I'm 24 years, own a successful business, well, more co-own really with two of my best friends. My name is Caroline Forbes. And my best friends are Katherine Petrova and Bonnie Bennett. We met at grade school and have been inseparable best friends ever since. Three years ago, we graduated college and set-up a now successful coffee shop. I am the primary chef, Katherine runs the front-office and Bonnie is the finance guru. Between the three of us, we built – Devil's Corner Coffee Shop which pretty much takes all of our time operating 7 days a week.
My Monday started just like any other typical Monday morning, woke up at 7:00am and started the three block walk from my apartment to the coffee shop. The weather was perfect, laughter was in the air and as usual the neighborhood kids were in their bikes having on of their early morning race around the block moods. Molly, my neighborhoods daughter was just passing me and hollered a "Good Morning Aunt Carolime!" then just rode by to join the rest of the kids.
Niklaus Michaelson , "Nik" to the family and "Klaus" to enemies. And believe me, the enemies far outweigh the family in numbers was just stepping into his chauffer driven SUV. Ladies considered him handsome and a great catch, offcourse he would never let himself get "caught" by any woman. Reputable Businessman by day and unkown to many ruthless Mafia Boss by night. He had one of this nights again were the "business" needed his hands on management. Off course he had his brothers Elijah and Kol who are as different as night and day, Elijah being the Counsel, being a lawyer by profession and Kol being the henchman who alternates from being dependable to totally irresponsible. Today he was on his way to clean up one of Kol's messes.
Klaus instructed his driver to step-it up, as he was getting impatient with the drive. Just as they turned a corner, the child, no more then eight, suddenly biked in there path and would have been immediately thrown underneath the SUV had it not been for the quick reflexes of someone who was walking by who immediately sprang to action and just pushed the child out of the way before being nudged by the SUV.
Tomy, the driver quickly braked but not before slightly hitting the childs' rescuer in the process. Both the driver and Klaus got out of the SUV, Klaus being the more alert of the two immediately went to the fallen girl while the driver went to check on the kid.
A moan was heard from the girl who was lying down on the road on the SUV, "Are you hurt?" A distinct british accent asked. Caroline thought she was dreaming, after all she just run infront of an SUV, maybe she died and had gone to heaven. Turning slightly she opened her eyes and was met with the bluest eyes she had ever seen, thinking, yes she had definitely died and gone to heaven. And promptly lost consciousness.
