The Vampire Diaries Season 1 - Episode 1 ⟶

"Dear Diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable."

Four months after their parents died in a car crash at Wickery Bridge, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her brother Jeremy return to high school. Elena struggles to hide her grief, while Jeremy turns to drugs to cope. The Vampire Diaries Season 1 - Episode 1

Elena is immediately drawn to the mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore , unaware that he is a century-old vampire. "Dear Diary, today will be different

The episode concludes with the dramatic entrance of Stefan's brother, Damon Salvatore , who promises Stefan an "eternity of misery". Iconic Quotes The Vampire Diaries Season 1 - Episode 1