A Miracle Unexpected

Chapter 11 - The doctor's appointment

Elena's P.O.V.

My last class was history with Alaric, or I guess I should say Mr. Saltzman. It seemed to drag on and on. I felt bad for not paying attention, but I couldn't focus. Jenna was picking me up from school and together we were going to my first doctor's appointment.

"Am I taking Stefan with us?" Jenna had asked me this morning when she dropped me off.

I said no and quickly made my exit from the car.

I looked over at Stefan as he pretended to take notes. He didn't know I was going to the doctor's since I hadn't told him. I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying I didn't want him to come with me and knowing him, he would have definitely offered. I didn't want to take Stefan to avoid hurting Damon and I didn't want to take Damon to avoid hurting Stefan. Instead, I asked Jenna. She was the better option anyway since she was an adult.

The minutes ticked by slowly. I put my head on the desk and hoped time would go faster if my eyes were shut.

A few minutes went by before I heard Alaric say my name.

"Elena," he said.

I lifted my head off of the desk.

"Head up, alright?" he asked.

"Sorry, Mr. Saltzman," I apologized.

He went back to his lesson and I rubbed my eyes. Now I felt tired. I pulled my hands away when I heard something hit my desk. It was a folded up piece of paper, most likely a note. I unfolded the note and read the words, instantly recognizing Stefan's handwriting.

Are you alright?

I picked up my pen and wrote my response:

Yeah. I'm just beyond tired and I want to get out of this class.

I tossed the note back to him quickly and watched as he read it. He chuckled a little bit at the end of the note and looked over at me with a small smile. I smiled back at him just as the bell rang.

As the students stood up, eager to rush out of school, Alaric looked over at me silently telling me to stay. I took my time putting my books into my bag. Once everyone was out, including Stefan, I stood up and walked over to Alaric's desk.

"How are you feeling?" Alaric asked me as he leaned against his desk.

"Tired," I laughed a little.

"You know if I could I'd let you sleep for the period but I don't want the other students trying to get away with it," he admitted.

"Don't worry about it. I totally understand. I wasn't trying to sleep or anything. I was just putting my head down," I explained to him.

He gave me an understanding smile. "You have the doctor's appointment today right?"

I nodded my head.

"Is Stefan going with you?" he asked.

We both looked over to the door where we could see Stefan standing across the hall. I frowned as I realized he heard about the doctor's appointment. I looked over at Alaric and gave him a half smile.

He nodded his head. "I'll talk to you about it later. Jenna invited me over for dinner."

"Oh you mean Jenna invited you over to cook dinner?" I grinned.

"Yeah. That's pretty much it. I'll see you later, Elena."

"Bye, Mr. Saltzman," I chuckled.

I walked out of the classroom and over to Stefan.