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I think I originally planned to reveal the secret this chapter, but it would've been way too long. Hahaha, so you'll be in the dark a little bit longer. But I love the guessing! Is Kol really going to ask Cara to marry him...? Just you wait and see!
Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
Let's Play A Game
Rebekah looked at Caroline, and Caroline nodded her head fiercely. This turn of events wasn't going to ruin everything. They wouldn't let it.
They both looked at Elijah, Klaus and Damon with raised eyebrows, and the guys quickly got back to what they were doing before all of this.
Cara sat on the bed in the room and hated it. It was hard. She liked the soft beds you would sink in to. She laid herself down, and tried to gather her thoughts. Unfortunately a knock on her door kept her from it.
She sighed and got up. She opened the door and stared into the smiling face of Mrs. Flowers, the lovely old lady that ran this place.
'Sweetie, a package came for you,' Mrs. Flowers said as she handed the box over to a stunned Cara.
'Erm.. Thanks, Mrs. Flowers,' Cara said with a forced smile.
Mrs. Flowers nodded and walked away.
Cara closed the door. She shouldn't be surprised she was found so quickly. The envelope on the top had her name on it. The handwriting was definitely Rebekah's.
What the hell does she want? Wasn't it enough to keep me out of the loop?
She opened the envelope indifferently. At least she was raised well enough to at least read the message before throwing it away.
Hey Cara,
I know you are probably mad as hell right now, and I don't blame you. Just believe me when I say it is not what you think it is.
Just enjoy yourself today and don't worry too much.
But, whatever you do, DON'T open this box until 7 p.m. tonight.
I trust you to do exactly as the note in it says.
I hope you can forgive me,
xoxo Rebekah
Cara rolled her eyes. Telling her to not do something didn't work on her. But, for some reason, she decided to listen to Rebekah. She blamed it on the fact that an angry Rebekah was not a fun Rebekah.
She put the box away, and decided to get some more sleep. She had woken up early the past few days, and with Kol gone, she just couldn't get back to sleep. The anger and hurt had exhausted her, so she ignored her number one rule and went to bed anyway.
She woke up by another knock on the door. She took a deep breath, and checked her phone. It was lunchtime, which meant Mrs. Flowers probably wanted to know if she needed something. A small smile crept on her face as she walked to the door. This was supposed to be a motel, where they just ignore you until you leave.
She opened the door, and a big smile appeared on her face as she saw that indeed Mrs. Flowers was standing there.
'Hello, Cara, was it?'
Cara nodded. 'What's wrong, Mrs. Flowers?'
'Well, it's lunchtime, and I didn't see you leaving, so I wondered if you would want to come down and join me for lunch?'
Cara's heart clenched at the trust and warmth of this woman.
'Yeah, I fell asleep, so I didn't know it was that late already.' Cara hopelessly pointed at her PJ's and messed up hair. 'But, I would love to have lunch with you. Give me 5 minutes to change?'
Cara smiled as Mrs. Flowers nodded with a smile.
'I'll see you soon then!'
Cara looked at the clock and gasped. 'Oh god! I didn't realize it was this late already! I am so sorry for keeping you from your work, Mrs. Flowers!'
Mrs. Flowers chuckled. 'It's okay, child. You clearly needed to talk. But, it's almost 7 now, and you need to go open that box. And promise me, you'll do what the note says?'
Cara shook her head with a smile. 'Yes, Mrs. Flowers, I will, don't worry.'
'Good,' Mrs. Flowers said happily. 'And don't worry about that boy too much. He'll either come around and tell you what was wrong, and things go from there, or he is just a jerk and you did the right thing by leaving.'
Cara smiled thankfully and decided to give the old woman a hug.
'Now, get up there!'
Cara chuckled and quickly went up to her room. Mrs. Flowers had been really sweet. She had listened, given her advice and told her some of her own stories. They had had sandwiches for lunch and a simple soup with bread for dinner. She felt so much better now.
She got the box from the table and put it on the bed. Slowly she lifted the lid up and put it down. Another envelope was laying on top of some paper.
Hello there Cara!
I really hope it's not before 7 right now, and if it is, this is your last chance to wait.
So, here we go. I made a little list for you, with things to do. It's simple: Read one, act on it. Read the next one, act on that one.
Have fun!
Without reading Cara glanced over the list. It wasn't that long. She shrugged. What was the worst that could happen?
