𝓜𝔂 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵- Stefan Salvatore

Chapter 44

Chapter 44: PTSD part one

"Oh come on! You need to come to Whitmore" Caroline begged

Aurora was on the phone to the bubbly blonde while walking in the park "I can't, Stefan is struggling Care, he needs me more than ever now.

"Oh fine! but only because he really does need help" Caroline said giving in

"I gotta go, I'm heading over to Stefan's"

"Bye then"

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Aurora opened the door and entered the Boarding house which was quite dark. She headed over to the main living room and opened the curtains letting sunlight in.

She turned her head and saw Stefan sitting on an armchair. She went over to him calling out his name but with no response.

Stefan was dripping in sweat and his eyes were closed tightly, he was also shaking and had his fingers dug into the armchair.

"Stefan" she grabbed his arm and he shook while looking around "Stefan, breath" she told him

"So apparently, we've been invited to a college party" Damon walked in not realising Stefan's state "Oh hey, Minx"

Aurora ignored him and instead breathed in and out as a guide for her fiancé "Yeah, that was my first reaction too" he said still not realising

"Then, Elena promised a bottomless well of top-shelf alcohol..." He sped in front of Stefan and noticed his state "Stefan. You okay?"

"No-" Aurora was cut off

"Yeah, I'm fine" Stefan agreed

"How about my favourite reading chair?"

Stefan looked down to see what he had done as if he didn't know. "Tell Elena, thanks but we're not really up for it" Aurora gently grabbed Stefan's arm and led him out of the room looking back to see Damon watching them.

They were now in Stefan's bedroom and he sat on his bed, letting himself lean on his headboard while she sat next to him. "What happened?" Aurora asked

Stefan was breathing heavily and he started hyperventilating, Aurora played with his hair in order to try and calm him down and slowly he stopped.

"I- I felt... like I was- back in the safe. It was li- like I- was drowning again" his breath was shaky as he finished and she kept playing with his hair.

"Oh Stefan... I can help you. I've been alive all these years so I myself have a fair share of trauma. We'll get through it"

"How. This is going to haunt me forever, it's not going to stop"

"It will stop, it's just a case of PTSD you'll get over it when you really deal with it. Let's just go to the grill and get drunk. That will take your mind off of everything"

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The pair seated at a table and as Stefan went to call a waitress Katherine came barging in. "Hey strangers! Lookie what I stole" she whispered waving around the bottle of alcohol

"Knock yourself out" he went to grab Aurora but she pulled him back

"Hey come one" Katherine whined "Please just have one drink with us, please? I've had a really bad year" she gave him her puppy eyes and reluctantly he sat down

"One pity drink, that's it" he said

Aurora and Katherine high fived each other while each of them got a shot glass

"What is wrong with you?" Stefan asked rudely

"Other than the joint pain, receding gums, and the fact that I have to go pee every five minutes, I'm dandy" she explained