You'll Always Have Me~ N.M

5. Scary Bedtime Stories.

The hot water drips down my body quickly. The relaxation of it was immaculate, I kept my eyes closed, feeling a sense of comfort with it. My back faced the shower head, making the water trickle all down my torso. I turn my body to face the shower head. The relaxation comes to a halt, feeling the air being squeezed out of my lungs.I open my eyes to see blood all around my, coming from the shower. "AHHHH!!!"

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I sit up right in my bed, gasping for air. I start panicking. I jump out of my bed and try to calm myself down. I start pacing around my room. Still in a trace of worry, I grab the glass of water on my bedside table. I drink it faster than I should've, but I couldn't stop until the water was all gone. I crawl back into my bed. I pull the duvet over my body as I look at my clock.

03:48

I took some vervain seeds from my coat pocket and grabbed a plant pot halfway filled with dirt, from my window sil and place the seeds in it. I take my bottle of water from my bedside table and water the seeds. Hopefully I'm doing this right.

We have school today, and I'm probably not gonna get any more sleep tonight. I think about my nightmare. It seemed so realistic, I could've sworn I was actually in the shower. It's a good thing I had a shower last night. My body might go into shock if I have one right now. I open the third drawer of my bedside table and take out a notebook full of loose pages.

Elena used to tell me she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. We were around 8, when her mother got her a diary. I was a bit sad when I found out because Elena would write me stories about the bedtime stories her parents would tell her but put her own spin on it. My parents didn't tell me bedtime stories, and when I told her that, she started giving the stories to me. Then, when she got older, she would start writing her own stories and make me critique them.

I kept all of them in this notebook. She hasn't given me any since her parents died, but I can't keep it to her. Her mom encouraged her to be a writer, and she kinda shut down after their death. She's been through a lot, and I was there all the time to help her out. Whenever she needed someone to distract her from life, I was there. If she needed a shoulder to cry on while venting all her problems, I was there. And I would do it all again in a heartbeat. I never expected anything, I just wanted her to know I was always there for her.

And now her boyfriends a vampire, and she doesn't even know. What's gonna happen if she finds out? That's not going to be good. How am I supposed to keep a secret from them? Oh no. I don't think I've ever lied to them. Especially about something this big. Elenas' boyfriend has been alive for centuries, and he drinks animal blood to survive. If you were telling me this was my future and probably would've called to crazy.

What's school gonna be like? When I was at the Salvatores' house yesterday, after Stefan told me about the vervain jewellery. He also told me, Mr. Tanner was killed by Damon. He gave me back my memories after letting me know the truth about that night.

I push the thoughts of school and vampires and start reading one of Elenas' stories.

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*BEEP*

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"Julia! Your alarm!" My brother yells, banging his hand on my door three times. I groan as I turn off the alarm.

07:09

I must have fallen asleep reading. I pull the covers off of me. I walk to the bathroom. I grab some asprin I kept in the bottom drawer right at the back. I wasn't drinking last night, u don't know why my headaches were so bad. Lately, I've been falling asleep better without the pills, but the headaches have been worse. I'm not complaining, though those pills give me stomach aches,acne,falling asleep during the day, and getting in trouble. And don't even get me started on the money I have to spend on them. My parents don't pay for them, so I am now working in the library. It's not as boring as it seems.

All these thoughts passed through my head as I was getting ready for school. I put makeup on the bruise around my neck. I wore a white t-shirt with a cream throw over cardigan that was similar to the one Caroline wore to the founders part and a pair of jeans. I also had my iconic black purse that I brought everywhere with me.

I left the house 20 minutes later with a coffee in my hands. I decided I was going to walk to school today, meaning my car needed gas and I couldn't pay it. I was supposed to meet with Care and Bonnie at her house, but I called it off at the last minute. I didn't know what to say to them. Should I even talk to Caroline? I don't know the consequences of compulsion. She could go crazy or something? I don't know if I can even talk to my best friend?! My life really has changed in the past 3 days.

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Walking into school, I saw Stefan and Elena talking. Bonnie walked away from them, and Caroline acting like herself, handing out flyers for the sexy car wash thing. There's always something going on in Mystic Falls. We never get a break, do we?

"Hey Bons, they okay?" I point to the couple who were talking near the lockers.

"I don't know. I think Stefan wasn't talking to her for like the whole weekend and didn't tell her why. Are you okay? I haven't seen you since the founders party." She turned her head to me, tilting it a bit.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just my meds have been different, and my sleep schedule has been weird, so I've been just tired. That's also why at the Founders Party, I was just tired, and then what happened with Caroline and Stefans brother. I got angry and I had to calm down so I went for a walk after we finished that out." I rambled on quickly, trying not to let anything slip.

The bell rings before Bonnie can answer. "Okay, let me know if you need anything or if you want to hang out after school. Caroline can come aswell she's been weird since the Damon thing." Bonnie nods while walking backwards slowly towards the maths classroom.

"See you later, Bon." I say while smiling and waving walking towards my home economics classroom. I might take up her offer, I could go for a cheeseburger at the Grill.

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