𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 {ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴍɪᴋᴀᴇʟꜱᴏɴ}

𝟏.𝟎

Mystic Falls, Virginia 2030
Stefanie Salvatore aged 17

Being Stefanie Salvatore was difficult to say the least. My parents were known to everyone and I felt the need to be perfect everywhere. The only place I really felt myself was my diary. The words flowed into it and never came out.

Dear diary,

Today was alright. Stopped by the Salvatore boarding school with dad today but I stayed in the car, I doubt they knew he even had a daughter no one there acknowledged anyone out of the gates anyway. I tried talking to Maya but she kept ignoring me I don't know if it had to do with last week but I tried apologizing. Looks like I'm going to have to try some more. Anyways I'm pretty tired and I've got a long day still so I'll write later.

        I wasn't going to give up on Maya just yet. She needed to know why I bailed on her last week. So I decided to walk towards Mayas house to think on what to say before I arrived. Maya was my girlfriend and last week she had a date planned, somehow I had managed to cancel three dates before that and the most recent.

Once I had got to her house I walked up the steps and knocked on the door. Her mom opened the door.

    "Hi Sheriff Mac can I talk to Maya" I said smiling at her mom.

    "Sure can do come on in shes upstairs" she returned my smile and pulled her door open so I could step in.

   Once I got in I rushed upstairs and knocked on Mayas door.

    "Maya can we please talk"

     "What are you doing here" she said behind her door not even bothering to open it.

"I came to explain you see I-" I tried to tell her but she cut me off before I could finish.

"No I don't need you to explain anything" she opened the door finally exposing her face and someone behind her. A girl I recognized from school, Leila. My breathing hitched realizing what's going on.

"But b-bu-but" my words stammered and my throat closed.

"Just save it Stefanie we're done" and with that she slammed the door In my face and I flinched a bit.

I heard giggling behind the door and the tears that threatened my eyes before finally fell and I quietly made my way out of the house and alone walking the sidewalk at night. My parents always told me not to walk at night but here I am.

About 30 minutes had passed and I could see my house from awhiles away.

I kept walking until I heard a noise. I stood frozen in my spot looking all around me.

"Lizzie where are you" I heard a whisper from the forest on the side of me.

"Lizzie" then finally the girls voice was in front of me. She spun a mini sun in her hand I'm guessing for light since it was pitch black out.

My eyes widened, what the actual fuck is going on. I think I need glasses.

"Oh shit sorry" the girl shook her hand and the mini sun disappeared from her hand.

I backed up a bit and she looked worried and shook both her hands.

"Okay look you don't have to be afraid" her eyes glew yellow something I had never seen before.

"Mg I need you" she whispered into the forest and all of a sudden a boy showed up out of nowhere.

"I need you to compel her she saw my sun" the girl was telling the boy in front of me.

I rubbed my eyes again to make sure I was still seeing this right.

The boy sighed and walked over to me and placed a hand on my shoulder.

He looked into my eyes and said

"You are going to forget we were ever here and you won't remember what you saw you will go on as you were"

Are they kidding me? Did they think I was going to forget what just happened?

"Do you seriously just think I'm going to forget what just happened" I mentioned.

I'm guessing by their taken aback faces that wasn't the response they were hoping for.

  "mg she's not supposed to remember" the girl punched his arm.

  "Don't you think I know that Hope she must be on vervain" he scolded her.

She put her face up to her hand and groaned.

"Ok look can I go home my house is right there" I pointed down towards the street.

"Who's your parents" the girl asked me.

I was surprised they didn't know so I made the stupid decision to tell them.

"Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert " I said. Probably not the best decision but at this point everyone in town knew them and I was just expecting for them to shrug it off. 

"Holy shit" the boy muttered.

"Alaric will want her" the girl said.

"Can you two please explain to me how you had a sun come out of your freakin hand and why you tried to get me to forget and why are you talking about my uncle ric" I finally interrupted their talking.

"Okay just go on your merry way home and we'll come with you it's about time your parents told you the truth" the girl said.

"Oh and I'm hope" she smiled at me and started walking up the street.

"I'm Milton but you can call me mg" he smiled too and started following behind Hope.