Cassandra POV
My outfit
"Good morning," Aunt Jenna greeted me. ''Do I look grown up? Parental enough?'' she asked, pointing to what she was wearing.
"Hey Jen," I greeted her back. "It depends on where you're going."
"A meeting with Jeremy's class teacher," she replied. "Hair tied or loose?" she asked for my fashion opinion.
"Sexy stewardess," I said as she showed her hair tied. "Or this," she said, showing her hair loose.
"Housewife,'' said Elena, who appeared out of nowhere.
"So tied up," Jenna decided. "You're pretty blunt today," Jenna observed to Elena.
"I feel good, which is rare. So I decided to defend myself. I'll let myself be swallowed up, I'm going with the flow, you know,'' Elena said, finishing her inspirational speech. "Where's Jeremy?"
"I'm here!" he shouted from below. "I'm preparing breakfast for you."
"You are my savior. I'm hungry," I told him cheerfully. "So I hope it will be eaten."
"Hey, it's not that bad," he told me as I walked down.
Jeremy served us breakfast. ''Otherwise, I'll take you two to school in a minute. And we have to pick up Bonnie because I borrowed her car,'' I informed the two of them.
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After dropping them off at school, I decided to visit my private apartment. It's more of a studio to get away from everything that no one knows about. I also have a garage there with my motorcycle and soon my car will be added there.
They put it in my garage while I paid them for their services. I thanked them and they left. I went to the garage and saw him. My car, my darling.
As soon as I watched that sight, I went to the studio. I still have time for a meeting that I just want to show up to. I would never pass up an opportunity to humiliate Tanner. So I started cleaning. Clean the dust, wipe the windows, wash the curtains with sheets. And so I had some fun.
I haven't been here for a long time. It will be some years.
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Nobody POV
"As Jeremy's teacher, I'm worried. It's only the third day of school and he's been missing for six hours,'' Mr. Tanner told the person in front of him.
"Mr. Tanner, do you know that Jeremy and Elena's parents have died?"
''Four months ago, a big loss. Car accident. On the Wickery Bridge. if I remember correctly. And how are you related to your family? The mother's little sister.''
"Younger sister," Jenna replied. "For six hours? Are you sure? It must be quite difficult," she said, shifting slightly in her chair.
"Not when you're on drugs. He's trying to deal with it this way, Miss Summers. All this indicates. He is moody, withdrawn, he argues. He has a hangover," he told her directly. "Are there any other relatives?"
"I am their only guardian."
''M-mh. And he could be?''
"What exactly are you suggesting to me now?"
"It's almost impossible to work, isn't it? Raising two teenagers."
"It was hard, but no, it's not."
''Wrong answer. It's incredibly impossible. If not, you are not doing it right- '' he told her directly but was not enough to speak.
The door opened and a woman entered the classroom as the door closed behind her and spoke before anyone could say anything.
"Come on, Mr. Tanner," she said. "You don't mean that. You make such accusations here. And without proof. "
"Ah, Miss Gilbert. What are you doing here?" Mr Tanner said, but did not finish the question.
''Silence! I'm talking," she interrupted. "You know maybe you're right. Jeremy was missing for six hours. But weren't people missing at the same time? Because it will probably be my fault," Cassandra smiled innocently at him. "And that's not how Jeremy behaves. I guess you're just imagining it, Mr. Tanner. This would not be the first time.''
''I don't know what you mean Cassandro-'' he spoke but was interrupted again.
"I think Jenna does an amazing job. But if you have such a need for someone else to take care of them, it can still be me," she said confidently and irritably at the end, pointing to herself. "I'm their older sister, right? Such a possibility still exists.''
"Now if you'll excuse us," Jenna began to say, "I've got two teens at home to take care of," she said with a nice smile and got up from her chair and picked up her things.
"But I'm not done yet."
"But we are.''
"Goodbye, Mr. Tanner.''
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Cassandra POV
"Hello Jer," I greeted Jeremy. "I bought dinner. Tacos. You know how I didn't want Jenna to surprise us with her cooking skills,'' I told him with a laugh.
''Hey! I happen to be able to cook," Jenna defended. "Hi Jeremy.''
"Hello Cassie," he walked to me and hugged me. "Hi, Aunt Jen. You know how to cook spaghetti and... that's all. Spaghetti with a burnt kitchen," he told her and laughed.
