If anyone asked high school Yara where does she think her life would be in ten years, this wouldn’t be her answer, not by a long shot, but I must say, it wasn’t all good but it sure was never boring.
A 28 years old divorced single mother of two, standing at the rail of a fancy yacht, a drink in hand as looking out to the endless sea at her high school reunion, ten years after graduation.
Let me tell you, ten years may not like a lot in comparison to a whole lifespan of a human being, but the past ten years in Yara’s life were a bloody roller coaster going up down and in any possible direction.
Graduating from high school, Yara headed back to NYC where she remained for many years, starting her way out in college, even though she already had the career she was perusing. After some time apart, Nick and her found their way back to each other and a few years later even got married. When Yara was 23 she gave gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Calliope, who had turned 5 not too long ago. A child and a time and energy consuming career aren’t exactly a winning recipe, not to mention a cheating scandal on top of that wasn’t making it any better, especially not when the whole media is talking about it. Dark sides of the spotlight innit?
Divorce, custody, loneliness, overall shame, none of it was good on her, especially not after all these years together. Yara was always an independent girl, but at this point she forgot what life was life was like without him, what it was like to be single. But none of those things stopped her from at least trying to move on with her life, if not for herself then got for her daughter. That, or for her somewhat newly adopted son. About a year ago, a new born baby boy was abandoned by his parents in a hospital Yara has been volunteering in, and her heart called out to the little boy, falling in love with him from the moment she saw him. Paperwork blah blah, Yara did the deed and adopted the little boy into her small family, naming him Felix after her dead brother.
High school reunion though? Who even remembered that was a thing. But apparently it was, and their whole class was about to reunite. Some of the people in her class were still in Yara’s life nonetheless, Obviously Jordan, being her cousin, so Sadie and Riker as well. Some other people as well. While in college in New York, she had even bonded with Valerie who in high school they had a bit of a rocky relationship, but now all these years later the two have become great friends.
So let’s just say, a whole lot has happened. Her whole past was coming back to her, and it wasn’t just the reunion. A few months ago, the girl had left New York and moved back to her hometown together with the kids. Moving wasn’t easy, especially not in the middle of the school year, luckily the kindergarten Yara put her daughter in turned out to be the same kindergarten where Elodie and Riker put there son, Xander, and with Riker being Jordan’s best friend, the two kids already knew each other and the friendship that grew and blossomed from there helped the girl adjust to the move and helped lift a weight off Yara’s chest.
But now the issue was the reunion, being back at Ber was one thing, but being on a yacht with her class for two days was a whole different story, and knowing her school and class, Yara knew these two days are going to be at least crazy, if not more. They may have grown up, but the major things stick, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
@benitz786 Jordan and Riker mentioned
@astxrism Elodie and Xander mentioned 
@novella Sadie mentioned