautiful eyes” Derek practiced, looking deeply into her eyes without knowing what that statement actually did to Cassie. Her heart thrashed so hard against her ribs, which she thought that it was going to break. But the moment seemed so real, though it was just his ‘asking out’ practise…

“Reply back to me!” Derek yelled softly, as Cassie stole the time around her to take in his words. She then cleared her thoughts and replied back softly, “Thank you, Derek. Yours too”

He smiled his gorgeous smile which Cassie loved, “And, I love the way you talk and walk. It seems so natural” Derek said again. Cassie felt like she was literally going to faint. His words and his beauty seemed to hypnotize her to the very end…

“Thank you, Derek. I like… y-your voice too” She said, stuttering in the middle and blushed deeply. But on the inside, she actually felt relieved that she was telling the truth to him even in an indirect way.

She felt contented for a second…

“Thanks” He said casually, the smile still on his face “And I absolutely adore your blush”

For a second, Cassie felt that her dream had come true. He was beginning to notice the changes that her body caused when he was near her. Like blushing, stuttering, passing out etc.

“Uh, huh…” She trailed off without being able to say anything other than that. He was dangerously mesmerizing her.

“So tell me Chelsea… Will you go out with me tonight?” He asked. That hurt Cassie.

The only thing she wanted was that name ‘Chelsea’ to be her name. Cassie. His statement felt irrelevant to her because of his use of Chelsea’s name…

But reality was still present in the atmosphere around Cassie.

“Yes of course, Derek. I’d… love to” She said, stopping herself before saying ‘I love you’ hoping that it would ruin the wonderful moment. Cassie frowned inside when Derek presented a happy hug to her.

‘I have to let go of him’

She thought ‘Chelsea is the one who can make him happy’

“Thank you so much, Cassie-Massie!” He cooed her, as she just sat there emotionless without speaking anything “I love you so much! I need to talk to Chelsea right now, okay? Bye”

The sentence ‘I love you so much’ brought chills to her spine but romantic sparks vanished when he just meant it as a best friend. Of course, she could be nothing more than just a friend to Derek even in her dreams after this…

Cassie dropped her spoon, which fell on her plate filled with broccoli and cheese, creating a small sound. She sat there and watched Derek approaching Chelsea’s cheerleading group in the corner of the Cafeteria, to Chelsea.

Then after a minute, she heard Chelsea yelling excitedly and accepting his request. That moment, Cassie badly wished if she was Chelsea. But she knew that she couldn’t be. Not now. Never.

The look on Derek’s face was pure love as he stared at Chelsea. Cassie felt her throat ache and she tried so hard to hold back the tears, before a sinking feeling captured her heart.

Will he ever look at me that way?




Chapter Two
Don't tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Don't tear me down.
Within Temptation - All I need

Derek was literally jumping out of his skin. He had finally asked Chelsea out! Derek Parker had liked Chelsea Bowen since 9th grade. He thought of her as a beautiful cheerleader- Much different than any of the girls in her Cheerleading trio.

She had strawberry blonde hair, which was cut till her shoulder. Chelsea was famous among boys in her School for her well-shaped body and legs. But that was not what Derek cared about a lot. All he saw in a girl was her eyes, which would look into his honestly every day and a girl’s smile, which would be powerful enough to make the world turn to her direction.

Derek pulled his Porsche, near the sidewalk of his Mansion and they both got out of his car. He knew that Cassie looked a little disturbed but never cared to ask her because Derek thought not to intrude and dig answers from a girl, when she looked like she need some space- desperately.

“Mom, I’m home!” Derek shouted from the living room, loud enough that his mom could hear his voice from the kitchen. Cassie and Derek dropped their school bags on the couch and went into the Kitchen.

“Hey kids. How was school?” Mrs. Angela Parker greeted them, charmingly and they replied “Good” At the same time.

Derek’s mother was a very kind, young lady who loved Cassie as her own daughter as she didn’t have one on her own one. Cassie would give her some company, cook food with her and be with Derek when he went through some tough times, making Mrs. Parker proud that her son had a concerning friend like her.

But in truth, Angela was an extra-ordinary woman…

“Derek! Treat ladies first!” Mrs. Parker scolded her son, who silently tried to eat the delicious muffins served on a red bowl. Derek huffed and handed it to Cassie, who took it whispering a