Surviving The Haze ☑️

Chapter Twenty - Lucy's P.O.V

I sat there for hours it seemed, crying into my frail knees. All I could see was his grimace, and all I could hear was his disgust towards me.

I heard sobs on the other side of the door shorty after I started to sob myself. I didn't know who it was, but he sounded heartbroken. I cried with him until he left, but I continued gushing tears.

I slowly stood; my body shook with sadness. I shuffled to my bed and sat down on it. I stared at the white wall, thinking about how retched my life has been these past seven months.

My mother had died, I had suffered my emotionless sister, I killed innocents, I was hunted by the Haze, I was killed, I was kidnapped, and I got my heart broken by the one I love.

I stared at the wall until the door swung open. I locked gazes with the intruder, but I was surprised t who I saw standing in the frame.

It was J, but he didn't look the same. Tear streaks lined his pale face, and he was shaking. His shoulders were slumped; his eyes had lost their sparkle. His eyes were red and puffy, me they were lined with tears. He wore a frown and a tear-stained t-shirt.

As I stared, something shifted in my heart and in my mind. My heart lurched in pain to his appearance, and my mind wanted to comfort him. His swirling blue eyes brightened, and his tears streaks shone. His disheveled fire-red hair tempted me, making me want to run my fingers through it. I imagined his smiling lips, so soft and thin, as my heart began to beat against my chest. His smile turned my insides to mush, and his height made me want to climb a mountain to reach the top of his head. He was perfect, and I was determined to make him mine.

Soul mate, my heart whispered.

Without thinking, I flung myself in his arms. "What's wrong, J? What happened?"

To my surprise, he wrapped his long arms around my small waist, pulling me closer to him. "I thought you hated me," J whispered hoarsely. J placed his head on my shoulder as his own shoulders began to shake. I could feel his tears through my t-shirt as he sobbed. "I was afraid you didn't want to see me again, that you didn't love me."

I hugged him tighter. "J, I could never hate you. Now, what's wrong?"

He pulled back enough for me to look into his eyes. His blue irises were filled with pain and tears, and I wanted to rip whoever hurt him's head off.

"It's you. I don't know the feelings I feel for you, but when I left your door, I knew. I wasn't accustomed to these feelings, so that's why it took so long to figure out. When you shoved the door in my face, when I saw the hurt in your eyes put there by me, I was torn apart. I thought you hated me and never wanted to see me again, and I'd rather die than be without you," he spoke. "Remember 20 Questions, when I told you my people believe in soul mates?"

I nodded, knowing what he was about I say because I felt the same.

"Lucy, you're my soul mate. I believe we were meant to be together, no matter what. You're mine, and I'm yours," he whispered as he brushed his thumb under my eyes to wipe away the tears that had sprouted from his proclamation. He wiped them away, never taking his eyes from mine.

I smiled as the tears kept coming from both of our eyes. "J, I believe I am the happiest person in the universe right now because I feel the same way about you."

J smiled broadly as he wrapped his hands around my waist and spun me around. I giggled as he shouted out, "YES! YES!"

Once he set me back down, he gazed down at me with adoration in his eyes. I gazed back as he stared each other for the longest time. Then worry crossed his vision, long with fear.

"What is it?" I asked, rubbing his arm to comfort him.

"I'm supposed to take you on the ship with me. Brex has gone insane because of his and Maia's fight," he replied.

My eyebrows furrowed. "Maia? With him?"

He nodded. "They are soul mates as well, but the universe couldn't have paired two worse people together. He wants power and command while Maia is defiant with no filter. She cares too much while he cares too little."

"Opposites attract," I joked dryly.

J continued, ignoring my lame attempt at a joke. "I can't force you to go, Lucy. I'll go with you to your sister if you want."

My jaw dropped. "You would go against your brother to keep me safe and be with me?"

He nodded. "Of course. You're my soul mate."

I smiled at the statement. "Okay. Let's go find my sister."

J smiled as he intertwined our hands. He led me away as we hunted my sister, together.

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Hi, guys! Sorry for the short chapter, but I have big things planned, I swear.

Alright, I've started school back now, so I won't be able I write near as much as I would like. Between homework, school, and sports, I will have limited time during the week to update. I will, however, be working extremely hard on the weekends to make it up to y'all.

Alrighty, guys, only a few chapters left until Surviving the Haze is done! *gasps loudly* I know, everything is chaotic, so how am I gonna fix everything before the book is finished?

I'm gonna write another one! Destroying the Haze, the sequel to Surviving the Haze, will soon be under preparation. You will love how everything goes down in it.

Gahhhh, I can't believe I'm almost finished with this. It seems like just yesterday I was writing The Beginning. How time flies!

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