Daryl left and a while later Jamie came to the room. I made him stay with Colt while I did my chores. I made sure Jamie had enough to keep him entertained. I had a baby monitor hooked onto my waistband so if Colt started crying, I can go and take care of him.

I helped Carl make crosses out of wood for the graves, and I also carved the decease's name in the wood. I brought them out to the people who were digging the graves and placed them next to the right bodies.

After that I scrubbed my hands before doing the laundry. I heard the monitor go off and I hung up the last shirt before going back to my room.

"You okay, Jamie?" I asked as I picked Colt up and rubbed his back.

He nodded, "I've been reading, mommy."

I smiled and ruffled his hair, "Good boy."

"Mommy, how long do Colt and I have to stay in here?" Jamie questioned.

I crouched down so I could look Jamie in the eyes, "Baby, there's a sickness going around. And it's too dangerous going around."

"Can daddy visit?"

"He can stand outside the door." Jamie sighed, "I'm sorry. Daddy was exposed, he could have it. He doesn't want you to get sick either."

Jamie nodded, "Okay, mommy. I'll stay."

I smiled and kissed his head before feeding Colt and putting him on the floor and Jamie played with him. I left to go get dinner and that's when I ran into Daryl.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Karen and David are dead." He answered.

"What happened?"

"Someone killed 'em then burned 'em." Daryl replied.

I put some meat onto a plate, "Jamie wants to see you."

"You know I-"

"Couldn't you just... I don't know, stand outside the door?" I asked as I put some canned corn on the plate, too.

Daryl sighed before nodding, "Yeah. I could do that."

"Thank you." I said before starting to leave.

"Wait. Vi, you're still mad and I still don't know what I did." Daryl replied, grabbing onto my arm.

"Daryl, nothing's wrong." I said, trying to leave his grip.

"You're lying, Vi! Just tell me what I did."

"Go ask Carol." I snapped before yanking my arm and going back into the room.

I gave Jamie his food and sat against the wall with Colt between my legs and Jamie sat next to me. A few minutes later Beth and Judith came in.

"The kids have to be separated. A lot of people are catching the virus." Beth told me as I stood up.

"Oh, god. Really?"

Beth nodded and we sat on the bed after I moved Colt into his crib and Jamie sat on my lap as he ate. We talked about what was happening out there, apparently Michonne and Daryl left with a small group to get medicine, and someone knocked on the door, "Beth? Vi? Are you in there?"

"Maggie? What's wrong?" I asked as Beth and I stood next to the door.

"Glenn has it." Maggie sniffed.

"Maggie? We don't get to be upset." Beth replied, "We all got jobs to do that's what daddy always says. Daryl and Michonne will get the meds, and you and Carol and Rick will help everyone get better. And Violet and I will take care of Judith, Colt, and Jamie. Just focus on what you have to do. No matter what happens, we'll deal with it. We have to."

Maggie left and came back a while later. This time I was laying on the bed with Jamie next to me, and Judith and Colt were in the crib.

"Maggie?" Beth asked. "Daddy's gone. He left."

"I know." Maggie replied through the door, "Did he tell you where he went?"

"No but, I know."

"How?" Maggie questioned.

"Doctor S is sick and we all got jobs to do." Beth answered.

"We'll deal with it, right?"

"We don't get to get upset." Beth said and I saw a tear leak from her eye.

I let Beth and Jamie sleep on the bed while I slept on the floor with an extra blanket and my back pack as a pillow. The next morning someone placed food outside our door and we ate. Luckily we had board games in the room and Jamie, Beth, and I played some of them. I did some cleaning when I lost and Beth continued to play with Jamie. I opened the drawer in the desk where I keep Colt's food and saw pictures. I frowned before looking at them. They were pictures of me, Colt, and Jamie.

One was of me sleeping, that must have been the flash the morning after Daryl came back from the run. Then there was one of me reading to Jamie and Colt, who were both sitting on my lap. Another of me smiling down at Colt, and one with me holding Jamie's hand as we walked through the field. There was one of Jamie, who was standing next to Carl on the field. And a few more of Jamie doing random things like coloring, reading, or talking. A few he was smiling at the person behind the camera, which I now know is Daryl. I smiled at the pictures of Colt. It was him usually playing with his toys or in his crib. These must have been taken in the last few days or so.

A while later I was sitting on my bed. I really hated not knowing what's going on. We heard gunshots earlier and Carl came to see if we were okay. We asked him what was going on and he had no clue. Jamie asked if he could go with Carl, but I told him it was too dangerous. When it was night again I slept on the floor. I woke up when Colt cried and I noticed Jamie was gone. Beth told me she'd take care of him while I went to find my other kid.

I heard more gunfire and I ran outside to see a herd of walkers in the courtyard. Rick, Carl, and to my surprise, Jamie, were shooting them down. I ignored the angry part of me and grabbed a gun before helping shoot them down.

When we were done I grabbed Jamie,

"You weren't supposed to leave."

"Mommy, I wanted to help!" Jamie replied.

"You're five, Jamie. You could've gotten killed." I responded.

"Vi, he's fine. I made sure he would be. He just came out with Carl and I to put the logs up and the walkers broke through, that's all. And he did great shooting the walkers down for his first time with a gun." Rick said.

I looked from Rick to Carl to Jamie and sighed, "When we're done, you're grounded."

"How are you going to ground him?" Carl asked with a smile.

"You have to help with chores." I said, looking at Jamie.

"That's not fair!"

"It is so fair." I replied before grabbing my knife and I helped Rick kill the walkers on the ground that were still moving.

After we got the last one, I was about to bring Jamie in when we heard cars. We looked over and saw a van pulling in.

"Dad." Carl said, "Everything's going to be okay."

Carl and I ran down to the first gate and Rick opened the second one. Carl and I then ran back to the courtyard and started helping unload the medicine. I ordered Jamie to go back into our room to sleep. The next morning I helped Michonne load the walkers from last night onto a trailer. After I was done I got Jamie so he could help me fold the laundry.

Everything was going to be okay.


So apparently some people were confused who Colt is. Colt is Daryl and Vi's son, just to clear it up. Thanks for reading the chapter!