It had been a week since Jeremy's accident. He is fine now, physically. He doesn't remember anything about his fleeting passionate romance with Caroline. He wakes up the next morning feeling fine, but empty. There was something missing. He didn't know what .but it was important. Something is wrong with him. He remembers this feeling from when Vicki was killed. He tries to shake the feeling. He walks down stairs for another miserable day of his horrible life. He hurries as fast as he can to school, so Elena will not burden him with questions about his health.
Caroline looks into the mirror. At first she sees her long flowing blonde hair. Then she sees what is underneath. The shame of erasing the memories of the one guy she liked… the one guy she might have… loved. She wishes she could erase her memories too. She figures it would be easier, but life's not easy. She puts on her lipstick and a smile to mask the pain and disgrace she feels. She walks out the door to live another day of her despondent, negligible life.
Jeremy walks down the long endless halls of Mystic Falls High. He walks down the hall obscured in his troublesome thoughts. Distracted, He runs into Caroline. Books fly everywhere. They jostle to the floor to pick the books up. Not a word passes from their lips. Caroline acts like nothing ever happened between them. He, of course, is not acting because he thinks nothing ever did happen. This frustrates her. She knows he will not return her feelings. To see him unaffected is torture for her, but she has to forget about it. She's unsure if she can do that.
After school Caroline goes to the grill. When she walks through the door she automatically notices Jeremy. She can't help herself, so she goes over to him to talk. She sits at the seat across from him. He contemplates her reason for being here…with him. They sit there in silence for a while till Caroline, of course, makes the first move. She begins talking. Jeremy notices that she starts rambling. She becomes aware that she may be boring him. She apologizes for her ramblings. He laughs. Jeremy asks," Why are you talking to me anyway?"
Caroline replies," Well…we never talk…maybe it's time we start."
He laughs.
"Well… you may be right."
"Good."
She smiles. They start talking for hours. They really seem to get along. This was the beginning of a strange unpredictable and possible deadly connection. They're having fun. It's not all the drama like when they were together. This seems better, but could it be the start of something good or bad. They talk for hours until Caroline realizes the time and goes home. Jeremy decides to go home to. The day is almost over. It is a day they both don't want to end. Tomorrow would they still talk or was that a onetime thing he wonders.
Jeremy gets home and heads straight for his room. He relaxes on his bed and thinks through all the bizarre things that happened. Were Caroline and him actually friends now? Why does he like talking to her? Why does she want to talk to him…him a nobody…a loser? Tomorrow would she say it never happened? Would he care if she did?
