𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄 | 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐅𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄 [𝟐]

𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄

CHAPTER TWELVE | LET HER GO

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KLARA KNEW BY LOOKING AT CAROLINE THAT SHE WAS PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE. She was so eager to plan the funeral and give her Mom the perfect send-off, but Klara knew her best friend; she knew that Caroline needed a distraction. The thing that Klara feared was when the funeral was over—how would she distract herself after that?

"You've all asked what you can do to help. There are five days worth of projects on here. We are going to do them in one. We can break the rules and cut through the red tape. I expect my Mom to be properly celebrated and buried by the end of the day." Caroline gave the rest of her friends a short smile as they all gathered in the living room of the Salvatore house.

"Sure, Care. Whatever you need." Matt gave his friend a sympathetic smile and a nod. He cared about the Sheriff, too, so he was more than happy to help.

"Elena, Klara. You're coming with me." 

"Where are we going?" Elena asked as she sat beside Klara on the large couch in the center of the room.

"Casket shopping." The Forbes girl revealed which caused Elena and Klara to raise an eyebrow to each other. "Let's move."

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After helping Caroline run errands the entire morning, Klara and Elena headed home to prepare for the funeral. The blonde stood in the full-length mirror in her bedroom with her eyes fixed to her reflection. Nothing she wore felt right and she couldn't shake the terrible anxious feeling that threatened to ruin the day.

"Hey." Stefan Salvatore's voice echoed as he wandered into the bedroom, a smile on his face when Klara turned to him. "You look beautiful."

"Thank you." She twirled around and set her hands around his neck while she admired the crisp, clean suit he wore. "Stefan Salvatore in a suit, my favorite."

The couple chuckled and then delicately place their lips together. Stefan knew that Klara would undoubtedly need him today, so he vowed to be there for her, as well as Caroline. "So, uh, I think Elena already left for the church."

"She did, what?" Klara's eyes widened. "Ugh. She was supposed to wait for us, are you kidding me?"

"Most definitely not kidding you." The Salvatore confirmed with a pointed look on his face while Klara stressfully pressed her palm against her forehead. "Hey, relax. What's wrong?"

"I don't know. Caroline has been super off-kilter today. Obviously, I know that today, of all days, is gonna be difficult for her. But, I don't know— I've just got this feeling I can't shake that something terrible is gonna happen."