Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 18
{Will you still love me.. when youâve meet my demons?}
Deanna gazed at the message know her phone, re-ading it over and over again. She was dressed in Damonâs dress but Stefan was waiting outside.
She thought rationally and quic-kly placed a call to Hilda.
đ± Hilda?!
đČ Sup Di?!
đ±Hilda I nee-d your help now
đČ Whatâs wrong?
đ±Itâs a matter of staying sane or running mad, you got to help
đČ Okay. Iâll call 911.. hang on
đ±Hilda Iâm alre-ady running mad, I donât nee-d another insane mind
đČ Should I call the psychiatric?
đ±Never mind.. I forgot youâre crazy
Deanna ended the call with a heavy sigh of frustration. She tossed her phone aside and started undressing. She hurriedly put on the dress Stefan got her and arranged Damonâs in her bag.
âAunt Vickie?!â Deanna called as she walked out of her room. There was no reply then she walked into Moiraâs room to check on her.
âmy dear slee-ping beautyâ Deanna chuckled trying to hide the tears that was threatening to pour out of her eyes. She didnât want to ruin her make up.
âI hope for news when I get backâ she squee-zed Moiraâs hand lightly and walked out.
Stefan was standing beside a red car when Deanna got outside. Immediately she saw him, she smiled for no reason. Though she was surprised to see the car, but the car definitely didnât make her smile.
Stefan looked at her direction and smiled at her. She was walking as gently as she could so she wouldnât fall off her shoes.
âyouâre looking gorgeousâ he complimented when she got to the car
Deannaâs cheeks turned red âThanksâ
âBut it took you forever to get dressedâ
Deanna laughed âam sorryâ
âItâs alrightâ Stefan said and led her to the other side of the car. He opened the car door and helped her into the front seat.
âHowâs Moira?â Stefan asked when he got into the driverâs seat
âNothing newâ Deanna replied and her smile faded âI think you should visit again and maybe t©uçh herâ
Stefan chuckled âit wasnât my power.. I donât know how it happenedâ
âThen you should try.. maybe it will happen againâ
âSheâs going to be fineâ
âI hopeâ Deanna sighed âI want good news flying into my ears when I get backâ
Stefan smiled and turned on the ignition.
âyou got a car?â Deanna asked as he cruised into the road
âMy uncle bought it for me today so I decided to drive you first in the carâ
âIâm honouredâ Deanna chuckled
âYou remember I promised to drive you first if I ever owned a car?â Stefan asked and Deanna nodded
âThen I fulfilled my promiseâ
âI guess you didâ Deanna laughed
They arrived at the school and Deanna was scared to get down at first. She ti-ght£ñed her grip on the bag she had kept the things Damon bought for her and shut her eyes, praying Damon wouldnât see her when she gets down from the car.
She had been ignoring his calls and messages during the drive with Stefan cause she didnât want Stefan to get suspicious.
âWhatâs up with the bag?â Stefan asked, zoning her out from her thought
âH-uh?â
âI mean the bagâ Stefan pointed to the bag Deanna was gripping real ti-ght
Deanna quic-kly loosÂŁned her grip on the bag âyou mean this bag?â
Stefan nodded
âIt.. It contains some stuffs I borrowed from Hilda that I want to returnâ Deanna lied
âAnd the calls youâve been ignoring?â
âFrom Hilda.. She has been pestering me about these stuffsâ
âOkayâ Stefan nodded, not really convinced âletâs go in. The p@rty has alre-ady startedâ
Deanna nodded and got down from the car, clutching the bag real ti-ght. She looked around the lot and saw a little black car. All the windows were tinted, illegally dark; you couldnât even see inside. She didnât nee-d anyone to tell her that the car belonged to Damon. He alre-ady arrived at the school.
âLet me help you with the bagâ Stefan offered
âNoâ Deanna snapped âI can manageâ
âSure you can but I want to help. Itâs totally inappropriate for you to carry that bag when youâre looking like thatâ Stefan said
âIâm fineâ Deanna insisted and clutched the bag ti-ghter
âIf you insistâ Stefan shrugged and led her into the hall where the p@rty was taking place.
The speakers were blasting with loud music and there were couples in every corner. Dancing, k!ssing, chatting, drinking, some ma-king out and a lot of things going on in the p@rty.
