The Rescue Mission Saga: Rescue Mission: Zavrina Bennett

Let Go Get Our Girl

A silence fell over the room as each person in it pulled themselves together. Mary pulled her daughter to the side to talk to her.

"Arissa, what is wrong with you? Zavrina is your family and all you can do is cause trouble when we are faced with the fact that she could be hurt," Mary said.

"I was only saying we don't know that it's her blood," Arissa said.

"No, you were being a brat. Stop letting your sense of superiority rule you," Mary told her.

"But Mom, Jeremy and I think that..." Arissa started.

"You and Jeremy need to grow up," Mary said walking away.

Arissa stood there mad at everyone. They treated her horribly and she hated that they had convinced her mother to do the same. She has no intention of being in this coven. She'd help find Zavrina, probably on her own, then she wasn't going to see these people again.

"Hey," Stefan said as he sat next to Lena as she flipped through the digital pages of her grandmother's grimoire.

"Hi," she said.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"Not really. I know I don't know Zavrina but...," Lena said.

"I understand. She's your family. You're worried. We're all worried but I promise we will get her back," Stefan said.

"Yeah but in what condition?" Lena asked, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. Stefan wrapped her in a hug and Lena leaned on him; his strength bleeding into her worried heart.

Emily left her grandmother's side to talk to Jo.

"Jo, hi, um my grandmother has high blood pressure and I was wondering if you could examine her," Emily said.

"Of course. Is she on medication for it?" Jo asked as she went through her bag to get her blood pressure monitor.

"Yes but I don't know if she'd taken it," Emily said worriedly.

"Ok, let me check on her and if there is some kind of problem we'll handle it," Jo told Emily in a calming tone. Jo crossed the room to where Alaric was sitting with Amelia. "Hi, Miss Amelia. Emily tells me you have high blood pressure," Jo said kneeling in front of her.

"My pressa be fine. Dat girl a born worrier," Amelia said.

"Are you taking your medication?" Jo asked as she affixed the monitor around her wrist.

"Yes, chere, I takes my pills when I'm supposed ta," Amelia said bristling at the doctor's question.

"Good," Jo said looking at the digital monitor on Amelia's wrist. "Right now, your blood pressure is 145/90, a little high but considering what's going on, you're fine. Just make sure you keep taking your pills. And if you feel off you let me know," Jo said removing the monitor.

"Ok chere," Amelia said with a small smile.

Bonnie could feel the stress and tension in the room. Everyone was looking to her for a solution and she didn't know what to do. She had to get away for a moment. She exited the room and sent to the Salvatore kitchen. She sat down at the table and put her head down.

"Bon, are you ok?" Matt asked. He had come to the kitchen to get water for the group.

"No, I don't know," Bonnie said. "I don't know what to do," she admitted. "I'm not cut out for this," she told him.

"Stop. Don't doubt yourself. You can handle this Bonnie. I believe in you and so does everyone else," he told his childhood friend.

"Thanks, Matt," Bonnie said rising from the table to hug him.