Slow Burn [Klaus Mikaelson Story]

10. Nightmare

I reach home faster than usual and I make my way inside.

"Hey!" All three of them greeted me but I ignore them and run upstairs.

"Isla!" I hear Jenna's voice but I lock my door and slide against it.

"What did I just witnessed" I look down at my hands and they are trembling like a leaf.

I take deep breathes trying to calm myself down after I don't know how many deep breathes my nerves finally start to settle in.

"It's okay, he doesn't know where I live or my name" I mumble under my breath.

After few minutes I hear knocking on the door.

"Isla?" I hear Elena's voice.

I take a deep breath calming myself down.

"Yeah give me a second" I say loudly.

I quickly take off the apron of my waist and throw it in the laundry basket. And I quickly look myself in the full length mirror that Jenna got for me.

I run fingers through my hair combing them slightly and I see a tiny red patch on my chin.

Blood.

"Umm ummm" I look around me and my eyes land on the water bottle peeking out of the zipper of my backpack.

I open the cap and pour tiny bit of water in my hand and rub it on my chin.

I close the bottle and look back in the mirror again. I wipe the remaining water from the back of my hand and wipe my hands on my pants.

I take a deep breath and open the door.

I see Elena with a concern look.

"Hey everything alright?" She asks.

"Yeah I am just tired that's all plus I was kinda stinky" I give her a tight lip smile.

"Okay, well Jenna ordered pizza" she says trying to sound cheerful pointing with her thumb over her shoulder.

"Great, I'll just change and be there" I inform her.

"Okay then" she says and walks away.

I slowly close the door again and let out a breath.

I'll think about this later.

I change into comfortable clothes and walk outside.

I skip downstairs to see pizza boxes.

"I ordered plain cheese for you, because I have no idea which one you would like" Jenna says.

"All good but for next time I love olives on top" I tell her.

"Duly noted" she rolls her eyes at me, "Alright dig in."

After finishing food, I take all the dishes and place them in the skin. I grab the rubber gloves, dish soap and the sponge from the stand near the basin and turn on the tap. I squeeze the soap onto the sponge and start to clean the plates. My mind drift to encounter I had not less than an hour ago.

Dose it really happen?

Vampire really do exist?

And why he looked me in the eyes and told me to forget about the incident as if nothing happened and like I will ever forget that sight.

But it is probably better if I pretend to forget it, less danger for me.

"Isla!"

"Huh?" I snap out of my daze and I see Jenna looking at me.

"I've been calling your name for last two minutes, where are you?" she knocks on my head lightly.

"Just school stuff" I say trying not to make eye contact with her.

"Right as if I will ever believe that. I bet its the dude who gave you that ring" she wiggle her eyebrows.

"What- no I swear it is not him" I say quickly.

"Then what it is?"

"It is really nothing" I breath out.

"Okay well as long as you don't affect your grades" she says taking the sponge from me.

"Go now, it is late for you" she hits my waist with hers, siding me from the basin. "I could do it-"

"Well now I am doing it" she gives me a parental authority look making me chuckle.

"You are cute" I comment and she rolls her eyes playfully at me. I take off the gloves and place them on the side of the basket.

"Good night Jenna" I say walking out of the kitchen.

"Good night to you too" she hollers.

I walk upstairs and suddenly the images of today start to flash in front of my eyes. I grip the railing and shake my head off.

"Forget about it like a bad dream" I mutter to myself.

"You know if someone see's you talking to yourself like that, they will think you are crazy" I hear Jeremy's voice. I see him leaning against the wall parallel to where the staircase railing ends.

"Then it is a good thing that I am already crazy" I smirk at him. He shakes his head at me and goes inside his room shutting the door behind him.

I let out a hearty chuckle and continue my way towards my room.

I fall face first on the bed and turn of the lights. I am really grateful that every light in my room has a double switch. One near the door and one near my nightstand.

I close my eyes and slowly start to drift to sleep.