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CHAPTER FIVE


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Jay sighs as she looks at the blank page of her journal. She used to write all the time. Not as often as Elena, but often enough. Now, she can't; she hasn't been able to bring herself to write an entry since her mom died. A lot of people say that writing can be a form of therapy, a way to cope with the pain of loss... Problem is, she's not sure that she wants the pain to go away.

She taps the capped pen to the page and takes a deep breath. "I don't wanna write." She mumbles to herself. "I don't wanna put to paper the things that I should be saying to you."

"Well, you gotta do something." The voice behind her makes her freeze, and then she slowly turns around to find her best friend standing there.

"Marie?"

The teenage girl with the black leather jacket and tightly curled hair stares at her for a moment with wide brown eyes. "You can hear me? You can see me?" She asks.

"This is real?" Jay asks as she stands up. "You're really here?"

"I-I'm pretty sure." She nods as she steps forward and reaches her hand out. She places it on her friend's arm, and both girls gasp when they can feel it. "Oh my God."

"Oh my—" She quickly wraps her arms around her and engulfs her in a tight hug. "I've missed you so much. I don't know how to do all of this without you."

"I miss you too."

"How are you here? How is this even possible?" Jay asks as she pulls back and looks at her.

"Well, you're left out of the loop a lot." She sighs as she looks at her friend. "A witch over here was helping Vicki so that she could sort of come back, and Matt helped her. Then the witch made it possible for us to interact with your side, but I don't know how you can see me."

"I feel like we should talk to Bonnie." She says, and Marie nods.

"You go, I'll meet you there. I don't think I should be seen in public."

"Yeah, that's probably smart. You always were the brains of this operation." The brunette nods in agreement. "I love you. Come on, Casper."

Marie laughs. "God, I've missed your warped sense of humor."

After calling and talking to Caroline to see where she and Bonnie are — since they were supposed to be setting up for the festival tonight — Jay ends up at the Salvatore Boarding House to meet up with them, and she goes straight up to Damon's room. That's where the two older girls are looking for Elena's necklace, though Jay has absolutely no idea why. But she plans to find out, not wanting to be left out of the loop once again.

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