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Kayla's POV
Granny had her arm around my shoulders to help me to walk since I was weak from the fever. I didn't even know where we were going. I had my head resting on her shoulder as we walked.
As we arrived at the tied arch bridge, Granny stops suddenly and turns me to face her.
"My child, this is where you will feel better."
I could hear the river rushing gently underneath me.
I frown at her, holding on her arm. "What do you mean, Granny?"
"The river is the cure."
I look down at the river and felt dizzy as I saw the distance from the bridge to the river. "Granny, how could it be a cure? It's too high."
I started to shiver again as I felt the wind started to blow against us gently and I wasn't wearing shoes nor warm clothes.
"Do you miss me?" Granny asks, caressing my arms to keep me warm.
"Of course, I do. Why are you—"I pause, realizing what Granny was asking me to do. I started to shake my head at her. "No. I won't do it!"
"My child…. It's the only way! Do you want to die in pain? Huh?" Granny says sternly to me as I started to cry.
"No, but this can't be the cure. There's gotta be another way."
Granny hugs me tightly and caresses my head as I sob into her shoulder. "I wish there was another way, my child, or I wouldn't have to ask this of you… but this is the only way. Don't you want to be with me once more?" She asks, moving back to look at me.
I shudder, still shaking my head. "I do, but I don't want to die."
"What about your mom? She wants to see you."
I stopped crying, staring at her. "She does?"
"Of course, my child! She's your mother… of course, she wants to see you."
I sniffle, wiping my tears away. "Can't I just think about this? I just want to go back, please."
"No! They will stop you. Sophie cannot save you! She can't even figure it out."
"Can't you, Granny? Do you know what is affecting me? You could save my life, Granny, please, please." I plead with her as she looks at me sadly.
"I can't… I don't know who poisoned you."
I let out a sob, holding on her forearms. "No one will hate you if you chose to take your life…. They'll understand since you're in pain."
I let her arms go and walk to the side of the bridge, watching the river rushing gently. "Will…. Will it hurt?" I whisper, closing my eyes.
She moves over to my side. "No, my child. You will not suffer and you will not feel the pain."
I nearly double over as I felt the sharp pain going through my chest. "Argh!" I let out a groan, grabbing my chest.
"It's spreading, Kayla… it's too late for a cure now, honey."
I look at her then looked away, trying to recover from it. "Okay… I'll do it."
Granny smiles gently at me then disappear slowly in front of me.
I look up at the sky. "God forgive me."
Omniscient POV
Hayley went with Rebekah while Sophie decided to stay behind and see if she could find a cure. Klaus and Elijah went on their separate ways.
Elijah went to Kayla's home while Klaus decided to check out the cemetery and Rousseau's.
Hayley and Rebekah went to the forest, thinking that Kayla could have wandered off in confusion.
Klaus shook his head in anger as he left the Rousseau's. There was one more place that he thought of and that was the bridge over the river. He could try there.
Klaus' POV
As I walk to the bridge, I suddenly heard crying softly that I vampire-speed to arrive and discovered that Kayla was standing on the edge of the bridge, holding on tightly to the beam attached to it. She was staring at the water.
I slowly walk up to her, not wanting to frighten her.
"Kayla…"
She lets out a gasp, looking at me with her green eyes. "Klaus!"
I was near her but didn't want to move more because I was afraid that she would jump.
"Why don't you come down, love?" I say gently, putting my hand up.
She stares at my hand, then at my face. She cries for a second, and then shook her head. "I can't….I can't. I have to do this."
Kayla looks back at the river. I decided to stall her from jumping. "Well, why?"
Kayla lets out a sob, not looking at me. "Because… Granny said that this was the only way that I could be cured. I can't handle the pain anymore!"
"Listen, love, I know that you're in pain, but we can help you."
Kayla looks at me again. "No… you can't. You can't even figure out what's killing me!"
"That's not true. Now, we do know that it's poison and Sophie can figure it out. Now, please come down, Kayla."
She pauses for a second and looks away.
"Kayla…if you jump, I am going to have to get you in the river. I refuse to let you die." I said, slowly taking my jacket off and my shoes.
She laughs bitterly. "And here I thought that you hated me because I'm a witch. Sure, you would be glad that I die."
I shook my head. "That's not true. I'll tell you the truth; you saved the baby and Hayley…that I am very grateful for."
Kayla looks at me, her eyes softening at me. "Really?"
"Yes, love. If you come down, I promise not to be mean to you or does anything that makes you feel threatened."
She squinted her eyes at me. "You swear?"
I let out a soft chuckle and gave her my charming smile. "Of course, I swear," I say, hoping that she doesn't catch me lying.
"I don't know, Klaus… I just… I just can't handle this anymore. I'm tired. I'm so tired of being attacked and… I just want to be normal."
