AN: Hello my wonderful readers. I am finally back. I hope you missed me and willing to read another story from me. So this is the beginning of the third installment of 'Character' saga that I promised. I hope you like it. And of course you have to let me know what do you think because my writing is spineless without your opinions. Forgive me for the spelling and grammatical mistakes, I am a little rusty for not writing for so long. And what else there is to say... enjoy the story!

Chapter 1: O Sweet Revenge

I had no idea where I was. I was walking through woods but the place wasn't familiar to me. All the trees of that woods were dried and not a single leaf hanging on the brunches. And not only that but also the whole place was covered with smoke, white thick smoke. It seemed like mist at first but it wasn't. I was too worked up about my whereabouts to realize why am I even here? What got me here in this strange woods in the first place? Because the last thing I remembered was getting into an accident with Elena. Which brought me to think, I should be dead because there was no way in hell I was going to survive the accident. So is this afterlife? I asked myself but no one answered me. I knew I was all alone and I knew this place wasn't real. Again I had to ask myself-

"What is this place?" I asked out loud this time and like the previous time I didn't expect anyone to answer my question. But this time someone responded.

"Confused much Jacqueline?" Spoke up a voice from behind me which seemed taunting. I was startled to say the least. I quickly turned around and came face to face with Amelia. A smile immediately spread across my lips. I was so happy to see her again. I never thought I would.

"Amelia, I never thought I would see you again." I was about to pull her into an embrace but then stopped myself because there was something wrong with her.

"I am not Amelia." She said to me. And I knew she was saying the truth because even though she looked exactly like Amelia but she wasn't. I could just feel it. And by then I realized who exactly she was.

"Cassandra." As I whispered out the name I took a few steps back from her. The witch obviously noticed that and said-

"You don't have to fear me Jacqueline. I am not going to hurt you." She said with a calm tone of voice that said otherwise to me.

"Then why did you bring me here? What is this place?" I demanded answers.

"This place is a nowhere. It's nothing but your imagination that is influenced by me. But of course there is a purpose for why I brought you here." Cassandra was speaking in riddles and it was giving me a very bad feeling about my current situation.

"I'm suppose to be dead, not be here with you." I said more to myself than to her.

"Jacqueline you died long before you came into this world. It was your death that allowed you to come into this world in the first place. But you know that already, don't you? You also know that I am the one who brought you here." I nodded my head to that.

"But I died in this world as well, so what happens to me now?" I asked wanting to know what I have in store for me this time.

"You see Jacqueline; I never wanted you to live in this world longer than I needed for you to stay. Because I knew you would jeopardize everything for me and that's exactly what you did." I frowned at Cassandra with confusion as she said that. Actually accused would be more correct. How the hell did I jeopardize her plans?

"But Markus is dead, isn't that what you wanted?" I asked making the witch narrow her eyes at me dangerously.

"I wanted to free Prince Erik, the love of my life. I needed Amelia to kill him so that he and I could reunite on the other side and live eternity together. But because of your meddling, my love is still imprisoned and suffering in the living world and there is no way for me to free him now. It's because of you, I shall remain all alone forever." Cassandra's voice and expression gave away exactly how furious she was with me. And I realized right away that I had something horrible coming for me.

"So you brought me here to punish me?" I asked but it was actually a statement because I knew that was exactly the matter here. Cassandra calmed down a little. She stopped looking violent thankfully but that didn't mean she didn't look dangerous any more. She still looked quite enraged.

"You made sure I never get to be with my true love again so I am going to return you the favor Jacqueline." Just as Cassandra said that horror clouded my face immediately.

"You wouldn't dare to touch Damon." I knew I was in no position to threaten Cassandra and that's what made her laugh at me. The laugh was sort of evil because she knew I was helpless here.

"I don't need to touch him. I can make him suffer just fine if I really want to but it's not him I want to punish." I nodded my head understanding what Cassandra was saying.

"So what you are planning to do to me? Keep me here and make me wonder around all alone and stop me from passing on. Or are you planning on sending me back to my world where I will have to live a horrible life? Because as long as Damon and everyone else is alright, I am fine with anything." I said confidently not fearing Cassandra's punishment. A smirk slowly crawled the witch's lips.

"I would rather do something more interesting." Saying that Cassandra disappeared. I looked around for her but she was nowhere to be seen. And suddenly my surroundings also started spinning around me and in a very fast motion. Everything was moving so fast that it soon became a blur and started to give me a nasty headache. I had to close my eyes shut in order to not throw up. Suddenly my knees got weak and I fell onto the ground. And before I knew it I was consumed by unconsciousness.

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