Three's a crowd.

"This isn't real."

Hope POV

An alarm started blazing which ripped through my peaceful sleep which caused a groan to rip from my body as I blinked my eyes open. I had left my blinds open again so the sun was lighting up my whole room. I blinked a couple of more times until my eyes fully adjusted to the morning sunshine and a start to another day.

I hit the buzzer on the alarm which shut it off and I was turning to go back to sleep when the door to my room opened. My Mom came in with a tray in her hands and a kind smile on her face. 

"Wakey wakey Hope honey. It's a big day for you."

I knew what day it was but I wasn't particularly excited for it to be perfectly honest. I was going to be visiting the Salvatore Boarding school for the Young and Gifted. My parents were debating if I should go there or not and ultimately decided that it would be good for me to get away after what happened with Jessica.

I still saw her face when I slept most nights. It was a constant reminder of what I had done but I was going to make sure that it would never happen again. I got up and looked at the plate which had two eggs on it and some crunchy bacon. The look of it made my mouth water so I dug in as my Dad came into the room. He had some colourful stains on his shirt so he must have been painting. 

"Hello my beautiful girls."

Mom looked at Dad and immediately gave him a shocked look.

"Klaus. We have the that open day today and you said we wouldn't be late. I know you love your painting but could you leave it for another day. We have to be on the road within the hour."

Dad just smiled and took Mom's hand and kissed it.

"I know. I have the schedule for the today that you drawn up. I have the lunch made and drinks in the car. Plus I checked the map and found out the best route to take so we won't be delayed."

My Mom smiled at him and they shared a kiss. I continued eating my breakfast.

"Anyway I am sure they will wait for us because who wouldn't."

My Dad walked up and kneeled down before leaning in to kiss my forehead.

"Hello little wolf. Are you excited to have a fresh look at your new school?"

I shrugged.

It had just been over a month since the whole thing went down with Jess and I was still reeling from it. We had been the best of friends ever since we met at this fair that had came through New Orleans. She had just meant to stay in town for it but we bonded so fast. Jess didn't want to leave so my Father asked if they wanted a job and he would provide them a house to stay in for awhile once they got settled. 

It was awesome that we could hang out more and thanks to my Mom's connections she was able to get into the school I was going too. I didn't know it would turn into complete hell from that point. I mean literally hell as Jess was always by my side which seemed fun at first it was cute but quickly turned into an obsession. My current friends stopped hanging out with me and it wasn't until after that I found out Jess had turned them against me so they would stay clear away from me. 

It all came to a head that night when Jess had caught me on a date with this other girl who I had met and instantly clicked with. I found out we had a lot in common and I really liked her. Jess didn't like that and we got into a pretty bad fight that night. It wasn't like I never thought we could go out, I just had a feeling Jess was straight. 

I killed her and after having a breakdown and leaving school to basically stay at my house for a month. Caroline had reached out to my parents to ask if I would be interested to come check out the school to see if it would be a good fit. After thinking about it I decided it might be good to get out of New Orleans after a while.