"Everybody wants to be normal, Kayla, but this is the reality. We have to accept about who we are and what we are and... That sucks."
Kayla sobs, looking away.
"Now…are you coming down?" I ask, watching her. I could tell that she was shivering from the wind and also from her fever. I also take notice that the black veins have spread to her upper neck now.
She shook her head.
I almost growl in frustration. "Damn it, woman. You're stubborn, you know that?"
She almost laughs, but it turns into another sob.
I hear Elijah's footsteps behind me and then the ladies.
"Kayla!" Elijah says, staring at her.
Kayla looks back at us. "I'm so sorry."
Elijah looks at me. "What's going on?"
"Kayla claims that her granny told her to do this in order to be cured."
Elijah walks up to Kayla slowly, taking his jacket off. "Kayla… please come down."
"Back up!" Kayla yells out at him, holding on the beam even tighter.
Elijah backs up to my side. "Why are you doing this?"
Kayla lets out a whimper as she grabs her stomach. She was breathing heavily, staring at Elijah. "This is the only way that I can get rid of the pain."
Elijah shook his head slowly. "No… we have another way. Sophie is almost done with the cure. Come on down and we'll be able to cure you."
I could tell that he was lying, but he was a very convincing man when it comes to a situation like this.
I turn to the ladies. "Rebekah, grab a couple of towels and Hayley, start the fireplace, we might need it in case Kayla does jump. Now, go!"
The ladies sped off and now it was just Elijah and me.
"Elijah…" I whisper to him. "If Kayla jumps, let me go after her and we'll do the CPR. Agreed?"
Elijah nods.
Kayla looks at us once more. "Please leave me alone."
"Kayla, we're not leaving you. Now, please come on down. I won't ask again," Elijah says gently but sternly to her.
Kayla didn't say a word to us and was looking at the river.
Suddenly, Kayla was looking to her right, speaking softly to something.
"What is she saying?" I asked Elijah and he shook his head, straining to hear her above the rush of the river.
Kayla's POV
I refuse to talk to Elijah and Klaus and was praying silently when someone appears next to my right.
I look to my right and almost let out a gasp when I realize that it was my mom.
"Mom?" I said softly, in disbelief that she was standing there.
"Sweetie… don't believe your Granny. Someone was imitating her to try to get you killed. I promise that Sophie will find a cure soon, I know it."
I let out a whimper. "How do I know that you're not just an imposter? Just like Granny?"
"Because, baby, I know the name of the poison. If that was your granny, she would have told you right off the start and you wouldn't be standing here, debating whether or not to die."
I rest my forehead against the beam, shivering. "I can't take the pain anymore, Mama."
She caresses my cheek, causing me to sob. "I know baby, I know…Shhh. Okay… if I tell you what the poison is, will you come down and go with the fine gentlemen?"
I chuckle at Mom. "I can't promise, you know?"
She nods, tearing up at me. "It's called Jimson Weed and there is an antidote for it, which consist of sertive beans and mizule. Now, will you come down, baby girl?"
I let out a pained gasp and took a deep breath. "Okay…"
Mom lets out a sob, smiling. "Thank you, baby girl," she caresses my cheek.
Before I could climb down, I felt someone grabbing my arm tightly and I let out a cry, looking to my left.
Sarah lets out a scream; "No, don't you dare touch my daughter, Agnes!"
It was Granny again, but this time, it was not her, only someone possessed her because her eyes were black.
"No!" I screamed out as I felt her throwing me off and I hit the icy water, taking my breath away.
I tried to fight my way out in the icy water, but due to the fever, I was so weak.
I stand still, gulping in the water as I stare up. My lungs were burning and my brain was screaming at me to get oxygen. I saw someone jumping in. I could feel my heart slowing down with each beat. I was so exhausted that I closed my eyes and let the darkness take over me.
Omniscient POV
Elijah and Klaus sighed in relief when they saw that Kayla was about to climb down. Suddenly, Kayla screamed out and she fell into the water. Klaus ran and jumped over the bridge, diving into the icy water.
Elijah ran down on the hill next to the bridge to meet them at the edge of the river.
Klaus searched in the water before finding unconscious Kayla and grabbed her into his arms. He then swam back up with Kayla in his arms. When he got up to the surface, letting out a loud gasp. He then looked down at Kayla's face and saw that she wasn't breathing and her lips were blue.
He lets out a grunt as he swam towards to Elijah with Kayla. As he reached there, he quickly picks up Kayla and carries her bridal style to Elijah where he puts her down.
Elijah quickly moves around and grabs her chin, tilting it up for CPR. Elijah looks over to Klaus and told him what he needed to do.
Klaus presses his hands on her chest and presses it down a couple of times, and then Elijah blows air into her mouth.
