The Soulmate

by Sally Hepworth

But it’s horrible, being in love.

I broke into silent tears. The kind that fall without effort or noise or even feeling. The kind movie stars cry. It was a strange thought, in among everything else. I’m crying movie star tears!

“He felt everything more than other people, you know? Some days he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders and he didn’t understand how others weren’t carrying it too.