Emily Gilbert (TVD fanfic) (Completed)

Chapter 1: The Accident

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Emily Gibert's POV

I looked out the window as a way to distract myself. Mom and dad fighting with Elena again. There was thunder shaking the car, lighting shooting through the sky, and rain blasting the windows. Elena stopped yelling and went on her phone when I heard a loud screeching noise. The car jerked forward but it didn't stop. Before I could understand what was happening everything felt so light before the impact. I could barely see, everything felt heavy. That's when I saw water making its way in the car. We're sinking.

I looked up with my head pounding and saw mom unconscious in the passenger seat while dad was trying to unbuckle his seat belt. Elena looked around frantically trying to grab me but I couldn't move. She grabbed onto me as the water continued rising above our heads and I saw air bubbles escape her gently parted lips. I was screaming over and over again into the muffling depth of water. There was nothing I could do. She held my hand. The darkness spread and I could barely breathe.

There was a man. A man that was swimming towards the car. He broke the window to try and help dad out but dad pointed to me and Elena. I knew I could only hold my breath so much longer. My breath gave away as I slowly felt my lungs lose the last bit of oxygen held within me. I felt the arms of darkness wrap around my weak body until there was nothing left to feel...