Catalyst

A catalyst, an object that increases the speed of a chemical reaction while not undergoing a reaction itself.

Walking into a bar, some people see a person to hook up with, Some people will see sadness and drunks drowning their sorrows with alcohol. Me, I see a set of people separated into groups and sub groups, sub-sub groups and eccetera. I see people who are casual drinkers, drunks, social drinkers, pressure on everyone. I survey the population and decide on someone to converse with. Upon deciding, I adjust myself, manipulating my outward appearance as to who I'm talking to without meeting them, know all about them before they say it, calling a lie on someone half way through their sentence. Never a challenge. But when I met someone just as hyper observant as myself, I don't see it in their clothing, posture, not even walk, I see it in their eyes, the slight glint when they see me, I see them, and we connect on a deeper level. 

Those of us who are beyond one soul.

Author's Note

A small concoction of my hormonal body.

Reviews

[Valkyrie Warrior]

This is a strangely deep story. For a story with no vampires, action or horror, I am surprised I enjoyed it so much!

[Lily]

Thanks, if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them, this is really just a short little thing I jotted down, so I'd imagine there will be many "grammar Nazis" and the such that look at it for half a second, see three commas and hate it.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

I think you are doing just fine :) Well I can't say much about grammar because of...well...you know, my "Condition"

[Lily]

Yea, I was just commenting on how people react to improper grammar. My English teachers always went through my writing, ignored everything but spelling and commas. Not something I enjoyed having thirty marks on my papers and getting a F and under it reading "Fewer commas."

[Valkyrie Warrior]

I know right?!!!

[Lily]

For me, most of them just told me to give them the paper in rough draft format, but for fiction, I never make rough drafts for the story, only for the grammar and spelling, so those I got Fs on, but I started getting better grades. Stubbornness provials once again!

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Amen to that!

[Lily]

That's my philosophy for a long while now, I decided that it was time I stop trying to make everyone happy and do what I wanted. although most people don't expect the kid who had cancer to punch them in when you tried to take their lunch money (cliche moment is cliche) but it happens.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Mine too!!!!! You had cancer??!!

[Lily]

Yea, when I was I think seven, until I was thirteen.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

OMG! What type of cancer, may I ask?

[Lily]

Crhonic Miologinis Lukimiea (none of those are spelled correctly) blood cancer common in older people.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Oh wow! Poor you!

[Lily]

I was lucky, my younger brother had the same blood type, I had one friend who died at 11, another who is N.E.C. and they were only children.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Oh that's is lucky! and so sad............

[Lily]

Yup, I still try to keep up with him, but I met him during chemo so I couldn't go out of my room after a while, and we almost lost touch. There are a few things that came out of it, at my school the most annoying bully was expelled because he called me, you guessed it, luke-mia sky walker. Needless to say, that never was said again in our town.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Sad...but cool about the bully.......

[Lily]

I was fairly happy, but felt bad for his mom, she was a great person, always said hello when passing someone on the street. She had to home school him. But she luckly didn't put up with much bull s**t.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Yeah I always feel sorry for the family, I mean the kids life was hard but the family have to live on, shattered by the loss.

[Lily]

Sorry, I was talking about the bully, I do feel bad for the family, we still stay in contact to today.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Whoops :P I am going to the river in about 5 minutes but I should be back in a couple of hours, does that suit you?

[Lily]

Sure. Thanks.

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Hey I am only on for a minute but I will be fully on in a hour

[Lily]

Ok, talk to you then.