Chapter 2

I am survivor

Caroline's POV

I am sitting at home in my pyjamas. My mom has booked my therapist through Alaric who knows a priest, who knows a therapist who has dealt with supernatural rapists. Her brother was called Sean O'Connell, Sean was hexed by a nasty witch in New Orleans. Sean then murdered all five of his fellow seminaries, two choir boys, and a young mother. He was mind-raped by a supernatural being. A vampire raped me. Camille came to my home, and I retreated to my bedroom at first. Then I managed to talk a little about my experience. Then I broke down. I cried out to Camille that I deserved what happened to me. She shook her head and lifted me by my shoulders back to my chair "Do you know what PTSD is?"

"No" I sniffled "Reliving trauma, I suppose"

"Every time you feel like you are going to have a panic attack, I want you to do an affirmation, like a chant"

"Buddhism?" I questioned with a quirked eyebrow

"Yes, that!" Camille chuckled

"Okay, but what do I say?"

"How do you want to feel when you are sitting at the cafe?"

"Safe, like I can sit there, drinking a caramel latte, without "him" coming up to me, ruining my entire day"

"What about his brother?"

"Huh?"

"Stefan Salvatore, do you feel safe with him?"

I shook my head "Elena?" she asked, again I shook my head "Bonnie Bennett?"

"Yes! I feel safe with Bonnie. She never liked Dam…him anyway!" I smiled

"Okay, you are at the cafe, with Bonnie, she is with you, sipping a caramel latte, with you, I want you to tap your wrist with your finger ten times and say, 'I am safe' Can you do that, Caroline?" I try it, and I'm instantly calmer "It worked!" I almost want to jump with joy. "Also, I am leaving my card for you to ring me at any time" I beam as I hug my therapist.

Liz Forbes POV

"Hi, Alaric, you ready" the teacher nods and gulps down the vervain "No sizzle, you're clear to go" Alaric grimaces at the taste though. "Gah, tastes disgusting though" he groans "How do you council members chug this down, week after week?"

"Not easily, but you are now immune to the vampire's compulsion"

Klaric coughed "I'll keep that in mind" he muttered, and I chuckled.

"Liz, I need to talk to you about Care" Alaric said seriously. "She's having therapy" I replied as we made our way to the Lockwood manor "How is that going?"

"The first session went badly, she hid in her room, the second session was worse, she wouldn't talk. Then, today, the third session went well, and she talked to Camille." I was wiping my tears away as Alaric patted my shoulder awkwardly.

I knocked on the door of the Lockwood mansion and Carol, the wife of the mayor, immediately took me in her arms "Oh Liz, why didn't you tell us?"

"I had to in case the founder's council decided to go after my daughter's rapist. We have a plan to get him. Alaric here thinks he can act as bait"

"You are very brave, Mr Saltzman, being the bait"

"This vampire killed my wife too; she was called Isobel Fleming and he treated her as a walking blood bag. He raped her then murdered her after getting bored"

Carol was in tears as she listened to Alaric's story "I don't think all vampires are rapist monsters, there are good vampires, bad vampires, those who care very deeply, and can fall in love like humans, vampires often don't have to compel someone into their bed. Unlike the vampire who did hurt Caroline. There are those who just flip the switch"

"What does 'flip the switch' mean?"

"Vampires have a humanity switch if they go through trauma that they can flip it off. No humanity = no morals, no caring and lots of killing"

"So, if my daughter had become a vampire, she might have 'flipped the switch' because that bastard raped and fed on her!" I stood up "Liz, calm down"

I couldn't stay calm "Liz Forbes, sit down, wipe away those tears and think of what Caroline needs, she needs her mom"

Caroline's POV

I was just finishing my five-year plan, with encouragement from Camille when there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" I called out "It's me, Stefan, just checking you are okay"

"I don't have time for you Stefan!" I didn't unlatch the door "Caroline, I really care about your wellbeing! I'm not going anywhere until you open this door!"

I sobbed as rivets of tears fell from my eyes "Leave me alone!" I shouted. Camille came from the bathroom and pulled me into a hug "Caroline, you are in control, open the door and tell him to go. I have a gun" she whispered "I am going to count to five" she counted down silently and then pointed the door "Okay, just promise to leave me alone, and tell your brother that I revoke his invitation"

"Okay" Stefan was waiting "I'm waiting" I opened the door with the latch on.

"What do you want?" I snapped "I'm checking on you, Elena was worried about you"

"You mean, she told you to pester me into keeping your secret. Don't worry, I will, in return, I want Damon to leave town. I am wearing vervain now and if he ever dares to come within fifty feet of myself or my mom. I will tell the founders council everything, and I mean everything, Stefan"

"He's looking for Katherine, in the tomb, he won't leave without her!" Stefan slammed his fist on the doorframe "And how is this my problem?" Caroline jumped a little.

"He needs a Bennett witch to open the tomb" Stefan looked pointedly at me

"Still not my problem. Now get off my porch! Go!" Bonnie was there, looking furious. "Care, you alright" she mouthed "No, it's just the stupid ass brother who won't take a hint" I snarked "Hey, Stefan, you heard her, get lost!" Stefan turned and smirked at Bonnie "And what can you do against me?" This made Bonnie mad, it seems "Well this, for starters" Stefan collapsed screaming, grasping his head and that's when he saw Sheila Bennett and Bonnie "Stefan Salvatore, I am ashamed of you, threatening my grandchild and that poor girl inside that house. If you want your brother to leave town, then you leave town, he'll follow, didn't he promise you a lifetime of misery?"

"I'm sorry!" he screamed out "Just please stop! I wanted…." Bonnie looked furiously at the stupid vampire "We don't owe you anything, your brother is a monster!"

Bonnie's POV

"Wait, I have a reasonable request!"

"Well, get on with asking your request!"

We waited until he was on his feet, and he had gotten himself together. "I want to do a locator spell on Katherine to prove to Damon that Katherine isn't in the tomb"

"That's impossible, Katherine has no bloodline to locate her"

"She does. Elena is her descendant, use her blood" Stefan snapped

"Will Elena allow us to use her blood?"

"She might if I ask?"

"Ask her nicely, and if Katherine isn't in the tomb, then you and your mind-raping brother can leave town. We need fire, water, earth, and air, and Elena's blood, a map of the USA. This is our deal, take it or leave it" Stefan sighed "I'll take it"

I looked at Grams and she nodded "One more thing, if I find your brother anywhere near my best friend, again, the deal is off" Stefan nodded

TBC

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