The air in her lungs slowly decreased, exiting through her nose at a slow pace while her mouth inhaled the cold waters. She blinked rapidly trying to get the freezing liquid away from her light blue eyes, the eyes she inherited from her father. Those same blue eyes looked to her left, to her brother. She saw him floating. He was still, unmoving, a statue; frozen in time. She removed her glaze to the person in the drivers seat, her dad was still awake, struggling to break the glass of the widow. Her mother was dead on impact, the blood on her door's window washed away into the river. Her father looked behind himself and right at her, his eyes droopy, her vision fading. He reached out for her, silent goodbye showing in their bright sky colored eyes. He closed his eyes for the last time, his strength going with his last breath. When he let go of her hand, and when her chocolate hair fell in her line of vision, nothing but darkness pursued. She closed her eyes, thought of her family, and just when she finally saw light… She woke up and breathed in the oxygen. She wasn't dead.

She turned her head to the right, sensing someone looking at her, though she saw no one she did get a look at her surroundings. She first noticed the lot of trees, cut in two because of the road, it was the woods. Turning to her left she could see the woods too, but when she looked straight ahead she saw the deep blue waters from the river. She was dry, which meant land and because she couldn't feel gravel under her palm she figured she was on the road. A bridge. Confirming her suspicions a sign at the end informed her that it was Wickery Bridge. Standing up, the girl headed to her left towards her town, Mystic Falls. Along the way she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened.

She was driving out of town with her family to go to New Orleans with her family, they made the trip once a month, and then they weren't lisening to the radio anymore. Her father swerved the car towards the water so he couldn't hit the man lying in the middle of the road. Though the water is deep, it wasn't deep enough to sink the car completely from where the crashed, the truck had just landed on the roof. That was why they were drowing, there wasn't a small space for her to breath in as the car filled with the water. Her mother was lucky, she didn't have to experience to torturous feeling from the lack of air. Her brother was only nine, he didn't know any better than too hold his breath, he fought instead all the way to the bottom (which became the top) of the car. Her father was probably dead by now.

She should be thinking more about her family, she should be crying up to the point where all the water in the river would double with her tears, she should be asking about where the man on the road had gone. Did he get help? Was he the one that saved her? That was what she was really thinking about, not her family, not her emotionless state, not about some man, but about her. She was alive, when she could have sworn she should be dead.

"It doesn't make sense!" She yelled to no one. She did a complete circle around the spot she was standing in and finally gave into the truth, that she was an orphan and that she was miraculously alive. In a new found rage and absolute hopelessness she dropped to her knees and gave out a blood curdling scream, then she cried. She was only a half mile away from the bridge, and maybe two miles away from Mystic Falls. Debating whether or not she was going to continue to her home or stay right there, she stood, tripping over her own feet. Taking off her heels, she headed to the police station. Ms. Forbes would be working and given the fact that Elena was having her birthday party tonight, she would be leaving soon. It was only seven, she could make it.

Luck was on her side though because she didn't have to walk anymore. Six police cars and an ambulance was headed straight for her. Had it not been for the circumstances she would have joked saying something like, "All this for me? You shouldn't have." But today was not the day to joke.

The first police car to stop held one officer, Ms. Forbes. The sheriff ran over to her and wrapped her arms around her, "What happened? Are you okay? Amber, why are you alone?"

All these questions wrapped themselves around her head and while she stood still, Liz looked at her in confusion. Was she okay, her family just died and she didn't know how to feel? "Well, my entire family is dead, you might need a dive team to check the river for their corpses. I honestly don't know how I feel, I am angry, confused, depressed, and that is why I am alone Liz. Always and Forever."

Liz didn't know how to respond so she brought her hand up and called for the ambulance to hurry up. Amber just stood there and let the ambulance do their job. They brought her to the van and did her vitals and other doctor things before taking her to the hospital. She was able to go hope though because she was perfectly fine health wise. Liz offered to drop her off at home before heading to the Boarding House, but instead Amber wanted to head to the party too. Liz was skeptical at first but understood that she probably wanted to take her mind off things.

They were about five minutes to the party and Liz decided to break the tension, "So I know that this is going to be hard and I want you to know that you are welcome to stay at my palace anytime. I know you and Caroline were best friends-,"

"Before she left me for Elena. You know Liz I appreciate the offer, I really do, but me and Caroline won't work out. It would be too weird." Amber said. There was no venom in her voice but Liz knew not to ask again. The car broke into another awkward silence before Amber broke it, "I am sorry Ms. Forbes, you were only being nice. You know, losing my family and snapping at you, not the happiest moments inn my life."

Amber leaned her head against the backseat head rest and closed her eyes, keeping unleashed tears in her eyes for as long as possible. Liz nodded her head and spoke to the teenager, "Elena went through the same thing, but then she met Stefan Salvatore and she seemed happier. I am not saying you need a boyfriend, I am saying that maybe you can find something to take your mind off of everything."

Amber rolled her eyes at the name of Stefan Salvatore, "Yes, Stefan Salvatore. The little blood sucking parasite. Can I call him a tick? He does drink the blood from animals." Amber told the sheriff.

Thankfully Liz stopped right in front of the house so Amber could head right inside and straight for the liquor. She was half way to the kegs when Damon Salvatore stepped right in front of her, making her fall on the floor.

"Sorry, but I just had to stop and say, my do you look gorgeous." He sounded so seductive and he carried a smirk on his face, his blue eyes showed humor and a sort of lust but she wasn't buying it.

She got up on her feet and met his eyes with her own smirk, "Sorry but you must have my confused, my name is Amber not Elena, she is over there next to Caroline. Hello Caroline, I know you can hear me." Amber said, starting to walk away but she had to turn around and see his smirk fall.

He zoomed in front of her and grabbed her arms roughly, whispering angrily in her face while the stood in a guest room that was off limits, "Listen here, you have five seconds to tell me how you know about me and my brother."

Amber yanked her arms away and said to him in the same manner, "I see you have talked to Liz. Listen here leach, don't touch me again."

"How do you know about me and my brother?" He asked again.

"You have about a week before the full moon, find a way to not make me want to kill you before then." She threatened.

Damon's eyes widened in shock before voicing his thoughts, "You are a werewolf."

Amber gave a little howel, as a joke and walked away, but not before saying something to him that both hurt and surprised him, "You don't have to worry about my family coming after you either, they died today."