Monomania

Chapter 14: Unexpected

Sorry I'm late again, I was dying for a hot minute there lol. On that note, drop some song recommendations for academic burnout. I need to add to my playlist.

UPDATE: Why did I just now realize this had the same title as Ch 13? Bye lmao
It's ok I fixed it

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"I'm so bored," Jeremey whined.

The teen laid on the rug on the floor of the boarding house parlor, spread out like a starfish. He stared aimlessly up at the ceiling, ignoring the way Elena rolled her eyes.

"I'm so bored that I almost miss school."

"Speaking of school," Jenna announced as she entered the room, holding Jeremey's backpack in her left hand, "you need to be keeping up with it."

Jenna tossed the back in Jeremey's direction, narrowly missing his head. He shot up, staring at Jenna as he scoffed, the sound full of indignance.

"Hey! What if you hit me?"

"I didn't. Now chop chop," Jenna demanded, clapping her hands twice for emphasis, "your schoolwork isn't going to do itself."

"But I'm not even at school," Jeremey moaned as he opened his bag, looked inside, then fell backwards again. "There's so much!"

"I know, but you still need to keep up with the work so you're not behind when you go back."

"What if I just had Stefan compel all my teachers to give me A's instead of having him pick up my work?"

"Not a chance, Jeremey," Jenna said, resting a hand on her cocked hip.

"Stefan would never do that," Elena chimed in as Jenna walked away, but not before shooting Jeremey one last look.

"You'd have more luck with Damon if he liked you more," Elena mumbled, earning a glare from Jeremey.

Suddenly, a knock resounded through the room. Before Elena could stand up from the couch, Jeremey scrambled off the floor and raced toward the door.

"I'll get it!" He yelled before peeking through the door's peephole.

"Who's there?" Damon asked as he walked into the room.

"I don't see anyone."

"Let me check."

Damon opened the door and looked around. Jeremey ducked under Damon's outstretched arm and looked around, spotting a letter on the porch floor.

"Oh look!" Jeremy reached down and quickly snatched the letter off the ground.

Damon shut the door and looked down at the letter. He swiftly plucked it from the teens hands, earning a loud "hey!"

"It's not for you," Damon said as he turned the letter over, his eyebrows raising before he tossed the letter toward Elena.

"It's for you. Open it."

"Shouldn't we have Bonnie look at it to make sure it's not cursed?" Jeremy suggested.

Elena paused her opening of the letter as Damon's head whirled around to glare at Jeremey.

"Why the hell would we do that? It's a goddamn piece of paper not a fucking witchy voodoo doll."

"Well I mean, what if it's, like, spelled to make her go to Klaus or something?"

"Jeremey, stay in school so you don't get dumber. Elena, open that letter and tell us what it says," Damon snapped as Stefan walked into the room.

"Ask nicely why don't you," Elena mumbled annoyedly as she finished opening the letter. Stefan took a seat next to her on the couch as her eyes scanned over the contents of the paper.