"Damon let go of me!" I scream while struggling against his hold. No matter how hard I struggled, he didn't budge. His hands kept a firm grip against my arms, keeping me from being able to escape his hold.
"Come on Elena, don't be like this," Damon sighs while leading me into my house. Damon was making it very clear that I wasn't going to be able to follow Klaus's instructions. Klaus had told me in order to save Caroline; I had to meet him at the boarding house, alone. Damon had overheard my conversation, and has now dragged me all the way back to my house.
"Damon, if I don't meet him then he's going to kill Caroline," I cry. Damon didn't even listen to my plan about me pretending to go alone, and secretly having Damon come. His exact words were "Don't you watch movies? When have those plans ever worked?"
"Elena, I promise I will get Caroline! She'll be fine," says Damon while shoving me into my room. I whip around just in time to see Damon slam the door on my face.
"Damon, my door only locks from the inside," I sigh while turning the door knob. When I try to push against the door, it doesn't budge. Panic starts to overcome my body. I try to open the door once more, but fail.
"Damon what did you do? Open this god damn door," I scream.
"It's for your own good," he sighs. I push my weight into the door again, but it wouldn't open. He must have pushed something against the door.
"I hate you!" I scream while pounding my fists against the door. I wait, listening for a reply, but he says nothing in return. He probably already left.
Letting out a loud frustrated cry, I run over to my windows and peer out. If I were to try and jump out the window, then there was a hundred percent chance that I would break a bone. What good would I be to Caroline with a broken leg or arm?
I start pacing back and forth in my room, trying to figure out what I should do. I was about to start kicking against the door, when my ringtone caught me by surprise.
My cell phone! I still had my cell phone! I run over to my leather jacket and pull it out. The number was blocked.
"Hello?" I answer breathlessly.
"Elena darling; what part of 'come alone' didn't you understand?" I hear Klaus's voice on the other line. My heart felt like it was going burst, and I couldn't catch my breath. Was he going to hurt Caroline?
"Damon wouldn't let me go! He overheard our conversation and locked me up! Please, don't hurt her!" I cry.
"Calm down Elena, I'm not going to hurt her … yet. I've already predicted this; I know my brother pretty well. So I'll give you another chance, but if you fail, I will kill her."
"Tell me what I need to do," I say.
"You know the hospital that burned down a few years ago?" Klaus asks. I nod my head, and then realize that I was talking over a phone.
"Yeah, I know it," I answer immediately. I don't really know where it is, but I do know of it. Of course I wasn't going to tell Klaus that.
"Good, meet me there. I'll give you … eh … half hour. Any later and you'll never see blondi again. And do your friend a favor, come alone," Klaus says before hanging up the phone.
A new spark of hope fly's through me. Maybe I will be able to save Caroline after all! But I only have a half hour to get there, and I don't even know the location and I'm locked in my room.
First things first, how do I get out of-
"Elena? Are you home?" I hear Jeremy's voice call from downstairs. Oh thank God.
"Jeremy! I'm stuck in my room!" I cry out while banging on my wall. How was I going to explain this to Jeremy? I would have to think of something. I few seconds later I hear footsteps coming up the stairs.
"What the hell?" I hear Jeremy mumble under his breath. I stop banging against the door and listen as Jeremy starts moving whatever is in front of my door. Thank God Jeremy takes football!
It doesn't take Jeremy longer than twenty seconds before he opens my door. First thing I do is jump on him and give him a relieved hug.
"Uh, Elena, do you mind explaining how our living room couch ended upstairs in front of your door?" Jeremy asks while untangling myself from him. It was only then did I look at what Damon had used to block my door. He had managed to drag our couch up the stairs? I didn't even know our couch would be able to fit through our staircase?
"It's part of the game," Is the first thing that comes out of my mouth. Without looking at Jeremy's reaction, I rush down the stairs and start looking through the kitchen drawers for the car keys.
"What game?" Jeremy asks while following me.
"Damon and I are playing this game; it's kind of like hide and seek. He pushed the couch up against my door so he could get a head start." I blab. I immediately scold myself for my stupid explanation. But I couldn't think of anything else.
