Home (Matt Donovan)

fourteen

In the last two weeks, I've barely slept for two hours. The bags under my eyes are unreal, it's only a matter of time before Alaric notices that I haven't slept.

I get out of bed and go into the living room. I look over to the couch and see Damon laying there without a shirt on. I totally forgot. Alaric and Damon had like a man sleepover last night. They drank so much that Damon stayed here.

"I know you're watching me little lady," Damon says with his eyes closed. My eyes widen and I start to head back to my room but he puts a hand on my shoulder. He probably used vampire speed because no man could have gotten to me so fast.

"I want to apologize. I haven't really felt like myself since that day," he says looking towards the wall beside us. "Who did you lose?" I ask knowing the look on his face. He looks at me with watery eyes and says, "My girlfriend Elena."

"I lost my mother," I say out loud for the first time. My eyes start to form tears, but I stop them. "I know how it feels. But I can't imagine what you feel since your feelings are heightened. I would have spiraled too," I say understanding his situation.

"The memories you have together, you start to forget," he says putting a hand in my shoulder. "I don't think that would happen to me. But anything can trigger memories. A girl walking by with a red scarf can remind you of the day that you first met. The memories are always there, you just can't remember all of the, at the same time," I say looking up at him.

"You haven't felt it yet. When you can't remember all of the memories at the same time is when you break," he says letting a tear fall out of his eye. I put both of my arms around his torso and hug him. After a while of me hugging him, he starts to hug me back too.

"I haven't slot right in 2 weeks," I admit to him. "That's bad for humans. Come on, I'll lay with you for awhile," he says pulling his arms away from me. I walk into my room and lay on the bed and he lays beside me. He puts his arm up motioning for me to put my head on it. I cuddle up to his side and close my eyes.

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Yayyyy Damon and Zara made up. I honestly love Damon and it's sad how sad he must be losing a girl he loved so much. This isn't really an intimate moment, it's just a grieving person helping another. Just wanted to clear the air. Alright I'm going to actually try to sleep, it's like 4:15 am here.

Thanks for reading!