Kiss me hard before you go

[Isabella River]

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• "They are floating lanterns in the sky. Can you believe that ? Japanese lanterns as a symbol of letting go of the past. Well, here’s a news flash - we’re not Japanese. You know what they are ? Children.
  Like lighting a candle is gonna make everything okay. Or even saying a prayer. Or pretending Elena is not gonna end up just like the rest of us, murderous vampires. Stupid, delusional, exasperating little children.
  I know what you’re gonna say: “Makes them feel better, Damon.” So what ? For how long ? A minute ? A day ? What difference does it make ? Because in the end, when you lose somebody, every candle, every prayer is not gonna make up for the fact that the only thing that you have left is a hole in your life where that somebody that you cared about used to be. And a rock with a birth date carved into it that I’m pretty sure is wrong.
  So thanks, friend. Thanks for leaving me here to babysit. Because I should be long gone by now. I didn’t get the girl, remember ? I’m just stuck here fighting with my brother and taking care of the kids.
  You owe me big."
  
  "I miss you too, buddy."

The Vampire Diaries