Chapter 1: College Bound
Caroline can barely wait to walk in her dorm and find her new college companion. Since high school, Caroline couldn't wait to enroll in Whitmore College. Now she's on campus at her dream school going straight to her dorm. She wonders if she'll see Elena or Bonnie. God, she missed Bonnie. She hasn't seen Bonnie since graduation, leaving us a message from Jeremy, who appears to be alive.
"Man, I hope she shows up." Caroline whispers under her breath.
With half a mile to walk before she gets to her dorm building, she suddenly thinks about someone else she hasn't seen often. Stefan. They've only had a few phone calls throughout the whole summer and they haven't spoken to each other face to face. Caroline takes a deep breath hoping everyone is okay.
She opens the door to her dorm and slowly walks inside clutching her face in her hands. A perky smile appears onto her face. Within a few seconds sounds of happiness coming from her mouth turns into a joyful scream covering the whole room.
"Caroline, could you help me?" Liz says behind.
Caroline's blond curls flow behind her as she runs towards her mother.
"Can you believe it! All those four years I've spent dreaming of this place. And here I am!" Caroline says with a smile and a bit of laughter.
She runs towards a bed and sinks into it with a deep breath. Liz pushes the heavy luggage from the hallway into the dorm room. She stands up straight grabbing her lower back.
"Yeah, you made it." Liz says. She walks over to Caroline and pulls her up from the bed and gives her a motherly hug.
"Now that you're officially a college student, you are going to be an independent girl now." Caroline nods in agreement. "So be careful. Mystic Falls has turned into a modern town to hell on earth in 3 years."
She looked into Caroline's eyes nervously.
"Okay?"
"Yes. I love you."
"I love you, too."
Caroline and Liz embrace for a goodbye hug and within a few seconds, Caroline is left alone.
Caroline begins to unpack right before she hears a loud knock on the door. Caroline heart beat quickens faster within every step she takes closer towards the door. She quickly opens the door to she Stefan, not knowing who it really was, Silas. Caroline gasps and jumps into his arms.
"Oh my god! Where were you this summer?!" she asks him worriedly.
"Everywhere!" Silas says with a mischievous grin unexposed to Caroline.