The Perfect Match by Morgan D.

Today was a big day for both Lisa and Marc. Neither Marc nor Lisa knew anything about each other or have ever met. They had two main similarities; each were leaving their European soccer clubs to go home for Christmas with their families. They were rushing through the London airport expecting to make their flights to Boston.

Marc was a 23 year-old professional soccer player from North Boston. He left his college and family when he was 19 to go to England, where he was given a spot on the New Castle United FC. This was his second consecutive year as a strong force of the offensive line. There was more to Marc’s life then his soccer career. He was highly intelligent and had a great sense of humor. He was very family oriented and blessed with the good looks of his parents. He was a dark tan, in shape, and an eligible bachelor.

Lisa lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She too was a professional player in Europe that was given the opportunity of a life time to play there. She was playing for a newly developed New Castle woman’s team. This was her first year playing and her first year away from home. Lisa lived with her father and her two older brothers in a tightly nit family on the shore. Lisa was 5”7” with dark brown hair and a models body. She was 20 years-old, and smarter than most. She had an outgoing personality that no one could turn down.

It was already 9:00am and her 9:10 flight was boarding. Her taxi was late to pick her up so she carried her luggage along running down through the airport. She knew that this flight was the only flight home for the next month. She was anxious to get home to spend the holidays with her family. As she got to the gate, the door was closing. She ran down the hallway and made it on the plane. Now she looked stressed and tired, ready to collapse. She rambled through the plane to find her seat. When she sat down she passed out.

It was the squeaky noise of the food cart strolling by that woke her. The guy in the next seat over helped her figure out what was going on. She didn’t care about what he was saying. All she could do was stare into his dark blue eyes and wander. He was beautiful. He was even wearing a New Castle warm up, just like hers. Conversation started and never stopped.

When the flight landed both Lisa and Marc walked out into the airport terminal. When Lisa saw the board saying that rt. 95 was closed due to a snowy blizzard, she was startled. She had nowhere to go and it was Christmas Eve. She wouldn’t be able to go home for 2 days and she had nowhere to stay. Hand in hand, Lisa looked up to Marc. Marc smiled and was happy to offer her a place to stay with his family. After all they got to know each other quite well over a 12 hour plane flight.

Marc got a taxi and Lisa got in. Together they cruised the streets of Boston to Marc’s house. After one night with his family, everything seemed so right. His family was just like hers and very comforting. She felt at home. Lisa and Marc had identical personalities and loving families. After Christmas, Lisa invited Marc to meet her dad and brother. Her family loved him. They loved who she was with him and they loved seeing them together.

After realizing their living situations, they both flew back to England and continued playing soccer for New Castle. The next Christmas, their families went to England. During conversation, Lisa’s brother brought up the fact that Marc and Lisa were so close to each other at New Castle and yet they had never met. The fact that it took a 12-hour plane ride home to Boston and an unexpected blizzard to find each other made everyone laugh.

When Marc found the rare connection between the two of them, and looked back on the past year and how everything evolved, he asked her to marry him. Together everything worked out. They were both soccer players living in England playing for the same club, their families meshed well, and together they were happy.