A/N: I don't own TVD. Hey guys! This scene takes place two days after the previous scene, enjoy! (Heads up, it sucks.)
Previously on My Dramatic Life:
*flashback*
BEEP BEEP she waited once BEEP BEEP twice...
"Hello?"
"Hey Jenna!" Elena said into the receiver.
"Elena!' Jenna said with surprise, but still sounding happy. "Settled in?" It had been an hour since Elena had just fully moved in. Bonnie and Caroline had pin-pointed all the close coffee shops, bookstores, groceries, and such.
"Yeah... turns out Bonnie is here!"
"Really? Wow, small world. When do your classes start?"
"Tuesday." Elena confirmed. There was a small pause of hesitation before Jenna said something else. "Your parents would be proud." She said. Elena was quiet. It had only been 4 months since she had lost her parents to an accident. She sniffed, "I wish they were here."
*end flashback*
Silent tears slid down her face as she remembered what her aunt had said. She wanted with all her heart for her parents to be here now. To talk over the phone and to have her mother fuss over her instead of Jenna. Wiping her tears away, she put the picture down and stood up. She went out the door and left to pick up a good book from the 'Elmer Holmes Bobst Library'. But not before taking one last look at the picture on her side table.
12 September
Elena woke the next morning in despair. She had not been able to sleep in her new dorm with all of New York's noise surrounding her. Used to the quiet sounds of Mystic Falls, she woke up with her head throbbing. "Great." she thought, "Just perfect." The only way she was able to sleep the night before was because of her drunkenness. Now, sleeping was going to be a problem.
After a quick shower, she grabbed her bag and rushed down to the café where she and Caroline had decided to meet up and grab a quick breakfaat.
"Elena!" Caroline waved to the approaching girl. "Hurry up! We're going to be late for the registration!" The blonde yelled out in exclamations. "I'm coming!" Elena sped up her walk.
Catching a cab to Broadway and 4th after getting bagels, Elena and Caroline rode the elevator to the eighth floor of the Student Services building to the Registrar. "Hello, my name is Scarlet, how may I help you?"
"Hi Scarlet, my name is Elena Gilbert, and this is Caroline Forbes. We are new students at the New York University and we have to collect our portfolios."
The files contained all needed documents for the year, including schedules and booklist. "Please fill in these forms." The busy receptionist pushed two clipboards toward the girls, and they both sat to commence the filling the two-hundred-something-pages form. This was going to be a long day.
"Hey." Caroline and Elena approached Bonnie in the cafe, which was with a new companion. Being Bonnie, she had completed her registration the minute she had touched down in New York, and not a week before classes started. "Lana, this is Caroline Forbes and Elena Gilbert. Elena and Caroline, this is Lana Bachman. "
Lana was a creative and friendly girl with fiery red hair and emerald eyes. She majored in architecture and was very good at it too.
They exchanged "hello's and the other pair seated themselves after ordering a bite. "Lana here is in one of your classes Elena, so I think you guys would find each other's company interesting." Bonnie said. Conveniently seated across the said girl, Elena started up a conversation on architecture.
I think that trends are part and parcel of any design discipline, but lasting designs needs to go beyond trendy."
"That is true, I mean, rather than thinking about today's fashion, we should highly regarded lasting designs that will be able to stay interesting for many years. The Wells Cathedral in London, is a particularly fantastic piece don't you think?"
"It is, the stained glass is simply beautiful!"
Talking and talking about theories of architecture, Bonnie and Caroline got bored and tuned out of the boring conversation, only to start their own.
"Did you see what Vicky was wearing this morning? It was an amazing purple card, but I think it could have been worn with the sleeves crossed..." Both Bonnie and Caroline took Design, and both shared the equivalent complex of being un-satisfied with all the clothes they saw.
Glancing at the clock, the red head suddenly halted in the talk with Elena. "I am really sorry Elena, I have to go, and I'm meeting up with Dylan. He's my boyfriend. Nice meeting you all though." She waved goodbye to them before grabbing her bag and walked out the door.
"Bonnie, Caroline and I need to start preparing for classes. Did you get your books yet?"
Bonnie looked distracted
, yet still answered. "Yeah I did." Looking over her shoulder to see what Bonnie was looking at; Caroline was met with the sight of a man playing pool with his friends. "Seriously Bonnie? Luka Martin? You can do much better than that."
Elena looked strangely at her blonde friend. "What's wrong with Luka?" she didn't know Luka, but he didn't look like such a bad guy.
Caroline leaned over the table suspiciously. "Rumour has it that Luka's ancestor was wanted back in his homeland for the murder of the entire village. People wanted revenge, so they hung and castrated him after torture. He was very angry because his own son betrayed him and helped in the hanging. It is now a curse that every generation will be possessed, and kill the one they love."
Silence.
"Are you for real?"
Caroline burst out laughing, catching the attention of the people around them. "I'm joking. He's just lame." Elena rolled he eyes, none if them aware of the man approaching their table.
"Hey there," he greeted "Name's Luka. I couldn't help but notice this pretty girl here." He took Lana's vacated seat next to Bonnie.
"Umm, Elena and I have to go prepare for classes, see you!" At that, Caroline grabbed the said girl's hand and yanked her away just as she put a couple of dollars in her plate.
"What was that for!" The brunette complained as soon as they left the café, rubbing her wrist.
"The guy gives me the creeps. And we really need to start getting our books.
"Good excuse."
At the Elmer Holmes Bobs Library, the pair split up, one going to the design section, and the other, architecture. Gathering all the needed books, they met at the librarian's desk to check them out for the term with their NYU student card.
Stuffing the books in their bags, they went to a nearby art store to gather supplies. A bell tinkled as Caroline and Elena walked in.
"You need cloths and sewing materials for your class..."
"...and you need artist's clay and carving tools and a brush..."
"Meet you back here in ten." and with that, they both split up again.
As Elena looked for her needed items, he'd mind wandered to he'd current situation. Alone. In New York. Going to university. It was all very new to her. She was so engrossed by her thinking she nearly stumbled into a girl carrying a heap of supplies.
"Sorry." Elena quickly apologized and bent to pick the few items that had fallen from the pile. "You seem to have a passion for architecture I see." She said, surveying the pile.
The other girl shook her head to the side to fix a few strands of her blonde fly-away hair. "Actually I am taking my advanced course of architecture at the New York University. My name is Ellen Whites."
"Well Ellen, I am Elena Gilbert and happen to be taking my first year of architecture at the same university. Big coincidence right?"
"Yeah. Would you excuse me? My brother is waiting outside. Sorry."
"No problem. Bye."
"Bye."
"Elena!" This time it was Caroline who spoke. "Why aren't you done yet? We have to leave!"
"Oh sorry, I just net someone." Gathering all her needed materials, they played for their items and walked out the door carrying their shop bags. It was nearing the evening and all Elena wanted to do was crash.
(Short filler chapter. I know. Don't kill me!)
Soooooooo sorry for not updating earlier! Here is my (true) list of excuses:
- Exams
- Writers block
- Knee injury
- Sister's wedding
- Procrastination
- Family death
- Wedding cancellation
- Laziness
- Wedding re-established
The only reason I updated was because I remembered it was Damon's birthday and I think I was procrastinating too much. Sorry! Happy Birthday Damon! (It is 11 pm on 28 June where I am; don't say I got his birthday wrong!)
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