Homeless
Author's note:
The character does not belong to me only plot is mine.
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Thanks to my friend Starlight So who beta this chapter. You are best friend ever and my strength.
Bonnie's P.O.V
It's been a week since I saw my friend's perfect world shatter in front of our eyes. After Damon ran away from hospital Elena collapsed again, his presence was a living proof of his betrayal, she couldn't bear the heartache. Doctor kept her on observation for a day and then released her but ordered complete bed rest until her next check up.
Since she is in no state to travel and the fact that Jeremy didn't want anything that reminds her of Damon so she can't go back to her apartment.
They were going to book a hotel room because Davina lives in Dorm and they had no family here in New York but Enzo's stopped them and we offered our place for her to stay.
Her uncle and brother were hesitant but we assure them that she will be well taken care of in our house than any hotel.
After she got released we all brought her at our home. Three days later on her insistence her family left but not before promising her that Jeremy will be here as soon his classes are over for summer.
After they left Davina came for visit everyday. We all knew how heartbroken she was but she never showed her pain, I had to give her that. Even if she was hurting inside she put a brave and cheerful façade in front of us.
Elena on other hand completely shut us off. She barely said anything and only talked when asked to, otherwise she spent most of her time alone in her room or at our balcony.
Her eyes has lost its shine, her face has lost charm.
The only thing that's keeping her alive is her baby, she eats for her baby, she breathes for her baby, living each second after second for her baby.
I saw sometime her crying while holding her belly and gripping her locket that Damon gave her at Christmas. I know how much she missed him despite her anger, even though she won't utter his name. I know that kind of love couldn't disappear, Damon is part of her being, she couldn't deny no matter how hard she tries.
I was preparing dinner while staring at Elena who was quietly sitting on couch with Davina who was trying to engage her in conversation when Enzo came home.
From the look on his face I can tell he is distressed. He silently kissed me and greeted the girls before mentioning me to follow him in our room.
"Did you find him?" I asked him the second I shut our bedroom door. He shook his head in sadness and I don't know what to say anymore. "Okay! That's it! I am telling Elena."
I was about to head for door when Enzo grabbed my arm. "Just hold your horses luv, we can't tell Elena."
I glowered at Him as I asked. "Says who? Don't gave me the same carp its better for Elena's health because that's what got us in this mess in first place." He sighed and made me sit down with him.
"It's Jeremy and John decision. They knew about his disappearance and they didn't want Elena to know anything from us or else they will take her away."
I throw my hand in frustration. "They are being ridiculous. No matter what Damon mistakes were he still is Elena's husband and they can't keep something this big hidden from her. What if something happens to him?" he was quite, unable to answer.
I know he is feeling as helpless as me in this moment. Finally he looked up at me. "Okay fine we will tell her, maybe she knows where he can be. Let's wait for Davina to head out first then we'll tell her."
He smiled as I sighed in relief. We waited until dinner and once Davina left we both went to Elena's room.
She was sitting quietly on bed while running her hand on her belly when she acknowledged our presence. "Hey, um, can we talk?" she looked at us for a second and then gave us nod.
Enzo stared at me before taking a deep breath. "Elena please be calm and don't stress out but.." he hesitated for a second before . "No one has seen Damon since hospital..."
Her eyes widened and her voice wavered. "Da..." she flinched and closed her eyes in pain. "He is missing, why didn't anyone tell me!" her voice got rose by each second.
I stepped forward to calm her down. "Your family forbade us to tell you anything, but it's been a week and no one has heard from him." She shook her head in anger before lifting herself from bed.
"Why is he doing this! Haven't he done enough!" she angrily grabbed her sweater and wore her shoes. "You just wait till I find him ! I am going to give him a peace of my mind!" she screamed as she grabbed her purse before storming out of door while we followed her outside.
"Elena! Wait were are you going?" Enzo called her but she shook her head in anger. "I've never been to that place because that would have exposed his bloody secret but Stefan must have known address to that place."
