That is my first fanfic ever so I hope you'll like it!

I need to say that we'll discover the whole story chapter by chapter which means that the TVD characters won't appear immediately.

Pls be patient, I got it all mapped out just give it time and don't forget to review, I'd like to know your opinions ;)

Well then let's get started ;*

PS: I'm not English so there might be some mistakes! :/

Chapter 1

I'm adopted!

„Thanks for bringing me, guys!", I said gladly as we walked towards the porch. It had been a hell of a week, all the preparations the upcoming school carnival.

„Always", my best friend said.

„See ya tomorrow." She waved and she and her boyfriend Tyler went home.

Exhausted I opened the door and then it happened again. I had the feeling that something important has happened in here before and my body pushed me to look into the past about a few hours ago. I tried to ignore it but my curiousity got the best of me.

I quietly closed the front door and took a deep breath in the dark before I closed my eyes and felt like I was dragging away into the past. For a moment I didn't hear a sound, no cars driving through my street and no clock ticking.

When I heard noises again I opened my eyes and found myself in the small corridor of my house at 4 pm. I saw my mum dressed in a beautiful short red dress and she looked really excited. Was that lipstick? Since when did she use that? Quickly she brushed her long dark curls and ran to the front door as someone knocked. She ran through me as if I were a ghost. Of course she didn't see me. Still not used to it, I thought while she opened the door and a strange man came in.

"Meredith, you look incredibly beautiful today!", he said and kissed her. I was a little bit shocked. Why didn't she tell me she had a lover? "Thank you, Mike." she said blushing. I followed them into the living room and soon they started to make out. I really didn't want to see this so I turned away from them. I wanted to go back to reality but I couldn't, something prevented me from doing so. Maybe something else happened?

"Wait", I heard this Mike guy saying. "What about Marla?"

"What about her?", my mother asked confused.

"Did you tell her?"

"Not yet. I don't know how she'd react, you know. I'm afraid of telling her a lot of things that could change her life."

"What do you mean? That she might get a new father? Or are you talking about anything else?"

My mum was uncomfortable then. She was unsure whether to answer his questions or not. It seemed as if she thought about comitting it to him.

"Oh come on, Meredith! We've known eachother for three years now. We started as best friends, you know you can tell me.", he said comforting and encouraging to get it out of her. I realised that this was the guy my mum talked about being her best friend. I remembered how cherishly red her weaks turned and how she denied to feel anything more than friendship.

"Oh well", she hesitated and suddenly my heart sped up because I didn't know which mystery I was about to discover that might change my life forever.

"She's not exactly my child", she admitted and my heart skipped a beat. I couldn't trust my ears, did she just really said that? What does mean?, I thought as Mike uttered it.

"She's been adopted. She was given away and I took care of her because I can't get any children."

Wait- what?

"Wow, you never told me that", he said clearly surprised.

"I didn't tell anyone.", she said quietly.

"You know, sooner or later she'll find out."

"I know. But we have plenty of time now and we shouldn't waste it with talking, should we?", she changed the subject and soon they had different things to do.

My head started to spin as everything turned black and I was spit into reality again. I was standing in the dark living room, barely breathing. This couldn't be true, could it?

All this time she lied to me, pretended to be my mother who has been carrying me in her stomach. There were records, there even were pictures of it!

Suddenly the light went on and my mum (sorry, I mean Meredith) leaned on the frame of the door, arms crossed over her bathrobe. "Finally back?", she said smiling until she noticed my raged face.

"Everything's alright, hun?", she asked concerned.

"Am I adopted?", I asked her and saw her froze. She didn't say anything. "Am I adopted?", I repeated loudly.

"Marla, look.."

"Am I or not?", I shouted by now.

"Yes", she admitted ashamed and looked down on the floor.

I was breathing heavily and forced my tears to stay inside of my eyes. "All this time I've trusted you!", I yelled and walked past her but she grabbed my arm. "No please, I need to explain! You can trust me, this doesn't change anything at all. I'm still your mother and your my daughter and I really do love-"

"Oh please!" I laughed sarcastically. "Don't tell me you love me if you don't want me to get sick!"

"But Marla-"

"Don't!" I said and she immediately let my arm go.

I wanted to go straight upstairs as I stopped and turned to ask her one question: "Who is it?"

"Who is who?", she asked confused. "Who's my birth mother?"

"Marla..", she started but I cut her off angrily.

She sighed: "I really do not know who your mother was. I only remember that young blonde girl standing in front of my door and carrying you in her arms and begging me to admit you and care for you. And I gladly did it."

"Do you have at least a name?" I asked calmly.

"Let me think. Well, I believe her name was Caroline. Caroline Forbes."

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