Chapter 13
Dedication: bellavida0213 who I let in on a little secret about what's coming ;)
Note: I am SO SORRY! This chapter is one of the shortest ones I've written, spanning about only 1 page! It was necessary to keep it short because I didn't want to give too much away. I won't be posting anything until Friday, but after Friday, I'm all yours. It's like a mini-break for you guys to post your theories and let me know what you want to happen, what you think is going to happen, what your favourite chapter has been, etc. Anyway, enjoy this chapter!
Damon had never felt more guilty in his life.
He'd hurt Bonnie. Again. And even though his intentions were good, they'd caused her pain. He hoped she didn't hate him, yet he also hoped she did. He didn't deserve her. Not as a friend, not as something more. The past few months had been like stepping on Elena's memory. They'd made him feel guilt that he'd never felt before. It was only those fleeting moments when he saw Bonnie's image that the guilt was lifted, yet only momentarily before the truth set in. He would never stop hurting people. And although for once in his life he thought he'd found someone who was the exception, she wasn't. There was no exception. Not Bonnie or Elena.
He knew what he needed to do.
It was the middle of the day and he was heading to a secret warehouse in New York City. One he hadn't visited in a while. He hoped it would bring him clarity, but he knew it wouldn't. He wouldn't have clarity for a while.
Elena was asleep in her coffin, as peaceful as the day she'd been put there. Damon stared down at her, feeling another jolt of guilt as he remembered that he made the terrible mistake of falling in love with her best friend.
He was afraid to even touch her. Afraid that he didn't deserve to.
But he didn't come to touch her. He didn't come to gain closure. He came to say goodbye.
He thought it was the last time he would see Elena Gilbert, at least for a while, until she was awake. He would watch over her, Bonnie and everyone else from afar. But he had no choice. He had to leave. He was like a ticking time bomb and until everyone saw that, they wouldn't leave him alone. Now, after everything, he prayed that they finally saw him for who he really was; a monster. Not a friend, not a brother; a monster.
He would go see Bonnie and Stefan later to say goodbye, but no matter how much they protested, he wouldn't cave in.
With a sigh, he took one last look at the woman he'd betrayed.
She twitched.
She twitched?
"Elena?" Damon said aloud.
She wasn't awake. She couldn't be.
But she was awake. Her eyes opened gently and a smile crept onto her face.
Note: How's that for a plot twist ;) A lot of you were speculating as to whether Stefan is possessed or whether Silas is back, and you'll get your answers at the end of this week! Please, if you're leaving a review, let me know:
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Aleshur