As the bell rang, the hallway was suddenly full of students, the noise was loud, people talking and laughing, most importantly, they were alive. Their pulse was so loud for him, he felt as if the scene was in slow motion, everything moving slowly. He turned away and closed his eyes, his veins changed, but he calmed them down, breathing in and out.
"Hey there."He heard from behind him.
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He took a moment before he turned around.
It was that girl again, that one from chemistry class.
She was beaming so happily, and it kinda made him smile.
"Hey." He said.
"I'm Caroline Forbes." She said as she reached her shook it.
"I'm Stefan S-" he said, but she interrupted him.
"Stefan Salvatore, the new guy. I know." She said with a only smiled.
"So, What brought you to our beloved Mystic Falls?" She said, rolling her eyes.
"Um, I used to live here, but uh, my family left town for a while."
"Wait, you're Stefan Salvatore as Zach Salvatore's cousin?" she asked, her eyes shining with nodded with a smile."Which means you live in the boarding house? Wow. I always loved that place."
Again, he just smiled.
"Caroline, Come on, the team is waiting you." Some girl said as she passed them, clearly in a rush.
"Oh, okay one more thing." She said.
"When is your birthday?" She asked with big shining smile.
"Sorry, what-?"
"You know, birthday, the day you were born?"
"Um, first of October. Why do-?"Favorite Color?"
His eyebrows got furrowed, but he answered anyway, "Blue."
"Great." She said with a bigger smile, "Well, I guess that's it for now. I'll see you around." She said with a wink, as she started to walk away.
He turned around and watched her leaving, totally amazed. Something in her got him speechless, perhaps her big smile, or the way her eyes shine with excitement, or the way she does whatever she wants without thinking.
He doesn't know her, yet. But somehow, these few minutes she stood with him, he felt lighter, he forgot about everything else, he felt alive.