I’m in

Melina felt her eyes water as she stared out at the quiet road ahead of the diner, watching cars pass by in the night. The answer was clear to her, but she was too afraid to say it out loud.

She didn't want this situation to become real to her because then the threat would be even more real.

Like what Alaric told her in her nightmare so long ago, she could run and hide, but he would always find her.

"Thank you," she told Tyler quietly. At least she wasn't alone in this. No matter what, Tyler would have her back. She just wished that he wouldn't be dragged into this mess with her.

He didn't deserve that, but she knew that she could never get him to leave. He would be by her side now, and he would be by her side in the ground. That was what they had promised to each other.