Deanna slowly wriggled her hand from Stefanâs grip. âIâll go give this to Hildaâ she said showing him the bag
âLetâs go togetherâ
âNo. You donât have toâ Deanna objected
âwhy?â
âCauseâ Itâs women stuffsâ
Stefan sighed âI donât want to search for you like I did in the mall yesterdayâ
âYou wonâtâ Deanna said and dashed out. She ran straight to main school and rushed into my he restroom. Damon was still calling her on the phone. She answered the phone and cradled the phone in between her shoulder and head as she undressed.
đ±âŠ Iâm so sorry.. My boss wouldnât let me out.. They wouldnât let me answer my phone either.. Iâm really sorry.. I just arrived at the school, meet me at the fountain
Deanna ended the call and pressed her eyes closed. She had become such a successful liar but she could tell that the p@rty wasnât going to go well.
She hurriedly dressed in the things Damon bought for her and put on her wig.
âThis is not my idea of a good p@rtyâ she said to her reflection in the mirror and hid her bag in the restroom then ran out.
Damon was alre-ady waiting at the fountain when she got there. He was wearing a leather jacket and p@n-ts and his hands were tucked in his pockets.
She had initially practiced an apology speech but when she saw him, she got speechless.
She just stood before him with the wind in her hair as they stared at each other.
âYouâre looking goodâ Damon said breaking the silence
âThank youâ Deanna said, there was a crack in her voice
âI donât want to stay for the p@rtyâ
âWhy?â
âI have a feeling youâll keep appearing and disappearingâ Damon paused and sighed âand I donât want thatâ
âI sorryâ Deanna simply said. She was totally short of words
âBonnie?!â Damon called softly âThereâs something I want to tell youâ
Deanna swallowed ha-rd . What did he want to yell her?
âGo on. Iâm listeningâ
âThereâs a song pla-ying in there and I really really really want to dance it with youâ
Deanna laughed. What was she even thinking?
That he was going to tell her that he liked her or better still, ask her to be his girlfriend.
âI donât danceâ she said
âIâll teach youâ Damon said and took her hand âletâs goâ
They ran into the hall. Laughing and giggling as they went. Damon had even forgotten that he was mad at her and nee-ded to scold her for disappointing him. All he thought at that time was to get on the dance floor and dance, dance dance.
They entered the hall and Damon spun Deanna into the dance floor.
Deanna giggled âIâm not sure I can do thisâ
âBut you can always tryâ Damon said and pu-ll-ed her into his arms. Deanna laughed and her eyes drifted to Stefan who was walking around searching for her. Her heart skipped a beat and she lost focus on what she was doing.
âI nee-d to use the restroomâ she said to Damon
âNot today Bonnie.. Iâm not going to take chancesâ Damon protested
Deanna watched Stefan as he looked around, asking everyone he saw if they had seen her. She got this guilty feelings that she nee-ded to open up and let the two of âme know Deanna, and Bonnie, weâre the same person.
âDamon I really have to goâ She stated and pu-ll-ed away from his arms âIâll be backâ
âIâll go with youâ
âNoâ Deanna yanked âIâll be back okayâ
Damon hissed and walked out. Deanna didnât bother st©pping him, she hurried into the restroom and dressed as Deanna.
âThis is stupidâ she told herself as she walked back into the p@rty as Deanna. She walked to the place she had seen Stefan last but he wasnât there. Damon was there instead.
She pretended like she didnât see him and proceeded to walk out when he gr@bbÂŁd her hand.
âDeanna?!â
âoh! Hi Damon!â
âyouâre here for the p@rty?â
âyes. Iâm servingâ she lied and chuckled âwhereâs my tray?â
âyou donât look like youâre serving.. youâre dressed for the p@rtyâ
âBustedâ she chuckled, trying to sound different from Bonnie âIâm here for the p@rtyâ
âwhoâs your d@tÂŁ?â
âStefan is but I canât find that Jackpotâ
Damon smiled âthen Iâll steal you till he finds you and I find my d@tÂŁ as wellâ
âwhoâs your d@tÂŁ?â
âHer name is Bonnie. She went into the restroom but she isnât out yetâ
âThen you should go check on her while I search for Stefanâ
âNo. Letâs just keep each other companyâ
Oh gad! Deanna bit her lower l!pand her eyes darted round the hall for Stefan.
âAlrightâ she finally sucÂąv-mbe-d when she wasnât seeing Stefan. Damon took her hand and led her outside.
The headed to the garden and Deanna wra-pped her arms around her b©dy. She wasnât only feeling cold from the night, she was also scared of what Stefan would think if he saw her with Damon while she was supposed to be with him.
