The Miracle Child

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Josephine Langford as Riley Gilbert

Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson

Sadie Sink as Ayah Gilbert

From left to right, Candice King as Caroline Forbes, Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert and Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett

Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers

"Alright, everything is well with your baby Riley." Doctor Stark said as he went ahead and wrote something in my health passport. "I do find that you have been stressing, which is not good. So I'll ask you to please try and not stress. So far everything is going well with your pregnancy okay." he reassured and I nodded my head.

"Can I go now?" I asked the doctor and he smiled guinely and nodded. Before I could stand Jenna spoke.

"Riley wait, the doctor still needs to schedule the next appointment with you." She said as she smiled along with the doctor.

"No let her, I can discuss that with you." he said and Jenna nodded. I stood and left the doctor's office.

I'm almost showing, I have kept my pregnacy a secrete to everyone except Jenna. Not even my siblings know. I've always worn bagy clothes, thankfully no one will suspect anything. I am 20 weeks pregnant.

People think I am a weirdo, I'm far too different from Elena, she is one of the stars of the school. She and her friends practically run the school. Then theres's me, no friends and always alone. Jenna is my bestfriend.

People say that after the death of my parents I disappeared for a whole month, I don't remember any of that. People at school say I might have ran away because I became crazy from the shock but I doubt.

"Ready to go home?" Jenna spoke from behind me breaking me from my thoughts. I hummed.

***

After the doctor's appointment, I have been locked in my room. I do that often, it's nothing new. I heard Elena a few moments ago but she might have left the house because it's been quiet. Jeremy spends ten percent of his time at home in a day, that means he's not around.

I took off my shirt and stood in front of the mirror. Holding my belly as I wonder how a virgin can fall pregnant. How did I end up in this situation. I suspect the time that people say I dissappered, where was I and why can't I remember. I remember burrying our parents and staying behind after, just sitting and crying.

After that, Damon picked me on the side of the road in the highway that leads out of Mystic Falls. He didn't know who I was and took me to Liz Forbes, the sherif. I have seen Damon a few times but he only came for Elena.

I put back my shirt and went down in the kitchen to look for some food, there wasn't any, Jenna is always ordering out but it seems she forgot.

Now I have to catch a taxi to get some food to at the Grill.

***

"Thanks Matt." I say after he gives me my order. It's takeout so I head out instantly. At the door I run into some blond guy I have never seen before. He stares down at my belly before he walks in without a word.

Why would he look at my belly, does he know about my baby? Either way I couldn't careless. I take another taxi and go home. I put my show I have been beinge watching, The 100. But then I remember I have homework that is due tomorrow, which means I have to watch one episode and get it done. It's already late.

It's getting late and my body is tired, after some school work I took a shower and ready for sleep. I heard Elena come in a few minutes a go with Stefan, her boyfriend. I went down for some hot chocolate, I have been craving it so badly in the last few minutes.

Sitting on a stool at the island I take my first sip which sends calm in my entire body.

"Hey"

I look up to see Stefan standing in the doorway of the kitchen. "Hey" I say.

"I'm leaving and just saying goodnight." he said.

"Good night Stefan."

Elena walked in as well "Hey" she said to me and looked at Stefan "Still hanging around?"

"I was saying goodnight to Riley." he kissed her on the cheek "I will be on my way."

Elena made herself a mug of hot chocolate and sat next to me. We sipped our hot drinks silently until Elena broke it.

"Tomorrow at Tylor's there's a party." She says and I look up at her. Parties mean dressing up and I can't dress up. My secrete will be revealed. "We can go shopping together for nice dresses, get our hair and nails done." she said with a genuine smile.

"That would be fun, we can go but I'm not going to the party." I say, I know Elena is trying to spend time with me, I love it when we have sister times. Just us, without her friends, it had been fun the few times we did it. "We can get our hair and nails done together but you can go dress shopping with Bonnie and Caroline." A small frown draws on her forehead.

"Riley, I know losing our parents was hard. And I think it hit you harder than it did all of us, but as the first born I'm now responsible for you and Jeremy." Elena is the eldest, funny because we are both born in the same year. Elena was born in January, while I was born in December which means she's seventeen while I'm still sixteen. As for being responsible, I have some doubts about that. I have been more mature, than she has been.

"Okay, lets do that. At least you agreed to do something with me." she said. She hugged me on the side and I returned it. She took her mug along and went to her bedroom. It's true, Elena has tried to engage me in most of the activities that she and her friends do but I always preffered to stay home.

When she finds out that I'm pregnant she will be shocked, because how can a girl that is litterally at home most the time and has no boyfriend be pregnant.