Twisted Bonds

Chapter 19: Plan

Emma's POV

I got a week off of school. I offered to sleep on the couch at Elena's place since my stay here was temporary. It took a while for me to convince Jenna that the couch would be fine for me. A couple days after the death of my parents, I went back to my old house to grab my things. Jenna, Elena, and Bonnie all helped me pack up everything that I wanted to keep and move it to Elena's place. Elena let me keep some of my things in her room for the time being since I didn't have a room of my own yet.

Jenna offered to hold the wake at the house. It was a day of tears, condolences, and shared memories. I walked around as if I was on autopilot. My mind was keeping me numb to avoid having a breakdown in front of all of these people. People that I hardly even knew came and gave me their condolences. I just thanked them as the next person came up to me to say the same thing.

Jenna said that I'm taking the death of my parents well. Truth was, I wasn't. I just waited until late at night, when everyone was asleep, to break down. I didn't have my own room, my own space, or privacy. So, in order to have a private moment, I had to wait until no one was around to see me like that.

The days crawled by. Elena kept me updated on the supernatural shenanigans. I didn't really care all that much. I just told her to be careful when it came to Katherine. She was currently pretending to fight with Stefan. She wanted Katherine to think she was winning so that she wouldn't hurt anyone. Well, anyone else.

The day of the masquerade was almost here. Elena was put on the decoration committee. I've never really been one to be into wearing elegant dresses and going to events like that. I didn't have much of a reason to go.

A couple days before the masquerade, I got a call from a number I didn't recognize. The ring effectively woke me up from my nap. With a grumble, I answered. "Hello, who is this?"

"Well, hello to you, too, little miss ball of sunshine." I heard Damon's voice over the phone.

"Damon? How did you get this number?" I asked.

"Not important. What is important is what is going down at the masquerade." Damon said.

"Huh?" I said, lost.

"The others didn't want me to tell you, but I feel that you have the right to know and...join in if you really wanted to. We're coming up with a plan to kill Katherine. You want to join in on the fun?" Damon asked.

A way to get revenge? Sounds interesting... "Killing Katherine? That does sound fun. What would you have me do?" I asked, intrigued.

He explained the plan to me. My part was quite simple. When Caroline leads Katherine to the spelled room, I push Katherine in if she doesn't walk in by herself. Katherine knows to look before running into things. She would likely drag Caroline into the room with her if she thought something wasn't right.

After the phone call, I told Jenna that I wanted to go to the masquerade. I told her that I thought that it would be a good distraction for me and a good way to prepare going back to school. Jenna smiled and immediately took me out to help me find a good dress and mask. For the first time since my parents died, a small, genuine smile formed on my face.

What was so far a good day turned into a nightmare later that night. Elena had just gotten home. Jenna was on the phone with someone. When Elena walked into the room, Jenna handed the phone to her and turned back to continue cooking. I watched as Elena's face contorted into a look of concern and fear before she dropped the phone and ran towards Jenna. "Jenna, no!"

I turned around and saw Jenna with a knife in her stomach. Elena, Alaric, and I all dashed towards Jenna. Elena and Alaric knelt down next to her while I stood and looked at her in shock. Eventually, I grabbed the dropped phone and called for an ambulance.

The morning of the masquerade ball, Jenna was discharged from the hospital. Matt helped her inside the house while I opened the door for them. "I walked into a knife. How does somebody do that?" Jenna said as Matt eased her down onto the couch.

"It was a freak accident. It happens." I said as I followed them into the living room. Matt joked about how he'd done the same thing several times before at the grill to lighten the mood a little.

Elena and Jeremy walked into the kitchen with a bag and some flowers someone got for Jenna. I stayed in the living room with Matt and Jenna. I heard Elena and Jeremy having a hushed conversation. Probably about Katherine.

"I'll be back!" Jeremy said as he walked out the door. I knew that he was heading to a 'kill Katherine' meeting at the boarding house. I already knew my part of the plan and I wasn't gonna back out. If the plan changes, I'll get a call from Damon. I was ready for the battle that tonight would bring.

Katherine is going down!