BECOMING A NURSE , HELPING PEOPLE , it was supposed to be her way of making up for all the shitty things she’d involved herself in as a kid . the violence , the drugs , the total lack of respect for any decent law or rule in place . people rarely ever got out of mystic falls , but the second hayley left , she told herself that she was going to turn her life around and do and be better . AND SHE WAS . she helped save lives rather than ruin them . she studied her ass off , got her own place the right way , even dated a few guys who had never been to jail before . she was doing well . AND THEN SHE WASN’T . her dad getting sick was the only thing that brought her back , and it was only meant to be for a little while . his illness was advanced . some experience in the medical field told her he wouldn’t last long . but there he still was , going strong a month in . it gave her hope , and there was no way she’d leave his side if there was hope . so she got a job at the hospital , doing what she did best and keeping the hell away from trouble . work , take care of her dad ------ that was it . that was all she was interested in doing . but mystic falls always seemed to have more planned for her .
the last time she saw stefan salvatore , she told him she refused to be there when he wound up dead or in a hospital after one of his ‘ jobs ’. irony was a real bitch . “ oh , wake up , ” she mumbled , head shaking as she took a step closer to check his fluids . “ you have three broken ribs , they managed to pop your shoulder back into place , but it’s still gonna hurt like hell . other than that and some scratches , bruises -- oh , also the bullet wound on your arm . ” she crossed her arms over her chest , scoffing as he finally came to full consciousness . “ you’re lucky you’re alive . ” @cursedmrtyr | plotted starter