It was the next morning. Bonnie slowly opened her eyes. She saw a silhouette sitting next to her bed, but her view was too blurry to see who it was.
After a minute or three the room became sharper and Bonnie could see who the visitor was. She looked Caroline afraid in the eyes.
“Hi” Caroline said soft.
“Hi” Bonnie said 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 tried to sat up and groaned. She put her hand on the bandage around her tummy and pulled a painful face.
“I can heal that for you if you want to” Caroline offered.
Bonnie shook her head. “No, thanks” she said. “This pain will remind me of the horrible things I’ve done. I need to feel it”
She started crying, but Caroline didn’t move, didn’t do any effort to console her friend. “I’m so sorry, Caroline” she sobbed. “I wish I had a concussion or even better, memory loss, but I don’t. I remember every single thing I’ve done and when they release me I won’t be able to avoid Elena forever”
“Why did you do it? Why did you have to take it that far?” Caroline asked sad.
“I got consumed by all those powers” Bonnie cried. “I know it’s not an excuse, but I don’t have a better one. I saw a chance to get back at Damon for all the things he’s done, but in all my hate I didn’t see the good things he’s done as well…They will never forgive me”
That Caroline didn’t have a reply on.
“I’m sorry I dragged you into this” Bonnie said soft. Caroline nodded, accepting her apologies.
“You’ll have to face them someday” Caroline said. “And if I were you I’d rather do it sooner than later”