She hailed a cab and we both sat with her which she didn't object. She opened her purse but then growled in frustration. "I left my phone. Bonnie, Enzo call Stefan for me."
Enzo called him while I held her hand to calm her down, Elena was taking deep breaths and I could feel how this is stressing her out. "Hello Stefan. Elena might know where he is but she needs an address."
He listened to other end before adding. "I have had enough of secret! Elena needs to know he is missing!" Enzo shouted at him while cab driver flinched at his tone.
Looks like Stefan was unhappy that we involved Elena but Enzo is right, enough with secrets. I guess Elena understood because she grabbed Enzo's phone and started yelling at him. "Listen to me! I don't know what game your brother is playing, but I have had enough of it. So now you tell me the address of your old house."
Enzo and I stared at each other while Elena yelled again. "He is there I am sure of it . He once told me that when ever he felt sad or depressed he went to his old house specially his mother's room, so now tell me the damn address!" Stefan gave her address of house at Hampton and she told him to get there too before disconnecting the call and giving address to driver.
Rest of ride the was spent in silence and suppressed tension. Needless to say Elena was fuming with anger while we sat quietly beside her.
When we reached we saw a beautiful mansion not as big as Salvatore's but still big enough. Elena paid driver and we got out of cab. We saw huge board at gate. "Lilly's shelter for homeless."
I guess Damon did tell Enzo truth about his past. His father gave everything up to homeless as his penance.
We went inside and Elena went straight at desk. "I am here to see.." she closed her eyes again and touched her belly while taking calming breath. Seeing that women is waiting I intervene instead. "We are looking for Damon Salvatore he is son of the owner of this mansion." She smiled in realisation. "Ah you are Mr Salvatore guest he came here from time to time he is in his mother's room, you go upstairs at right corridor corner room was her."
We thanked her but Elena stopped us from following her. "You guys wait here, I need to do this alone." She didn't give us chance to protest and left us at hallways.
I glanced at Enzo who was looking as worried as me. "Will they be alright?" I asked him and he gave me sad smile. "I don't know luv, I seriously don't know."
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Damon's P.O.V
Minute after minute, hour after hour time passes by, days turned into night, night to morning as I drowned in my misery. My entire existence is fading away, I'm fading into nothingness.
I can still feel her presence and I am glad that my mother's room remains untouched even when this place change.
After my dad died he wished to turn this place as shelter, and I took care of everything.
I let every part of this hell hole change except my mother's room which I kept for myself. This place was our sanctuary, it still is.
I can feel my mom here and it brings me peace even when I don't deserve it. I never told about this to anyone not even to Stefan.
Only Elena knows about this place even when she doesn't know it being mansion she knew my mother's room is my escape from reality. I still remember when I told her it was one of happiest moments when we visited her brother to tell about her pregnancy and our engagement.
( Flashback )
"Can you slow down!" I yelled after her as she led us to deep in forest.
She smiled and grabbed a nearby branch to steady herself before grabbing my arm for support. She smiled at me teasingly.
"Stop fussing over me city boy, I know these woods like back of my hand."
She led me further until we came at bottom of falls. "Come Damon lets sit on my spot." I smiled at her as we sat at rocks looking over at lake.
"So you brought me all this way here to see falls?" I asked her once we settled in each other arms.
She stared at my face and her eyes were shining in sunlight. "It's my secret spot, I used to come here with my mom. We usually had mother/daughter picnic here."
Her smile dropped in sigh. "After they die, whenever I am upset or sad I came here. This place is my escape it brings me peace because I could feel my mom's presence here most."
I kissed my girl's head. "Well you and I are same in that aspects." shestared at me quizzically.
"I mean whenever I'm angry or upset I go to my childhood home and spent time in my mother's room. That place is my escape. That room still carried her lingering essence. "
She leaned in to kiss me and touched my face. "When was the last time you went there? I didn't know you still had access to your child hood home."
