━ THE MYSTERY OF
ANGELIQUE BEAUCHAMP
Letter One

❝ Because when I look at you, I can feel it. And I look at you and I'm home. ❞

— Dory, Finding Nemo

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Stefan sat on his bed watching the bundle of letters that were taunting him. He wanted to read them, but he was also scared. It had been a long time since he has heard about his first love. He may have never mentioned her to anyone but Damon and Lexi, since her death. But his feelings where still there, the endless love, grief and guilt for letting himself fall in love with someone else. He spent hours looking at the letters until he finally gained enough courage and started reading the first one. It had a red stamp that said 'read first'. He opened it and smiled at her cursive writing, by just reading some of the words he remembered how her voice sounded. It was so enchanting that he started day dreaming about her. But he snapped out of his dreams and started reading the letter.

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May 10, 1987

Dear Stefan:

  My love, if you receive this letter it means that I have died. During the course of the letters I wrote you, you'll find clues of who has done it. I can't write the name of the my killer. If I do, it would put you in danger.

  As you may have noticed, the whole town doesn't know who I am, including my family. It came to a shock to me too. But I soon realized the reason of this occurrence. I would have knocked on your door to see if you remembered me, but I was too scared to see the outcome. Plus by meeting with you, it would have put my family in danger. God, there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss you. But in the end it is all to keep you safe.

  As I write this letter, my killer makes its way to where I'm hiding. So many years running and they have finally caught on to me. I never knew why they killed me the first time. And I was too scared to find out. But in the end, I guess running wasn't worth it. Because you have become what I feared you would have in the first place.

  If you have noticed by the date of this letter, I somehow lived longer that I was supposed to. Well, that's because you and I have more in common than I'd ever thought. We're both vampires. The only difference is that I am now dead and you continue to live your life without me. You have probably moved on by now and if you haven't I promise you, that one day you will. The girl you love better be kind and caring. She should also be someone who brings you happiness, not one bit of heartbreak.

  It looks like I have rambled long enough. And death is at my door now. Everything shall be explained soon.

Forever yours.
Angelique

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By the end of the letter, Stefan was in tears. He didn't know she was still alive and had left to protect him. After Angelique had suddenly disappeared, he thought she had died or had even moved away with another man, but that was not the case. She had suffered, so he could have had a happy life. If he knew she had been alive, he would have looked for her. He realized that why even as a vampire, she didn't look for him. Because once he had heard a word that she was alive, he was putting himself in danger and most likely her. He heard his phone ring, Elena's name appeared on the screen. He debated whether to answer it or ignore it. He chose the latter and continued reading through the letters.