A/N
I have been going back and replacing chapters with betad versions which were betad by the amazing MusicWritesMyLife.
The sun sparkles on Caroline's skin and fair hair as she steps out of the little shed that she uses as a hideout when her parents fight. She looks around for any sign of the passage of time that could be visible, for it is dark in the shed. She assumes that she spent a good 3 hours in there, for the sun has moved a little on the sky and the constant shouting died out a while ago, at least for about 20 minutes, she thinks. She makes her way back towards the house when a voice calls out from behind the shed.
"Are your parents fighting again?"
Caroline smiles to herself before she turns around, already knowing to whom the voice belongs.
"Yes, but it's not like they pay much attention to me anyway.." she shrugs, pretending not to care about it. "How did you get into my garden, anyway?" she asks Bonnie, eyeing her up and down. Bonnie is her best friend, but lately she has been acting strangely. Popping up in her room or the garden just like that. Caroline has the feeling that something is up but doesn't give much thought to it because she is too glad that Bonnie is here, distracting her from the things that have been going on in her house.
"The gate was opened," - Bonnie answers quickly.
"Oh, I thought I closed it. I'm glad that you are here though," the blond girl says and runs up to Bonnie, hugging her. Caroline notices how much she has grown in the past few weeks. Not the height in particular, but Bonnie has become more mature. Even though they are both 12 years old, Bonnie seems like she could be 14, whereas Caroline looks much younger than her age.
"We need to talk.." Bonnie says as she reopens the shed door, motioning Caroline to go inside. Caroline has showed Bonnie her hideout and whenever she comes over they spend most of their time in there, rather than in the house.
The two of them walk into the shed and position themselves on the few pillows that Caroline managed to sneak out from the house.
"So...?" Caroline asks, looking curiously at Bonnie with her big and bright blue eyes.
"I have to tell you something," Bonnie says. Caroline waits for her to elaborate, but she doesn't. Caroline can see that the brunette struggling with words.
"I... You know what? It's better if I just show it to you." She sighs and looks around. Caroline remains silent, watching Bonnie. Bonnie's eyes pinpoint a small and dirty pillow in the corner. She picks it up and rips it apart.
"What are you doing?" Caroline shrieks, as the cloud of feathers coming out of the pillow covers the floor of the room.
"Trust me," Bonnie says as she extends her arms over the piles of white feathers on the floor.
Caroline immediately calms down and sits back, looking at her friend a little strangely as Bonnie closes her eyes, concentrating.
In the next seconds, some of the feathers on the floor start to rise and then float in midair. Then more feathers follow, until all of them are floating in the air, as if a cloud has formed in the room.
Caroline is left speechless. She literally cannot say a word. She is not sure if she is scared or amazed, or both. Bonnie slowly reopens her eyes and looks at Caroline questioningly.
"So?" she asks, worried about Caroline's reaction.
But Caroline still doesn't say a word. She is still so shocked and amazed at what she has just seen. She lunges forward suddenly and jumps on Bonnie, hugging her as tightly as possible. This action snaps her out of her own shock and she manages to whisper: "Thank you for trusting me."
They break apart and smile at each other. They spent the rest of the day discussing Bonnie's powers and experimenting with them: making different objects float in the small shed where no one could see. On that day, they swore infinite friendship to each other and Caroline swore to keep Bonnie's secret. On that day, they became best friends forever.
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8 YEARS LATER
The sun sparkles on Caroline's skin and fair hair as she untangles herself from the bundle of blankets she has slept in. She stretches her arms above her head and twists her legs, giving muffled sounds of pleasure as her stiff muscles stretch and then relax. She sits up on the cheap and uncomfortable bed, stretching her arms one more time. Her neck is still a little bit stiff but she needs to get ready for the day.
She gets out of bed and walks to her tiny bathroom. She goes to the sink, grabs her toothbrush and starts brushing her teeth. Then, she strips off her polka dotted PJs and jumps into her shower. She turns on the shower and shrieks with annoyance. There is no hot water. There is no hot water. There. Is. No. Hot. Water.
Caroline jumps out of the shower, fuming and wraps a fluffy towel around her shivering body. It's the second day in a row that she couldn't get a decent shower. She was only in long enough to get herself wet, but she wasn't able to clean herself. She rushes back to her bedroom, which is connected to the living room and the kitchen as well. She quickly dries herself and puts on her diner uniform.
It's an ugly piece of clothing if you ask her, but her boss insists on her wearing it since the costumers like it, since it shows more skin than appropriate. The uniform consists of a short light pink skirt and a matching low cut shirt, which reveals a nice peek of her cleavage. She also has to wear two ridiculous hair clips with pink bows on them. She looks like a girl from a bad porn film. She hates the outfit and the job, but she needs the money so she deals with it.
Caroline walks up to the small mirror next to her apartment door, pins her golden locks away from her face with those dreadful clips and walks out the door, leaving the one-room apartment behind.
