Gilbert Residence
"Come on Jeremy, going to school! Walking out the door now!" Margaret said
"Forgot this." Jenna said
Jenna gives her niece a thermos.
"Thank you." Elena thanking her aunt
Margaret opens the door. John was there as he was about to knock. He smiles
"Margaret! Elena!" John said
"Uncle John! Hi." Elena said
"Hey!" Margaret said
Both Margaret and Elena looked at their aunt.
High School.
Margaret, Elena, and Matt are in the hallway.
"He said his trip is open ended." Margaret said
"Uncle John, I never really liked that guy." Matt said
"Does anyone?" Elena said
"I'm here for moral support if you need me." Matt said
"We'll suffer this one alone; you've been through enough." Margaret said
"Thank you by the way, for just...for everything you guys did at Vicki's funeral and the memorial. I couldn't have done it without you guys." Matt said
"Of course Matt." Margaret said
"So, was Caroline still baking for you guys, around the clock?" Elena asked Matt
"She finally went to her dad, which is a good thing because my mom was going to strangle her if she dropped off one more lasagna." Matt said
Matt closes his locker and Tyler approaches to Margaret.
"Can I talk to you? (Both Matt and Elena leave.) About last week..." Tyler said as Margaret cuts him off
"You're Vicki's ex. That's a vow that I have to keep." Margaret said
"I understand." Tyler said
Alaric's classroom.
"I made a copy of a paper Jeremy wrote for me. I think you two should take a look at it." Alaric said
Alaric gives the paper to Elena. Both Margaret and Elena take a look at it.
"Jeremy wrote this?" Elena asked Alaric
"He's very clear that he didn't think it was real." Alaric said
"My radar was off. Didn't read his mind and we've done so much to protect him from all of this." Margaret said
Elena gives Alaric back the paper.
"So, how do you deal with all the lies and the secrets?" Alaric asked both Margaret and Elena
"It's not safe for them to know the truth." Margaret said
"We keep it from them, but it's only because we love them." Elena said
"Stefan is a good guy. But at the end of the day he's still a vampire." Alaric said
"It's hard to understand but Stefan is different." Elena said
Morrow Residence.
"How was school?" Elizabeth asked her daughter
"Same. I could tell you the news that John is back." Margaret said
"He's back." Elizabeth said
"Yeah. Which is why I'm here to escape for a little bit." Margaret said
"All of you don't like him?" Elizabeth asked again
"Everyone doesn't. He's arrogant and a jackass." Margaret said
Night.
Gilbert Residence.
Margaret's room.
"You're not glad to see your uncle?" John asked Margaret
"Everyone hates you. You make our lives into hell. What exactly are you doing here?" Margaret asked her uncle
"Just here to spend time with the rest." John said
"Yeah, right." Margaret said
Margaret tries to read John's mind but couldn't
Next day.
"Lavender?" Margaret asked her sister
"Yes." Elena said
"I've tried reading John's mind." Margaret said
"Did you get anything?" Elena asked her sister
"That's the thing. I can't read his mind. I mean does know what I am?" Margaret asked again
"I don't know. Probably doesn't know about the witches or you." Elena said
"It's not like I can shapeshift. I don't have any wings." Margaret said
"You're part human." Elena said
"I know but I should have wings." Margaret said
Founder's Hall.
Margaret is on the balcony. Damon joins her and gives her a bottle of smirnoff. She takes a sip.
"Haven't heard from you." Damon said
"I was busy. Dealing with the funeral for the last few days. And I tried reading Uncle John's mind. He's immune somehow." Margaret said
"Could be vervain." Damon said
"Not funny." Margaret said
"I'm sorry for what I did to Vicki. (Margaret was surprised of what he said. She hugged him.) Seems someone's huggable." Damon said
"You needed it." Margaret said
Margaret looked at John just standing there as she stopped hugging Damon.
"What?" Damon asked in confusion
Damon turns around.
"It's Damon, right?" John asked Damon
Both Damon and Margaret turned around.
"Seems he wants to talk alone. I'll find out what's up. Go!" Damon whispers
Margaret leaves.
Hallway.
Margaret approaches to both Elena and Matt.
"Having fun?" Margaret asked both Matt and her sister
"We didn't see you on the dance floor." Elena said
"I, uh, wanted to be alone." Margaret said
"Is everything ok?" Matt asked Margaret
"I didn't feel like dancing." Margaret said
"Why not?" Matt asked again
"It's about Kelly." Margaret said
"What about my mom?" Matt asked again
Margaret took Matt's arm and they walked outside and her sister follows them.
"I should've said something 2 years ago. She..." Margaret was about to explain
Margaret looked at Kelly and Tyler in discussed as they were making out. Both Matt and her sister turned around.
"Oh my god." Elena said
Matt rushes over to them and catches Tyler.
"What the hell are you doing man?" Matt asked Tyler as he freaked out
"Matt?!" Kelly said
"MOM!" Matt yells
"Whoa dude calm down." Tyler said
Matt punches Tyler in the face. They begin to fight and in the fight Kelly gets pushed to the floor. Tyler hits him again and again and again.
"Matt! Stop it! Tyler! Stop it, you're hurting him!" Elena said
"SOMEBODY HELP US!" Margaret yells
Alaric arrives, pulls Tyler off of Matt and pushes him against a wall. Both Margaret and Elena is going towards Matt. Mayor Richard Lockwood arrives. Tyler leaves. Margaret and Elena helps Matt.
"Everything's fine. Everything is fine. Come on, everybody, back to the party. Let's go. Come on, have a good time!" Richard said to guests
Matt's face is bleeding.
"Are you okay?" Elena asked Matt
"Put your head up. (Matt does what Margaret said.) I expected more from him." Margaret said
"What happened to you and my mom?" Matt asked again
Margaret looked at her sister and back to Matt.
"Two years ago Kelly was talking about my mom. She wasn't talking to Jenna, Miranda, or Grayson. She was talking to her drinking buddies. And I caught her. Calling me a sad orphan girl." Margaret explain
"Why didn't you tell me?" Matt said
"Because I wanted you to have a good relationship with your mother. Hoping that she would ever change." Margaret said
"I don't think me and Vicki had a good relationship with her." Matt said
"She was also having a confrontation with Caroline and I stepped up. She doesn't like her." Margaret said
"I'll take care of this." Matt said as he gets up
"What are you going to do?" Margaret asked Matt
"I'll handle it. (Margaret reads Matt's mind.) She lied to me and Vicki. My own mother lied for 2 years. No one treats my friends like that. I'm getting her out of my life." Matt thinking