I woke up to the sound of the buzzing alarm going off for a while, I really had to wake up, huh? After spending another five minutes laying down, looking at the ceiling blankly I figured I really have to get up now. I went to the washroom to freshen up and shrug off the morning laziness that's been stopping me from going on and about with my day. Once I came out of the washroom my phone started to vibrate, who the frick calls at this hour? I looked at the screen and a smile made it to my face eventually knowing that this is my favourite person calling me, My Hayle. I picked it up and a loud scream blowed my ears off, typical Hayley Marshall.
" What is wrong with you, Forbes? I called you like 6 times since the past 10 minutes, where on earth where you? " Hayley yelled at me again and I felt like I was about to burst out laughing but I had to control myself to not anger the little wolf any further.
I cleared my throat saying " Hayle , I was in the washroom and it wasn't audible. Anyways , whatsup? "
" What is up is that we have to attend college in about an hour and you completely forgot about it " She hissed and flinched knowing that she was right.
" I'll pick you up in 30 minutes. Be ready , Care. "
" Okay sure and thank you, Hayle. " I said to her softly to which she replied " Shut up , best friends don't thank each other. Hurry up now , Caroline." and then she hung up the call.
I got up to get ready and honestly I had no idea what I was going to wear today. After what it felt like hours I finally had a suitable outfit for the day , skinny jeans and a crop top. Perfect. I applied minimal make up to avoid a tanned skin for the rest of the day. I was ready 15 minutes prior to Hayley's arriving time and I decided on checking up on my mom.
She picked up on the third ring and her voice melted me like a child with a cotton candy in her hand. " Caroline, Honey, how are you doing?
" Mom , I'm doing just fine but how are you? " I was excited to hear about her day , in these three years she's been the one I've missed the most and I really regret that. Elizabeth Forbes , my mom , the commanding Sheriff of Mystic Falls, a small town in Virginia which used to be my home. She sarcastically said " I'm fine but I would have been better if I had the chance to have my daughter in my house for some days. " , Here we go.
" I thought we already had this conversation , mom " I said to her calmly. She started " Not we Caroline, you. You declared that you're never coming back her leaving no room for discussion. Caroline please consider my pleads for once , I know and I understand that you have built a life for yourself in New York but believe it or not, you and me, we both know that that is not your home.I miss you , Caroline. I barely remember the last time I saw touched you or kissed you on your cheeks. I am growing old , Honey , god forbid if anything happens to me I won't even have you by my side." I flinched at her words knowing she's right. How can I let my past , pain and sorrows win over my mother's unconditional love for me and vice versa.
" I know why you don't want to come home and I respect your choice but all I'm asking is that just for once consider my request , Caroline. I really miss you. " Mom huffed.
I sighed, leaving a breath I didn't know I was holding " Okay fine , I'll consider this but don't get your hopes up , I won't be staying for long. Is that okay ? " Mom squealed and I couldn't keep the smile tugging on my lips.
" Thank you so much. Care. I am really happy Caroline. " Mom said and I heard Hayley honking her car outside my apartment making me realise that it's time to hang up the call. " Gotta go , mom. I'll call you later. Bye " I said to her excitedly.
" Bye honey , take care and do tell me what you have decided " she said to me in a hurried tone.
" I will , mom. Now bye, I love you " I say hanging up the phone , rushing outside. While I was locking my apartment , my mind went back to what mom said today. New York was my childhood dream and I'm happy to almost accomplished that by being here , under cruel circumstances ofcourse but it is what it is. But , there's this part of me which will always know that it is not my home. A home can be anything or anyone. It can be a photo frame or a pet dog , a familiar and a peaceful fragrance or a flower , a house made up of leaves or a person. I had one such person who I considered home. Stefan Salvatore. He was everything I yearned for , He was my photo frame , my familiar and peaceful fragrance and most definitely my person.
But not anymore , he means nothing to me now. I have been wronged and I'll not let that happen again , never.
I didn't even realise when I got inside Hayley's car and that she has already started babbling about something. The car drove away towards my college and I was left with my inner thoughts.
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