ELENA

The door in the living room went open and Kelsey entered the house. She had wished her parents were gone to bed, but even her 13 mwaka old sister was still awake.
“You’re nyumbani early” Amber noted, looking at the clock. “It’s not even midnight yet”
“What’s on your head?” Gabe pointed at Kelsey’s head. Kelsey, who had forgotten there was blood on it, tried to wipe her head. “Oww” she groaned.
“What is it?” Gabe repeated. Kelsey shot a glance at her sister and Rachel understood what she was trying to say. “Amber, go to your room. It’s bedtime”
It was as if Rachel...

Amber was lying on the bed, her hands and feet tied. Jeremy was sitting on his office chair, watching her from a salama distance.
“Let me go” Amber said. “Please, let me go”
Jeremy didn’t move. He wished Kelsey would get back soon. It had taken him all his strength to tie Amber up.
“Let. Me. Go!” Amber screamed. She moved her body up and down and pulled her hands to make them loose.
“Sssh! Shut up!” Jeremy alisema when he heard footsteps on the stairs.
“Jeremy?” Alaric said. “Is everything okay?”
“Eh, yeah, I’m watching a movie on my computer” Jeremy replied, with his...

The inayofuata morning
Jeremy stumbled off the stairs; he probably would’ve fallen down if he hadn’t hold on to the banisters. Coffee, he needed coffee and lots of it. He staggered to the jikoni and opened the cupboard to get out a cup. He managed to take three out and watched them shatter into pieces on the floor.
“Damnit” he alisema and he ducked to collect the fragments. He picked one and naturally cut his hand. “Shit” he cursed.
“It’s never a good idea to swear in the very early morning” Alaric entered the jikoni and noticed the glass and the blood. “Does it hurt?” he asked...

Caroline was standing at the edge of the woods, waiting for Matt. They would meet each other here, to have lunch. She was about to call him, when she saw him coming her way. “Sorry I’m late” Matt apologized. “I was occupied kwa this annoying kid who had all sorts of maswali about me. I didn’t even know who she was” Caroline pulled a wondering face. “What kind of questions?” she carefully asked. She motioned with her head to the woods and they started walking. Matt shrugged. “She asked if I believed in monsters. I don’t know where it was coming from, she just started talking...

Elena was standing in front of Damon’s porch. She felt how her moyo beat painful in her chest. She took a deep breath and knocked. Several times, but the door stayed shut.
“Okay, wewe know what, Damon? If wewe want to keep uigizaji like a brat, fine! I’m going!” she yelled angry and she turned around.
The door opened and Damon walked out. “What do wewe want?”
Elena turned around again and walked back. She took his hands and looked him sharp in the eyes. “It wasn’t a moment of compassion” she began. “When wewe were dying and I kissed wewe I didn’t do it out of compassion. I don’t...

It was the inayofuata morning. Bonnie slowly opened her eyes. She saw a silhouette sitting inayofuata to her bed, but her view was too blurry to see who it was.
After a dakika au three the room became sharper and Bonnie could see who the visitor was. She looked Caroline afraid in the eyes.
“Hi” Caroline alisema soft.
“Hi” Bonnie alisema hoarse and shy. “How long have I been here?”
“About 24 hours” Caroline answered. Bonnie nodded. “How, eh, how’s Elena doing?...And Damon?” she asked careful.
“They’re okay, considering what happened” Caroline said. “They’re dealing with it”
Bonnie...