Chapter 4
"Hi!" the sound of Elena's best friends, Bonnie and Meredith broke Elena's trance. Blinking, she glanced down at the letter in her hands, and she glanced over to her bedroom door.
"Hey." She opened her bedroom door to see her friends marching up the stairs. She had known them for years, and they were totally welcomed in her house. Often had they just walked into her house. They tramped into her room, and took a seat. Bonnie, as usual, sat on the edge of Elena's bed, and Meredith pulled up the chair at the desk. Elena was sat on the centre of her bed, gazing down at the letter.
"Are you okay?" Meredith asked, looking quizzically at Elena, who glanced up.
"I suppose." She answered and waved the letter in the air. "Stefan has left. And he left this letter… I don't know… I don't know what to make of it."
"Oh, my God, are you okay?" Bonnie asked, her voice weak with sorrow for her friend. "Let me have a look at it." Elena reluctantly gave her friend the letter. Bonnie read it silently, before handing it to Meredith to read.
"I don't understand… he says something about some witches, and he wants me to look for them if he doesn't return in four days. And he said that he didn't want Damon to hurt me, but Damon isn't. His sudden leaving is what hurts." Her voice cracked as if she was going to cry, but she bit back tears.
"It'll be okay," Meredith told her, "in four days, we'll go to San Francisco together. We'll find these 'Charmed Ones', who should be able to protect you from Damon and we'll help you get Stefan back."
Elena smiled and nodded.