The Other Gilbert

7

Every time I woke up in the middle of the night because I was having a dream of Vicki dying Damon was by my side within a second. I finally caved in and let him lay down next to me I knew that black chair he was sleeping on was hurting his neck.

"How are you feeling?" He says snapping me out of my thoughts. I sat up and seen the sunlight shining through my bedroom window. "It's 8."

"I'm so tired." He sits up and places his finger on my neck over Vicki's bite mark. "That hurts."

"It shouldn't hurt anymore?"

"Why am I so tired?"

"You been through a lot." I lay back down. My phone started vibrating again. "Aren't you gonna answer that?" I looked at him. "That phone was vibrating all night-"

"It's Tyler." I hit the ignore button. "We got into a fight yesterday so that's why he's calling."

"That's sounds like a toxic relationship-"

"It was or is." I pulled the blanket over my head. "I'm going back to bed."

"Me too." He grabs my blanket as he lays next to me. "You're bedroom door is locked-"

"Yes." I say as I turned and faced him. "So is my window." He smirks. "Now goodnight."

"Goodnight."

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I didn't want to go in the police station so I stayed outside my car. I didn't want to talk to sheriff Forbes or anyone about Vick running away. Matt walks out the station and he walks past Stefan. I get out my car and walk over to him.

"I'll meet you guys at the car." Stefan tells Jenna and Jeremy.

"Okay." Jenna says. "Amanda I thought you weren't feeling good?"

"I'm not." I say. "I'll drive Elena home." They nod and walk away from us.

"You okay?" He asks Elena.

"I don't think the sheriff suspected anything. Jeremy had no memory at all. All he knew was what Damon made him know."

"Isn't that what you wanted?" I ask.

"Yeah." Elena says.

"Thank you." Stefan says to Elena.

"I cant do this, Stefan. Every time I look at Matt or Jeremy all I think is.... Vicki is never gonna come back. And they'll never know why. Around you, people get hurt and people die and I just... I can't. It's just too much. I..."

"Why don't we all go somewhere and talk about it?"

"No."Elena says. "Stefan you have to stay away from Amanda and I." Elena walks away.

"She'll come around." I say. "Elena is always like this." He looks at me. "Trust me I know my sister." I smile then I go back to my car.

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"You're wallowing." Jenna says as she sits next to Elena on the couch.

"So are you." Elena says to Jenna

"We should go out." I say  as I drop my bag on the couch.

"I don't feel like it." Elena says.

"My wallow is legitimate. I was dumped." I say on the opposite of them.

"Yeah, well, Logan's a jerk." I say.

"You didn't get a brush-off email saying I'm leaving town. See ya." 

"Like I said he's a jerk." I say again.

"You wanna keep it down over there?" Jeremy says from the kitchen table. Jenna and Elena turn around and look at him.