The attendant finally found the card and slid it to me under the glass. It read:
Mystic Falls Phone Company Information Depot
4589 Marcia Blvd.
I grabbed the card and said a hurried thank you to the attendant but I did not mean it at all. She had been so boring, rude, and unhelpful. I got into my car and drove back to my house. I unlocked the door and inhaled deeply. Caroline had gotten to work alright, the air smelled of herbs, tomatoes and fresh bread. Delicious.
"Caroline! You won't believe the phone company! It was crazy! The lady was so unhelpful. I need to go to another place to get the phone information.
"Well I can pack it up and we can eat on the way!" Caroline said chirpily, already reaching for the washed out takeout containers I kept in my cupboard for moments like this.
Within five minutes, Caroline had packed up two servings of food for each of us and we started to pile our stuff in the car and set the GPS to the address of the Information Depot.
On the way to the Information Depot, I told Caroline how the attendant hadn't believed who I was and had badgered me for more information. Caroline interrupted at random times to say a witty joke and remarked that the attendant must have had a stick up her ass cause she was so annoying. We got there quickly and opened the containers of food after we pulled into a parking spot. Caroline had made cheesy lasagna with tender meat sauce and garlic bread with spoonfuls of fresh bruschetta on top. She had even made lemon squares for dessert!
"Wow Care, you really outdid yourself! I can't believe you made all this so fast! It's delicious!" I said in between bites of the lasagna and crunchy garlic bread.
Caroline smiled brightly at my compliment and daintily scooped a small piece of lasagna onto her fork and into her mouth. We finished eating quickly and popped the tangy lemon squares in our mouths as we put away the leftovers as Caroline had packed extra food and locked up the car. We walked upto the door of the Information Depot and tried to push it open. It didn't work! I glanced through the door and noted that the lights were all dark. The store must have been closed! I angrily smacked my hand against the door! They never said that the Information Depot was closed! Caroline showed me a poster on the door that said for today, the store should have been open but it wasn't. I angrily began walking back to my car. I really badly wanted to know who my caller was!
Caroline looked at me sadly, " Ugh. Don't worry Elena! I'm sure they'll be open tomorrow!"
I looked at Caroline, "I know. I mean I just really wanted to know who the caller was! Life has been so boring lately and I wanted to do something exciting!
"Well… Have you ever slept in a car before?" Caroline asked.
"No… "I said, not understanding where Caroline was going with.
"Well, there's free parking here and it's a pretty safe neighborhood. I know you have blankets and pillows in your trunk for an emergency and water bottles and energy bars and stuff. Why don't we sleep in your car tonight in the parking lot? We can watch movies on our phone and then when the Information Depot opens, we can be there first thing tomorrow!" Caroline said excitedly.
"That sounds interesting… Sure!" I agreed, sometimes Caroline's ideas were farfetched but they were always fun. Caroline opened my trunk and took out the duffel bag with the blankets and pillows and arranged them in the front two seats. I pressed the button that reclined the two front seats to a lying down position and went back to the trunk to help Caroline pick out candy, energy bars, and waterbottles from the back of the car. I turned on the seat heating and Caroline and I got comfy in the front two seats and found a comedy movie to watch on Caroline's phone. Several movies later, Caroline's phone was low on battery and we plugged it into my car charger and started watching a movie on my phone instead. After that, we started chatting about boys and Caroline made me recount what the mystery caller had said to me yesterday in graphic detail. Caroline ooh'd and ahh'd and said that she wished a hot mysterious stranger would call her. We chewed on the candy bars and sang along to songs on the radio and before we knew it, it was soon 9:00 at night. Caroline and I were feeling tired and we both fell asleep quickly. I was glad I had tinted windows on my car so nobody could see inside. The next morning came around and Caroline and I took our sweet time as we ate the leftovers of Caroline's lasagna, garlic bread, and lemon squares. Caroline braided my hair into a cute French twist and I pulled Caroline's hair into a beautiful high bun that showed off her long neck. Caroline and I pulled down the mirrors from the dashboard and redid our eyeliner and lipstick.
"Lipstick check!" Caroline said happily, not sounding the least bit like she just spent the night in a car. I smiled at her and she smiled at me.
"We're good" I said as I opened my car door, grabbed my purse and linking arms with Caroline before I locked the car.
We walked into the Information Depot and went up to the counter where an attendant was putting boxes away.
"Hi, My name's Elena Gilbert. I came to get my caller lists. I heard that they got shipped over here."
"Well I need to see some personal identification please," the attendant said.
I handed her my driving license and she looked at it before handing it back to me.
"What is your identification number for Mystic Phone Company?" the attendant asked.
I handed the attendant the phone bill from my purse.
"Well, this looks like a photocopy."
Caroline bumped me aside gently with her hip and leaned against the counter with an annoyed expression on her face.
"Look. Mystic Falls is a small town, and I've never seen you around here before. I don't know if you know who I am, but I was head cheerleader in high school and Miss Mystic for three years in a row. Unlike you, I have status here. One of your extremely unhelpful colleagues really bothered my friend here and badgered her for a long time about photocopies, names, and grade 2 teachers. We've just spent the night in a car waiting for your sorry ass to open this place up. We were here yesterday when you were supposed to be open and you weren't. It would be an understatement to say we're annoyed. And trust me, I know 110% that the girl next to me is Elena Gilbert and she really needs her caller list, so do you think you can hand it over?" Caroline said in a bitchy tone while glaring at the attendant.
" Oh.. um, of course. Yeah. Um, I just moved to town. Sorry, I apologize for the delay my colleague caused; I'll go find your box," the attendant stuttered as she backed away from Caroline.
The attendant picked up my phone bill and typed some information from it into the computer and wrote down a number from the computer monitor. She visibly looked a little scared of Caroline as she ushered us down a hallway where the walls were lined with brown boxes. Caroline winked at me and I smiled back. Leave it to Caroline to scare the attendant into doing what she wants!
The attendant glanced between the aisles and pulled a ladder from a cupboard and took my box off a shelf before handing it to me and leading Caroline and I to a small office in the back where she left us with the box and cans of orange juice she pulled from the staff fridge. Caroline sat on one end of the table and pushed the box over to me. I took the lid off the box and pulled out some binders. I flipped through them until I found the binder from this month. I quickly flipped through the pages until I was at the day before yesterday's caller list.
I scrolled down the page… and BINGO! For some reason, the number had registered at Mystic Falls Phone Company but not on my phone. I jotted down the number and double checked that I had the right number. Caroline handed the box back to the attendant and we left the Information Depot. I dropped Caroline off at her house promising to call her with all the details after I called Mr. Mysterious and sped back to my house. I ran up my front stairs and unlocked my front door, throwing my keys into a bowl on the front table. I quickly doubled back to my front door to lock it and I sprinted up the stairs before double checking my phone to see if it had enough battery. It did! It had enough battery for 3 hours of talking and I grinned happily. Finally, after all my hard work I had gotten Mr. Sexy's phone number! I dove into my bed and started to dial the number. I could barely hold back my excitement as I heard the ringing on the phone.
" Hello?" a masculine voice sounded.
A/N- Thanks for reading and please review:) Next chapters going to be really satisfying and I wanted to thank you all for your amazing reviews! They really motivated me and I would LOVE it if you could also check out my story Under My Kings Hand!