1. Go do your make-up. I know you brought it with you, so no excuses!
Cara furrowed her brows in confusion, but decided to go along with it. If this was Rebekah making up the lying to her, she would go with it.
She flipped her suitcase over, picking up the pieces of make-up that spilled all over the floor. She picked them up, and positioned herself in front of the mirror. She was glad she had been wearing make-up for a while now, so she was getting pretty good at it. After 15 minutes she decided her make-up looked perfect. Just her eyes. She always just focused on her eyes. It was enough.
She got back to the bed to read the second order. Cara found herself enjoying this.
2. Go do your hair. Don't just brush it. Stick it up. Pins are in the little plastic bag on the side.
With wonder Cara pulled out the bag of pins, and got back to the mirror. She brushed her hair and loosely pinned her hair up. It took her a while, since she wanted the pink bits to look perfect. When she finally got it done, she saw that she had been struggling for 30 minutes. With a sigh she walked back to the bed.
3. Undress. Completely. No cheating.
'What!' Cara exclaimed, staring at the words in shock. Grumbling about her promise to Mrs. Flowers she got rid of her clothes. Shivering she looked to the next order.
4. Lift the first layer of papers. Put on what you find.
With a pounding heart Cara carefully got rid of the paper. She started blushing like crazy when she saw the lingerie she had picked out with Rebekah. She forgot Rebekah still had this one.
Her heart sank a bit. Kol hadn't even seen her new stuff yet. He was never there. She picked up the piece and thought of when Rebekah had joked about how long Kol would be able to keep his hands off of her with her wearing it.
Why would Rebekah put this in? Didn't she know this hurt like crazy? While keeping her tears in she put it on, and once again was surprised how good it looked on her. So sexy. She fumbled with the lace on the top. It was corset like, and it made her look a bit skinnier, which she liked. The bottom matched with it perfectly. It was mostly black, with little baby pink bows.
With a heavy heart she turned around to see what would come next.
5. Remove the next layer of papers. Put on what you find.
Quickly Cara removed the papers and a small cry escaped her lips when she found the dress she had left on purpose. She guessed Rebekah remembered she wanted to wear these things together. She also guessed Rebekah forgot the part where it was supposed to be for Kol.
She slipped on the dress and she hardly believed the girl who was staring back at her. She was gorgeous, and much more confident. Clothes and make-up did that to her. She turned around again, after checking the time. She was already at it for an hour. Changing usually took her 10 minutes. This was truly Rebekah. She checked out the next order.
6. Want to change your make-up now? Yes? Do it. No? Moving on.
7. Put on the shoes you can find underneath the last layer of papers.
Cara was happy with her make-up so she pulled out the shoes. Groaning. Heels. Gorgeous, but they were still heels. She ignored the bag thingy on the bottom. She checked the next order of the list.
8. You're wearing them. Put them on NOW!
Cara laughed and put them on. Even though they were clearly Rebekah's, they fit perfectly.
She saw she was almost finished now.
9. There's a clutch left in the box now. Put the stuff in that you need.
Clutch. So that was what they were called. They were so tiny! Seriously, what was the use of this?
She stuffed in her phone, her make-up and the key to her room.
Ah, this was the last one.
10. Get going. Just walk down and a car will be waiting for you. Get in. The driver knows where to go.
I hope you did everything I said, and you will be in that car any minute now. I figure it will be somewhere between 8 and 8:30 now, so the car will be waiting.
Cara suspected this would be a stunt of Rebekah: "Look how pretty you are!" but apparently she actually dressed up for something.
She took a deep breath, grabbed her clutch and walked downstairs. She decided to tell Mrs. Flowers where she was going.
She walked into the room and Mrs. Flowers looked up.
'Girl, you look gorgeous! Where are you going?'
Cara smiled shyly. 'Thanks… I don't know. The note told me to put this on and get into the car that is apparently waiting for me outside. I don't know at what time I'll be back. I'll be quiet if it's late, don't worry!' she added quickly.
Mrs. Flowers laughed. 'You go have fun. Don't worry about getting back! If it's too late and you can sleep somewhere else, that's fine. I'll see you somewhere around tomorrow!'
Cara smiled and nodded before walking out. A simple black car was waiting for her, with a driver waiting at the door.
'Good evening, miss,' he nodded, when he opened the door for her. She climbed in and suddenly got very nervous. Where was she going?
