Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-24.214.117.2-20190923171355/@comment-24.214.117.2-20190924210950

Two

"You're...You're what?" Fitz said, confusion evident on his face.

"I'm Unmatchable," she repeated, the words barely more than a whisper.

"No. No, you can't be. There's no such thing. You..." he trailed off, apparently at a loss for words. "You must be confused," he finished. "Or...Or maybe it was a misunderstanding...or a nightmare! Yes, it was a nightmare! You didn't go to the matchmaking office. It was just a dream Sophie!"

She gritted her teeth. He thought she was making things up! "It wasn't a dream, Fitz!" she said.

Edaline stood and walked to the door, saying, "I'll let you two talk." Sophie watched her leave, unsure if she wanted Edaline to stay or go.

Fitz's beautiful teal eyes hardened. "If this is you're way of letting me down easy..."

"No! Fitz, I like you. I really like you. You know that!"

"Then...I can't be a bad match, Sophie! Think of what it would do to my family! I'd be the only Vacker to ever be a bad match! Think of the gossip and the scorn...especially from the other Vackers! It would ruin me, Sophie."

"Fitz...Fitz, what are you saying?" she asked, hoping he wasn't implying what she thought he was.

"I'm saying." he shook his head. "I'm saying that I can't be a bad match. I'm saying that we...we can't be...a thing."

Tears pooled in her eyes, and she didn't bother to blink them back when he said, "I should go. I'm sorry, Sophie. I really am."

And with that, he left.

"Fitz," she said to his back as he walked sadly down the stairs.

He paused.

"Fitz, I thought...I thought..." she couldn't bare to finish the scentence. She'd thought? She'd thought he would what? Not care that they would be a bad match? She hadn't thought. She'd hoped.

All Fitz said was, "I'm sorry."

--TrickyZbear

ps. yes, there will be Sokeefe. :D