Chapter 2
Monday 1st September 2013
Dear diary, last night I broke up with Matt. It was awful. I know today in school he'll still be upset with me but I am going to try my best to stay friends with him. Jenna really helped me, she told me stories of her own life at my age and I really think she's getting the hang of the whole 'parenting thing'.
Jeremy still isn't up so I suppose he won't be on time for school today or he might not turn up at all. I've suggested to Jenna that we send him to a psychiatrist, you know, one of those people who ask, 'how are you feeling?' and you're meant to share your whole life story with them. It was suggested to me by the principal after my parents died and of course I refused it thinking it was lame but I really think Jeremy needs help. He needs to open up to someone. He's 15 and he spends most of his time in his room or 'out'. 'Out' being god knows where.
Jenna has to go in today to see the principal about his grades if you can call them grades. He dropped his maths test in the hall the other day and I saw his score of 0 written in red on the top. It's like he's a completely different person and I don't know how to get the old Jeremy back.
Bonnie's beeping her car horn. I guess I just have to suck it up today and hope Matt is ok with me, although that's very unlikely...
Love Elena
I hid my diary underneath my mattress and quickly pick up my bag. Hopping down the stairs I squeeze on my white converse on the way down. 'Late again?' Jenna smiles and sips her coffee.
'Yes!' I laugh and run out to Bonnie's car. The weather was still hot from the August sun and it was beating down even this early in the morning. I slide into the passenger seat. 'Sorry Bonnie I was just doing my hair.'
She rolls her eyes and pulls away from the driveway. 'So how did you sleep?' she asks whilst gaining speed.
'Fine yeah. Jenna and I talked last night after you guys left so I feel ok I think.' I rummage through my bag to see if I've remembered everything. I really should start writing in my diary at night.
'Oh, well that's good! Also I was speaking to my grams this morning and she said love is on your way Elena, real true love.' Bonnie giggles and I sigh. Bonnie believed her grams was some voodoo witch person who can look into the future etc etc
'Bonnie I really don't think that's going to happen any time soon. And what about you anyway? Got your eye on anyone?' I turn the conversation around to her not wanting to talk any more about my love life.
She pouts. 'Nope, no one has caught my eye. Maybe there'll be some hot new guy that starts our school though and then I can woo him.'
I laugh, 'Woo him? What the hell Bonnie you're starting to sound like your grams!'
She laughs with me and parks in the school parking lot. 'I'm sorry ok! I've been spending too much time with her.'
'Yeah you need to stop that, especially if you're starting to say things like 'woo'.' We keep laughing and head towards the girls toilets.
On our way I look out for Matt hoping he's here so I could at least smile or wave at him or something.
'Hey you guys!' Caroline struts over to us, her blonde curls bouncing as she moves.
'Hey,' we say, not as excited as her to be back at school. 'I just heard that Lisa Morray and Jason Benedict made out in coach Jefferson's office! And that's not all, coach walked in on them and let's just they neither of them were fully dressed for his arrival.'
'What Lisa Morray are you sure?' Bonnie questions, her eyebrows raised in shock.
Caroline huffs. 'Yes Lisa Murray! Jeez Bonnie keep up!'
'I thought she was seeing Derek Hughes?' Says Bonnie. I simply stand listening but my eyes are roaming over the crowd of people, waiting to see Matt's face.
'No they broke up like 2 weeks ago remember? She dumped him because she saw him with Lauren Kennedy at Samantha Right's party in the hot tub together.' Caroline explains this to Bonnie as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.
'Oh my god really? A hot tub?' Bonnie scrunches her nose.
'Guys guys shut up there's Matt.' I nudge Bonnie's elbow.
He walks past us with Tyler. Tyler stops and kisses Caroline's cheek. Matt stands awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. I try and smile and say hey but before I can he walks off and we all watch him go.
'You know Elena he's pretty cut up about last night,' Says Tyler and wrapping his arms around Caroline's waist from behind.
