Twilight took over the day. Bonnie was in Caroline’s room. She was lucky her friend had been so kind to offer her a place to stay now that her house was ruined. Bonnie had tried to call Elena, but the line had been busy all day. She just wanted a chance to say she was sorry, but she realized at this point it was too much to ask.
So when her phone rang and she saw it was Elena calling she hastily picked up. “Elena?”
“Bonnie, are wewe alone?”
“Yes” Bonnie said. “Elena, I’m so glad wewe called. I’ve tried to reach you, but wewe were busy. Anyway, that doesn’t matter. I just want to tell wewe how sorry I am and I’ll do anything to make it up to you”
“I want to meet”
This is going good, Bonnie thought with a hopeful smile. “Yeah, sure, whatever wewe want, Elena. Just tell me place and time”
“At the church, Fell’s church, right about now”
“Okay, I’ll be there right away” Bonnie alisema and she hung up. She grabbed her kanzu, koti and mfuko wa fedha, mfuko and considered uandishi a note, but figured she could always give Caroline a call if things got late.
Twenty dakika later she was standing kwa the ruin that used to be a church in some other lifetime.
She felt something au someone swirl around her and inayofuata thing she knew she was standing in the tomb, looking at Elena. Wait, no, not Elena.
“Katherine” Bonnie alisema trembling.
“Surprise” Katherine alisema supercilious.
“Where’s Elena? She was supposed to meet me here” Bonnie said, trying to keep her voice in control. She tried to get out of the tomb, but Katherine conjured her fangs and Bonnie staggered back.
“No, sweetie, I called wewe to meet here” Katherine said. “Elena is a little down, so when she was at the cemetery, grieving Jenna’s death, it was quite easy to steal her phone…And I believe this is yours?” she alisema conjuring a cell phone, which Bonnie recognized as hers.
“Give it back” Bonnie ordered afraid.
“Oh, don’t worry, hon, wewe won’t be needing it anymore” Katherine smiled malicious.
“What are wewe talking about?” Bonnie asked, again trying to walk out of the tomb, but Katherine pushed her on the ground.
She began to close the tomb. Bonnie scribbled up.
“No…Katherine, don’t” she alisema scared to death. “Please, Katherine, I’m really sorry for what I did to you, but don’t lock me up in here”
Katherine laughed. “I’m pretty sure Damon begged wewe to stop torturing him. Did wewe listen to him? Didn’t think so”
She carried on with her job.
“Are wewe in upendo with him?” Bonnie quickly asked. “I can help wewe win him back”
Katherine let out a growl. “I am not in upendo with him, geez. But he is a vampire and-how was it again? Sheila always had this great saying. Oh, I know!-I’ll protect my own”
“Katherine, please” Bonnie cried now. “They stripped me from my powers, I can’t do any magic. I won’t be able to open the tomb. I won’t be able to get out”
“Well, yeah, that’s the idea” Katherine said. “You’re not supposed to get out”
The tomb was nearly closed.
“Katherine, don’t!” Bonnie screamed now in total panic.
The tomb was fully closed.
So when her phone rang and she saw it was Elena calling she hastily picked up. “Elena?”
“Bonnie, are wewe alone?”
“Yes” Bonnie said. “Elena, I’m so glad wewe called. I’ve tried to reach you, but wewe were busy. Anyway, that doesn’t matter. I just want to tell wewe how sorry I am and I’ll do anything to make it up to you”
“I want to meet”
This is going good, Bonnie thought with a hopeful smile. “Yeah, sure, whatever wewe want, Elena. Just tell me place and time”
“At the church, Fell’s church, right about now”
“Okay, I’ll be there right away” Bonnie alisema and she hung up. She grabbed her kanzu, koti and mfuko wa fedha, mfuko and considered uandishi a note, but figured she could always give Caroline a call if things got late.
Twenty dakika later she was standing kwa the ruin that used to be a church in some other lifetime.
She felt something au someone swirl around her and inayofuata thing she knew she was standing in the tomb, looking at Elena. Wait, no, not Elena.
“Katherine” Bonnie alisema trembling.
“Surprise” Katherine alisema supercilious.
“Where’s Elena? She was supposed to meet me here” Bonnie said, trying to keep her voice in control. She tried to get out of the tomb, but Katherine conjured her fangs and Bonnie staggered back.
