"I've got you hope, you're okay" Elena rubs my back while I lie exhaustedly on the ground.
I tiredly groan at Elena.
"You must be exhausted" she continues to rub my back
"Up on couch " I use my limited energy to look over at Elena.
Elena wraps he arms around my chest "I'm going to lift you on the count of three can you try to help me anyway you can?"
"Hmmm" I nod my head then let it drop.
"1...2...3" she hoists me up and I push back with my feet.
"We're almost there" she hoists me onto the couch and I plop down on it like a ragdoll.
"Thank you" I mumble as she moves me into a more comfortable position on the couch.
" I take it this has never happened before" Elena sits next to me on the couch.
"Never, it felt like my brain was overheating kind of like when a laptop gets too hot." I exhaustedly look over at her.
"can I get you anything?" She asks feeling my forehead.
"Phone" I answer softly.
"I'm also going to grab you a snack and water too if that's okay?" She brushes the hair out of my face and tucks it behind my ear.
I slowly nod at her trying to conserve whatever energy I have left.
She runs over with my phone and sets it beside me , but my body feels like a massive weight that I can barely move so I blurt out "Caroline" before she leaves
"You want me to call Caroline?" She asks confused
"Yes" I grumble.
"She's on a plane she can't call you until she's off" Elena gently explains.
"I need Caroline" I groan and start to hyperventilate
Elena rubs my back in hopes I calm down knowing she can't say anything else to calm me down. I grip the couch and tense up trying to calm down.
After a bit of rubbing my back she asks "do you want to
watch a movie?" And to that I shrug
"Okay" she says sitting next to me and setting a blanket on top of me. "Do you have any preferences?"
"Nope"I softly mutter
"Okay" she practically hums and starts scrolling through Netflix and turns on The Breakfast Club.
"Good choice" I practically groan.
"I figured it was one you would have liked" she smiles softly.
I tuck my legs into my chest as the movie starts. I know I can't fall asleep anytime soon I'm too shaky but I'm so exhausted it's painful. I pull the blanket tight against my skin so I can at least pretend I'm being held. Then this wave of worry comes over me. I wonder if Caroline told Alaric where I was or that if he just showed up Elena would hand me over without a second guess.
Tears start streaming down my cheeks and splatter on the couch.
"Are you okay, hope?" Elena looks over
"I'm ok" I struggle to choke back tears and might actually have started crying more.
She scooted over and pulled me into her arms and held me and I started sobbing more.
" Do you want me to leave you alone or let go?" She asks because I've started crying more.
"No" I choke out resting my head against her. She softly starts rocking me back and forth.
"Do you want me to call Mr.Saltzman to come get you?" She asks
"No!" I cry harder.
"Do you want to go upstairs and sleep?" She asks after giving me a second.
I nod and she helps me up the stairs into the guest room and then helps me onto the beds. I shut my eyes just wanting to wake up when Caroline is here and everything will be okay again. I pull at my skin and shut my eyes and curl up into a ball just trying to
feel safe enough to fall asleep.
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Animals (sequel out)
FanfictionAlarics treatment of hope this year is worse to the point where Hope just takes his constant abuse. She wants to tell Caroline,Josie, or someone but she feels like it's just punishment for her defiance and if she did tell it would tear Josie's life...
