Her➳ Damon Salvatore

The Return

"I looked everywhere," I said to Stefan as I stepped on my porch going to the front door. I was at the mystic grill and I kept my stuff under the table and went to the bathroom for a minute and came back. My stuff was gone. Which was weird cause the grill was pretty much empty. No one was really in there.

"What do you think someone stole it?" Stefan asked and I sighed.

"Yeah. Someone definitely took my stuff,"

"Do you want me to pick you up?"

"I'm just gonna check on Jeremy before I go to the hospital. Can you meet me there?" I asked beginning to unlock the front door.

"You bet,"

"I love you, Stefan," I smiled and even though I was on the phone I could see him smile.

"I love you too," I took my phone away from my ear and pressed the red button ending the call. I opened the door and closed it walking towards the stairs.

"Jeremy? Are you up?" I asked and in return I heard a grunt come from the kitchen making my eyebrows furrow. Was it Jeremy? I walked towards the sound and gasped and what I saw. John was on the floor with blood surrounding him. His fingers were cut off and a knife was placed several feet away from him on the ground. I rushed over to him and bent down careful to not touch the blood. I grabbed a towel and put it on his hand before pulling out my phone dialing 911.

"You are so lucky I'm not a cold hearted person," I said to him putting the phone to my ear.

"911 what's your emergency?"

"Hi, I need an ambulance to 2104 maple street," I told the operator and John began stuttering words.

"B-behind y-you," he stuttered making my eyebrows furrow and I turned around seeing nothing. I put the phone on the ground next to him and stood up grabbing the knife that was next to me. I looked around the house with the knife still in my hands gripped tight. Who else could be in the house? I then felt a huge gust of air and a sound of someone but I turned around to see nothing once again. I then heard a growl and the front door slammed shut making me scream. I ran up the stairs to check on Jeremy. I dropped the knife when I saw Jeremy laying on his bed not seeming the be breathing. I jumped on the bed and shook him trying to wake him. Please don't be dead.

"Jeremy? Jeremy please wake up," I shook him harder and then jumped when he took in a huge breath gasping for air. I helped him sit up and hugged him immediately.

"Tessa? What happened?" he asked and I pulled away from the hug and shook my head as tears began to run down my cheeks.

"I don't know, Jer, I don't know, but all I know now is that you're okay," I reminded myself more than him and pulled him into another hug. My heart melted when I felt him hug me back. Seconds later I heard sirens reach the front area of our house and I jumped off the bed running down stairs.

"This is the police! Open up!" A deep voice yelled and banged against the front door. I opened it and let the cops in.

"In here, my uncle, someone cut his fingers off," I said breathing heavily leading them into the kitchen. There was no way in hell I was calling him my father.

"Thank you Miss, we will take care of this from now on," the cop nodded before a stretcher was rolled in and they put John on it.

"Tessa, what's going on?" he asked and I sighed grabbing his shoulders.

"I don't know, I'm gonna call Stefan," I sighed and he nodded at me as I took my phone from my pocket dialing his number.

"Tessa where are you?" Stefan asked immediately as he accepted the call.