A FRESH START

She was standing still in front of her grandma's house with tons of luggage and a broken heart. She knocked the door twice and took a deep breath. She was like trying to prepare herself for a new life, new school, new friends and especially for being an orphan. It was never easy to lose your parents in a freaking car accident. Now, she had to pretend like she's the least better because it's been 4 months that they had died. But she wasn't, she never could be.

And there was Jeremy, one of the only things she had from their parents, and the other was her last name. He was playing a new game he downloaded. He looked much better than her, she really wondered how he overcame this. He was only 17 and surprisingly, he was stronger than her.

The door opened and it was Nancy, the housemaid, in front of them. "Welcome Mr. and Ms. Gilbert. Please come in." She was so polite, she had always a bright smile on her face which brights others' faces as well. She was a middle-aged woman, gray-haired and she was Russian. She had a poor accent but it was still understandable. She helped them with luggage and stuff.

As they entered, they saw their grandma was going downstairs. "Lovelies! I missed you both. Aw, you've grown up." She smiled and hugged them both. Then, looked at them again. "Elena, baby, you've become a beautiful young girl and Jeremy, you seem as naughty as before." She laughed hard. "I'm joking, you are a gentleman." It was a moral for her to see her grandchildren.

Elena eventually smiled for the first time after 4 months. "Grandma, I really missed you." She stared at the house and it was really so big! She decided to replace her things first. "Where is my luggage?"

"Nancy replaced them into your new gardrobe."

Elena was surprised. "Oh, when? It's been a while that I just came here."

Grandma laughed. "There is a magical power in her, it's what I like. Don't worry about small things now, you and me can sit and drink coffee. We can even have a girl-talk." She said, winking. "Hmm, and Jeremy, I think he'd better decide what to do by himself."

Jeremy stopped playing the game for a second and murmured "Okay, have fun." and he focused back on his "important" duty. Meanwhile, Elena and her grandma, Katherine, went to the living room. Elena chose one of the comportable sofa to sit. She still couldn't believe that she was staying in her grandma's house… until she had her own house. It hurt the bottom of her heart that she was alone, her beautiful mother and daddy were gone for ever. What if she could say that she loved them for the last time? She couldn't and she would regret it every time.

Nancy entered the room holding two coffees on a tray and meanwhile, the aroma of it spread the whole room. "Nancy is a skilled woman, Elena! Try her coffee, I bet you've never tasted something like it before."

Elena first smelled the cup of coffee. She felt so peaceful suddenly, took a sip from it. It was absolutely delicious. "That's amazing, what do you put in it?" she asked to Nancy.

Nancy giggled and said: "Happiness, peace and a little magic." Elena could believe her because she suddenly felt so peaceful here. She started smiling when she was thinking that it was forbidden to smile for her any more. She found the happiness of life again. She knew she made the right choice by staying at her grandma's house. She had three choices: her grandma, Aunt Jenna or Uncle John. She actually loved Aunt Jenna but she wasn't responsible at all and when it came to Uncle John, he was annoying and Elena never liked him. She thought she couldn't put up with spending a single day with him.

All of a sudden, after a happy moment with Nancy, Elena's grandma said Nancy to leave them alone. She turned to Elena, afterwards. "Now, tell me. How is your life going, do you have a boyfriend?"

Elena blushed. She wasn't used to being asked from her grandma. "I… I do."

"Don't be ashamed, sweetheart. I just asked it to be sure that there is someone who comforts you. What's his name?"

"Matt. We've been dating for 2 years but we don't see each other since my parents died. I'm not sure if he even knows." She sighed. Matt was really a great guy but not the one she was looking for. He was caring, nice, handsome but there was no passion in their relationship. Before her parents' death, she was actually thinking of breaking up but now, she needed him. She knew she was being selfish but she could be, anyway. She was in a rough period.

"Why doesn't he? Text him, do you have a mobile-phone?"

"No, I've broken it." She murmured.

"Take mine for now, we can buy a new one for you."

"Aw, thank you!" she smiled. She suddenly wanted to ask something about her granddad. He died when she was just 3. "Granny, how did you meet my grandpa?"

Katherine, her grandma, smiled first and started telling: "I think I should tell you about my first love, principally. I had a relationship with him for 5 years. I loved him so much, however he was abortive. I chose having children over him, so we broke up. I suffered, felt broken but then, I met Stefan, your granddad. Stefan was actually his brother but he's promised me that I'll never see him again. I didn't, I heard he went to Shanghai and lived there. I don't know he's still… alive." She looked at Elena wisely and said: "When I look at you, I see my youth. We are so alike, Elena, especially our appearance, but you are wiser than I was. You can reach what you want, never stop believing in love. You'll find it, one way or another."

"It's a sad story. Why did you choose children over being happy with the man you love?"

Katherine looked so confused. She was trying to find the right answer for this question. She coughed. "I was… young, Elena. All I wanted was cuddling my children, dreaming about their marriage, school and stuff. And then, there is you, right now. I'm glad with my choice because God gave me a beautiful grandchild like you. I was logical and I thought love isn't eternal."

Elena smiled by her compliment. "If I were you, I'd choose him. I'm a person that I'll always choose love. I can't be level-headed although I sometimes want to be. I envy Jer. I don't know whether he's careless or he can hide his feelings but I wanted to be like him. I still do. However, I'm way more emotional, I guess."

"I know, darling. Don't be afraid of being emotional. In life, you have to get hurt. But don't let everyone hurt you." She smiled warmly and caressed her back.

Elena wanted to tell about her university. "Grandma, I want to get a part-time job while I'm studying. I also start university this year. It starts tomorrow morning." She looked at the clock. "Oh, it's late. I'd better go to bed now." She kissed her grandma's cheek and went to her room.

Before sleeping, she started to write as she always did.

Dear Diary,

I've moved to my grandma's house today. Here's surprisingly peaceful, that managed to make me feel myself again. I don't know if I should feel guilty about this. Yeah, I just miss my parents as hell, it's never gonna change. However, I have to stay strong to take care of Jer.

Tomorrow, my new life's going to start. New school, new friends and ouch, Matt. I don't know what I'm going to do with this. I should be sure of my feelings, first. Life is rough… I'm also going to go to an interview to apply for a new job. I'm pretty excited because this will be my first experience in a serious company. I shouldn't bungle this.

I'm going to bed now, see you.

Then, she turned the lights off and went to sleep.

This is going to be my first Delena fanfiction, I know there is no Delena yet. Wait and see.

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