Chapter 3 – There's nothing anymore

Sophia and William looked up inquisitively at their parents, wondering what it was they wanted to tell them. Looking into those four little innocent eyes, Damon found it impossible for him to tell them what was going on and he abruptly left the room.

Elena was bewildered by Damon's action and simply went after him not bothering about the kids wondering gaze.

"What the hell Damon? How can you leave this to me to tell them that we are divorcing?", Elena whispered angrily once in Damon's home office.

"Damn it Elena, you were the one to say the word, you deal with it. How do I tell the kids something I myself do not understand? YOU want an out of this marriage, you are the one walking away, NOT ME!"

Elena was utterly shocked and was fuming at Damon's outburst. "This marriage has been over for a while. We were just both evading it. I will not live like this anymore Damon. You don't love me anymore! And I don't even know where I stand either! And this is not fair! It is not fair to you, it is not fair to me and it is certainly not fair to our two children!"

Damon stared blankly at the woman before him. "I come home every night to you and you say I do not love you? I may not have been the perfect husband or the perfect dad but I have done nothing except from loving and protecting this family! So Elena, do not use me working hard as an excuse to explain why you're walking out on your family! You did not even allow me to try turning things around. You did not even offer an opportunity to make things right! You are simply walking away before we're having a rough time!" Damon was fuming but even more, he was hurt that Elena seemed to find it easy to just call their marriage quit.

"You don't even look at me anymore Damon. We barely talk, we barely touch each other. We've become two strangers living in the same house! I AM SUFFOCATING HERE CAN'T YOU See? I am dying inside every single day! THIS is not the life I wanted! I don't even know who I am anymore! I can't even remember what it feels like to be happy!" Elena screamed, tears spilling out of her eyes. Her heart was breaking and seeing her so distress was breaking Damon inside too but it was too much for him to take. He walked towards the door, wanting to get away from this room, "We'll talk when I come back. I am not divorcing Elena." And on those words, Damon left with kids, leaving a distress and lonely Elena who simply watched him go with her two kids.

Some hours later

Elena had remained in Damon's office long after her eyes had dried themselves. She contemplated her life, thinking about what's next. She knew Damon and so, she knew that he would never sign for divorce, at least not without a fight. A fight she knew she would not be able to handle. Damon Salvatore was Damon Salvatore and even she was no match for him. He wanted her to stay to mend things but how could they mend things if she herself did not know what was broken?

Slowly getting up, she went upstairs to their room and started filling her suitcase with clothes. She seemed to be working robotically. She was not sure of what to do but she knew that if she stayed, she would lose herself forever and she just could not.

After being done with her luggage, she wrote down to Damon, to her kids; Trying to find the words to explain, to tell them. Tears were spilling again but she just kept writing and writing until there was nothing more left for her to tell. Looking back one last time at the family picture hanging in the living room, she left.

A/N: I hope you guys like that one. Next chapter will solely be about the letter. Please tell me if you feel something should be added or what you did not like. :/ Thanks for your reviews, it's nice to read them