I never liked Tyler, he got angry very easily, was too defensive and we just never see eye to eye.
'Yeah well so is Elena. She had to break up with him Tyler, would you have preferred her to string him along until we leave for college?' Says Bonnie defending me.
'No of course not but maybe she shouldn't have gone out with him in the first place.' He shrugs his shoulders and looks at me like I've just ruined Matt's life.
'Perhaps you should keep your nose out of it Tyler. I know you're Matt's friend but you're not mine so go and comfort him instead of wasting your time here trying to make me feel guilty.' I scowl at him and walk off down the corridor.
I reach my locker and open it frustrated with the way Tyler was acting. I don't even know why Caroline likes him he's such a dick.
I take out my history file and head to class early. I sit down in my usual seat near the back and take out my phone scrolling through pictures and messages just to waste time.
Soon enough the class room starts to fill up as soon as the bell rings. I put my phone away as Bonnie sits in the desk to my right. She smiles and asks, 'You ok?'
I nod, 'Yeah he just really bugs me you know.' She nods as well, 'I know. Once you left he was all 'woah what did I say?' like a jerk but Caroline just brushes it off kisses him and skips off to class.' She sighs and leans towards me, 'I have no idea why she's with him.'
'Me either Bonnie he's a ticking time bomb that's about to explode at any minute.' She scoffs and takes her books out of her bag.
A young man enters the room. He's good looking tall, light brown hair and has a friendly smile. 'Hi, my name is Mr Saltzman I'm going to be your new history teacher.'
Bonnie looks at me and winks. I laugh silently and shake my head at her. She texts me saying, 'Perhaps the hot new teacher is your true love! 3 xox' I reply, 'Maybe! Elena Saltzman does have a ring to it! Hahaha xox' she smiles reading the text and quickly puts it back in her bag.
The hot new teacher starts to take the register, as he says, 'Elena Gilbert' someone walks into the classroom.
He's tall, muscular and dressed in dark jeans and a grey t-shirt that hugs his biceps perfectly. 'Sorry I'm late, it's my first day and I got a little lost.' He smiles at Mr Saltzman and oh that smile. His pink lips spread showing his pearly white teeth. His hair was ruffled into a sexy style and his eyes were a forest green.
'No worries, take a seat.' Mr Saltzman gestures to the seat on my left, the only empty seat in the room.
The guy walks over dropping his bag on the floor. I watch him suddenly finding it hard to breath. He sits in his chair and looks over at me. He nods his head and says, 'Hey.'
Just as I'm about to say 'hey' back Mr Saltzman questions, 'Is Elena here?'
I whip my head to the front. 'What? Yeah, yeah I'm here.' I blush and hide my face from the new guy with my hair. I mouth to Bonnie, 'Oh my god!' She smiles and mouths back, 'I know! So hot!'
Mr Saltzman carries on with the register and I learn the new guy's name. Stefan Salvatore. Even his name was hot.
For the rest of the lesson I had to force myself to stop looking at him. He had olive skin and a sharp jawline. He had heavy set dark eyebrows and long black lashes. I could even smell the cologne he was wearing, dolce and gabbana, definitely.
When the lesson ended and Bonnie and I walked to our next lesson, English, and gushed over Stefan.
'Did you see those biceps? He must work out like every day!' Said Bonnie holding her books close to her chest.
'What about his eyes though, they were so unusual I've never seen eyes so green,' we kept daydreaming until I saw Jeremy stagger out the men's toilets.
'Jer..' I run up to him and hold him up by his shoulders. 'Are you stoned?!' His pupils were wide and he had a lopsided grin.
'Elena chill I'm fine.' He wafts his hand like it's nothing.
'Jeremy you are the absolute opposite of fine. Do you think it's cool to be doing drugs? And to be doing them in school I mean for god's sake!' But he's not listening. He pushes me out the way and walks outside, Vicki Donavon following after him just as high as him.
I sigh and Bonnie bites her lip. 'Let's go.' I take Bonnie by the arm and head back to English.