"Geez, you two are weird," Jeremy mumbles under his breath. Finally, I find the keys to the car.
"Alright, well I'm going to leave you two, to your game. I'm going to go meet up with Anna at the party," Jeremy says while walking away.
"Wait! Jeremy, by any chance do you know where the old hospital that shut down is?" I ask.
"Do you mean the hospital that went up to flames in the 1900's?" Jeremy asks.
"Yeah, that one."
"Its by the airport. But instead of taking a right to the airport, you take the left."
"I thought that led to a dead end?" I ask. I wait for an answer, but realize that Jeremy had already left.
Grabbing my coat, I race to my car and speed out of my driveway. I knew that Damon would arrive at my house in any moment, and I couldn't be there when he does. For a second I consider whether I should leave Damon a note, but decide that I don't have enough time.
It was only now did I realize that I probably wasn't going to come out of this alive. But I couldn't afford to think of that now. Caroline needed me, and if it wasn't for me, she wouldn't be in this situation. I had no idea what Klaus wanted with me, but I wasn't going to let Caroline pay the price.
Damon would probably just be arriving at my house. The one thing I really wanted to do right now was say goodbye; but I couldn't. I really do hope that I come out of this alive. I didn't want my last words to Damon be 'I hate you'. I hope he left the house before I said that. I could feel tears threatening my eyes.
Damon and my relationship was a lot different than most. I still don't understand why I fell for him. When we first met, he had chloroformed and kidnapped me. Then he confessed to me that he was a vampire. After that, he stalked me, and told me that he would make me his. The vampire part alone should have driven me away, but it didn't.
Maybe I was crazy. But I didn't really care. I couldn't really believe that I was thinking this, but Damon is probably one of the best things that have happened to me. Besides his arrogance, and dramatic ways with dealing things; he was there for me. He also accepted me, even when he found out about Trevor. He didn't judge me, or tell me that I was damaged goods; he stayed by my side.
I jump as the sound of my ringtone interrupts my thoughts. I grab my cell and look at the display. It was Damon's number. I take a few seconds and consider whether I should answer the phone or not. I really wanted to hear his voice one more time.
Sucking in a deep breath, I press the talk button.
"Damon-"
"Elena, where are you!" Damon demands. I could tell by his tone that he was furious.
"Damon, look-" I try again.
"Does he have you? Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine! But-"
"Tell me where you are, I'm coming to get you," Damon says.
"No, look I-"
"Elena, where are-" Damon try but this time I interrupt him.
"LET ME SPEAK!" I cry out. I listen as Damon goes quiet on the other end. "Thank you," I mutter under my breath. Trying to get Damon not to speak is almost impossible.
"Look Damon, Klaus still has Caroline. If I don't go alone, then he will kill her," I do my best to explain.
"Elena, let me come with you! I promise I won't lock you up again. I can get Caroline back safely," Damon tries to reason with me.
"You're only saying that so I tell you where I am. Look Damon, I don't have a choice," I managed to say while wiping a few tears from my eyes.
"You always have a choice!"
"I'm sorry," I mumble. I know if I don't say this now, I'll never get a chance to. "I love you." I wait for a few seconds for an answer, but I don't get the words I was hoping to hear.
"Look Elena, don't do this! Please!" Damon starts begging now. I don't think I've ever heard Damon beg before.
"Goodbye Damon," I whisper before hanging up the phone.
Where do I begin? I am probably one of the worst authors ever! I'm so so so sorry. I have many excuses, but im not going to tell you all of them. All you guys need to know was that there have been major family stuff happening at my house (hospital wise) and its been very hard to find time to write. I'm going to do my best now that summer has finally arrived to finish up this story!
There have been a few of you who are very ticked with me, and I apologize for that. Some of you said that your not going to continue reading, and I do understand.
But there were a few of you (you know who you are) who have been very supportive! Many of you told me to take my time and told me that you would still be there when I updated and I wanted to thank you all very much!