I smiled while coming up with right words to say. "I can visit that place, I still have access to it but I won't live there." She nodded her head maybe because she thought it's painful topic for me, so I smile at her.
"As for my last visit it was before I met you. Now I am so much happy that I don't need any kind of escape anymore and I am sure my mother is happy that I am living my life in happiness instead of finding escape in her old musty room."
Her smile was breath taking as she hugged me closer. "You make me happy too Damon. Will you show me that place, it's only fair since I showed you mine."
Her eyes were gleaming with hope that I had to be truthful. "Maybe one day? And as we sat in each other arms I really hoped I can show her everything connected to me without any fear.
End of flashback ).
Oh I wished I had told her than, so many moments could spare us from this misery but I can't take anything back now even if I wanted to.
Lost in my own hell I didn't register door opening but I felt something shift inside me as I saw the love of my life staring at me from across the room.
We just stared at each other and then before I knew it I was walking towards her and pulled her in my embrace. "I am so sorry Elena." I choked as I held her tighter in my arms.
"Sorry for what Damon, all the lies you said or for this stunt you just pulled." I heard her voice and I stepped away to see her .
Her face was contorted in pain as she shed tears after tears. "Do you have any idea what I felt when I heard you were missing for a week! For whole bloody week Damon! If I didn't know about this place I, I..." she started crying and I stared at her in shock.
"You were worried about me?" I asked sounding hopeful but apparently that pissed her more.
"Worried! Danm you Damon!" she shoved me away in anger before poking her finger in my chest.
"You turned my life upside down, bringing me this all consuming love! Taking me to highest peak of happiness!"
Both our eyes trembled in tears. "I was happy Damon, so much. We led simple life with loving family and friends and our Zenia.." then her eyes change in anger.
"Then in a second it was all destroyed when I found out that all this was lie, our marriage, our family , our life even our love was all big lie!"
She screamed and I flinched at each word. "What do you want from me that I forget your betrayal and take you in my arms. That I be another notch on your bed post. The perfect trophy wife for you to brag!" I shook my head and tried to touch her but she flinched away from my hands.
"Elena please you are getting it all wrong." I tried to plead with her but she shook her head in anger. "No, I won't hear one word from you! You had lost chance to tell me truth, so now its my turn! I refuse to hear anything from you, No more lies Damon do you get it!"
Her face held conviction as she said those words but I didn't gave up too, so I dropped on my knees in front of her and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Please Lena, don't leave me like this." I didn't care if I sounded pathetic as I begged my wife.
"Please baby take me back, I will do what ever you say, I will give up everything just don't leave me."
I felt her tears as she told me in broken voice. "Go home Damon, I don't have energy to deal with this right now."
I felt her hands on my hair but she didn't pushed me away as I heard her cry more just like me while I think of word home and what it means. "I don't have home Elena." I whimpered as more tears fell from my eyes.
"You are my home, where ever you and my baby are is my home." I kissed her belly and looked at her tear stricken face.
"Without you I am homeless, listen to this, you are the only truth of my life, I Damon Salvatore is the richest man, owner of billions is homeless without you baby, that's the biggest truth of my life along with my love for you our marriage, our life was never a lie."
Her breath hitched and her eyes got soft for second before her eyes got hard again. "You forgot one more thing. " her voice was bitter as she managed to step away from my embrace. "I don't know any Damon Salvatore, he is not my husband, nor my family. He is the man who lied to me, he broke my trust and he can never have place in my life or my home again."
With that she turned around and walked away towards door before yanking it open. I saw Enzo , Bonnie and Stefan on other side. "Take care of your brother and make sure he won't pull this stunt again!" she told him harshly before leaving with her friends, taking away every last hope with her.
Taking away my peace, my heart, my home with her leaving me homeless.
Author's note.
Here you go another chapter and This one even gave me writer's block but thanks to my friend Sohela I was able to complete this chapter. So please send me your reviews I really need them to keep me motivate to write these hard chapters