5 months earlier
~Bonnie~
I didn't want to open it. If I had gotten accepted it would mean it was a life I could never have. I had lost whatever normal life I had when I'd found out I was a witch. No one understood the wear and tear this life had on me or the things I've seen. It always surprised that I wasn't in a psych ward already.
I shook my head getting out of my thoughts and went back inside. I set the miscellaneous mail on the coffee table and just looked at one specific envelope. Then taking a deep breath I opened it.
We are happy to inform you that you have been accepted for the fall semester at Stanford University.
Not even reading the rest I ran upstairs wiping the tears from my eyes. I tossed the letter onto my computer desk. Granted I was happy but I was also sad because I wouldn't ever go. I couldn't go. Not as long as something was always going to be after me or my friends and that was never ending. Not to mention they always needed me to trance or something. It all infuriated me. It was as if I wasn't living my life anymore because it was somebody else's. My life belonged to other people and I didn't have a say. Thinking about it all over again made me scream at the top of my lungs. Then I dropped to my knees holding my head in hands watching everything I ever wanted slip away. Well almost everything. Because if it wasn't one thing I wanted and couldn't have it was another. Then again I couldn't understand why I was interested in him. But I guess every girl falls for the bad boy once in her life. I mean there was Tyler for Elena not that she actually liked him.
"Geez Bonnie you think too damn much." I said to myself
Wiping my eyes I stood and headed toward the door when my cell phone went off.
"Hello?" I said answering it
"Miss me?"
I rolled my eyes then hung up and headed downstairs. My phone went off again. Looking down it was Damon's number yet again. I didn't answer it. Whenever he called it was out of boredom or just to start up something. I knew he didn't like me in that way and I wasn't going to put up with his flirting. I had fallen for it on more than one occasion and now it was just irritating. I didn't want him to want me as a play thing or just because he could. I wanted him to want me if he actually likes me.
I snorted at the thought. It was funny to think he would love anybody but himself. My phone finally stopped ringing. Then not five seconds later it went off again. It was Elena.
"Hey what's up?" I asked
"I gotta ask a favor." She said
"And that would be?"
"How good are you with future spells?" she asked
"What!" I exclaimed
"Well come over and I'll explain."
Then like that she hung leaving me talking to a dial tone. I swear that girl was never in her right mind when she asked something of me. But I love her anyways she is my best friend and I don't know what I'd do without her. Even if she's way too overprotective. So I quickly grabbed my hoodie off of the couch and headed out the door.
It was still summer out and the sky was a fading blue into velvet as the sun was going down. The beauty of the many colors lighting up the sky always took my breath away. I loved listening to the wind talk to me through the leaves of the trees. It was serene and one of the many little wonders of the world I found myself stopping and taking the time to stop and take it in. as I closed my eyes taking it in I heard a whisper. My eyes shot open when I heard it and out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw something. But when I looked around I saw nothing. So I just hurried over to Elena's. Streetlights were now lighting up as I was getting to Elena's. as I made my way up the walkway the door opened and Damon stood in the doorway.
"Wel if it isn't my favorite little bird. How nice of you to join us." He said
"Where's Elena?" I asked trying to get past him
She came to the door shoving Damon aside.
"Good you're here." She said pulling me inside to the living room
"Quite the party you got here." I said looking around to see Matt, Meredith, and Stefan also here
None of them looked directly at me.
"What's going on?" I asked
"I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important." Elena said
"If what wasn't important?"
"They want you to take a peek at the future because of a bad feeling." Damon said sarcastically
"I can't and I won't." I said then turned to leave but Damon blocked me
"Ah too scared?" he challenged
They didn't get it. They didn't understand at all. I turned back to face them.
"Why?" I asked "Why me?"
I wanted to say why do I have to do this. Why am I the one cursed with this? Always caught in the middle no matter how hard I try to fight it. Always doing something stupid like kissing Damon not once but twice and now I was going to do something twice as stupid.