soul ties - jiara

Chapter 2

Kiara's POV

This is surreal. I have missed this place so much. As I look into the ocean, along with my nostalgic thoughts, memories come back into my brain. I have spent my worst times here, but also my best ones. I met my best friends, my soulmates here. We have gone through hell together, we almost lost each other more than once but in the end, the universe has always brought us together, stronger than before. My life wouldn't have meaning without these places and the people in them. When I decided to leave two years ago, I felt suffocated by all of the bad things that happened in this place. I couldn't even think for a second about the good ones. I needed to start a brand new life, meet brand new people, and have brand new experiences. I needed my heart to forget JJ.

When I arrived in Florida, I was lost. I knew that I wanted to take the fastest course in marine biology just so I could finally have my dream job. For the first year, I cried myself to sleep every night. Most of those nights I would call Sarah while having panic attacks. She would reassure me, and tell me that everything would be alright. Every night she would send me the link to Fine Line by Harry Styles so I could listen to it before I fell asleep. She really was my best friend.

"Hey, Sarah, thanks for being the best friend in the whole world."I thank her.

"Of course, Kie. I love you, you know that right?" She reassures me.

" I love you too, Sarah."

"You know we are all here for you when you decide to come back, right?"My heart warms when she says this.

"That means a lot. Also, don't tell JJ about all of this, okay?"I ask her concerned.

" I won't, dont worry." She promises.

"How is he?"My curiosity and worried heart made me ask her.

" Honestly, Kie. For the first time, I think he is happy." My heart swells because all I ever wanted was for him to feel happiness.

"That's all I ever wanted for him. I have to go now, ok?"

" Yeah Kie sure, sleep tight." I hang up immediately and start sobbing.

Me and the other pogues would also keep in touch quite a lot. I was glad to know that Pope was taking his degree online, Cleo was opening a see food franchise and Sarah and John B had a successful surf store. I would call Pope and Cleo two to three times a month and I would hear about John B through my long night calls with Sarah. Even though me and JJ weren't talking, we still had the pogues group chat where I learned he was the one teaching the little kids in OBX how to surf. Sarah's and John B's store would offer surf classes and he was the one teaching them, just like he always dreamed of. I loved that I hadn't lost touch with my old friends.

After a year in Florida, that's when I met David. He was taking Law at the same university I was taking my marine biology course, and when we met things just seemed easy with him. He didn't know anything about my past so I pretended that nothing ever happened. Just like my past had not been complicated. We hooked up one night and have kind of stuck with each other, ever since. I was finally working as an assistant to one of my teachers in college, having my dream job basically. Life just started to be mundane. Stable relationship, finished the theoretical part of my course and finally working with animals. Sarah, John B, Cleo, and Pope were truly happy for me but they said that they missed me and wanted to see me this summer. So I opened the pogues group chat and told them my decision. They were all so thrilled, although JJ was the only one who didn't reply.

When I decided to spend two months in the outer banks I would never think that David wanted to come with me. This was supposed to be my alone time to heal. When he told me that he desired to meet my parents and my old friends, I had to agree with his wish of coming with me. I thought to myself "This just means that I have a stable relationship.