A Unexpected Love ( A Vampire Diaries Fanfic)

Getting Away

This has been the worst week of my life. Everything just rushes together and I need to get away. My best friend is gone and I have nothing left. You're probably wondering who I am and why I'm feeling like this well let me rewind a little bit. My name is Hazel I live in a small town in Tennessee. People describe me as this little thing with long brunette hair and freckles on my face with my light olive skin with doll like eyes that are hazel like my name. I just recently turn 18 and graduated high school,I was expecting life to change but not this much. Home life was pretty good just my mama and me fighting the world together side by side. We have family near but it was mostly just me and her fighting as a team. Lately the team has ust been me,see my mama has been sick just a little while but it hasn't been getting any better. I've been so focused on finishing up on school and getting the money to help me through Tennessee State University I've been neglecting her. So when I came home that day to ambulance at my house and my aunt Clem there I knew somthing was up. I ran in screaming "Wheres mom?". I just walked in to basically a nightmare.
"Mama?" I stand there just looking at her lifeless body being put in a body bag and being taken away. My Aunt Clem runs over as soon as she sees me but I just can't control I freak out and ask questions lile Whats going on? Where they taking my Mama? And just hysterically crying. After finally calming down my aunt sits down and tells me.
"Hazel, as you know your mamas been sick a while but I don’t think you understand to the extent.". "Your Mama went to the doctor a month ago and found out she had a tumor in her brain and it was to late to do anything about dear." My Aunt Continues.
My aunt sees the confused look on my face "She didn't want to upset you knowing your life was just about to get started so she didn't tell you,she didn't think it would take her this quick". I'm still in shock how did I not know my bestest friend in the whole world my Mama was that sick.
"Everything she done was for you darling she's planned everything out got enough money in her will for you to go to school where you wanted." My Aunt trying to make light out of this tragedy.
"That wasn't the plan Aunt Clem,I was going to stay here take care of her be here for her." I just a tears pour from my face. A little backstory I got accepted into the University of Miami for Marine but I didn't want to go and leave my mom all alone. Not since dad up and left.
"Well, now you can follow your dream and make something of yourself,and make uour mother even more proud." Aunt Clem states.I was pretty much silence the rest of the night. Days just starting coming together I'd go to sleep crying waking up hoping everything was just a dream. The day before the funeral I read a letter my mom wrote to me.
My Dearest Hazel,
      I know your probably shocked and hurt right now and for that I'm so sorry. But I knew if I told you I was sick you'd stop your whole life just to care for me and you deserve better than that. You my daughter are made to do extraordinary things and not in the ordinary small town. I know your hurt,disappointed,and all the other things that come with greif but you need to move on. Go to that school in Florida focus on your future and make something out of yourself. I love you darling so much I couldn't hold you back and just know you were the greatest thing that ever has happened to me. Now,pack your bags and get yourself to that college in August I'll be watching over you and you make your impact on the world.
            Love Mama
I read the letter was in tears but something lit a fire in me that day I packed up what I could into my car and after the funeral I left for Florida.