Summary: In this chapter Elena goes to school and Stefan isn’t there. Everybody in school is saying that he ran away. Elena knows that Stefan would never run away so she goes to the cemetery to find Damon.


Main characters: The main character in this chapter is Elena.


Character development: Elena is a different person from the beginning of the book. She isn’t selfish anymore, and she treats her friends better. Elena knows that Stefan would never run away so she puts herself in danger to find him.

Setting: This chapter takes place at Robert E. Lee High School, and at the Fell’s Church graveyard.


Quote:

“Elena, it’s worse than that. He’s disappeared.”

Bonnie tells Elena this when she asks about Stefan. Everybody at school thinks that Stefan ran away because he killed the teacher, when really Damon did something to him.

Vocabulary:
Automation: The state of being automated.
Conflagration: A destructive fire, usually an extensive one.