Even though Ellie is your soulmate, you walked away. You got married, to a guy you don't even love because your heart is only for one person: Ellie. That girl is always in your head, in your dreams, every time you look at your arm you have to see the mark that shows the same thing, that she and you are souls predestined to be together.
At first you were with her, before everything happened with Joel, just you and her. The patrols together were just excuses to spend more time alone, you two were naughty girls. However, after Joel's death, Ellie changed completely and that made you distance yourself from her. Her revenge was more than obvious, she wanted to get revenge and finish off that Abby even though she knows that Joel deserved it. Revenge or not, you walked away and broke up with her anyway.
Time passed, and you didn't hear from Ellie. The only thing you knew about her was that she had sent you letters apologizing and saying that she was still looking for Abby, but you never got those letters. Maybe your husband did something with them and never told you? Still, you would miss her, after all, and again, she is your soulmate. Maybe that's why when she went back to Jackson after her 'half-hearted revenge' on Abby, your eyes sparkled and your heart beat a thousand miles an hour. There you realized that she was right, that “Good luck, babe.” It was more than a breakup comment, it was a reality.
You felt like you were never lucky.
“You got married, huh?” she asked in her deep voice, almost hurt because you never told her you married a man. You wanted so badly to tell her you didn’t love him. Every time you get up with your husband's arm you don't feel comfortable, but when it was with Ellie...
You definitely thought about her all these months, for you it was almost years. You'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling. Ellie, on the other hand, always loved you, and I hoped that when she returned to Jackson you would run into her arms and hug her like you were a romantic couple in World War II.