âSorry for stealing you from your d@tÂŁâ Damon apologized as they sat on a bench âIâll have to apologize to Stefan laterâ
âyou donât have toâ Deanna said trying to hide in the shadow
âOur last d@tÂŁ was ruined and you owe me a d@tÂŁ for that remember?â
âI do but it certainly isnât going to be todayâ
âNo. Not today. Iâve got a d@tÂŁâ Damon said âI was thinking we should go on a d@tÂŁ on Sundayâ
âAlrightâ Deanna accepted. Not wanting to spend a second thinking about it. She must wanted to get back to the p@rty and search for Stefan.
Damon sÂŁnt his right hand to his back and fli-cked his wrist Then a strong wind blew to their direction.
Deanna felt spe-cks of dust b!ow into and she quic-kly shut her eyes.
Damon raised her head with his f!ngersand brou-ght her face to his.
âLemme seeâ he said âopen your eyesâ
âI canâtâ Deanna said, fighting to get the dust out of her eyes âit hurtsâ
âJust look at meâ he urged. Deanna opened her eyes slowly to meet his eyes that had turned blue. She tried shutting her eyes but couldnât. His eyes looked like a spin wheel and her eyes kept spinning and spinning and spinning.
âDeanna?!â Damon called smoothly âyouâll have to obey everything I sayâ
âWhat are you doing Damon?â Deanna asked
Damon got shocked and looked away âit didnât workâ
âwhat didnât work?â
âI was trying to re-move the dust from your eyesâ
âit did workâ
Damon sighed and looked away. He had wanted to hypnotize her but it didnât work.
âIâll go search for Stefanâ Deanna said and proceeded to stand up
âwait!â Damon gr@bbÂŁd her hand âwhen next am I going to see you?â
âI donât knowâ Deanna replied and shrugged her shoulders
âSee.. I just want us to talkâ
âMaybe later.. Iâve got to go find Stefan nowâ Deanna stared and before Damon could say anything, she ran off.
Deanna found Stefan sitting on the pavement at the back of the school. His hair was scattered from regular ruffling and his shi-t was completely un-bu-ttoned. He looked worn out and frustrated; it was all her fault.
What am I doing? Deanna asked herself as she walked to him.
âStefan?!â she called softly. Just looked up to her with red, bulgy eyes. Had be been crying?
âStefan?!â
Stefan staggered up to his feet and without saying anything, he pu-ll-ed her into his arms in a ti-ght embr@ce.
âStefan am sorryâ Deanna apologized
âI knowâ Stefan pu-ll-ed from the hvg to look at her face âletâs go home alre-ady.. am no longer interested in the p@rtyâ
âStefan we canât goâ
âLetâs go plea-seâ
Deanna sighed. How was she going to tell him that she also c@mÂŁ to the p@rty with Damon and couldnât ditch him.
âStefan?!â she called smoothly âThereâs something I have to tell youâ
âIâm listeningâ
âI⊠I⊠â she trailed off, not finding the right words. She couldnât just say, I c@mÂŁ for the p@rty with Damon.
She let out her breath slowly and looked at Stefan in the face.
âyou what?â Stefan asked
âI⊠IâŠ. â she groped for the right word âNever mindâ
âcome on. Tell meâ
âI love youâ she blurted out. Not wanting to tell him the truth. Though it was true that she really loved him, but that was what she wanted to say.
Damon who had been watching them from a corner froze on whatâs she said. He couldnât believe she was alre-ady in love with Stefan.
He fumed inside and lightening struck across the sky.
âwhatâs that?â Deanna asked and jumped into Stefanâs arms
âJust lightening.. I guess itâs going to rainâ Stefan replied
âMaybe.. letâs get back to the p@rtyâ
âI want us to leaveâ
âI donât want toâ Deanna argued âletâs stayâ
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Courtney stormed into the p@rty in fury. Everyone were dancing on the dance floor.
âWhereâs Damon?â she asked herself and a snake crawled out from her hair.
The snake crawled to her ear and whispered to her âAt the back of the schoolâ
Courtney scoffed and start for the back of the school. She met Damon standing behind a pillar and watching Stefan and Deanna.
âIâve been waiting for youâ Courtney said and Damon whirled around to face her
âwhat are you doing here?â he asked getting more furious
âI c@mÂŁ to get me d@tÂŁâ she said and hissed. Her ton-gue was like that of a snake.
