¡°Stefan told me once his visits were usually just to see his living relatives and his home. But that particular time he'd been out in the woods when he heard a car accident¡by the time he reached Wickery Bridge the car was fully submerged.¡± Elena spoke with a flicker of sadness in her brown eyes, slowly looking away, not a hundred percent certain what she hoped to gain from reliving such a painful memory outside of the hope it¡¯d help him to understand why the brothers stayed in town.
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¡°When he dove into the water¡he found my parents and I trapped inside the car¡the only one still conscious was my father. He insisted on Stefan saving me first.¡± Exhaling slowly as she paused feeling a bit emotional in general because of everything else going on in her life. ¡°When he first saw me¡he thought I was her¡Katherine. So, he stayed to be sure then said he had to know me once he realized I wasn't her.¡±
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Given her kidnapper already mentioned some issue with Damon she didn't know whether going into his reasons for being in town back then would help or hurt matters. ¡°Family and friends, I suppose.¡± She did feel at least mildly annoyed at hearing the way he referred to the Salvatore brothers but was wise enough to hold her tongue.
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She sighed a little at seeing the airport come into view. The thought of leaving left her feeling conflicted as a small part of her wanted the time away while another felt guilt over leaving her friends behind. ?Turning she looked to him following the warning he¡¯d given. Saying nothing despite a temptation to.
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Of course, the thought crossed her mind but the claim this would somehow save Damon's life was easily enough to prevent that. One hand reached for the door though met with air instead, climbing out of the car as there was little doubt things could take a much less pleasant turn had she chose not to.
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¡°Alaric thought he lost everything on his wedding day¡his wife AND their unborn children then he finds out her coven saved his daughters. Caroline had lost her mother to cancer. They both needed those little girls. It may have been stupid or reckless but they made that call for their friends.¡± She tried not to say too much as when it came to someone she didn't know there was no predicting what reaction it would get.?
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¡°I have lost two sets of parents¡first the ones who adopted me to a car accident then not too long after finding out my birth mother was turned into a vampire by Damon sometime before she removed her daylight ring and went up in flames right in front of me. Then there was my biological father who I grew up thinking was my uncle¡I hated him¡and he gave his life to bring me back to life after I was sacrificed.¡± She told him this only to show she understood what that loss was like. Moving with him albeit at a slower pace toward the aircraft unable to shake the guilt over not being there for her friends.
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¡°I never had a choice in becoming a vampire¡so when I was given the cure a second time it was like someone gave that choice back to me. I wanted to be able to grow up¡not to be stuck as a teenager forever. Will I regret it? Maybe. I can't say.¡±
Kat