We’re just days away from the season finale of The Vampire Diaries, also known as Nina Dobrev’s swan song. After six seasons as the girl next door-turned-vamp Elena Gilbert, Dobrev is hanging up her fangs for good. While the series has already been renewed for a seventh (and possibly final) season, Elena’s story isn’t over yet.

Warning: Spoilers ahead

Following Kai’s (Chris Wood) destruction at twin sister Jo’s (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe) wedding to Alaric (Matt Davis), the newly human Elena is left unconscious after being hit by shards of glass from the evil warlock’s attack. With her life seemingly hanging the balance, there’s a question as to whether or not Ms. Gilbert will make it out of Mystic Falls—let alone the series—alive.

While Elena’s fate will (hopefully!) be revealed Thursday night, we’re taking a few cracks as to what destiny may have in store for bad luck-ridden beauty.

1 The cure will age her You didn’t expect Elena to live a blissful, fang-free existence after consuming the cure, did you? Like Katherine Pierce before her, the elements of the enchanted vile will cause Elena to age at an alarming late. By the time Ms. Gilbert rings in her 21st year, there’s a slight chance she’ll be stuck in a nursing home, or worse, six feet under. Fingers crossed wherever the golden oldie is, she’s far, far away from the horrors of Mystic Falls.

2 She’ll be compelled to forget Since the start of the series, Elena has been a supernatural magnet. From witches to sadistic doppelgangers and of course, the bloody-handsome Salvatore brothers, the doe-eyed darling has been a target since the pilot episode. And while Elena did get a taste of life as a vampire for two and a half seasons, humanity suits her far better. With the cure for vampirism flowing through her veins, there’s definitely a bulls-eye on her back and only so much her merry band of saviors can do to protect her. While this decision won’t be easy, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) are going to have to do the unthinkable: compel her to forget everything. The greatest gift the Salvatores can give Elena is the chance at a normal life away from the chaos of Mystic Falls, which unfortunately includes wiping away their existence from her memory. It will be Damon’s most selfless act yet if/when he goes through with it. By setting Elena free, he will give her the opportunity to have what she’s always wanted: a family.

3 Kai will trap her in a prison world Happy endings come few and far between on TVD, and just because Elena is the central character of the series doesn’t mean her chapter will conclude on a high note. With Kai back from the 1903 prison world with a vengeance, it’s likely he’ll make his enemies pay in a major way. And with the “Elena’s now human” certain to spill over soon, Kai may have something “special” in store for her. Knowing full well that Elena is the Salvatores’ Achilles heel, there’s a chance Kai will kidnap the doctor-in-training and put her in the prison where he suffered during the latter half of the season. And seeing as Kai could shield himself, what’s not to say that he could “invisibility cloak” Elena the second Damon pours himself a glass of Bourbon.

4 Lily Salvatore will kill her We knew Lily Salvatore (Annie Wersching) was trouble when she walked in. The centuries-old ripper isn’t winning over many fans – sans Lorenzo (Michael Malarkey) – and will surely end her debut season with a bang. While we’re not 100 percent sure what sort of havoc her witch/vampire (Witchires? Vampitches?) will bring, considering Kai brought them with him to the land of the living, we suspect that Elena will somehow get caught up in the crosshairs. While it’s unlikely that one of Lily’s creepy pals will take a chomp out of her, what’s not to say Mama Salvatore’s bite will put the final nail in her coffin.