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"Elena!"
"No Stefan. It's Bonnie."
Stefan was confused; why was Bonnie calling him from Elena's cell?
"Umm… Hi Bonnie. Everything okay?"
"Yeah, everything's fine. I just wanted to tell you that Elena is a little bit tired so can't make it today"
"She's tired? She was fine a few hours ago!"
"I know but I think she got the flu or something. Anyway she says she'll come over on Sunday."
"On Sunday?"Stefan asked in disbelief, Sunday was after 3 days.
Bonnie sounded uncomfortable answering his question "Yeah… Sunday … You know… um… She needs to rest"
Stefan was on the edge of losing his temper. He took a deep breath. "Bonnie. What's going on?"He said, emphasizing each word.
"Stefan "She said in the same way "Nothing is going on. I have to go. See you later"

Bonnie hung up quickly, Stefan felt like his head is going to explode if he didn't find out what was going on. Why were they all lying to him? What's this big secret that everyone is in on it except him?

Stefan lay on his bed and put his hands on his face. He didn't know what to think .He only lifted his head when he heard his phone buzz. He had a message.

Stefan. It's Bonnie. Meet me at the park in front of the grill in 30 min. Plz come; I'll explain everything!

Stefan was out in his car in less than a minute, and he arrived at the park in 10 minutes, it would normally take him about 20 minutes!

He sat on a bench, but was too nervous to sit down, so he started pacing back and forth wishing Bonnie would be here soon.

Thankfully, Bonnie was there on time.

"Bonnie"
Bonnie looked sad. Really sad. He never saw her like that; she was always smiling.
"Hi Stefan "She took a deep breath."Ok so here's the thing, I really think Elena should tell you this. She was going to tell you today, but she couldn't. I promised her I'll never tell anyone, but I think she'll forgive me in the long run. I hope she does. I hate breaking my promises-"
"Please Bonnie, just say it!"
"How about you sit down"
Stefan took a seat and Bonnie sat next to him.
"Elena is sick!" Bonnie took a brief pause "And it's not the kind of sickness that goes in a few days, it's the kind of sickness that … that causes death!"
"What?" Stefan shouted. She couldn't be serious , this must be a sick joke , Elena was 18 , she's still young , she has her whole life ahead of her She can't be dying . He couldn't believe it. He looked at Bonnie and saw that she had tears in her eyes.
"Stefan, just please let me continue… She has… Cancer. She found out after her parents died, but they couldn't operate because it was too spread .They said … they said she had 8 months "Bonnie was sobbing. Stefan had to concentrate to understand what she was saying."And n..now, she has only 5 months left!"

Bonnie stopped talking and just cried, he had never seen anyone cry like this .Elena was dying! She only had 5 MONTHS to live. How is that possible? She looked fine to him. This couldn't be happening.

"No. ! I can't believe this. I must be dreaming! "Stefan stood up at once and hit a tree with all the force he had."This can't be happening" He shouted.

Bonnie said nothing; she only sat there staring at him.

"I wish" Bonnie whispered."I wish"

Stefan stumbled to the ground; his legs were too weak to hold him. He sat there and cried. He couldn't pretend to be strong anymore; he had to let his tears out. Bonnie came and sat next to him. She couldn't say anything to make him feel better, so she just cried with him until their tears dried out.

"What happened today?" He asked her.
"She forgot to take her pill in the morning, and she didn't eat all day. So she fainted. Jeremy found her and took her to the hospital. They say she's fine now but they have to keep her there for the night. She'll be discharged tomorrow morning but she needs to rest."
"So she's fine?"
"Yes Stefan. She's fine." Stefan repeated Bonnie's words in his mind trying to believe them. Elena was fine at the mean time. That's what matters the most. Bonnie interrupted his thoughts:"I think I did the right thing by telling you. Elena should never see your reaction"
"Yeah, I guess you did "
"You know why I decided to tell you?"
Stefan shook his head and looked at her.
"I told you because I saw your effect on Elena. Before she met you, she had accepted the fact that she's going to die, she was ready for death. It didn't scare her. She wanted those months to be over quickly. For her, those months were filler months and nothing more. But after she met you, she wanted to live, she wanted those 5 months to become years. You made her smile Stefan. I don't think you know how hard that had been after her parents' death. You are the light in her darkness. You are the reason she wakes up every morning. But if you want to walk away before things get too serious, no one will judge you. We'll understand. No one wants misery and death in his life. So please Stefan, don't feel guilty if you want to walk away and pretend you never knew her"

Stefan didn't know what to say. He wanted to go hug Elena and tell her everything is going to be ok but he couldn't because things weren't ok. But he knew one thing for sure, he will never leave her.

"Does she think I'll walk away?"
Bonnie thought about her answer seriously. "I think that a part of her wants you to walk away, so that you won't be hurt when she dies and you wouldn't have wasted those months with her when you could be with someone else. But another part of her wants you to stay, because she needs you in her life, because you make her feel alive. She doesn't know whether to be selfish or selfless!"
"I won't leave her Bonnie" vowed Stefan.
Bonnie looked at him with a smile "You really like her. Don't you?"
"I really do. I want to be there for her."
"You're a good guy Stefan. "
"And you're a great friend Bonnie. Elena is lucky to have you."

They stayed quiet for a few minutes; both lost in thought.

"Can I go see her now?"
"I don't know when the visiting hours are over, but let's go see"

They got up and started walking, the hospital was close by.

When they reached it , they went up to the receptionist , she told them that there were only 15 minutes left for the visiting hours , so they rushed to Elena's room .

There was no one in Elena's room but her. Jeremy and Jenna had already left. Elena was writing something so she didn't see them outside her room.

"I'll leave you two alone to talk"
Stefan nodded. "Thank you Bonnie. For everything"
Bonnie smiled and walked away.

Elena's POV :

Elena was lying on the hospital's bed, she wanted to be in her own bed; she didn't feel safe here. Being in the hospital brought back so many dark memories. She wanted to write in her diary but it was still in her bedroom, so she wrote on a piece of paper she found.

She heard someone moving close by, she lifted her head and found Stefan standing at the door. He was looking at her with eyes filled with love but also with sadness and despair. She was thrilled to see him there, but what was he doing here? Did this mean that he knew? Elena didn't know what to say to him so she just stared at him.

Stefan walked towards her and sat on the edge of her bed. He leaned closer to her and hugged her. In that moment Elena was 100% sure that he knew. Elena hugged him back; she hugged him so tight; she could barely breathe. She didn't want to ever let go. She remembered what she was thinking seconds ago , about how she didn't feel safe here .Stefan changed that completely , she didn't care if she stayed in this hospital for days , weeks , months or years as long as Stefan is here with her .

Stefan whispered in her ear as if he could read her mind:" I'm not going anywhere Elena. I won't leave you. I promise"