20. memories? more like distant nightmares

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I lie on my bed staring at the ceiling comprehending everything. My ex boyfriend is a vampire who use to date someone identical looking to me. And his vampire brother saved my life and erased my memory of it and discovered I was adopted. I honestly feel so overwhelmed that i'm fine. Maybe i'm in the highest state of denial possible. But I feel okay. I don't care if they weren't my parents because they are all that I needed. I don't care if Jeremy isn't really my brother and Jenna isn't really my Aunt because my real family wasn't there for me so why should I miss them? This is what had turned out and I had a happy childhood so I don't see why to change it now.

On the other hand Elena is going stir crazy trying to find our "mother". But that hoe didn't want us then so why should we want her now.

However, the fact I'm adopted isn't what has got me thinking so long and hard. It's the fact that Stephan took my memory. I don't know what my last words to my parents where. I don't know what they looked like the last time I saw them. I only remember fading away in the car submerged in water with those I love... But there is more. And I have a choice to make. I either find peace with what I know and decide that I don't need to dwell in that past that I need to move on with my life... Or I go head on with the worst night of my life and I see my parents die in front of my eyes, I see the pain, I see my sister dying in front of me. Although, deep down I already know what I have to do to be at peace with myself.

I stand in front of the boarding house staring up as it towers over me. I have to do this. I have to have closure and know what happened. I can't live in denial. I promise myself that after I get back my memories I won't drink away my problems, I won't take it out on someone else, I won't have emotional sex with anyone (especially Damon). But I can cry, I can be sad, I can miss them, as long as I get my life back together afterwards. Because that's what they would want and I can't keep shaming them.

I take a deep breath and I stride through the front door. I take in the musky scent of alcohol and mint which surprisingly makes me feel very at home. I walk up to Stephan's room and I spot him shuffling through things in his desk.

"Hey Stephan?" I say standing at the door. He looks up and gives me a nice smile. Stephan's a really good guy, I can just feel it.

"Kylie, how are you?" He asks walking towards me looking sympathetic.

"Stephan, I need my memories back." I ask nicely and he just nods. That nod says a lot though. The way he looked. It said I know it's going to hurt and I know I should stop you but I respect your decision and I know your strong. And that's what I need right now. Trust.

"Kylie, it's going to be hard but i'm here okay." Stephan assures me. The fact that he hasn't said are you sure or you might regret it helps me place a lot of trust in him.

"Okay I'm ready. But no matter what you can't take it back, no matter what I say." I state staring into Stephan's green eyes. I take a deep breath. For closure.

"I want you to remember everything that happened on the night of the accident." He says and I nod subconsciously. It takes a second before I have all these clear images passing through my mind.

I feel the pain in my chest rip apart my lungs as I stare at my parents as they fade away. My mother looks towards me and mouths I love you. I remember using all my energy to reply but I couldn't. I couldn't say it back. I feel my sister struggling against the restraints and shaking my shoulder but it's too late now. I look deeply into her eyes and without saying it I say I love you but it's time, i'll see you again. And then I slip into darkness. But when I think it's all over I gasp feeling the water burning my lungs. I look over at my sister dying by my side. I see Stephan walking out of the water. I somehow managed to get up and run to the water. To save my parents. But Stephan holds me back. I struggle against him screaming and kicking. Trying to help them. I couldn't just leave them submerged breathless whilst i'm out here living. But soon enough that water does it's damage and everything goes black again.

I cry and scream. It's horrible. I hate those memories. Even though it's only a memory I feel the pain in my chest that I experienced. I feel the emotions and the feeling of dying.

"Please make it stop

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"Please make it stop. It hurts." I cry hysterically. It's like they just died in front of my eyes. I shouldn't even be alive! I should have died that day. I feel my gut wrench as my body racks with tears. I feel Stephan take me into his warm strong embrace but i'm to focused on the eyes.

The eyes of my mother before she died right before my eyes. She looked content, she accepted death gracefully.

The eyes of my sister before I died right in front of her eyes. She was panicked and frantically trying to save us all. She wasn't ready. Was I?

DAMONS POV
"Please make it stop. It hurts." I hear a familiar voice cry from downstairs. I instantly rush to Kylie's aid only to see her in the arms of my brother. She isn't in physical pain only emotional. He must have brought back her memories of the night of the accident.

I knew she would want them back because she is the strongest person I know. Watching her right now in this much pain makes me want to die. She deserves so much better.

My body begs me to go to her but I don't deserve her. After everything I have done to wrong her I know I can't. And it's the hardest thing I've ever done but I turn around and walk away from her. I hear her sobs get distant and it only makes me want to go back more.

Hey everyone!

I really hope you liked this chapter. It's sorta a chapter ngl for Stylie shippers lol.

I would like to dedicate this chapter to BellaMeShipper because she has been with me from the start and comments and votes on every chapter on every story and she is so kind ❣️

Till next time x

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