I'm Always Here ~ Damon Salvatore ~

Seattle

Ali Gilbert
17 years old

~Monday August 9, 2009~

Dad swerves and the car drives off Wrickery Bridge and landing in the water. I look at Elena in panic, but she was already passed out by impact; so was Mom. When I look at Dad, he's looking at me and he reaches for my hand. I mouth to him, 'I love you' and he mouths it back.

I gasp, sitting straight up in bed; even turns out Elena was trying to wake me up.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" "Yeah" I say, wiping a hand across my forehead. "Do you-?" She starts but I interupt saying, "Nope, I'm fine"

I get out of bed, shoving her gently out of my room and closing my door so I can get ready for school. This is the first time any of us are going back to school in 4 months. It's a new school year, a time to start over, fresh start! Well of the school year of course.

I decided to put on my black leggings, a white loose shirt, and my knee high black, with my leather jacket. Unlike Elena, I was done in like 5 minutes. It takes her decades to brush her straight hair!

See, unlike Elena, I was blessed with naturally curly hair. So I don't have to deal with the straight hair, and I'm glad I don't have straight hair, it's to plain and boring. Unlike curly hair like mine, obviously.

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"Elena! Bonnie's here!" I say, rushing out the door and jumping in the passenger side. "Yes! Finally got shotgun!" Bonnie laughed and said,

"Good morning, Ali" "Good morning, Bonnie!" When Elena was finally in the car, we were finally off to school. Bonnie was telling us about how her Grams is saying she's a psychic.

"Ok, Bonnie, if your a psychic, predict something" "Predict something?" "Yes" Just then she hit what looked like a crow. "Oh my God! Ali, Elena! I am so sorry, are you guys ok?" I had memories in my head replaying but I heard Elena reply,

"Yeah, I'm fine, can't be scared of cars forever, right? Ali, you ok?" "Hm? Um, yeah" No. Absolutely not. I'm not one to show my emotions, I just push them away, I know it's not a good thing to do but oh well.

"I predict this year is gonna be kick ass and you guys are both finally gonna be happy" I smile at Bonnie and then look back at Elena.

~Mystic Falls High School~
As soon as we get in the building we were literally almost knocked over by Caroline! Not a shocker there.

"Ali! Elena! Oh my God, are you guys ok?" "Yes, Caroline we're much better" I smile at my best friend. "Are you guys ok? Are they ok? How are they?" I shake my head and say, "Caroline, we're right here and we are both ok" She hugs us and says, "Oh, you poor things" When she walks away I say,

"No comment" While I was walking to my locker with Bonnie and Elena, I see her go the boys bathroom. Bonnie looks at me confused so I make her not confused.

"She's going after Jeremy" "Ah" "Yep, but that's on her, the boys bathroom is absolutely disgusting" She laughs at me and asks, "But, shouldn't you be helping her out?" "I'm not on either side, I see both points of views, I can't side with my sister when I see his view and I can't side with him while I see her view... So I'm kinda on my own"

She nods and we see a guy who looks like he's registering. All we see is his back, but he's got blonde-brown hair, and wearing a leather jacket.

"I'm sensing Seattle, and he plays the guitar" "Your really gonna run this thing into the ground aren't you?" She smiles at me. "He looks hot" "You haven't even seen his face, Bonnie! But, yes I do have to agree with you... and he has a really nice ass" She looks at me with a little bit of horror. I shrug my shoulders.

When he turns around it's an even better sight. I felt myself blush, and he looked at us, me in particular. Like he knew me from somewhere.

"Do you know him from somewhere?" I shake my head. "No, but I wish I did" We laugh.