𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓡𝓮𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷

Dear Diary,

Today is a new day. I'm finally home or almost home I supposed. I'm writing inside of my cab as I wait to get to my house, where my parents won't be because they died over the summer. Now, it's just Elena my fraternal twin, Jeremy my little brother, and my aunt Jenna. She is now our legal guardian. I don't know how I am gonna make it through the day. I guess I will smile and say I'm fine until they believe me or at least until I believe that I am. Today I will be happy Elle and smile and get through this day because I can't be sad forever. And I'm home.

-- Elle Gilbert

Elle's Pov

Being back home feels weird. The house is quiet, mom was always in here, either watching tv, reading or planning something with Carol Lockwood for the parties in the town.I had been gone for two years before I came back for my parents' funeral. Elena hates me because she thinks I abandoned her and our family. In a sense I did, but she just doesn't understand why I did what I did. My little brother, Jeremy is in his own world, doing drugs but still keeps contact with me. I wish he didn't but I'm giving him time and space until he's ready to move on. We haven't talked in a while but we will once I get home. I came back to take care of them since I'm the oldest.

Elena and I are fraternal twins. We have similar traits but there are certain things that set us apart. I'm shy and quiet but get along with everyone. I think everyone should be treated with kindness and love no matter what they do. Elena has brown hair, dark brown eyes, and tan skin. We share those traits but people can tell us apart. Elena is also friends with everyone but mostly keeps to her closest friends Caroline and Bonnie. It used to be the four of us now it's just the three of them. I wonder how everything will be now that I've returned. We were the best of friends. Everyone wanted to be our friend but everything changed, me and Elena used to be really close, but as I grew up my magic started to manifest and I left to be with someone out family knew.

While I was away I killed someone. He was my boyfriend. We were arguing and I pushed him away from me and he hit his head in the corner of a coffee table. I felt so guilty I was so mad at myself for allowing someone in and they got killed because of it. When the full moon came around I paid for my mistake. I turned into a wolf, a white wolf to be exact. And I became the first of my kind. A hybrid, a witch, and a werewolf. I was a different type of witch, a sorceress. I could do spells and everything in between. Elena was always the perfect twin while I was the weird one with all these abilities.

I get out of the cab and pay. There is a pause. It feels surreal to be back yet there is this feeling of sadness that washes over me. I make my way to towards the house. I reach the door and just stand there. After being gone for so long, home doesn't feel like home anymore. But, Jeremy and Elena need me. As the older twin I have to be the responsible one. Finally, I open the door and walk inside the house. Jenna is by the counter trying to make breakfast but failing because aunt Jenna can't cook to save her life. "Hello aunt Jenna" I say as I stand a few feet away. She looks surprise to see me but she smiles. "Ellie! You're back!" she states before putting down the knife and making her away over to me. We hug each other for a couple of seconds. "Yes aunt Jenna. I am finally back" I reply. As we stand there near each other I hear someone coming down the stairs.

Elena makes her way down the stairs. She doesn't even look at me like always. "Hello Elena" I greet. She looks at me and sends me a forced smile. "What are you doing here, Elle?" she asks. I won't like, her question hurts. "I came back home to be with my family," I reply, waiting for her response. I notice she's wearing a really old dress from the 1800s. "Miss Mystic Falls?" I ask. "Yes, and we're leaving. Let's go, Aunt Jenna". I look down. I can't let her words hurt me. Jenna looks at me. "Don't worry she'll warm up to you" she tries to comfort me. I smile at her. "She won't. At least for now she hates me and I understand why but I also wished she could understand why I did what I did," I tell her. "I'm gonna head to my room and sleep a bit. I'm tired from the long ride home" I walk away before she can say another word. I go up to my room. As I walk inside look around and see all the family photos. It breaks my heart knowing I won't ever see them again.

Nothing will ever be the same. My sister hates me, my brother is in his own world and my aunt Jenna is trying to keep it together for us all. But now I'm here and I'm gonna do everything in my power to help them.