Give Me Hope ~ Stefanie Salvatore

~chapter 8~

"What the hell!" I say in annoyance.

After eating ice cream with the girls and enjoying our time, I ended up going home. I quickly came back to the school the next morning however cause Hope called me, saying it was urgent.

"I thought he was supposed to be dead." I say to Hope and cross my arms.

I was currently staring at Clark, inside of a prison cell in the Salvatore Schools basement.

"Listen, he will be, soon okay?" Hope reassured me. "Josie must've been confused and thought the apex was last night, but it's actually tonight. And right before the apex of the moon comes, we are going to throw him into the pit, just like our plan with Simu-Landon before Clark decided to get involved." Hope explains.

"Well, if he is going to die tonight, why does he look like himself? I mean, I thought that dark object Josie made transferred his soul into Simu-Landon, not completely alter the appearance of Simu-Landon." I ask.

"You're right about that.... I mean he is supposed to look like Landon. But, I did a spell to alter is appearance." Hope explains.

"Aka, the most vile thing you could imagine" I smile at her and for the first time since seeing him, I acknowledged Clark.

"I just look like me" Clark says.

"Then I nailed it" Hope smiles.

"I'd rather stare at Landon's sad little face" Clark smirks.

I glare at him and he seems to have remorse.

"Sorry... well, I'm glad you're both here." He says.

"You clearly hate us so I can't imagine why" Hope responds

"Because there's still time for you to come to your senses before you toss me into the pit!" Clark says fearfully.

"One: it's more of a ditch, and two: I'm kinda looking forward to this, as I'm sure Hope is too" I smirk, "and three: you're trapped inside a magically created body that expires at midnight, if I'm not mistaken?" I look at Hope for reassurance to which she nods.

"Safe your breath Clark, there's no one coming to save you" Hope says as she walks close to Clark. "You're going into a grave you dug yourself" she smirks

"Just sit, and relax Clarky, your clock is running out in a few hours." I smile and Hope and I leave the dungeon area.

We walk upstairs to find nobody at the school, or inside at least. That's when we walk outside and are met with.... Snow???

"Kaleb, what the hell is going on??" I ask as a see Kaleb walk over.

"It's Christmas!" He says excitingly.

"No... it's october!" Hope responds.

"Don't be such a Scrooge you two" Kaleb says to us. "Christmas is a state of mind, it's a feeling in the air! Now," he places his arm around my shoulder, "you guys feeling it?"

"Definitely feeling something..." I say as I look at Hope, concerned.

Before Hope and I knew it the whole school was decorated in Christmas lights. Kids drinking hot coco, singing carols, dressed in Santa hats.... What a nightmare.

I hear laughing coming towards us and see it's Uncle Ric.

"Dr. Saltzman, thank god, we need your help" Hope says.

"What are you wearing?" I ask as I see Ric in a hideous Christmas sweater and hot coco in his hand.

"Dwayne had an extra one," he says referring to the sweater, "lucky me, right!" He smiles.