how long have crows around here being acting so strange?” I asked. She looked at Stefan and he looked at her then me and asked back,
“What do you mean?” I poured myself a drink and then explained about the crow I had seen in my mirror that had disappeared and about the Crow on my bed. Stefan listened closely the whole time with his eyebrows knitted together. Elena kept on looking at him and then back to me.
“It was probably just my imagination I mean, I was pretty tired. It had been a long day. My mind was probably just playing tricks on me.” I laughed. Stefan laughed too but it sounded false.
“Yeah I guess it probably was.” He smiled back.
“Well Stefan, we should be heading off.” Elena said.
“Yes lovely love.” Stefan replied. “Would you like a lift into school Sophia?” he asked.
“Oh, no thank you. Me and Jeremy are going to walk.” I replied. “Thanks for the offer.” I added. Stefan just smiled and nodded and then they left, Elena giving me a hug on the way. I waited to hear the door close behind them before asking myself quietly “Lovely love?!” and shook my head shaking away the expression on my face.
I waited around 20 minutes for Jeremy to be ready for us to leave. We ended up speed walking to school as we had to be there before 8. Not the slow chatty walk I had intended and certainly not the way I had intended my first day to start! We got to school 5 minutes in time and when we did my face lit up. Standing waiting for me were my 3 old best friends. Little Bonnie, who had hardly changed at all! Caroline, still the same beautiful blonde girl she had always been and then there was Matt. Still as tall and handsome as he was when I left him. The two girls were first to run over to me and hug me. We just stood hugging each other exclaiming how great it was that I was back for the first few moments Elena joining in right at the end. Then the girls moved over and it was Matts turn. He stood with his arms open for a friendly hug and smiled at me. I ran up to him and leapt into his arms and threw mine around his neck. I had always been closest to Matt ever since I was a small child. I had
