It was 4:30 am and the screaming started again. Something was very wrong. Adian was the most relaxed, even-tempered baby. He was sweet, and a total mama's boy. So this whaling crying was not normal. Elena picked him up, but everything she did seemed to make him scream louder. It was like her touch was causing more pain. In a panic and a loss of what do, Elena grabbed Adian's diaper bag, car keys and cell phone. Her baby needed help.
Adian cried, the entire ride to the Children's Hospital. Elena was helpless, she was lost, she was alone, and terrified. She carried her little boy into the ER, trying not to be the cause of his screams. The nurse at the reception desk saw Elena struggle to keep her son calm and saw as she was losing it herself. "Miss. Gilbert isn't it?" Shocked Elena just shook her head, and then she remembered.
"Miss. Gilbert, when did your contractions start? Nurse Bennett questioned. "Elena, please my name is Elena. They started around 1pm, but I wasn't sure they were contractions, so that's why"…. Elena held her breath as another contraction hit her… "I didn't come to the hospital sooner". Nurse Bennett handed Elena a hospital gown, and smiled. "First baby?" she asked. "Uh huh" Elena let out. A few hours went by and Elena's labor seemed to come to a stand still. Her dad was on the first plane out of Mystic Falls to Boston, and it seemed like he would make it in time for his grandson to be born. BEEP…BEEP…BEEP…BEEP, all of a sudden the monitor hooked up to Elena's abdomen, start to going off. Nurse Bennett ran into the room, with a concerned look on her face. "What's wrong?" Elena cried out. " I'll have to get the doctor," the worried nurse said. Elena grabbed her arm before she could run out. "Please what's wrong". Reluctant to say anything the nurse said, "Your baby's heart rate is dropping, we will need to deliver now". Elena was rushed into the operating room and in 10 minutes her son was crying to her relief. "It's a beautiful, healthy boy" the doctor said from behind the sheet that lay in front of Elena. "Congratulations Mommy" Nurse Bennett said as she introduced Elena to her son. "What is his name?" "Adian Grayson Salvatore"
"Elena, please call me Elena" she managed to speak. "Please, Adian is burning up, he's in pain, I didn't know what else to do". The tears were now flowing freely, as Nurse Bennett moved them into a triage room. The day Adian was born was Bonnie's first day at the hospital. She was the same age as Elena and couldn't believe she was alone having a baby. It was a day and a patient she couldn't forget. Bonnie moved around the room and took Adian's vitals, drew blood, and questioned Elena. Elena looked beyond tired, and terrified. Bonnie would make sure the blood work would be rushed, so she could relieve the look of the 25-year-old mother staring back at her.
The doctor had ordered morphine to help Adian with the pain, and said the blood tests would be done in the next hour. Elena now held her sleeping son in her arms, he was still burning up, but at least he seemed a bit more comfortable. She managed to doze off until a knock startled her from sleep. "Miss. Gilbert? I'm Dr. Saltzman. We have Adian's blood work back." Bonnie was standing next to him as he sat down to deliver Elena the news that would change her entire world. "Did anyone come with you to the hospital Miss. Gilbert, Adian's father…" "His FATHER is not involved" Elena bit out. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by that Miss. Gilbert, it's just this news is hard to take in." Elena began crying more and more, before Dr. Saltzman could provide her with Adian's diagnosis. Leukemia. Her beautiful boy had cancer.