“No, sweetie, I called wewe to meet here” Katherine said. “Elena is a little down, so when she was at the cemetery, grieving Jenna’s death, it was quite easy to steal her phone…And I believe this is yours?” she alisema conjuring a cell phone, which Bonnie recognized as hers.
“Give it back” Bonnie ordered afraid.
“Oh, don’t worry, hon, wewe won’t be needing it anymore” Katherine smiled malicious.
“What are wewe talking about?” Bonnie asked, again trying to walk out of the tomb, but Katherine pushed her on the ground.
She began to close the tomb. Bonnie scribbled up.
“No…Katherine, don’t” she alisema scared to death. “Please, Katherine, I’m really sorry for what I did to you, but don’t lock me up in here”
Katherine laughed. “I’m pretty sure Damon begged wewe to stop torturing him. Did wewe listen to him? Didn’t think so”
She carried on with her job.
“Are wewe in upendo with him?” Bonnie quickly asked. “I can help wewe win him back”
Katherine let out a growl. “I am not in upendo with him, geez. But he is a vampire and-how was it again? Sheila always had this great saying. Oh, I know!-I’ll protect my own”
“Katherine, please” Bonnie cried now. “They stripped me from my powers, I can’t do any magic. I won’t be able to open the tomb. I won’t be able to get out”
“Well, yeah, that’s the idea” Katherine said. “You’re not supposed to get out”
The tomb was nearly closed.
“Katherine, don’t!” Bonnie screamed now in total panic.
The tomb was fully closed.
Rachel stroke her fingers through her hair. “Oh my God. What have I done?” she mumbled agitated. “Think, Rachel, think” She looked around. Then she grabbed Gabe’s feet and dragged him to the farthest corner.
She ran to the stairs and went to the jikoni where she searched the drawers for matches. In her panic she forgot she had been living here for about twenty years and the matches lay in the sekunde drawer inayofuata to the cupboard underneath the sink ever since. She pulled it open and grabbed the matches. Then she opened the fridge and took out a bottle of Malt Whisky. She ran back downstairs to the body. She opened the bottle of Malt and poured its content over the body. Then she stroke a match and let it fall down and watch how Gabe went up into flames.
As she watched him burn a sudden agony fulfilled her body and she dropped the bottle. She fell down on her knees and felt her body contracting and convulsing while she screamed.
She ran to the stairs and went to the jikoni where she searched the drawers for matches. In her panic she forgot she had been living here for about twenty years and the matches lay in the sekunde drawer inayofuata to the cupboard underneath the sink ever since. She pulled it open and grabbed the matches. Then she opened the fridge and took out a bottle of Malt Whisky. She ran back downstairs to the body. She opened the bottle of Malt and poured its content over the body. Then she stroke a match and let it fall down and watch how Gabe went up into flames.
As she watched him burn a sudden agony fulfilled her body and she dropped the bottle. She fell down on her knees and felt her body contracting and convulsing while she screamed.
Elena took a deep breath and started running down the hill. However, the nyasi on the kilima started growing really fast and pushed Elena back. Elena angry pushed the nyasi away and came halfway the hill.
Then the earth started shaking and Elena rolled down.
The road that led to the open field cracked open and Elena’s feet got stuck in one of the cracks.
“Ha, damn it!” she cursed and she pulled her leg, but she couldn’t songesha it. The crack grew bigger and soon she fell in a whole. A deep one.
She looked up and saw how the crack slowly closed again.
“Elena”
Elena grabbed the ukuta which was raw and cut her hands open, but she didn’t care. With a fierce determination she climbed up and out of the crack. She crawled away from the crack, dodged the other cracks and reached the open field.
Then the earth started shaking and Elena rolled down.
The road that led to the open field cracked open and Elena’s feet got stuck in one of the cracks.
“Ha, damn it!” she cursed and she pulled her leg, but she couldn’t songesha it. The crack grew bigger and soon she fell in a whole. A deep one.
She looked up and saw how the crack slowly closed again.
“Elena”
Elena grabbed the ukuta which was raw and cut her hands open, but she didn’t care. With a fierce determination she climbed up and out of the crack. She crawled away from the crack, dodged the other cracks and reached the open field.