Some Kind Of Answer (short story)
What was the true answer to the questions living inside Maddie’s heart?
Maddie had always been a hopeless romantic. Ever since she was a little girl, she had dreamed of falling in love and finding her soulmate. But as she grew older, that dream began to fade. She had been in and out of relationships, but none of them had ever felt like the real thing.
Now in her mid-twenties, Maddie was starting to feel like love was just a fairy tale. She had almost given up hope of ever finding true love when she met Jack. He was everything she had ever wanted in a partner: kind, funny, and understanding. They had been dating for a few months now, and Maddie was starting to think that maybe, just maybe, this was it.
But as their relationship progressed, Maddie couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. She loved Jack, there was no doubt about that. But was he the one? The true answer to the questions living inside Maddie’s heart was one that she couldn’t quite put into words.
One night, as they lay in bed together, Maddie mustered up the courage to ask Jack, “Do you believe in soulmates?”
Jack turned to her, a small smile on his lips. “Of course I do. Why do you ask?”
Maddie took a deep breath. “I don’t know. I guess I’ve just been thinking about it a lot lately. Do you think we’re soulmates?”
Jack hesitated for a moment before answering. “I don’t know, Maddie. I think we have a strong connection, but I’m not sure if that’s the same thing as being soulmates.”
Maddie’s heart sank. She had hoped that Jack would say yes, that they were meant to be together forever. But now she was left with even more questions.
Over the next few days, Maddie couldn’t stop thinking about what Jack had said. Was their connection strong enough to be considered soulmates? Or was there something missing?
One night, as she was lying in bed, Maddie realized what it was. She had been so focused on finding her soulmate that she had forgotten what true love was supposed to feel like. It wasn’t about finding the perfect person who checked all the boxes on her list. It was about finding someone who made her happy, who she loved for who they were, flaws and all.
Maddie knew then that the true answer to the questions living inside her heart was that she did love Jack. Maybe he wasn’t her soulmate, but he was the person she wanted to spend her life with. And that was enough.
The next day, Maddie sat down with Jack and had a heart-to-heart talk. She told him how much she loved him, how he made her happy, and how she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.
Jack’s eyes filled with tears as he listened to Maddie pour her heart out to him. He had been worried that she was having doubts about their relationship, but hearing her confess her love for him was like a weight lifted off his shoulders.
From that moment on, Maddie and Jack’s relationship grew even stronger. They didn’t need to be soulmates to be in love, and that was enough for them. They were happy together, and that was all that mattered.
As Maddie looked back on her life, she realized that true love wasn’t about finding someone who fit into a mold of what she thought her perfect partner should be. It was about finding someone who made her heart sing, who she loved for who they were, imperfections and all. And in Jack, she had found just that.
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