action.
[ this? is not what's expected for elena either. the sight of caroline like that, the clatter of the pencil on the floor. elena doesn't think twice past her parting lips and the horror on her face. she rushes forward. ] Oh my god, what happened? [ her hands reach to hover over caroline; she stops at the last moment because she doesn't want to hurt her.
her mind goes to the first reasonable explanation: ] Did Klaus-?