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She arrives at the diner on time,as always, and goes inside. As she is making her way to the kitchens, she looks around the small diner. Brochures and boards with vibrant colours show the meal of the day and other deals. Try Ralph's chicken broth today as the meal of the day and get a free beer with it. Get Ralph's 24/7 deal with unlimited coffee for the whole day for 25$ only, Be up for 24/7 with Ralph! These signs and more are plastered around the whole diner. As she is reading the meal of the day, she runs into her least favourite person. Her boss.
"Ralph!" - she exclaims, putting on her most charming and beautiful smile. "How are you?" she asks, not actually interested in the answer.
"Good. But I'm better now that I see you in your uniform." He winks at her, looking her up and down.
Caroline doesn't respond, she just gives a soft giggle and makes her way into the kitchen. As soon as Ralph can't see her face, she rolls her eyes and her face muscles automatically pull into a disgusted expression. She learnt to ignore her pervert boss over the 2 years she has been working here. It was always obvious to her that Ralph liked her body and all, but he never made a move. He is the harmless type, the one that looks but never touches. Other than him being a pervert, he is a decent man. He is in his 40s and not handsome either. As a matter of fact, he is the exact opposite of handsome. He has graying hair and big preying eyes. His cheeks are hollow and he is short and thin. He reminds Caroline of a little street rat that she could step on if she wanted to. But he pays well—as well as you can pay a waitress in a old and shabby diner. Caroline is still really broke and she has to take a double shift so she can pay her apartment and her food. But still, it's enough for her to stay alive.
She spends the morning serving mostly coffee and pancakes to the few costumers that wander into the diner. She takes a short break at lunch and eats the sandwich that she prepared for herself the previous night. You would think that since it is a diner, her boss would let Caroline eat some of the food that had already gotten cold and would be thrown out later anyway. But no. She is not allowed to eat any of the diner food unless she pays for it.She doesn't have enough money to give herself that big of a treat; although she sometimes buys herself one of the cheapest coffees in the diner and savours it because it is better than the one she makes herself at home.
After lunch, she goes back to working through the afternoon shift. This shift is much harder than the morning one since more people come in and the plates of food are much heavier and it is harder to remember where they go. Caroline is not alone, though. Rachel is with her during the afternoon. She is a nice girl, but Caroline isn't close with her. She likes to keep her personal life separate from her work.
The afternoon shift ends at six and by the time she finishes with the day, Caroline is exhausted. She arrives home shortly after; the diner is only a 15 minute bus ride from her apartment. As soon as she gets home, she immediately strips off her clothes and puts on some comfortable leggings and an oversized T-shirt. She goes into her kitchen and practically climbs into her fridge looking for something to eat. After not finding anything, she closes her fridge and walks over to the cabinet, which contains her cereals and other goodies. She reaches deep into the cabinet and pulls out an instant noodle package. Caroline checks the packaging and decides that it's good enough for her to eat. She boils some water on the stove and makes the noodles. After the noodles are cool enough for her to eat, she jumps up onto the counter and eats her dinner quietly and alone. Before she makes her way to the living room, she quickly makes a sandwich for the next day.
Caroline slams onto her small couch in front of her small TV. She turns it on and then reaches for her laptop, which is sitting on the couch next to her. She settles iton her lap and runs her palm over the smooth surface. That laptop is her only valuable possession. She had saved up for it for 2 years. She finally bought it not long ago because she wanted to achieve her dream of becoming a writer, and for that she needed a laptop. She had tons of ideas jotted down on pieces of paper, but still, she needed a laptop to create new stories. That's all she uses it for; she doesn't have Internet. But for some reason she hasn't been able to write. She has been staring at a blank word document for weeks now. She hates to admit it, but yes indeed, Caroline Forbes has got the writers' block.
After staring at the empty screen for over an hour, she closes her laptop frustrated because of today's failure. She quickly goes to the bathroom and gets ready for bed, changing into her polka dotted PJ's, and goes to sleep.
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The sun sparkles on Caroline's skin and fair hair as she untangles herself from the bundle of blankets she has slept in. She gets out of bed. Brushes her teeth. Gets into the shower. Dresses in her horrible uniform. Goes to work. Reads the meal of the day. Eats her sandwich. Serves the costumers. Goes home. Eats dinner. Stares at the blank document. Goes to sleep.
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The sun sparkles on Caroline's skin and fair hair as she untangles herself from the bundle of blankets she has slept in. She gets out of bed. Brushes her teeth. Gets into the shower. Dresses in her horrible uniform. Goes to work. Reads the meal of the day. Eats her sandwich. Serves the costumers. Goes home. Eats dinner. Stares at the blank document. Goes to sleep.
A/N
I hope you liked the first chapter of my new Fanfiction. Please do understand that this is just to introduce the character. Next chapter I want to do something similar to Klaus. So a chapter just about him. Also things happened in those 8 years (Duh) since we jumped from suburb little Caroline to broke Caroline, but you will see in the later chapters how that evolves as well as some more flashbacks. Bonnie is also going to be introduced soon but Klaus and Caroline won't meet until Chapter 3 or 4.
Pretty please review. C:
Song for the chapter: Redundant by Green Day