[ elena's lips part to draw in a stunned breath. she blinks once, twice, allows herself to feel that punch as it settles at her gut. those words bring back in one fell swoop all of the things she's been trying to bury. it's not that elena doesn't know it. it's not that she doesn't deserve it. it's that she never thought bonnie would —
something crumples inside of her, irreversible. what can she possibly say? it is because of her. everything is because of her. ]
I never said that you did. I'm not trying to fight. Bonnie, please.
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something crumples inside of her, irreversible. what can she possibly say? it is because of her. everything is because of her. ]
I never said that you did. I'm not trying to fight. Bonnie, please.
[ she has to believe her. she has to. ]