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another dead history teacher
"ATHENA? ATHENA, ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?"
Athena looks up from her notebook, eyebrows briefly furrowing as she is thrust back into reality at the sound of Caroline's voice. She shakes her head, shaking off her momentary confusion. "Yeah, of course I'm listening,"
The blonde looks at her disbelievingly. "What did I just say?"
"Something about how Matt's mom walked in on you two, right?"
Caroline flushes at the reminder but sighs exasperatedly. "I said that like ten minutes ago. I was making sure you were going to be here for the Founder's Fundraiser. Mrs. Lockwood wants us to help with– what is wrong with you?"
Athena's eyes widen at Caroline's abruptness and she looks at her confusedly. "What do you mean?"
"You've been spacing all day, you didn't even have anything when I brought up Elena and Bonnie, which is just concerning."
The brunette shakes her head, giving her ex-girlfriend an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, Caroline, it's just– it's Stefan."
Caroline's brows furrow with worry. "What's wrong with him? He's not back with Elena, is he?"
"No," Athena huffs, anger flaring up at the thought of it. "You remember the tomb we were trying to open for Damon?"
The blonde nods.
"It– it didn't work. I mean, it did. But Katherine wasn't in it, and Stefan got trapped and now," She speaks hurriedly, trying to get her words out before she gets hysterical in public. "Now Damon, Bonnie, and I have to find a way to get him out of there before he starves to death."
Caroline's jaw drops slightly and she reaches across the table they're seated at in the middle of the Mystic Grill. "Oh, my god. First– first of all, does Lexi know?"
"I tried to call her, but she didn't answer, and she hasn't responded to any of my texts. I think she's out of the country with her boyfriend."
Caroline sighs, biting her lip. "I'll try calling her later. But, you said that Damon and Bonnie are helping? Isn't Bonnie out of town?"
"I told her to go, she needed to after what happened with Grams. It's– it's my fault, I just thought if she pushed a little harder, Stefan could get out. But it killed her."
"Athena, she made the decision to help. She was smart, okay? She knew the risks, and she would've told you no if she really wanted to. You can't beat yourself up about that."
Athena shakes her head, unwilling to delve into that route of conversation. "I've just been out of it. It's been, like, four days, and I've barely slept. I don't know what to do,"
