The next day consisted of spending time with Kara and Eliza, going to a nice restaurant followed by a visit to the beach. What Alex loved the most about this place was her ability to be completely free - untouched by the outside world, she was free to roam all day and do whatever she wanted with whoever she wanted. The island had it's own quirkiness - as if it was somehow stuck in time, existing completely separately to the rest of the world.

The next morning, Alex woke up with a start. She could feel sweat dripping down her forehead and her whole body appeared to be uncontrollably shaking. After calming down, she glanced at the clock beside her bed: 5:39am. She knew she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, so took the opportunity to leave a message for her family for when they woke up.

Hey you guys.

Woke up early and couldn't sleep,

canoed to beach for a walk.

Text if you need anything.

Alex :)

Alex had still felt slightly shaken from her dream (which she still couldn't remember) as she canoed her way over to Lobsterville beach. She'd taken more time than usual, letting the cold morning air clear her mind and cool her down. She felt a lot better once she'd reached the shore, and after pulling her canoe to shore, Alex began to walk the shoreline.

The crashing waves and cool air was able to clear her thoughts - she had finally remembered what her dream was about. It was about her dad. Jeremiah Danvers mysteriously went missing 8 years ago leaving the Danvers family torn apart ever since. She missed him everyday and hated to admit to herself that she was losing hope of ever seeing him again. She always shut off her thoughts whenever the subject of her dad came up, because she knew she wouldn't be able to cope with her brain imagining all possible things that could've happened to him. The dream she had remembered was terrifying - Alex was walking in a forest alone at night only to stumble upon her dad's...-

Alex's mind went blank once more as she let a tear roll down her cheek. Before she could stop herself, Alex was crying for the first time in months. She let herself go, and sunk into the sand as she remembered how much she missed her father, and felt no shame in letting herself be so vulnerable. She needed to cry. And after a few minutes, Alex had calmed herself down and was ready to continue her walk, but before she had the chance to get up, she saw a hand extend towards her and looked up.

Maggie.

'You okay there, Danvers?' Maggie said with a sympathetic smile. Alex knew Maggie had seen her crying, and felt no energy to boil up a believable lie.

'I wasn't, but I'm getting there.' Alex replied honestly as she took Maggie's hand & got up from the sand. She wiped a tear from her cheek and smiled. Maggie nodded and began to walk along the shore.

'What brings you here so early?' she asked Alex.

'I could ask you the same question.' Alex chuckled, but continued, 'I woke up early and needed to clear my thoughts, that's all.'

'Want to talk about it?' Maggie had asked, making Alex briefly stop in her tracks as she decided whether or not to tell Maggie what had happened.

'...You know what, that would be nice, actually.' Alex decided with a sigh, and proceeded to tell Maggie the story of her father's disappearance and the traumatic nightmare she'd had a few hours before. She noticed that she couldn't stop herself from telling Maggie exactly how she had felt, recounting the emotions that went through her brain and all of the things she couldn't even bare to tell herself at times. Maggie listened intensively and nodded at appropriate times. She didn't want to interrupt Alex on what seemed to be an emotional breakthrough, and only when Alex had finished talking, Maggie spoke.

'I had no idea, Alex. I'm sorry you and Kara had to go through with that.' Maggie begun sincerely. She didn't feel as if she was in the place to be giving any advice, but continued anyway 'I know that was hard for you to talk about so...thank you for trusting me.' she said with a smile.

'Sorry. About ranting. I just- I needed to get it all out. Thank you for listening to me.' Alex said quietly. She had felt guilty about disliking Maggie when they first met. Alex sighed and changed the subject. 'So what brings you here so early, then?' Alex asked inquisitively, glancing at Maggie to find her looking down at the ground solemnly. After a couple of seconds, the shorter girl replied in a quieter voice,

'I was- um, clearing my mind too, I guess. Needed some time to think.' Maggie confessed, glancing up at Alex with hope that the conversation would end there. Alex knew Maggie didn't want to talk about whatever was on her mind, so changed the subject.

'Have you been coming here often?' Alex inquired, which made Maggie snort.

'You using pick up lines on me already, Danvers?' she laughed, and after a pause, continued. 'And no, this is my first time here. My family usually go away every summer and this year we happened to come to Martha's Vineyard.' she stated.

'Where do you live?' Alex questioned, beginning to wonder what the girl's everyday life was like.

'I live just outside National City.' Maggie had said, which made Alex's heart race - Maggie lived so close to her!

'No way, I live in National City!' Alex exclaimed excitedly, earning a gasp from Maggie as they both began to talk about the strange coincidence.

'I guess fate wanted us to become friends.' Maggie had said amicably, making Alex red with happiness.

The girls began to talk about where exactly they lived and what their houses were like...Soon enough, they had talked about their happiest childhood memories, their everyday lives, their everyday friends and what it was like being in senior year. The conversation flowed so smoothly that Alex had completely forgotten about her nightmare that morning - she was chatting contently about things which made her happy, and she felt her heart grow as she saw how engaged Maggie was in the conversation. It was so nice to talk to someone so easily (other than Kara and her mother).

After what felt like hours of talking, Alex's phone had vibrated with a text from her sister.

From: Kara - Got your note. Hope you haven't drowned. Mom's making pancakes. We'll save you some. :) Kara

Alex felt slightly torn - she didn't want to leave Maggie, but she had to admit she felt starving after being up for hours. She looked at her watch: 10:01am. She had been talking to Maggie for hours, yet she knew she wanted to spend more time with her.

'My mom is making pancakes. Fancy coming over on my canoe?' Alex had asked kindly, but by the look on Maggie's face, Alex knew she was going to be disappointed with her answer.

'Listen, I'd love to, but I need to get home myself. Got some things to do. I'm free this afternoon if you wanna hang though?' Maggie replied, making Alex feel a lot better.

After exchanging numbers and agreeing to see Maggie later on, Alex hopped on her canoe and went home as Maggie drove away. Once she'd arrived and settled down for breakfast, she had decided not to tell Kara about her nightmare because of the risk of upsetting her, but she had gladly talked about seeing Maggie instead. Kara seemed overjoyed.

'Oh, I'm so glad, she seems so nice. I'd love to come hang with you guys today, but I'm going to see Lena. We're going for lunch near a place where they filmed Jaws.' Kara had said excitedly, making Alex smirk internally. She knew Kara had a crush on Lena, and wanted to tease her sister about it, but she was interrupted by her phone recieving a text message.

From: Maggie S. - Do you have a bike? There's a vintage yard sale not too far from here. Or is that too boring for you?. - M

Alex's smile grew wider as she texted her reply.

To: Maggie S. - Haha. Very funny. That sounds great. Meet me at the Crab Shack at 12. -Alex

Before Alex had even put her phone down, it received a new message and Alex felt her heart slightly leap.

From: Maggie S. - Cool. See you then. :)

Alex put down her phone and walked to her bedroom. She sat down on her bed and tried reading her new book, but her mind kept wondering to Maggie. She thought to herself that maybe Kara was right - maybe she was going end up liking this Maggie chick after all.

Notes:

A/N: Hey guys! So happy to be writing this story and I can't wait to write more. I'll hopefully be writing a chapter every 2 days & I'll try and write as much as I can! :)

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