They did CPR for about five minutes. After no response from Kayla, Elijah realizes that the CPR would not bring her back.
"Come on! Kayla, don't die on me!" Klaus says out loud as he watches his brother's desperate face.
Elijah stops and leaned back onto the ground, staring at her face. "She's gone….Klaus, stop! She's gone!"
Klaus stops finally and stares at his brother sadly. Suddenly, Kayla makes a choking sound, and then finally started to spit up the water that she had swallowed.
Elijah let out a relieved laugh, helping Kayla to roll onto her side so she could get the water out of her lungs. Klaus lets out a relieved sigh, grabbing Elijah's jacket and put it on her to keep her warm.
Kayla rolls back onto her back, shivering from the cold and opens her eyes for the first time at them. She smiles at Klaus and Elijah.
"T-Thank you," Kayla says, her blue lips trembling. Elijah leans over to her and caresses her hair. "Hey, it's no problem. Now, we got to take you back to the house and get you warm and dry clothes."
Kayla nods at Elijah and lets out a whimper. "Um... Uh… it's Jimson Weed… Jimson Weed…. Tell Sophie that it's-…."
Kayla passes out and Elijah looks at Klaus in confusion. He quickly checks her forehead and her fever actually got worse.
"Damn it, we need to take her to the house!"Elijah says, picking her up into his arms and started to carry her bridal style once again.
Klaus nodded and vampire-sped back to the bridge where he left his jacket and his shoes. Klaus rushes back to Elijah and threw his jacket over Kayla to keep her from getting worse.
"I'll see you back at the house," Klaus says and rushes off to their home.
Elijah looks down at Kayla as he walked and prayed that she wouldn't die of the poison.
Sophie's POV
As I waited for the guys to come back, I was in the kitchen, reading my herbal book again to see if I could pinpoint it down. I heard the front door slam and I rush out, seeing Klaus standing there in front of Hayley and Rebekah.
He was dripping wet from somewhere. "Hey, what happened? Where's Kayla?" I ask, looking at him.
"She's okay, Elijah is bringing her in. We almost lost her, but she's back. Anyway, do you know what is Jimson Weed? Kayla kept talking about it before she passed out."
I let out a gasp. "Oh my god! That's it! That's the one!" I exclaim, rushing back to the kitchen. I grabbed my herbal book again and searched for it until I found it.
Klaus and the ladies watched me as I read it. "Oh, my god…this is the poison herb. Jimson Weed is the worst and poisonous herb out of all of them. But… there's not antidote mentioned! Damn it!" I slammed my hands against the book.
Rebekah rushes to me and took the book. "Actually, I have heard of this before. Mother taught me the antidote before she died so I'm going to teach you. Come on."
Klaus and Hayley leave to prepare the living room for Kayla.
She leads me to the stove while searching the herbal bags that I had brought along with me. "Okay, warm up the water while I make this. What you need is called sertive beans and mizule. Ah, here they are! Okay, once the water gets hot, we'll put a small bag of sertive beans and mizule and let it sit in the hot water; just like tea, right?"
I nod, pausing for her to finish. "Once it is filtered, we'll bring it to Kayla and have her drink it….and pray to god that it's not too late. Now, let's find the coffee grinder so we can crush them."
I nod, rushing to get the kettle and turn the tap water on, letting it in the kettle. Once it was full, I turn the tap water off and rush it to the stove, turning the gas on.
I walk back to Rebekah and she hands me one of the bags, mizule. I started to crush it in the coffee grinder and then pour the mizule grounds out into the tea filter. Rebekah adds it to it and I quickly close it, leaving it on the counter so I could wait for the kettle to boil.
I heard the front doors slam again and I froze, looking at Rebekah. "You better check on what's going on."
Rebekah nods and ran out. The kettle begins to whistle and I quickly took it off the stove, and then set it on the counter. I quickly grab a mug and drop the tea filter ball in it, then pour the hot water in.
I could hear the commotion going in the living room.
"God…please save Kayla."
Elijah's POV
I barge in with shivering Kayla in my arms and Hayley let out a shocked gasp, staring at her. "Oh my god, come over here." Hayley says, rushing with me to the living room where the fireplace was on and the blankets were on the floor.
I put her down on the floor and Hayley bent down on her other side. She started to take her nightgown off, leaving her in the bra and underwear. In respect of her privacy, I look away until Hayley covered her up with a bunch of wool blankets.
"You can look now, you know?" Hayley says, one of her eyebrows lifted.
I gave her an annoyed look and caress Kayla's wet head. Kayla was muttering in her sleep and I couldn't understand her.
I lean closer to her to try to understand her. "No…please don't hurt me." Kayla mutters, frowning in her sleep.
I lean back and look at Hayley. "Her hallucinations are getting worse," I said and Hayley nods.
