“I can do this all night long, you know” Charlene said a little bored. She had been cutting into Tyler’s body if she felt he wasn’t answering her questions in all honesty. And so far he hadn’t any answered any question in all honesty. “I’m wondering” she said slowly and sinister. “if you’d be so unwilling if it were Caroline hanging here”
“If you touch her I’m going to rip your head off!” Tyler snapped threatening.
“Yeah, good look with that” Charlene replied sarcastically, with a look at the chains. “Okay, I’ll make it easy for you. Answer one question and your friends, your girlfriend, are free to go”
“Do you honestly think I’m going to fall for that?” Tyler mocked.
Charlene stabbed him in his stomach. “I’m the one asking the questions around here. Answer this one question and Caroline leaves unharmed. I think that’s a fair deal, considering what she is” She withdrew the knife and held it against Tyler’s throat. “How do you kill a hybrid?”
Tyler’s eyes widened. “A what?” he exclaimed surprised. “There’s no such thing as a hybrid!” he lied.
Charlene shook her head. “You disappoint me, Tyler. You really do” She stabbed him again in the same spot. “A hybrid is a creature that’s half vampire, half werewolf. You ought to know, Tyler, since you are one. They’re very rare, but you are one. Now, how do you kill them?”
“I’m not telling you how you can kill me” Tyler returned in disbelief. “That would be suicide”
“Yes, but if you don’t my friends will feel obligated to kill every single one of your friends, starting with your precious Blondie, and if it were up to me, she’d suffer. And that, my dear Tyler, would be murder and the blood would be on your hands” Charlene manipulated him. “So, let me ask you one last time. How do you kill a hybrid?”
Knowing he was signing his death sentence, Tyler answered the question truthfully.
“So, I should chop your head off, if I want to make it quick” Charlene concluded. She placed the knife against his chest. “Unlucky for you I’m kind of sadistic”
“If you touch her I’m going to rip your head off!” Tyler snapped threatening.
“Yeah, good look with that” Charlene replied sarcastically, with a look at the chains. “Okay, I’ll make it easy for you. Answer one question and your friends, your girlfriend, are free to go”
“Do you honestly think I’m going to fall for that?” Tyler mocked.
Charlene stabbed him in his stomach. “I’m the one asking the questions around here. Answer this one question and Caroline leaves unharmed. I think that’s a fair deal, considering what she is” She withdrew the knife and held it against Tyler’s throat. “How do you kill a hybrid?”
Tyler’s eyes widened. “A what?” he exclaimed surprised. “There’s no such thing as a hybrid!” he lied.
Charlene shook her head. “You disappoint me, Tyler. You really do” She stabbed him again in the same spot. “A hybrid is a creature that’s half vampire, half werewolf. You ought to know, Tyler, since you are one. They’re very rare, but you are one. Now, how do you kill them?”
“I’m not telling you how you can kill me” Tyler returned in disbelief. “That would be suicide”
“Yes, but if you don’t my friends will feel obligated to kill every single one of your friends, starting with your precious Blondie, and if it were up to me, she’d suffer. And that, my dear Tyler, would be murder and the blood would be on your hands” Charlene manipulated him. “So, let me ask you one last time. How do you kill a hybrid?”
Knowing he was signing his death sentence, Tyler answered the question truthfully.
“So, I should chop your head off, if I want to make it quick” Charlene concluded. She placed the knife against his chest. “Unlucky for you I’m kind of sadistic”
Elena and Bonnie were sitting outside the Grill, both having a lemonade, when both their phones rang.
“Bonnie” Bonnie said.
“Hello, Elena speaking” Elena said, trying not to give away anything and hoping Bonnie would be too caught up in her own conversation.
“It’s time” Damon said. “Meet me at the Boarding House. I’ll be in the car” He ended the conversation.
And so did Bonnie. “Elena, I’m so sorry, but I have to go” she apologized.
“Oh?” Elena said sheepish.
“Yeah, I’m having a date tonight” Bonnie blushed.
“Really? That’s great! Who’s the lucky one?” Elena fired her curiosity.
“Ehm, I rather not say. At least not until it’s official” Bonnie said.
“Of course, I get it” Elena said. Bonnie put some money on the table. “See you tomorrow?”
“Yeah, tell me all that happened” Elena waved as Bonnie walked away. The moment she was gone Elena jumped up and ran away as if she was being chased.
“Bonnie” Bonnie said.
“Hello, Elena speaking” Elena said, trying not to give away anything and hoping Bonnie would be too caught up in her own conversation.
“It’s time” Damon said. “Meet me at the Boarding House. I’ll be in the car” He ended the conversation.
And so did Bonnie. “Elena, I’m so sorry, but I have to go” she apologized.
“Oh?” Elena said sheepish.
“Yeah, I’m having a date tonight” Bonnie blushed.
“Really? That’s great! Who’s the lucky one?” Elena fired her curiosity.
“Ehm, I rather not say. At least not until it’s official” Bonnie said.
“Of course, I get it” Elena said. Bonnie put some money on the table. “See you tomorrow?”
“Yeah, tell me all that happened” Elena waved as Bonnie walked away. The moment she was gone Elena jumped up and ran away as if she was being chased.
Present Day
“She suggested to stay with her so we could catch up, but I already promised Keith to stay with him. But we spent more time together. When Mayor Lockwood died I returned, but you know that. You basically stalked me with your calls to get you out of trouble. How many nights did you spend in jail?” Kelsey chuckled. Then she sighed. “If I had foreseen this I would’ve enjoyed those little moments”
Amber didn’t react.
“Amber, sweetie, did you fall asleep?” Kelsey asked with a squeezed voice, knowing better. She pulled her sister up, taking her face in her hands. “Come on, it’s night. You’re a vampire, you should be awake” she said with a trembling voice.
But Amber still didn’t show any sign of life.
“Amber?” Kelsey sobbed, tears rolling over her cheeks and she held her little sister tightly in her arms. The moon slowly rose…
“She suggested to stay with her so we could catch up, but I already promised Keith to stay with him. But we spent more time together. When Mayor Lockwood died I returned, but you know that. You basically stalked me with your calls to get you out of trouble. How many nights did you spend in jail?” Kelsey chuckled. Then she sighed. “If I had foreseen this I would’ve enjoyed those little moments”
Amber didn’t react.
“Amber, sweetie, did you fall asleep?” Kelsey asked with a squeezed voice, knowing better. She pulled her sister up, taking her face in her hands. “Come on, it’s night. You’re a vampire, you should be awake” she said with a trembling voice.
But Amber still didn’t show any sign of life.
“Amber?” Kelsey sobbed, tears rolling over her cheeks and she held her little sister tightly in her arms. The moon slowly rose…