Wish You Were The One That Got Away

[ARIA BRISEIS CROSS]

Aria Briseis Cross

It such a breath of fresh air for Aria. After years of city life and city air, the change of her environment was drastically noticeable. One of the few things that hadn't changed from city life however was her addiction to coffee. Every morning she got up early and forced herself to go for a jog, and on her jog she would stop and enjoy a cup of coffee to finish things off,today was no different. Dragging herself out of bed she changed into her jogging clothes, just some running capris, a sports bra, a loose sweatshirt, and of course some sneakers. after brushing out her hair and pulling it into a ponytail Aria stepped out of her house. She paused a moment to soak it all in, memories flowing back of her life here as a kid and with a gentle smile she turned away and began her jog.She had just arrived back in town the day before yesterday and had been greeted by her siblings. It was great to see them both and Aria had been shocked by how different they were. Life had begun to actually happen and so came the burdens that came with it. She still had yet to experience what life could do to a person, the worst thing that had ever happened to her was when Gabriel broke her heart, but otherwise nothing serious had happened. At the thought of Gabriel she sped up her jogging. He was the only person she had ever loved and he broke her heart in an instant, in truth she had never really gotten over him but she insisted she had. She didn't want to be like her patients that she saw daily. She had no desire to be those damaged and twisted people who's lives were nothing but a giant chaotic mess. She had grow up with the perfect life, achieved the perfect job and lived better than most people had in their entire lives, and yet there was just this empty space that something or someone was supposed to fill. Aria kept running till she reached the local coffee shop in town. After catching her breath and finishing her last few bits of water she headed inside, zipping up her sweatshirt. It was a bit on the earlier side of the morning, most people were either just getting up or on their way to work. Aria still had a few more days to settle in and finish having all her things moved in before she had to start going to work. Standing in line for a few moments she soon reached the front and ordered an ice coffee with cream and sugar. As soon as she had her order and had paid she went and sat at one of the small tables outside, checking her phone for messages and sipping the refreshing drink.

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[ARIA BRISEIS CROSS]

As Aria sat looking around at her surroundings she realized not much had changed. Sure there were a few new boutiques here and there, or maybe some new plants to decorate the sidewalks or greener areas, but overall it was the same town she'd been born and grew up in. Lately it seemed she would wonder what her life would have been like had she stayed in Hope Harbor, one thing that was for sure was that she wouldn't have many of the nice things she owned now. When you had a job in New York working with the best of the best, it often came with its perks but being home seemed to change her perspective on things a bit. As she sipped her coffee once more and debated on whether or not to get more sugar she heard the deep voice of a man and glance up to find someone she did not recognize smiling at her with a bit of a goofy grin. "Go right ahead, I like having company, especially random company, it makes for good conversation." she told the man with a giggle and a grin. "I guess this is where I introduce myself, I'm Aria, Aria Cross." she told him as she offered her hand to shake. "If it feels wet I promise you it's just the condensation from my cup and not sweat." she told him as she chuckled. She was the kind of bubbly person who loved to just interact with everyone. She often found herself getting into random conversations with strangers. She could never pin point exactly why she got herself into these spontaneous conversations but it could have to do with her tendency to be on the nosy side. It wasn't that she was nosy just because she liked being in people's business but it was because she liked to solve problems or resolve situations. In truth everything she did was with good intentions but occasionally those good intentions led to big messes and she had to apologize. She may be an adult but in the end she was really just a little kid in grown up shoes, just playing a role. "So your a runner too?" She asked him as she raised an eyebrow and sipped her drink. She had this tendency that whenever she asked questions one of her eyebrows would raise up and her lips would purse as if she were deep in thought, it was just one of her little quirks that in a way suited her profession well. Being a therapist it often made her look like she truly cared, which she did, but it just added to the situation and it really helped her patients to open up and feel like she truly cared for them and their well being, be it emotionally or physically.