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The Truth Is Plain To See
He isn’t thinking of running away from her.
(This is a lie.)
He is strong enough to face her.
(This is a lie.)
Hurting her was never his intention.
(He wishes this were a lie.)
He has acted so recklessly.
(He is a monster when his emotions get the better of him.)
She hurt him so deeply with her betrayal.
(He ignores the guilt from betraying her for Klaus.)
He has used Rebekah so cruely.
(He wants to blame Rebekah for this but can’t.)
Elena could have died.
(He nearly killed her.)
She lies in the hospital bed, so weak and fragile.
(He sees her hand limp against the cave floor and his mind screams.)
Her face is so pale.
(Her unmoving body with the blood still trickling from her neck strikes a fear in his heart he’s never known.)
The bandage on her neck pains him like salt in a wound.
(He no longer believes in miracles yet she still lives.)
Her eyes open and he knows he can face her.
(This is a lie.)
She says his name.
(He feels hope.)
He says that he is sorry.
(He is so so sorry and he hates himself.)
She turns away from him.
(He doesn’t understand the pain he’s feeling.)
She asks him to leave.
(This is like dying all over again.)
He leaves and will never bother her again.
(This is a lie.)
