July 26th 2015
Mystic Falls
(Enzo)
I was sitting with Lily, teaching her how to play video games. I wanted to tell her how I felt but I didn't know where to start. "Lily?" I asked. She looked at me with that ever loving smile.
"Yes Enzo?" She asked.
"You seem lonely at times. Can I ask why?" I asked. Maybe the truth would be the best place. Her face fell.
"You've noticed?" She asked. I nodded. "It's just… I miss Julian so much. I miss my children too. My other children. I know I have Damon and Stefan. But Julian and I had other children." This was not what I wanted to hear. She's clearly on the rebound.
"Have you thought about another lover?" I asked.
"Another lover?" She asked. She seems so innocent.
"Yes. I know what it's like to lose a loved one. I used to have feelings for a girl I used to know." She put her hand on mine, a sad smile on her face.
"Tell me. I've read that talking about pain helps it soothe away." I smiled gently back at her.
"Her name was Maggie. She sat and talked to me while I was-… living with the Whitmore family. Eventually she learned what the Whitmore family was doing and she quit. She couldn't take it anymore. So she left. When I got out I thought I could go find her and we could be together again. However, I learned she'd died while I was still at the Whitmore house."
"Why didn't you just leave?" She asked.
"Because they wouldn't let me."
"Why wouldn't they let you leave? No, what do you mean 'let' you leave?"
"…"
"You don't have to tell me unless you want to." She said, backing down. I was grateful. I didn't want to go down that road with her. "I'm so sorry about Maggie, Enzo." She said, pulling me into a hug. I gratefully gave her a hug back. "I'll be willing to listen more if you have more to say. I want to know anything that upsets my Enzo." I smiled. 'my Enzo'. I beamed with delight.
"Thank you Lily." I whispered. She gave me a kiss to my cheek. "If you want to talk about Julian, I'd be willing to listen."
"There's not much to say about Julian. He left us in a sword fight with his nemesis. She played dirty tricks to get him. He was given an improper death and she didn't even apologize." I put my hand to the back of her head and held her close to me. Death by sword, and to see it yourself, was a horrible fate. I held her as she cried into my chest. I scooted closer to her and she wrapped her arms around my neck.
