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Caroline turned on her heel, heading back home back home with a bag of cheap groceries in her hands, and thoughts of Klaus invading her mind. She was so deep in thought she almost walked straight into three people, muttering a half-hearted "sorry" each time. She hastily pushed the trailer door open, the heat of the summer air finally getting to her through her zipped up sweater. Kicking off her boots, she craned her head to the side to see if Tyler was still asleep in their room. She really hoped he wasn't.
"Tyler?" she called softly, her sock clad feet padding across the cool floor. Her silent prayers were answered when the lump under their bed covers turned out to be just a pile of pillows. Sighing with relief, she figured he was at "work". Maybe he was down in one of the other trailers making a drug deal, or maybe he was somewhere out in the New Mexican desert cooking meth. Caroline wasn't a hypocrite, she did drugs just as much as he did, but she'd never deal them. She'd never wish her way life upon anyone else. Maybe it was because somewhere in the back of her mind she thought she could still fix herself. She thought she could have that perfect life she always wanted.
The life she almost had.
"Almost." The word rang round and round in her head, until she finally snapped herself out of her thoughts. Looking at the time, she realized she still had a few hours before her shift at the diner. Pulling her clothes off as she walked towards the bathroom, she caught a glance of her body in the mirror, and an audible gasp escaped her lips. She was covered in bruises; the ones from last night were the most prominent. No wonder she was so sore. Tearing her eyes away from the mirror, she turned the shower water on as hot, salty tears streamed down her face.
The freezing droplets of water cascaded around her body as she let out a strangled scream, throwing a bottle of shampoo at the wall in front of her with enough force that some strawberry scented soap squirted out. The sweet smell made her sick. She didn't deserve anything that sweet. "Look where I live! My life is shit. I'm worthless." She thought to herself, forcefully turning off the icy water, she walked straight into her room and threw on a pair of old jeans and a tee shirt. "Worthless" the word kept replaying itself in her head, like a broken record. She practically ran to the kitchen, hastily unlocking the money draw and tearing it open. Behind what little money Tyler left for her in there, she still didn't know where he kept his bulk of drug money, but she knew he spent it on stuff like alcohol and prostitutes, was a small bag of cocaine.
She hastily picked it up, along with an old one-dollar bill, and made her way back to the trailer's small bathroom. She pulled out her small make up mirror and poured the blow onto it, making 4 little neat lines. She grabbed the dollar bill and rolled it up, wasting no time to breathe in the white powder. The sensation of pleasure hit her almost immediately. She definitely wasn't girly little Caroline anymore…
By the time her high wore off, it was almost time for her shift to start. She quickly pulled her sweater and boots back on, and ran out into the cool night air. She got to the diner in the nick of time, opening the old door just in time to see Elena kissing Damon goodbye. Caroline felt of rush of jealousy at her friends' relationship, but put on a smile as soon as Elena turned towards her.
"Hey Care! Good thing you're here, my shift just ended, and Millie's the only other waitress working here tonight." Elena bobbed her head back at Millie; she was a sweet older lady, probably in her mid 60s, with short blonde hair and soft brown eyes. She lived in the run down trailer park with Caroline and Elena as well.
"Sorry, I was… busy." Caroline concluded, "But I'm here now, and ready to work!"
"Well that's great, 'cause I really need to get home. I'd like to get some painting done before I crash." Elena was an amazing artist and designer, and she was always painting things for the people she loved. She was just selfless like that; another reason Caroline was friends with her. She just never had the chance to show anyone important what she could do. Just like Damon never had the chance to show anyone what a good cook he is, or how Caroline never had the chance to really fall in love. At least Elena and Damon got a chance to experience that.
"Well, I better get to work then!" Caroline joked, "Bye, Elena." She said, giving the brunette a quick hug.
"Bye Care." She responded, then yelled a quick bye to Millie and Damon and walked out the door. Caroline walked over to where Damon was cooking and slipped on her apron. The diner was currently empty, except for an old man sipping coffee up by the counter, and Millie already had that covered.
"Slow day?" Caroline asked Damon, although she knew the answer.
"Isn't it always?" He responded, and Caroline let out a light laugh. She was about to respond, when the bell above the door rang, signaling a new customer just walked in.
"I've got it!" Caroline called to Millie, throwing a quick smile at Damon and making her way towards the new customer. She was so busy pulling out her notepad and pen, she didn't even look up at who she was serving until she was done with the whole "Hi, I'm Caroline, and I'll be your server today. Can I start you off with something to drink?" script. She didn't look up until she heard her name being called in that familiar British accent.
"Caroline?" Klaus's voice penetrated through her foggy mind, and she snapped her head up immediately.
"Klaus?" her eyes widened a bit at the sight of him, and the skinny blonde seated across from him. She quickly recovered and faked a smile. "I'm just seeing you everywhere today! How are you?" She tried to be polite, but she feel could her heart starting to sink.
"Still great. Um, Caroline, this is my wife, Camille." He said, gesturing to the blonde in the expensive dress seated across from him. "Camille, this is my, um… friend from high school, Caroline Forbes." He finished awkwardly. Caroline smiled and extended her hand to Camille, who took it, shaking it firmly.
Caroline gave her a small smile, glancing at Klaus for a moment, before turning back to Camille. "Did he really just call me his friend?!" she wanted to yell something at Camille for being married to Klaus, for living her perfect life. She wouldn't be surprised if they had a truckload of kids, and even a cute fluffy dog at home. Although Camille seemed more like a cat person to her.
"It's so nice to meet you." Camille said politely, snapping Caroline out of her thoughts.
"Oh, um, you too." Caroline stuttered a bit at first, but managed to regain her composure.
"You know what?!" Camille began, a little too excited, "We should have Caroline over for dinner tomorrow night! Doesn't that sound nice, baby?" Camille said, directing the last part at Klaus. Caroline almost threw up in her mouth a little at Camille calling Klaus "baby". Klaus seemed to hesitate a bit before speaking up.
"You know what, that actually sounds like a great idea. You can bring Tyler along, as well."
"Tyler?" Camille questioned.
"My boyfriend." Caroline said, a chill running down her spine, for the second time that day, at the mention of the devil himself.
"Oh! Well, by all means, bring him along!" Camille chided.
Caroline just nodded her head, turning her head towards Klaus. "It would be rude to say no." She thought, looking at Klaus's smiling face. "Okay, I'll tell him when I get home." She tried her best to sound as excited as Camille was.
"Great!" Camille said, clapping her hands together. "Oh, here's our address." She said, pulling a pen out of her purse and scribbling it down on a napkin. Caroline's eyes widened a bit when she read their address; they really were wealthy. She smiled a bit and tucked the napkin into her apron pocket.
"So, what can I get you guys to drink?"
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