August 18th, 2011
Ava drove, and drove, and drove with no sense at all of where she was going. She took turns at random intervals but maintained one thing: direction. Her intention was to get as far away from Klaus as was physically possible, and that's what she was doing.
Her loophole was right, she could feel it. She never had to go back. Not unless she wanted to.
She had no idea where she was, or for how long she'd been driving when her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID, it was Klaus. Her first thought to ignore it, but her exhilaration got the better of her. Before she could change her mind, she answered.
"Problem solved?" she said, referring to his hybrid/doppelganger problem.
"Problem solved." he confirmed.
"Brilliant."
"Where are you? Let's celebrate."
Ava frowned, underneath his obvious joy at having solved the problem, she could hear something else. He sounded stressed…nervous. What had happened that had caused Klaus to worry? It didn't matter, not to her anyway, she reminded herself.
"I don't know, but I'm not coming back." she said, preparing herself for his undoubtedly angry reaction.
"Spoilsport. When are you coming back?"
"I'm not coming back, Klaus. When I said I needed to get away from you, I meant for good."
There was a tense pause.
"You know that's not possible, sweetheart." he said, laughing.
"Oh, but it is. I've found a loophole, I'm free."
"What are y-"
"I'm free, Klaus. Don't you get it? I'm free. I never have to see you again."
"Get back here. Now."
She laughed, he couldn't hurt her now.
"Goodbye, Klaus."
"Ava if you hang up, so help me God I wi-"
Whatever threat he was about to hiss down the phone was lost when she pressed the 'end call' button.
It was like a string had been cut. Her life was her own once again. She was free to do whatever she wanted. She could build a new life, start again and try and find happiness. The possibilities were endless.