Vamp

Chapter 16

Anna's POV

I hit my head hard against something. Everything was fuzzy. All I could really focus is on someone carrying me. Running. What's going on? Everything isn' fitting together. My eyes flutter open. Light irritates them. I look down to see a path of water trailing behind everyone. I jump. The person that's carrying me is alert that I'm awake. I finally can match everything together. I was locked up in the basement. Water was pouring in. Someone left me there to drown. Stefan. Stefan left me to drown. My heart drops what seems like a dozen staircases. "Anna," someone whispers as they are still running. I see someone close a resturant's doors. People are screaming and sirens are going off. Someone lies me on the grown. I sit up instantly getting myself back to order. "We have to leave now." I said with no hestitation. I feel a warm hand on top of mine. I turn to see Damon. I look at him straight through his blue eyes which seem to look gray right now. I wrap my arms around him. The fear of me drowning is killing me inside. I hug Damon like I'm going to lose him any second. I probably am. "Don't leave me okay." I whisper in his ear. I can feel him nod his head, "I know," he whispers, "Not again. I promise." I stand up and see people evacuating.

This ship's going to sink any second. I examine my surroundings. I can hear the roar of the water coming closer. My throat starts to burn, remembering how the water nearly choked me. Killed me. I can't let it all get in my head. I need to figure out a way to get out before another solution comes. That solution will be costly. I race to the rail that divides the ocean and the ship. I climb on it and feel arms pulling me back, "Are you crazy?" I hear my father's voice. I face the rail still, "Not yet." I said pushing myself forward, but more arms pull me back, "It's not an option." Jeremy said. I jerk myself away from them, "THEN WHAT DO WE DO!" I shout, "WE GET KILLED, GREAT OPTION. Why can't we take the resuce boats?" "They'll bring us back to New Orleans and that's where Klaus will be waiting." Jeremy said. I sit on the ground and brush my hair back. There's this big lump in my throat. I shouldn't be crying. But everything is falling apart. I don't know who to trust. Stefan fooled me. I thought he could really help me, but I was wrong. He was like Klaus and Kol. All he wanted to do was terminate a threat.

But it's Stefan. Stefan saved me so many times that its hard to keep count now. He was there for me. He..he wanted to help me. The tears fell out of my eyes. Tears hit the floor leaving small marks. Movement from the boat alerts everyone. I feel like I'm going to slide of the ship. I grab Jeremy's sleeve to prevent me from sliding away. he grabs me near the waist to pull me up. I look at the view of the ship tipping to the other side. We're going to die. We all needed to jump. Jeremy holds unto me. We here the roar of water coming near is, "What do we do!" I holler over the roar. Jeremy looks at his surroundings. He shakes his head, "We choose your own option." The ship is tipping more. My hands are falling away from Jeremy. "Jer!" I shout. Damon crawls near me to grab me, "Damon," I almost cry out. Damon looks at me, "If you're falling I'm falling with you." He said. I grab Damon's hand and we pray that we both won't die.

"You won't leave me?!" I holler to Damon. He shakes his head, "No, I promised I wouldn't again!" he hollers back. I feel myself slipping, "DAMON!" I scream. My hand slips away and we're both falling into the water. The air hits my face and I scream. That's all I can think to do is scream. My body hits the cold water. I feel like I'm floating underwater. Like there is no gravity. I swim as fast as I can to the top. I gasp for air. I look around alert. My heart is beating so fast that it seems impossible. I look for Damon. I can't find him anywhere. I go underwater to find him. Everything is still. No movement anywhere. I go up and beg for air again and I go back I see Damon floating. I want to shout, but I won't. I swim towards him and grab his lifeless body. He's heavy to carry up. I climb up the water to get to the top, but I struggle. "Calm on Damon." I thought, "you're still in there." I finally reach the top. I make sure Damon won't float down.

I shake Damon's shoulder, "Come on, Damon." I say, "Wake up." His eyes wouldn't open. No no no! Please God no! Water bursts out of Damon's mouth. He starts coughing, "Damon," I whisper with a smile. He smiles, "I just needed a breather." he joked. He wrapped his arms around me. My legs were getting tired from keeping myself up. I saw a flash of lights and I squinted my eyes from irritation. It got closer, it was a life boat. I was trying to identify the people on it. I saw my dad, Jer, Elena, and Bonnie. My dad was rowing the boat. Someone on the boat stimulated quickly, "Damon!" someone hollered. We both tried to swim towards the boat. I felt a hand trying to grab me. It pulled me up and I sighed in relief. Damon flopped next to me gasping for air. I closed my eyes and placed my hands over them. This isnt real. This isnt real at all. Everything seems like a nightmare hitting me all at once.

I was a curse. A huge mistake. Everyone is risking their lives for me. I don't want to be like Elena. I never wanted this. I never wanted anyone to get hurt. Now I ship has sank because Stefan is against who I am. I...I can't forgive myself for what I have done. What....what have I done? I lift my body up and turn my side towards Damon. I cup his face into my hands. His hands attach to my wrists, "Are you okay?" I asked him, my voice cracking with concern. He slips a smirk across his face, "You're taking the pain away." he said. I look at him flustered, "Well, that's a little cheesy," I said. Damon shook his head, "No," he spat, "you're literally taking the pain away." I look at my hands. I see a gold glow in them. In seconds the flash of light vanished from my hands. I smile down, "I...I took away your pain." I muttered. Damon sat up and stared at my hands with me. I felt a light touch on my shoulder and turn around to see my father, "Anna, are you alright." He asked. I nodded my head. i hugged my father. I held him tight. I thought I lost him. I thought I've lost him forver like my mother. I couldn't believe he was in front of me. Breathing, being beautifully human. "Did anyone get hurt?" i whispered to him. He was silent for a moment. I let go of my embrace and stared at him.

His face was full concern and despair. I shook my head. I swallowed the lump that was going to burst out of my throat, "Who," I said with a crack in my voice. Jeremy, Elena, Bonnie, and Damon stared at him. I check everyone again. And I know right away whos missing. And I felt the tears run down my face. My father took my hand. He patted it and looked straight up at me with his blue eyes, "Stefan didn't make it out." he said. Damon was broken. He's face coudnt believe it. He lied down again and put his hands through his hair. Elena couldn't help herself, but cry. Jeremy comforted her. Bonnie placed a hand over her mouth. My tears weren't because I was said. It was because the rage inside of me was taking over me. THe anger of Stefan betraying me and trying to kill me. Making me the reason why many peple died on that ship. I won't forgive him. I wont let myself. He's a lie.

I looked up at my dad. I shook my head. I had no hope for Stefan, "Good." I spat.