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O N E Y E A R L A T E R
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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[ R Y D E R ]
I heard somewhere that before you die, you would see your whole life flash before your eyes.
I think I just saw that.
There were bits and pieces of everything in my life. I saw flashes of memories of playing with my mother when I was young. I saw the first day of elementary school, the day when we found out my mom got sick, the day I won my first surf championship, that night I went drinking cheap beers with my buddies at the beach, and then there was Kara.
I remembered seeing her smile. We were sitting at our secret beach, watching the stars, and she gave me this smile that was so pe