''Hey. You know that's true," I shrugged as she looked at me before threw a towel at me, which I easily grabbed.
"Anyway, I was at a meeting with your class teacher and he said you were on drugs. What can you tell me about that? '' Jenna asked him seriously, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Um..."
"When I was a freshman, I was on drugs. It tore me away from life, reality," Jenna told him truthfully, as if it were a funny story.
"You used to be on drugs?"
''I did it. The past tense,'' she said. "Yeah, I loved it. Anything that could distract me from life. And it worked. At least for a while. But it will never last," she said, and it could sound like a lecture. Jeremy started to flinch, I'm not surprised.
"So you don't want Tacos?" he turned to me.
"Will there be a lecture or story when you used drugs and then said it was useless?" he asked, raising an eyebrow as if he wanted to look a little serious, but he didn't.
"Definitely not. If you stood here and listened to my current... past experience, you would never get out of here,'' I told him, and he laughed. "Just a little advice. First of all, don't get caught. Second, have something to cover it with so you won't be conspicuous. And third, make sure it's a good drugs-'' I didn't have time to finish because Aunt Jen interrupted me.
"But come on, Aunt Jenna, I want to hear more advice," Jeremy whimpered a little cheerfully.
"So you're with him now?" Jenna asked me, looking at me. I just shrugged.
"You would have been here with us in freshmen years ago, too," I replied innocently. And Jeremy and I had a fist.
"That's enough for you two," Aunt Jenna said sternly. And we fell silent and then we all burst out laughing.
"So the tacos?"
"Yummy."
"Jeremy, you should have seen Tanner completely lose his words and not know what to say. So your sister is something," Jenna began to tell her what had happened before.
"Yeah, believe me, I know what you're talking about," Jeremy laughed.
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My outfit
Comet Night.
A comet will fly over the city tonight, it will be magical.
Bonnie and Elena were handing out flyers for the evening's program. While we sat on the bench watching them. A while ago, Jeremy borrowed some face paint and painted Care and I similar flowers on the side of our eye.
It looked very nice, but it was getting dark, so we took candles and talked in a circle. The atmosphere was wonderful. Matt, Vicky, and Tyler find Elena and light a candle for her. With Bonnie and Care, we did something like a triple burn. In other words, our three candles were lit at once by Jer candles.
We moved to the Grill and found Elena there too, she looked like she was hiding. Yet we heard someone say that his friend is missing. Betty? Wasn't she the one who was attacked by the vampire?
We went to the group and told them we would help find her. Her friend recognized me and thanked me for not leaving her in the woods. I didn't tell her I was thinking about it.
We split up and went to find her, I saw Stefan and asked him if he saw the girl with the bandage on her neck. He just said that he would look after her and left. And I watched him.
''What are you up to Damon?'' Stefan asked him.
''That's for me to know and for you to dot,dot,dot...'' Damon told him in return. ''Say hi to Elena for me,'' he told him and was about to leave.
"Oh come on Damon," I complained and both heads turned to me. ''So early?''
''Hey Cassie. I didn't know you were here,'' he smirked at me.
''Cassie what are you doing here? How did you get here?'' Stefan asked immediately.
''I'm fine Steffy,'' I turned my head to him and smiled at him. ''Damon you shouldn't make such plays. Otherwise, everyone will know that the vampires are back. After all, no one wants me to take care of the problem, right Dam?''
''How do you know? Does Elena know and your friends too?'' Stefan asked hurriedly.
''My friends and Elena don't know that vampires are real, but once I give them proof or tell them, they believe me,'' I told them. "But I just know. Let's put it that way, okay?''
''I guess there's no point in asking what you are or how much you know.''
''You learn fast Damon. Since our first meeting,'' I told him and he smiled smugly at me. ''You don't underestimate me, I'll leave that to you. Good for you.''
''You're welcome,'' he told me in return, giving me a fake bow as Stefan watched us with interest.
''Anyway Stefan don't just give up on my sister. Especially if your stupid brother is your excuse,'' I told Stefan while Damon looked fake hurt. ''And don't make problems that attract unwanted attention. You're getting conspicuous.''
''But please,'' he said to me and I just raised one eyebrow at him and fell silent.
''And now I'm going to return this girl back to her friends. Bye guys,'' I told them and waved at them before taking the girl in my arms and leading her safely to her friends.
Later that night I watched the comet fly over the city.
Maybe sleep is the only possible escape from reality.
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