Chapter 13: (Tatia)
11 months later...
"Waaaaaaaaa!",she cried.
"Sh! Little Sofia, someone will hear us" , Tatia said lovingly.
It had almost been a year hiding and running ,separated from her husband and Ariana ,Qetsiyah ,Klaus and Elijah ..and she wasn't even sure if she wanted to face any of them yet...
After her liaison with Elijah ,Tatia had run away from Mystic Falls for good. She had neither seen anyone she knew nor talked to them for what seemed a year, during which Sofia was born . She had hid in a small abandoned cottage on a secluded island and had found a way of surviving by living on fruits and herbs of the forest .Sometimes Greta, the travellers' handmaiden, who accompanied them on almost all their excursions,would sneak out a meal from their tents, when they had gone out for their daily hunting routine and hand it over to her , probably because of Sofia she had thought.
She had actually begun to like the old lady for all her help. She was a pretty likeable person after all...
Living all by her own, was a whole new experience for her ...but she had managed well enough, so much that she was actually happy living this life.
It seemed more peaceful and calm and quiet..But if only she could continue living so..She knew that this was all a facade .Eventually Sofia would grow up and need proper food and nourishment..which would force her to once again go out and face the world..and then there would be no going back...
She hated her life more than ever now. She hated having to choose all the time, to break people's hearts and to sacrifice her happiness for the good of everyone...
In an ideal world however, if she could choose though , inspite of everything, she would have chosen the Mikaelsons, in a heartbeat, no doubt..
But...there was a problem..which one ? Who amongst them would she have chosen to spend her life with? Despite the fact that she loved them both, equally enough...
A year ago she would have chosen to be with Niklaus, probably because of Qetsiyah...but now...having two daughters Qetsiyah AND Sofia with two of the men she loved most..she was perpetually a broken, confused mess of a person...
But it was time to decide, unfortunately, she HAD to get her life back together, what with 3 children and 2 lovers...
She sighed.
Well there was only one thing left to do now. The idealist in her still wanted to go back to Mystic Falls and live her happily ever after with BOTH the Mikaelsons but the realist in her took charge.
Greta and her band of merry men were travelling to Mystic Falls ,which provided her with the perfect opportunity to execute her plan ...
Greta was to give sofia to Ayana along with her message and she had promised her that in return, Ayana would tend to her needs during her stay in Mystic Falls.
So..with a final hug and kiss she bid her little Sofia goodbye and decided to return back to life...the harsh reality that she would continue living, probably till the end of time..