The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening Chapter Sixteen

Elena hurried toward Robert E. Lee, feeling as if shed been forward from it for years. Last night seemed homogeneous something from her long-distance childhood, barely remembered. But she knew that today at that place would be its consequences to aspect.Last night shed had to face Aunt Judith. Her aunt had been terribly distract when neighbors had told her round the murder, and even more(prenominal) boggle that no champion seemed to know where Elena was. By the conviction Elena had arrived home at close to two in the morning, she had been frantic with worry.Elena hadnt been fitting to explain. She could only say that shed been with Stefan, and that she knew he had been accused, and that she knew was innocent. entirely the rest, e realthing else that had happened, she had had to keep to herself. Even if Aunt Judith had believed it, she would neer commence understood.And this morning Elena had slept in, and now she was late. The streets were run- devour except for her , as she hurried on toward the crop. Overhead,, the sky was gray and a wander was rising. She desperately wanted to see Stefan. alone night, while shed been sleeping so heavily, shed had nightmares about him.One h anyucination had been especially real. In it she byword Stefans pale face and his angry, accusive eyes. He held up a have to her and said, How could you, Elena? How could you? thence he dropped the book at her feet and walked away. She called after him, pleading, but he went on walking until he disappeared in nightedness. When she looked down at the book, she saw it was bound in dark blue velvet. Her diary.A totter of anger went through her as she prospect again of how her diary had been stolen. But what did the dream close? What was in her diary to find Stefan look akin that?She didnt know. All she knew was that she compulsory to see him, to hear his voice, to feel his mail around her. Being away from him was like being separated from her own flesh.She ra n up the steps of the high school into the intimately empty corridors. She headed toward the foreign-language wing, because she knew that Stefans first class was Latin. If she could unsloped see him for a act, she would be all right.But he wasnt in class. through the little window in the door, she saw his empty seat. Matt was there, and the expression on his face made her feel more frightened than ever. He kept glancing at Stefans desk with a look of sick apprehension.Elena off-key away from the door mechanically. Like an automaton, she climbed the stairs and walked to her trigonometry classroom. As she opened the door, she saw every face turn toward her, and she slipped hastily into the empty desk beside Meredith.Ms. Halpern stopped the lesson for a moment and looked at her, then continued. When the teacher had cancelled back off to the blackboard, Elena looked at Meredith.Meredith reached over to manoeuvre her hand. Are you all right? she whispered.I dont know, said Elena stupidly. She felt as if the very air around her was smothering her, as if there were a crush heaviness all around her. Merediths fingers felt juiceless and hot. Meredith, do you know whats happened to Stefan? You meanyou dont know? Merediths dark eyes widened, and Elena felt the weight kick upstairs even more crushing. It was like being deep, deep under water without a pressure suit.They havent arrested him, have they? she said, forcing the words out.Elena, its worsened than that. Hes disappeared. The police went to the boarding house archeozoic this morning and he wasnt there. They came to school, too, but he never showed up today. They said theyd set his car abandoned out by Old Creek Road. Elena, they think hes go forth, skipped town, because hes guilty.Thats not true, said Elena through her teeth. She saw tidy sum turn around and look at her, but she was beyond caring. Hes innocentI know you think so, Elena, but wherefore else would he leave?He wouldnt. He didnt. Somet hing was burn down inside Elena, a stir of anger that pushed back at the crushing fear. She was breathing raggedly. He would never have left of his own free will.You mean someone forced him? But who? Tyler wouldnt dare- pressure him, or worse, Elena interrupted. The entire class was sodding(a) at them now, and Ms. Halpern was opening her mouth. Elena stood up suddenly, face at them without seeing. God help him if hes price Stefan, she said. Godhelp him. Then she whirled and made for the door.Elena, come back Elena She could hear shouts behind her, Merediths and Ms. Halperns. She walked on, faster and faster, seeing only what was straight ahead of her, her straits fixed on one thing.They pattern she was going after Tyler Smallwood. Good. They could waste their time running in the wrong direction. She knew what she had to do.She left the school, plunging into the cold autumn air. She moved quickly, legs consume up the distance between the school and the Old Creek Road. From th ere she false toward Wickery Bridge and the graveyard.An icy wind whipped her pilus back and stung her face. Oak leaves were flight of steps around her, swirling in the air. But the infernal region in her heart was searing hot and burnt away the cold. She knew now what a tall rage meant. She strode past the purple beeches and the dolorous willows into the center of the old graveyard and looked around her with feverish eyes.Above, the clouds were flowing along like a lead-gray river. The limbs of the oaks and beeches lashed together wildly. A bump threw handfuls of leaves into her face. It was as if the graveyard were trying to rag her out, as if it were showing her its power, gathering itself to do something awful to her.Elena ignored all of it. She spun around, her burning gaze searching between the headstones. Then she turned and shouted directly into the ferocity of the wind. Just one word, but the one she knew would bring him.DamonThe End