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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟓
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐘

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Everly was woken up from her deep sleep by something poking her side. After letting out an irritated groan, she rolled over onto her other side in an attempt to get away from whatever was bothering her. Unfortunately for the Jones girl, she started getting poked in the cheek instead. A small sigh passed over her lips as she slowly opened her eyes to find Sam smiling down at her. Everly just stared at him for a long moment before her eyes landed on the clock behind him.

The Purest Heart couldn't help but groan when she saw how early it was before she pulled her blanket over her head. "Go away, Sam. It's too early for this."

"But it's our anniversary," the blonde boy announced after yanking the blanket off of her.

Even though she desperately wanted to go back to sleep, Everly couldn't help but smile. It had been thirteen years since she rescued Sam from Pan and his Lost Boys. They always celebrated by watching the sunrise and sunset together. It was their favorite time of day and they enjoyed watching it in comfortable silence. Not even a moment after that passed when Everly realized that there was another anniversary that day. One that she wished didn't fall on the same day. The Jones girl knew that she needed to focus all of her attention on Sam. Hopefully, the two of them spending time together will keep her mind off the other anniversary.

So instead of dwelling on her negative emotions, Everly forced a smile on her face as she rolled out of bed. After pulling a jacket on, she followed Sam out onto the fire escape. The two of them sat in silence as they waited another five minutes for the sun to peak out from behind the mountains.

"It's beautiful," Sam whispered just loud enough for Everly to hear.

"Always is," the Jones girl responded while keeping her eyes glued to the rising sun. It wasn't long after that when she glanced over at Sam, only to find him staring back at her with a frown on his face. "What's wrong?"

Sam hesitated for a second as he studied every inch of Everly's face. It wasn't long after that when he let out a long sigh and opened his mouth to speak. "There's another anniversary today. One far more important than this one so don't pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about. Are you okay, Ev?"

The blonde girl just stared at him in shock. She honestly thought he had forgotten. But even if he didn't, she never thought he'd bring it up this early. After swallowing the lump in her throat, the Purest Heart allowed herself to respond. "No."

Everly couldn't believe it had been two years since Felix was taken from her. It felt like it was only yesterday.

An eternity passed before Everly and Sam climbed back through the window to find Katherine sitting on her bed with a small smile on her face. The two girls exchanged a quick hug then the three of them got ready for the day. The Purest Heart was surprised to find Jackson and Jacob waiting for them at the diner for breakfast, but she wasn't complaining. She was actually enjoying the amount of company she had, especially because it kept her mind off what day it was.