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Frances Decatur
Biographical information
Born

1990s

Marital status

Single

Physical description
Species

Human

Gender

Female

Hair colour

Brown[1]

Affiliation
Loyalty

Robert E. Lee High School

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Elena Gilbert: "The gardener. He was crazy about those hibiscus bushes. He was also married, with two kids."
Bonnie McCullough: "Pity. And you told Frances not to tell anyone about him..."
Elena Gilbert: "Right. Which means that by, oh, say two o'clock, it ought to be all over the school."
Elena and Bonnie[src]

Frances Decatur[2] (fl.2013) was a student at Robert E. Lee High School. She attempted to make friends by standing around near the more popular students.[3]

Biography

Elena Gilbert used Frances's vulnerability to her advantage, and asked her to obtain a copy of Stefan Salvatore's class schedule, whether by copying it from Stefan or stealing it from the office.[3] She later presented the schedule to Elena.[3] After hearing the rumor that Stefan was a drug addict, Frances went to tell Elena, who feigned disinterest and told her about her fictional relationship with Jean-Claude, asking her to keep it a secret. In reality, she was manipulating Frances, and counted on her spreading the story around the school, which she did.[4]

Frances spoke at Elena's memorial service, mistakenly interpreting Elena's actions that September as having been friendly, when, in reality, she was simply using her.[5]

Behind the scenes

  • While it is likely that Frances was in the same year as Elena, it is never clearly stated so.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. "Frances ducked her brown head." (The Awakening - Chapter 5)
  2. "Frances Decatur got up, her plain face plainer than ever with grief." (The Fury - Chapter 4)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Awakening - Chapter 2
  4. The Awakening - Chapter 5
  5. The Fury - Chapter 4
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