Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King Jr.
"Is he home?"
"No."
"Can I come in?"
"We have nothing to say to each other Damon."
"Yes, we do Elena."
"I'm so tired."
"I know, so am I, but there's things we need to say."
"I can't think of anything else I need to say to you. I've already said it all."
"Then there are things I have to say."
"Five minutes. That's it."
She leans against the wall, leaving him leaning against the door after he closes it. She needs to keep the distance. She doesn't want to get comfortable on the couch. Being around him still shouldn't feel so easy. She hates him right now, but she knows her heart doesn't care. Her heart still loves him completely.
"You look good."
"Just say whatever it is you need to. I don't really want you here, and he would be furious if he found you here."
"I don't care. I need you to know how sorry I am."
"Sorry changes nothing Damon."
"I don't know how to fix this Elena." His voice is exasperated, which only infuriates her. She should be the exasperated one.
"You can't Damon! You made your choice and even though I still think it was the wrong one, I get it. You love her."
"I love you too."
"Please don't say that."
"It's true."
"It doesn't matter anymore. What happened can't be changed. This is where we are and we have to live with it."
"Can you?"
"I love him Damon."
"You love me too."
"What part of it doesn't matter don't you understand? We are with other people now."
"What don't I understand? How you went back to him so quickly. You gave up on me. You easily believed the worst."
"Damon..."
"No. You said five minutes. Time is running out. You need to listen to me. How is it that they both got what they wanted? They tore us apart. What we had spent almost a year building was gone the minute they came back into our lives."
"So what they conspired to get you to cheat on me? I know what I saw Damon."
"You were with him! Don't put this all on me."
"I was with him because you were always with her. I was tired of being alone, but don't you dare accuse me of cheating. I was faithful. You weren't. You broke us. I want you out of my house."
"Elena."
"Just go Damon. Please."
He walks towards the door that she had thrown open. He could never refuse her, and how could he now when she had tears running down her face because of him?
She picks up the phone and texts the one person who would never betray her to come over. She hears the front door open and close. Her friend finds her curled up on the couch.
"Elena. What was the 911 text about? Oh my God. What happened? Why are you crying?"
"Damon was here."
"Why?"
"To say he was sorry. To blame them for him cheating."
"I don't know why he does this. Can't he own his mistakes?" She pulls me into her arms.
"That's just it. I don't think he thinks he made one."
"What? That's absurd. He slept with that slut."
"He seems to think I was cheating too."
"How could he even think that?"
"I don't know, but I need to. There was just something about the way he said it."
"Elena, you have nothing to prove."
"I know I don't owe him anything, but how he could think I would do that to him bothers me. Did he really believe nothing I said? That I was like her?"
"You are nothing like her."
"I know. I just need your help."
"I'll do whatever you need Elena. your my best friend."
"Thanks Caroline, but he's going to be home soon. I have to leave before he gets home, otherwise he'll try to get me to stay. I'll call you tomorrow."
"Okay, go wash away the tears, add some cover up and breathe." I smile at her as she hugs me once more before leaving.
"I just wanted to see how things were, but I better get out of here before Damon gets home."
"He never comes home earlier than midnight on Tuesdays."
"Why?"
"You know why."
"No. I don't."
"It was their date nights. He refuses to spend them with me. He goes out gets trashed, and passes out on the couch."
"Still?"
"You know damn well still. He hates me."
"No. He loves you."
"Maybe he did once, but I ruined what he had with her. He hates me for it."
"No. He should have never been with her."
"Is that all you care about? What about me?"
"You can handle yourself. Make him remember how he loved you."
"I'm trying. I just don't know why we had to do it this way."
"We love them, and I wanted to hurt Damon. You wanted to hurt Elena."
"So I'm stuck with a man that is in love with your girlfriend? While you and Elena are in bliss?"
"Damon loved you. He will again. Just make him forget about her."
"I wish I could."
"I don't know why it's so hard. You were with him longer than Elena and I were. I made her forget about him."
"No you didn't. I see the way she looks at him. She still loves him, and if either of them figure out we set them up they will truly hate both of us."
"She loves me."
"Maybe once upon a time. You cheated on her with me. We are the reason they were together to begin with."
"I know that, and it was a mistake. We're trying to fix it."
"I hope so."
"Me too."
Okay. So this came out of nowhere, and I know it's confusing, but it will be explained. Let me know what yout think. -Ava