It was after Grams had passed. Her gramps had taken her with him to St. Marys, Georgia to be among family, to heal. While there Bonnie studies herbalism and the other side of it too. In the summer she spends her days with her father's side in different countries. When Bonnie returns to Mystic Falls for senior year all bets are off. No more being stretched to her limit for Elena and her vampires. She was truly putting herself first.