Possessed by Damon Salvatore

Chapter 24

Hours passed, still there was no news either from Stefan or Damon.

Really bad thoughts are creeping in my mind and it takes all my strenght to push them away. Elena has fallen asleep on the couch and I am just to numb to move. After some time, Elena wakes up and asks, "any news?".

I shake my head, not finding my voice.

"Annette, will you spend the night here?", Elena asks.

"Yeah, I will", I respond. Because I am too stressed out to be alone. "Let me just tell my mom."

She nods.

The following morning, I find myself on Elena's bed and she is lying beside me. I get up to check my cell. No messages or calls. Elena wakes up too and rushes to her phone. Same thing. No information. I am seriously freaking out now, not knowing what to do. We decide to skip school and stay at home. In the late afternoon, there is two knocks on Elena's door. She dashes to open it and remains wide eyed.

They are back. Safely, I hope so. Stefan envelopes Elena in a hug and Damon comes to me in vampire speed.

He scoops me up and I wrap my hand around him tightly with all my strength.

All my pent up anxiousness, fear, worries breaks open and flows unrestricted, down my cheeks.

"Hey, shh. Don't cry. I am here now", he says and kisses me, to calm me down.

I hear Elena sobbing too and Stefan too, is trying to calm her down.

I am a mess with tears that are unwilling to stop. A fresh trail starts after the other. Damon holds me close, against his chest, wrapping his arms around me.

"Ann, shh. Stop crying, let us explain", he whispers, his voice is full of guilt.

"How can you disappear just like that. Do you know how worried we were?" I tell him, between sobs.

"We felt the same too all this time away from you both.", Damon says, sad.

"Okay. Explain", Elena says to Stefan and they make us sit on the bed and they take their place beside us.