"RUN! RUN! LACEY, RUN!!"
Those were the last words I ever heard from my husband, right before a mass of walkers tore into him. It was all I could hear as I ran from him. I had managed to grab our bags as I ran through the trees, dodging walkers as I went. We had just found out that I was roughly three months pregnant yesterday thanks to a pregnancy test we had found. We had been so happy but yet so scared at the same time. In this world though, happiness is short lived. We had to make a run for it as a group of walkers chased us away from our little hiding place.
Run! Run Lacey! Keep running!!
We had thought we lost the group of walkers, so we took a break to get water and a quick bite of food before looking for shelter but that was short lived. A walker, that was completely silent, snuck up behind Brandon and bit into his shoulder before tearing a chunk from it. Without hesitation I quickly shot it in the head and Dove toward Brandon. I grabbed a towel from my bag to help clot the bleeding but I knew in the end it wouldn't do any good. We found a house to hunker down in but before we could make it to the house, the herd had caught up to us and I knew things were about to become difficult. I vaguely remember that words that Brandon had said to me, honestly I think his words had shocked me so much that I spaced out. I know he told me he loved me and that he would always love me, then he was telling me to run before gently pushing me away. Telling me to stay safe for myself and the baby, before he pulled his side arm from it's holster and creating a distraction, so I could get away.
Run!! Keep running, gotta keep going Lacey. Just a little bit longer
Getting away and staying safe is exactly what I did. I managed to lose the walkers and find a place that was walker free. I barricaded myself in the abandoned Piggly wiggly before breaking down into hysterics in the backroom. I must have cried for hours before passing out. I was able to stay there for just under a week before I decided to move on. The store was relatively untouched. so when I decided to leave, I managed to find a two door Honda Civic that had a full tank of gas and load it up with enough to last me a month or longer if I stretched it out.
ARRRGGHHH!!!! Keep going!!! Almost there.
I wasn't sure how long I had been traveling for before I came across my first road block full of abandoned cars. Thankfully there was a water truck that was still stocked with the large jugs for like offices and businesses. I couldn't believe that it hadn't been found. I looked like maybe a few were missing but that was it. I was quick to grab a few since clean water was hard to come by now and days before making my way around the jam, but no before seeing a sign for someone names 'Sophia' faintly written on the windshield in white paint. I remember thinking that I hope they had found Sophia.
That was seven and a half months ago.
After spending several months moving from place to place, I came across a super walmart in Newnan and was able to hunker down. With my large belly being my biggest concern, I was thankful that there was only a handful of walkers. Most of the food had been taken a while ago, but I was able to find some in the back, along with a couple dozen cases of water. I was actually able to use some of the water and other items in the store to wash myself. I had used a large tote as a makeshift bathtub and grabbed toiletries from the hygiene area. Was the first time in over a month that I was actually clean and shaved without any tangles in my hair. After I was able to cook some noodles that I found in the back and even found some vitamins.
While staying there, I set up my own little living area in the back of the store where the employees would have went on break. Blew up an air mattress with a bike pump, had blankets, pillows, stored all the food in there so I wouldn't have to leave unless it was other use the bathroom. I had even browsed the clothing and shoe department to replace the old ones that I had. The one area that was the hardest was the baby section. I didn't know what I was having but I had decided to grab some things since I knew I was getting close to giving birth. Clothes, diapers, wipes, binkies, baby carrier and so much more. I even kept some basic stuff in my duffle in case I had to leave here.
Which, unfortunately I did.
OHMYGOOOSSSHHHH!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! KEEP GOING LACEY, DAMN IT. DO NOT STOP!!
That brings me to my current situation.
I am roughly thirty-nine weeks pregnant, running through the woods away from the largest herd I had ever seen. Away from the safety of the Walmart breakroom…. Oh yeah, did I mention that I was in labor???
*A/N...so what do you think so far? This is my first TWD story so i am hoping that it will turn out to be really good. Let me know what you think so far, i love reading the reviews and comments. But please keep the bashing and negative comments to yourself. I already know there are a lot of grammar issues and stuff like that but oh well, nobody is perfect. Also this will be a Rick/OC eventually. Not everything is going to go along with the show but there will be a lot in there that does.*