Shadows

4. A HELL OF A DINNER

I awoke at four in the afternoon feeling a hell of a lot better. I got up out of bed and walked downstairs to see Elena walking in with groceries. I gave her a half Morning smile even though it was late afternoon.

She smiled at me and said, "She's alive."

"Ha funny I said the same thing to your dead hamster," I said laughing at her sad expression. She walked in the kitchen while I followed right behind her asking, "What's this for?"

"Well Bonnie doesn't feel comfortable with Stefan so I have decided to have a dinner thingy," she said sighing while running a hand threw her hair.

"Well have fun," I said about to walk into the living room.

"Where do you think your going your eating at this thing too," she said. I sunk my shoulder and said, "I don't wanna."

She laughed and said, "But your goin to because you love me."

"Well-" I acted like I didn't and she seemed to buy because she pouted.

"Kidding. I'm kidding I said walking to my twin and hugging her.

"Ok spill it I know you want something from me other wise you would have told me to bug off," I told her. She seemed shocked that I caught her through her façade. I smiled at her.

"I need you to cook. My mind is everywhere else but where it needs to be and I am afraid of burning anything," she admitted. I laughed at her.

"What do I need to cook tonight?"

"Um, Chicken Parmesan with spaghetti," she said looking as if in a daze.

"You have got to be kidding me. That the simplest meal ever and you cant even cook it?"

"I told you my mind is everywhere," she said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"How long do I have?" I asked her looking at the clock seeing it was now five.

"Five thirty," she said with a short smile. I looked at her and saw that pleading look.

"Fine, get out. You're a distraction to my awesome cooking skills," I said kicking her butt as she walked out and into the other room.

I dumped the contents from the bag on the counter.I took out a pot and boiled water for the past putting a little canola oil in it. I took out the cutting board to cut the chick breast and get the rest of the bad stuff off of it. I took out a glass bowl and poured bread crumbs in it. I took the cut chicken and started to bread them. I left them there so I could poor the pasta into the boiling water. I took a wooden spoon and stirred the pot.

I put the spoon on the counter and went back to the chicken. I took out a pan and put the chicken on it . I turned around to grab the chees finding Aunt Jenna looking at me curiously. I gave her a blank stair before grabbing the cheese and turning back to my cooking. I heard the doorbell ring.

"I got it!" I heard Elena jumping up and racing to the door.

The phone started to ring. I reached over and grabbed it pressing send and placing it between my ear and my shoulder. While I sprinkled the cheese on.

"Hello?" I said into the receiver.

"Jade?" Caroline voice came from the other side of the phone.

"What!" I snapped into the phone.

"Damon and I were wandering if you would come out and hang at the grill with us," she said in some sort of monotone voice.

"I would rather stab myself a thousand times than see you again," I said before hanging up the phone. I put the chicken in the oven on speed back. I turned back to the pasta and stirred it again.