Clothing store.
Caroline and April have picked some evening gowns and April takes them to the dressing room.
Caroline: You start without me, I'll be just a minute.
She dials Elena one more time, but the call goes straight to voicemail. Caroline waits impatiently for the greeting to be finished and then says, narrowing her eyes, looking a bit mad: "Hi! It's Caroline…Again! Where are you, Elena? You were supposed to meet me and help me choose the dress for April. We are at the store, get here right now, don't make me come and drag you!"
She hangs up and then sighs. She is in a bit of a bitchy mood, specially since their fight with Tyler. It wasn't fun to play fight so Klaus would believe that they are fighting, but this time they didn't need to pretend. Tyler was really upset about Chris, but it's not like there was a choice. Killing Chris was their only way to save Elena and Tyler knew that. Elena, for God's sake! They grew up together and have known each other their whole lives, whereas Chris has merely been an acquaintance.
Caroline's train of thoughts is interrupted when the door to shop opens and Elena rushes in.
Caroline, narrowing her eyes: Where the hell, have you been, Elena? I've left you like a million of messages!
Elena: I'm so sorry, Caroline! I have totally lost track of time and I'm feeling really queasy, must be my new diet.
Caroline raises her eyebrow, realizing which diet Elena refers to: Oh! It's okay, we have just picked up a bunch of dresses and April is trying them on right now.
As if she heard them, April emerges out of the dressing room. She is wearing a strapless purple evening gown.
Elena gives her the admiring look: Not bad!
Caroline interjects: Purple is not totally your color, honey.
Then she adds softer, realizing that she is being too harsh on the girl: Maybe you should try the other one, teal?
Elena is feeling a bit protective of April, Caroline shouldn't lash out on poor girl just because she herself is not in the mood. She gives April encouraging smile and points to the zipper on the back : Let me help you with that.
Caroline follows them to the dressing room.
April tosses her long dark locks to one side so the hair would not get caught up in the zipper and Elena immediately freezes. April's neck and shoulders are exposed, and Elena can see a pulsating carotid artery, she almost can hear blood rushing and this makes her hungry and craving human blood. She feels that her face is about to change and her fangs are starting to come out. With the last of her willpower she turns away from April, realizing that they are standing in front of the mirror and April would be alerted by her sudden face transformation.
Caroline is alert of the immediate danger and she hurriedly thinks of an excuse to get Elena out of the dressing room, before she tears out Aprils neck.
Caroline: Elena, you don't look so well. Are you okay, honey?
Elena is struggling not to breathe: Uh-uh.
Caroline: Why don't you get some fresh air?
Elena takes a hint and storms out of the store. Out in the street she is feeling a bit better, the urge to sink her teeth in April's neck has subdued a little and Elena takes a couple of deep breathes, trying to calm herself down. Just when she feels that her craving is giving away, she feels sick and queasy again and barely makes it to the nearest trash bin. She throws up blood, again and again until she feels she is choking. She coughs, but the gags have stopped. Elena reaches for the hankie in her purse, trying to wipe off the vile stuff from her face, looking around to see if anybody noticed. The street is almost empty, so she was really lucky. She tries to breath in carefully one more time, almost expecting those gags again, but nothing happens.
Elena lingers on the street for a while, she doesn't really trust herself right now, not enough to get back to the store anyway.
She knows exactly what made her sick - animal blood. After yesterday's break-up with Stefan she just couldn't bring herself to feed on Matt or anybody else, not because she was afraid to lose control, but because she would need Damon' help and right now she just wasn't ready to face him yet. She could probably try the blood from the bag, but that would also mean a trip to Salvatore's Boarding House, ergo risk of running into Damon.