A New Start

A New Start: (Chapter 1) Second Chance

Day 1: of being a vampire,

I just woke up in my room. I can hear Stefan and Damon arguing in the kitchen

downstairs. They are whispering, how can I hear them? My heart is pounding, I'm breathing

in and out. Everything seems normal. I can feel something run down my arm and squeeze my

hand. When I open my eyes I feel different. Like a new person. Turning my head I spot

Jeremy, holding my cold hand.

"Hey! How are you feeling?" Asks Jeremy with a worried look on his face.

I sat up and looked around my room. I hear a flickering tisk coming from the lamp. Jeremy keeps

talking, but I can't understand what he's saying because I can't help but concentrate on the

annoying tisk.

"Elena? Elena, are you okay?" Jeremy asked loud enough I could hear.

"Yeah. I'm... I'm okay." I manage to say back, not taking my eyes off the lamp.

As I stare at it I can't help but think about my life now and if I can control and live with

myself. I'm so worried and upset that I'm my worst nightmare I'm shaking. I know what I can

become. I know what I can do and how many people I can hurt. I'm pleased to still be here with

my friends and loved ones but I can't risk hurting one of those people. I can't loose anybody else.

I don't want to be that sad girl who just lost her parents again. I want to be strong and

independent and be myself. But can I? Can I be strong and take care of myself like this? Can I be

independent and handle myself? I need to try. I know I need too. But for right now I need to try

living like this and keep calm... and stay here for Jeremy.

I hear someone firmly yell "Elena! Elena!! Wake up!" And they shake me. I must have dosed off.

I don't want to open my eyes. I just want to keep them closed and stay where I am, alone, to

not be who I am and not loose who I have lost. I fall back to sleep. At least I think I do. All of a

sudden I'm on Wickery bridge, in the back of Matt's truck. Matt pulls out his phone and the

passenger screams "MATT!" Then I realize its me in the passenger seat. It's me yelling Matt. I look

out the windshield and there's Rebekah. Matt turns and we go off the bridge in the water. Just like

the night I turned. Except now I feel worthless, like I can't do anything, like I've felt since my

parents passed. Right there I realize when my parents died, I died and me being a vampire is a

second chance to live life.