He did love me. More than anything. [ if there's anything in this world that elena is sure of, it's that. the grass is green, the sky is blue, and damon salvatore loved her more than anything else in the world. it was a simple fact of the universe. ] We were supposed to have forever...

[ a short pause, and then elena sighs. ]

We were supposed to, but we don't, and I need to find a way to come to terms with that. [ the thing is, while elena's doing her best to sound as upbeat as she can, the truth of the matter is that talking about damon in the past tense is as excruciatingly painful today as it was when she was dropped into lusania to save eggs all those months ago. this is one loss she can't see herself getting over easily, but she has to figure out a way. either that, or learn to use the pain, somehow, rather than be consumed by it whenever she thinks about him. ]

It's alright. I've lost a lot more than just one boyfriend in my lifetime, I can learn to live with this.