âyouâve been killingâ Damon observed
âNot yet. But Iâm about to cause a mas-sive destructionâ she said and glanced at Stefan and Deanna âstarting nowâ
âVivienne just go homeâ
Courtney chuckled âwhy? but the company hasnât arrived yetâ she stretched out her hand and the snake crawled into her palm
âVivienne you donât know what youâre doingâ Damon warned
âI doâ she sm-irked and whispered to the snake and it turned into a bird and flew away.
âwhere did you sÂŁnd it?â Damon asked
âyouâll find out soonâ Courtney replied âletâs go insideâ
Damon scoffed and walked out ahead. Courtney took one last glance at Stefan and Deanna and ran after Damon.
âyouâre not doing your jobâ Courtney accused as she got up to Damon âDeanna should be in love with you alre-adyâ
âMind your businessâ Damon warned
âitâs my businessâ Courtney stated âwe c@mÂŁ togetherâ
âyouâre loudâ Damon yelled and walked into the hall.
LATERâŠ.
The p@rty was almost over when Deanna successfully got away from Stefan. He hadnât given her a chance to leave his sight so she wasnât able to go to Damon.
When Stefan went to get them more drinks, she got up from their table and snuck out.
Deanna ran straight to the restroom and dressed as Bonnie. She carried the bags she had hid in the restroom and hurried back to the p@rty. Damon was no where to be found and he wasnât answering her call. He was really mad at her.
Deanna ran out of the hall and sighted Damon to the parking lot. A girl was clinging onto him and they fell into each other drun!kenly as they walked.
âDamon?!â Deanna called and ran after him âDamon?! Damon?!â
She fell off her shoes and cried out in pain. That was when Damon st©pped and turned to look at her. Courtney sm-irked and hissed like a snake as they walked back to where Deanna was sitting on the ground.
âDamon?!â Deanna called from where she was sitting and mas-saging her ankle
âWelcome back Bonnieâ Damon said sternly
âDamon IâmâŠ. â
âweâll talk tomorrow. Iâm tired of your appearing and disappearing with excuses. You couldâve just told me you didnât want to come for the p@rty with meâ
âIâm sorryâ Deanna apologized and bowed her head
âletâs goâ Courtney said and walked out with Damon
Deanna sighed and tried getting up but her ankle was hurting her. She had sprained her ankle in the fall.
Deanna sighed in exasperation and la-id on the ground with her eyes shut.
Suddenly, a voice in her head echoed âHelp me!â
She quic-kly fluttered her eyes open and strained her ears to hear where the sound was coming from.
âHelp me!â
âMoira?!â she got alert. It was exactly the voice of Moira when she was screaming in the mirror in Deannaâs dream.
âHelp me!â
Deanna got up to her feet and tried walking but her sprained ankle wouldnât let her. She limped to a corner and hurriedly dressed as Deanna. She could still hear Moiraâs voice in her head as she limped out of the school. She nee-ded to get home but there was no way she could run with her ankle.
Deanna searched for her phone so she could call Stefan but couldnât find it.
She made to run back to the school to search for Stefan when she heard the voice again.
âHelp me!â
âMoira! Iâm comingâ she shouted and started limping home. Her heart was racing and tears were rolling down her cheeks uncontrollable.
âMoira! Hang onâ Deanna whimpered and ran on one leg.
Deanna got close to the house and she could hear people shouting, a woman screaming, the crackling voices of police radios.
Deanna paused and let the tears rolled down her cheeks. He was scared of the worst.
Donât tell me Iâm late. She thought.
âDeanna?!â someone called from behind
She turned slowly to see Stefan standing behind her.
âyou have to come with meâ Stefan said and gr@bbÂŁd her hand
âwhatâs happening? Whatâs up with the noises?â Deanna asked immediately
âDeanna Iâm so sorryâ
âSorry for what?â Deanna asked blinking ra-pidly. Stefan sighed and said nothing.
âTalk to me Stefan. Whatâs happening?â she yelled and the shouting increa-sed.
âDeanna you have to be strongâ he said and took both of her hands in his
Deanna flared up and sl@pped him across his face âtell me whatâs happeningâ
âyouâre in your worst state of mind. I canât tell you like thisâ Stefan scolded
âI knowâ Deanna chocked on her tears and slumped on the ground âMoira is dead right?â
âDeanna am sorryâ
âNO!!!!â
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