Ocean Eyes-Outer Banks

chapter 26

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𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗐𝖾 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄?

caroline went down stairs after she got off the phone with william to tell her father what the man had told her.

"that's fantastic caroline!" her father said after she told him all of the details.
"i know right! but i'm not sure if i want to do it..." she said with her head facing the ground.
"what? why?!" jason said.
"well dad, i would have to move after summer or half way through the year."
"yea, so?"
"well dad, i have so much here, i have my friends, my family, a school that i know really well." caroline was debating on whether or not to say jj because she wasn't quite sure if they were still together. of course she loved him but what if he didn't want to be together anymore. "and well um... jj's here." she said.
"caroline...are you really about to give up a great opportunity for what, a boy that you were bound to break up with anyways?" he said bitterly.

caroline looked out the window, she looked hurt. was she just meant to break up with jj...? we're they just a couple that wasn't going to last? sometimes she would feel like they were bound to sink at any moment and there were sometimes when she felt as if she was going to marry that boy.
"dad... i love jj." the words sounded bitter on her tongue. she didn't know why though. she did love him right?
"do you? or is just a worthless teenage relationship? i mean come on caroline, we are talking about your future here!"
"i-i can't talk about this right now." she said tearing up.
"why? caroline! it's an easy decision!"

caroline shook her head lightly and turned around and walked out the door. she walked down to the street and began walking. she didn't know where she was going but she had to get away. she had to think. without her dads input. without jjs input. she needed to think for herself for once.

she wanted to spend her life with jj. but she also wanted to live her dream. but maybe, spending her life with jj, was living her dream. she just wasn't sure.

caroline had been walking for almost 25 minutes and she finally looked up to see where she was and saw sarah cameron's house and of course. there was rafe, in the front yard.
"h-hey! caroline!" he shouted.
she sighed as she saw rafe cameron running towards her.
"hi rafe." she said obviously not amused about seeing the boy.
"so uhm caroline, i just wanted apologize about the whole incident that happened between us. i really am sorry. i was wrong to try and steal you from jj. i know you guys love each other and everything but i really just need to tell you that i have had feelings for you since i was like 10 and you were 7. i've always had a crush on you and i know that you are like with someone else but i just needed to express my feelings." he said super fast.

caroline was never one to hold a grudge and she knew that it would be best to just forgive rafe.
she sighed. "ok rafe, it's alright. i forgive you."
"oh thank god" the boy smiled shyly.
"friends?" caroline said sticking her hand out to the boy.

caroline saw a flicker of pain shoot through rafes eyes but finally stuck his hand out and said "friends."

the two shook hands and rafe looked at the girl. she looked hurt. he rolled his teeth over his bottom lip and said "hey, um, are you ok?"
caroline hesitated and finally said "y-yea, yea. i'm ok."
"are you sure? want to come inside?"

caroline really wanted to say yes. she wanted to be held and have someone tell her that everything was going to be ok. that everything was going to work out.

but she knew that it would just make things worse with jj. she slowly shook her head no. "thanks but no, i have to um get home soon." she lied.
"oh ok. that's alright. do you want a ride?" he said motioning to his dirt bike.

caroline let out a small laugh and said "no i'm ok rafe." she said as she bit her bottom lip trying to hold back a smile.

this drove rafe crazy. it was all he could do not to kiss her right then and there.
"alright...see ya later i guess" he said throwing his hands up in a piece sign.
"bye rafe." caroline smiled.

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caroline finally arrived at john bs house to see the van not there. she decided to head inside anyways. what was the worst that would happen?

she walked through the front door and sat down on the couch and got her phone out of her pocket. she had 12 messages from kie. she looked through all of them and they were just various versions of her asking if she was ok and asking where she was. she didn't respond though. they would eventually find her.

about 30 minutes later she heard the van pull up. she was very excited to see everyone, especially jj. she desperately wanted to run up and give him a hug but she knew that she couldn't. they were in a fight. and no matter how bad she needed that hug, he wouldn't want to give her one.

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little did caroline know, jj needed that hug just as much as her.

they walked up the porch and john b opened the door and saw caroline sitting on the couch and said "are fucking kidding me?"

caroline let out a laugh and got up to give the boy who was walking over to give her a hug a huge embrace.

kie and pope both have her a hug and pope said "don't ever do that again."

caroline smiled at the boy and looked up and licked eye contact with jj.

when he saw her eyes on his, he quickly looked away and caroline's smile faded.

she hated acting this way with jj. she needed him more then ever and... he wasn't there. the rest of the group noticed the tension and john b spoke up and said "let's go down to the dock aye?"

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caroline was sitting on the opposite side of jj, playing with her fingers like a 13 year old on her first date. she heard the faint voices of the rest of the group but couldn't make out what they were saying. she was drowning them out. her thoughts were drowning them out.

the group stopped talking and caroline brought her head up to meet jjs eyes.

he was looking at her the whole time.

caroline rolled her teeth against her bottom lip and turned her head out towards the water, ignoring jj.

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the group finally decided to head back up to the house and caroline was the last to get up, everyone was already walking towards the house... everyone except jj. he was waiting for her.
"hey..." he said faintly.
"hi" she responded head to the ground.
"can we talk?" he said staring at the girl looking down at her feet.

caroline was quiet until she finally lifted her head to meet jjs eyes. "always." she lightly sighed.

jj walked over to the woood railing and put his arms on it looking out at the water.

they both were silent until finally they both spoke up at the same time.

"i'm sorry"

hey guyss!!
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should she stay with jj or
leave for modeling?!!
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