"I'll check on Sophie." Rebekah says and she rushes out, leaving us alone.
"Do you think Kayla will be okay once the antidote is in her?" Hayley asks with the hopeful look on her face.
"To be honest, I don't know." I say, holding Kayla's cold hand.
Kayla's flashback to the past
"What…. Where am I?" I whisper, turning around in this unfamiliar place. I look down and I realize that I was wearing a white cotton sundress. I frown in confusion and then I heard a little girl laughing. The little girl comes rushing into the kitchen, laughing at whoever was coming after her.
I smile and watch as she goes and hide in a tiny space.
"Where are you?" A woman singsong as she walks in slowly. It was my mother.
"Mom?" I said in shock, but she didn't hear me. That's when I realize that I was there to observe, not to interact.
Sarah smiles and lets out a laugh. "Oh well… I guess, my Kayla must be lost…"
Little Kayla busts out of the tiny space and ran to Sarah, "No, Mama! I'm right here!"
Sarah lets out a giggle, picking her up. "Of course, you're not lost! Okay, that was a great game. Now, today is a very special day, do you know why?"
Little Kayla lets out a giggle and nods her head quickly, 'Today is my birthday!"
"That's right! Now, do you know how old you are?"
"Five!"
I let out a chuckle at myself, shaking my head.
Sarah walks out with Kayla on her hip, talking to her softly about what they are going to do for her special day.
Suddenly, the appearance of the place changes and I looked around, realizing that I was in a baby's nursery.
"What the—"
I walk over to the crib and it was empty. Suddenly, I heard a loud scream and I ran downstairs. I heard a little girl sobbing hysterically and a baby wailing.
I ran into the kitchen and let out a scream.
Sarah was lying in the pool of blood and little Kayla was holding a baby in her arms, shushing it.
"Mom!" I wailed out, leaning over her. "No, no, Mama." I sob out, caressing her cheek.
Suddenly, I saw the attacker and he went closer to little Kayla.
"NO!" I screamed; running over to them, but I went through him, realizing that I couldn't stop him.
I watched as mini-me put her hand up and blast a white light at him, which threw him against the wall.
He lets out a growl and then ran out of the room.
I stood in shock, watching five years old myself crying and talking to the baby.
"It's okay… you're safe, baby sister."
I felt the chills running up in my spine. I have a sister?
Then everything went away and I was in a dark place.
I let out a whimper, looking around. Then something jumped out at me, causing me to scream.
Kayla's POV
I let out a scream, gasping as I sat up and crawling backward until my back was against the wall. I held the blankets to my chest when I realize that I was half naked.
Everybody was staring at me then Elijah came down to my level. "It's okay, you're safe."
"Where am I?" I asked, looking around.
He frowned at me. "We're at my house, don't you remember?"
I was shaking like a leaf. "N…No."
Then the vampire with the red eyes from my vision was standing there. "No! Stay away from me!" I scream at the vampire, whimpering.
Elijah looked at what I was looking at and then back at me. "You're having hallucinations, Kayla." He says to me softly and I snapped at him, "No, he's right there! He's right there! He's the one who killed my mother! Oh my god, make him go away! Go away!"
I started to sob, then Sophie took Elijah's space, putting the tea down. She grabs my hands and held them as I cried.
I watched her as she shushes me. "It's okay. You're safe, I promise you. Now, I made this antidote and you need to drink this. You will feel better, and you won't have to look at whoever is bothering you."
I let out a whimper and took one more look at the murderer and back at Sophie.
"You swear?"
Sophie tucks in my loose hair into my ear and nods. "I swear. Now, here you go…" she says softly as she puts the teacup into my hands. It was warm, which was perfect since I was cold.
I took a sip of it and made a face at it. It was bitter, but I chose to suppress it and drank it until it was empty.
Sophie took the cup from my hands, "That's good, Kayla." She says softly and I close my eyes, then I look over again and the vampire was gone.
I let out a relief sigh, resting my head against the wall.
"I guess that means that the man's gone," Elijah says, noticing the look on my face.
I nod and crawl back to the same place where I was and lay right down next to the fireplace. I let out an exhausted sigh and closed my eyes, letting myself go to sleep.
Whew...thank goodness that Kayla is now cured and ALIVE. See... she's okay, you guys. But now there's another a new mystery in her life: her baby sister? Who is her sister and where is she? Why wasn't she raised along with her? Hmmm... we'll find out soon. Please let me know what you think so far! :D
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bulldozed88: First of all...that's a really good theory and luck for you, that will come true soon enough. :D Looks like Elijah saved her life! Too bad her fake granny was evil but luckily, her mother came in time. Thank you for the review and I cannot wait to hear more from you and you can always give me some ideas...I get inspired sometimes from my readers who left the reviews, lol.
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