The light within
Chapter 2
Whitmore College 16 years ago
'I guess that's the last box for today' Jeremy said.
'I can't believe how much stuff we have myself,' Caroline answered. 'Unfortunately it's not the last one, that would be the one on the backseat of my car…could you please…..'
All Caroline saw was Jeremy's back and it went outside the door '….fetch it'?
'he's so eager to help' Elena smiled
'yeah, he is, I'm still a little surprised he's back. It's just weird and odd and something like that.'
'what do you mean?'
'are you serious? Don't you miss someone in this room? You have to admit the strange coincidence with Bonnie and Jeremy. Jeremy is dead, than he isn't? And Bonnie disappears? Not even Rudi could tell me exactly what happened. Actually he tried to avoid the subject of Bonnie's whereabouts at all'
'Well, I talked with Jeremy and Rudi weeks ago. They told me Bonnie wanted to learn more about her family and was searching for Lucy.'
'Lucy? What Lucy? Who is Lucy?'
'You remember a couple of years ago, Katherine wanted Stefan and Damon to give her the moonstone, she had this weird witch on her side. She did this curse it bonded Katherine and me together. Whenever she got hurt I did as well.'
'Oh…yeah I remember this Lucy now. I just want to make sure Bonnie is alright and healthy so I am going to contact this witch even if this is the last think I'll do.'
'Certainly, you're right. It's nothing like Bonnie to just disappear without saying goodbye and don't call anyone of us.'
Caroline was thinking about what her friend had just said. Why hasn't she done anything before? All this searching for Tyler and his 'I don't want to come back right know', her choice to break-up because she couldn't handle all his secret behavior in this last two month made her feel so selfish. What was she thinking to wait this long time without doing something about finding her witch-friend?
'Weird we haven't talk about this situation right after the graduation. I mean what were we expecting?'
'Well, you were busy with Tyler's…eh affairs and I was busy adjusting my life with human feelings and without my house where I used to grow up….'
'Well you were adjusting having a new boyfriend' Caroline interrupted Elena with a strange voice.
'please don't start this Caroline, I know you don't like Damon and probably never will but I love him.'
'If you just think he has changed for one second you are blind'
'If you think he hasn't maybe you are blink because of what he did when you were human.'
'You know what Elena, the only thing that has changed is your opinion of HIM nothing else, because he would do everything the same way he once did…What take Jeremy so long to bring this box…is he walking to Mystic Falls or my car?'
Elena said nothing to her. Nothing on this subject… 'maybe we should postpone this conversation until we know where Bonnie is'
'Yeah you're absolutely right….There is another possibility….you know?'
'What possibility?'
'We could interrogate Jeremy what….
Suddenly Jeremy was standing in the room with Caroline's last box and gave her the car-keys.
… he knows.'
'He knows nothing' Jeremy said looking a little bit scarred.
'Well, I don't believe you Jeremy' Caroline said
'Actually me either' Elena agreed with her friend.
'So spill the beans please. You were the last to see her, certainly she has given you're the number of this Lucy. I want to speak to her too.'
Jeremy stood there and said nothing at first.
'Bonnie is not with Lucy…she …she
'She what…Jeremy? What happened to her?'
'Well as you know she brought me back, she cast a spell which resurrected me but she had to take the consequences….'
'Jeremy….' Elena started 'what consequences do you talk about?'
'Well after the veil was where it belongs she has stayed on the other side…since'
Caroline couldn't take it anymore. She needed air. She left the dorm-room took the car-keys and stormed outside.
Again she started to panic. Again the felt like someone choked her again much someone stronger than her. She breathed and watched around herself. This campus would be her new home for the next years. Now she had to face this home without the most caring friend Bonnie, without her confident, without magic….
She sensed someone behind her. She turned around and saw a glowing light behind her. It was like a presence, like someone was watching her every move. The question was….was it friend or foe?
She turned around again and the light disappeared.
'Caroline? Is everything alright?' said Elena suddenly standing behind her.
'Alright?...how could be anything alright ever?...Tyler is gone, Bonnie is dead and I'm freaking out in seeing some lights everywhere. What is wrong with me?'
Standing outside….now she stood outside again. Not a College Campus but a hospital where she had to escape too. Escape death.
She thought about this faithful night, she saw this glowing light for the first time and walked to her car, listening to a long missed voice.
'Hey, Caroline we need you down here. You're medical skills are needed, Victoria's has a neurosurgical condition and he doesn't trust anyone to help her.'
'Stefan, please…..what are you talking about? What's going on? Who is Victoria?'
'I guess you know Caroline'
Her face went blank again…..because she knew very well.
