The Vampire Slayer Diaries

Shadows

Mom noticed my face and brought me into a hug.

"Carlisle says it's too early to be concerned." Mom told me, I could hear her voice breaking.

"Right." I muttered pulling back. "Your probably just overworked."

"Just a shadow."

We smiled at each other bravely. I turned to look at the images again, feeling like something dreadful was going to happen.

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I sighed finding Nick in an armchair with his head tilted back asleep. I took my leather jacket and draped it over him, just staring at him. 

I heard footsteps coming approaching and saw the doctor, I straightened up walking over to him.

"Everything went fine." Dr. Cullen told me.

"Do we have the results yet?" I asked not skipping a beat.

"Just like Anna, straight to the point." He said giving me a small thoughtful smile and gestured me to a chair. "Let's sit down over here for a minute." 

 He pulled me over to a set of chairs and sat down. 

"No." I told him quietly. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude but just please tell me?"

"Your mother has...." He told me pausing for a moment before finishing. "Glioblastoma multiform...in short terms cancer."

"what?" I muttered almost whimpering. "how can that happen? how can someone like us get it?, I mean we're not exactly human, not completely."

"I don't know, it's never happened before." He said sighing, laying a friendly hand on my shoulder. "This is a first I've ever heard of any vampire dying this way, Dhampir's are unknown to a lot of us there's a lot we don't know but you know true deaths are different for everyone."

"There's no cure? I mean maybe some kind of special blood that can heal her?" I asked sighing, and glanced down at my hands.  

"I'm afraid not." He said making me frown deeper. "I know this is very difficult. It's hard to believe my niece and goddaughter having to go through this."

"What can we do?"

"Make her comfortable."

I stared at him, feeling the tears build up.

"Excuse me doc." A voice said.

I looked seeing Ben.

"But Dr. Isaacs needs your help in ICU."

"Excuse me, Victoria." Dr. Cullen told me, his eyes were filled with pain and sorrow. He gave my shoulder a pat and walked away.

Ben sat down next to me.

"Thought you looked like you needed a break." Ben told me.

"You mean Isaacs didn't need him?" I asked crossing my arms, hugging myself.

"Well, I'm sure someone does somewhere, they always do. From what I know he really is a good doctor. Your mom's in good hands."

"Thanks Ben." I muttered faking a smile, knowing it was a lie.

"Yeah, I'm gonna tell you the same thing. Give yourself a break. Listen, your mom's gonna be unconscious for at least another six, seven hours."

"A break?" I repeated.

"Well, I just mean go out, get some air. Come back later on this evening, talk to the doc then if you want. My unsolicited advice of the day." Ben told me before leaving. I leaned my head back and sighed.