PROLOGUE:
Caroline Forbes walked out of the Los Angeles sun and walked into her large home with the thirty or so bags she held birthday presents with. She was eighteen, she was finally eighteen which meant she had only a couple of months before she went to college and had her dream of owning her own retail business.
'Daddy! I'm home!' she announced brightly and heard the clatter in the kitchen. 'Daddy?'
'I'm in here sweetheart!' he assured and Caroline dropped the bags and skipped into the room. 'Wow, you still have that grin on your face!'
'Of course I do! Everyone was awesome today! I should have a birthday every day,' she said and her father chuckled.
'Well it gets better because I bought you this to have before the party,' her father motioned for the Chinese food on the table.
'Aww, this is so cute, thank you daddy!'
'You're welcome sweetie,' he told her as her phone ringed.
'Sophie?'
'Hey, I'm going to be there in like a half hour, Lola's with me too!'
'That's cool, I'll see you then,' Caroline answered sitting down with her father to start digging into her food.
'Are you excited for this party?'
'Yes! It's going to be the greatest party of the century and seeing as I designed my own dress, there is no chance of a little wannabe wearing my dress!' Caroline shared with her father.
'You still haven't showed me this dress you know? What if I disapprove?'
'Daddy, the dress is fine! Appropriate with style,' she winked and her father shook her head. She could see him thinking 'Oh my little girl's growing up' because he gets that same look all the time. Her thirteenth, her first day in high school, her first boyfriend, it happened all the time!
'Alright and are you sure Luke will act appropriately? I want you to make sure you are safe,' he emphasized just as the home phone rang and Caroline's eyes opened wide with terror!
'Daddy!' she complained moving to answer the phone.
'Is this Caroline or Bill Forbes?' a soft and sad voice spoke and Caroline felt her mood sink a little bit.
'This is Caroline,' she introduced herself to the caller and heard him sigh.
'Hello Caroline, I'm Mayor Lockwood, Mayor of Mystic Falls. Ms Forbes, something awful has happened to your mother,' she stated and Caroline's heart began to beat faster whilst she held herself.
'What happened?' Caroline asked and her father stood to join her.
'Caroline, you're mother died,' the woman informed her and Caroline let herself and the phone fall to the floor.
Happy Birthday Caroline.