Chapter Four:

Today was one of the worst days of my life and it all started when I woke up in my cell that morning.

After putting the clothes that I was wearing yesterday on, I was let out of my cell and given the bad news.

Last night Klaus turned Aunt Jenna into a vampire and used her in the ritual and John gave up his life for Elena so that she would come back as a human and not as a vampire since Damon forced Elena to drink his blood.

Elijah betrayed us and saved Klaus from being killed but I couldn't blame him too much since they are brothers after all.

That day Damon and Stefan took care of the funeral arrangements while Elena, Jeremy, and I went home to get ready for it.

After changing into a black flare dress Jeremy knocked on my door and then walked into my room.

"I'm almost ready." I said to Jeremy.

"Take your time. John wanted me to give this to you. I already gave Elena hers." Jeremy said to me.

Jeremy then handed me a letter.

"Thanks. I'll be down in a minute." I said to Jeremy.

Jeremy then walked out of my room and I sat down on my bed and read the letter.

Caitlin,

It's not easy being an ordinary parent to two extraordinary daughters. I failed as a parent. I'm haunted by how things might have played out differently if I had raised you both. I know you must have many questions about your birth mother and I wish I could tell you everything about her but I can't for your own safety. All I can do for you is give you her name. Elizabeth. I hope one day you'll be able to get your answers. Know that I love you and that I am proud to have you as a daughter.

Love,

Your Father, John

After that Elena, Jeremy, Stefan, Damon, Ric, Bonnie, Caroline, and I went to the cemetery to bury Aunt Jenna and John next to our parents and took turns placing roses on each of their graves.

Elena, Jeremy, and I then held onto each other as we cried and afterwards we all went back to the house for coffee and tea cakes except for Damon.

One by one everyone left the house after a couple of hours hanging around the living room. Caroline left to go see Tyler, Ric left to go drinking at The Grill with Damon, Jeremy and Bonnie went to her house, and Elena and Stefan went to the Salvatore Boarding House.

Once everyone had left I went up to my room and changed into a pair of jeans and a grey V neck lace inset pullover hooded long sleeve top.

I then decided to go for a walk in the falls a few miles away since it was a nice day and I just couldn't bring myself to stay in the house any longer. So I grabbed my sketchbook and colored pencils out of one of the drawers that were built into my bed and put them in my backpack and left to go to the falls.

When I got to the falls I sat down on a rock and pulled my sketchbook and colored pencils out of my backpack and began sketching my surroundings. I was so engrossed in my sketching that when I looked up when I had finished I saw that a wolf was standing there staring at me curiously and it startled me.

"Hello, there. I didn't hear you coming. What are you doing here?" I asked the wolf.

Of course the wolf didn't respond to me and I couldn't help but laugh at myself.

"Great. Now I'm talking to a wolf. Can my life not get any more pathetic than this?" I asked myself.

The wolf then let out a whine and I looked at him and got an idea.

"I don't suppose you'd mind if I sketch a picture of you, do you?" I asked the wolf.

The wolf then shook his head like he understood what I was saying to him which kind of unsettled me a little bit but then I shook it off.

"Okay, then." I said to myself.

I then began sketching the wolf and when I had finished drawing him I showed him the portrait of himself.

"I'm no Picasso, but I think I did you justice. What do you think?" I asked the wolf.

The wolf then nodded his head in appreciation and I couldn't help but feel uneasy around this wolf again.

"Well, time for me to go, little guy." I said to the wolf standing up.

I then put my sketchbook and colored pencils in my backpack and walked away from the wolf with it staring at me intently.

Little did I know that I encountered Klaus in his wolf form.