Two weeks...
It has been two damn weeks for our way to Macon...
Now and then we stopped to search for supplies and to breath fresh air- if u can call the air outside fresh... don't forget the walkers and other things... so the only thing u are breathing is a mix of air, blood and guts.. and this smell caused that I have to puke more than I wanted to...
Lee was always giving me a weird look, but never said something..
Till that day..
"Hey, you alright?", Lee asked after I vomited for more than 10 minutes.
"Yeaaah, thanks, everthing is fine..."
"Everthing is fine.. of course everthing is fine, Em.." Kenny railed.
"Man just tell me what wrong with her..we are a group. Don't ya think I have to know, whats going on with her? She is ill, right?"
"Yeaaah "ill"..
"Lee it's not that easy. But u're right. You deserved to know the truth..Em is pregnant.." Katjaa said as cautious as she could.
"Whaaaat?"
"Yup.."
"What are we going to do now? We can't look after a baby, can we?"
"I don't know Lee..I am very afraid of the whole situation. It won't be easy.. You know I am a vet and not a doctor.. I.. I don't know if I'll be able to help her.. by.. giving birth to her child. I am very afraid that she might die.. " Katjaa said with a worried expression on her face.
"Who's the father? I meaan-"
"A boy she dated, I think.."
"Is he.. is he dead?"
"I don't know it, Lee. She doesn't talk about it that much. We just know his name.. thats all."
"Ermm..."
"We just have to go on.. and wait..."
"Hey you guys ready with chatting? Let's go!" Kenny screamed.
Later in the truck I talked to little Clem.
"Are you really having a baby?"
"Yeaaah I think so.."
"Ohh..."
"Don't worry Clem. Everthing will be alright.."
"I hope it will be a girl..I don't like boys.."
"Heyyy. I am a boy!" Duck shouted.
"You see.. he's always so jittery and tries to fight with me. And she always wants to show me spiders.. And I don't like spiders. They're so hairy and they have got eight legs. I don't like it.. Girls are much quiter and sweeter and they don't want to play with insects" Clementine whispered to me, while she was smiling.
I just nodded and touched my belly.
It might be unreal and unbelievable, but sometimes I forget about my pregnancy. At least I tried it. It's mean and unfair, but I always hoped that I got a miscarriage.
I always wanted a child. But not now. Not in this world. Not with these things around me.
That's the reason I was happy, when we found nothing to eat, to drink.
I know it was selfish, 'cuz Duck and Clem are both little kids and need something to eat...
But I just wished to end it. I wished to end my days.. Together with my unborn child...
Some days later we arrived Macon. We ran out of gas, so we had to stop amid the city. I have to admit it, 'cuz it was definetely our fault that some walkers came towards us..
Kenny saw a man who stood behind a car. He thought he would be one of us. I mean a lively guy. But he, I mean IT, wasn't. And Kennys sream just enticed other walkers, too.. So we were in the middle of a big mess..
Suddenly we heard a gunshot. We turned around to see a women and a man shooting some of the walkers.
"Come over here" the man screamed.
We ran to the man and in a building behind him. That building was a drug store and what we didn't know was that this drug store belonged to Lee's family.
Inside the store were more people. A women and an older looking man. Probably father and daughter. And another man. He was looking like the typical a momma's boy. But all in all he seemed to be very friendly.
"What the hell are doing? Why are you bringing these people inside the store? We don't even know them.."
"Lilly calm down. They needed help. And look they got to little kids with them. We couldn't let them outside to die!"
"I don't care about the kids. We have our own group. We don't need more group members."
"LOOK. One of these bastards is bitten. We have to kill him. NOW."
The man who seemed to be the dad of the women called "Lilly" pointed to .. DUCK?"
"What? Are you stupid? He is defintely NOT bitten!" I shouted.
"Are you speaking to me little girl?" the man said to me. He nose nearly touched my nose.
"YES I did u idiot. My cousin ISN'T bitten. Can you dig it?"
"What-"
"Stop it dad. And you should shut the fuck up."
"He's going to be one of these things. We have to kill him..." Larry sreamed again.
" My son isn't bitten.." Kenny shouted as well.
"So? What's then with all the blood? Huhh? Where does it come from?"
"It's not HIS. It's by one of the walker.."
"Stop kidding, old man. I know what it is.."
"Larry, please. Let's examine the boy..." Glen tried to say.
"Examine? NO! I won't waste time, till he turns and bite all of us.."
"You son of bitch. HE is NOT bitten. I swear to God if u don't shut up I'll kill you."
"I just care about my daughter. I don't want her to die. So, I have to kill this little boy, 'cuz he IS bitten and he will bite us..."
"Please. He is not bitten. Just look.." Katjaa showed Duck's arm " there is no bite. You see?"
Katjaa begged and Larry seemed to get soften.. He just SEEMED.
"This is all just..." Larry said while he went away.
"Alright. But u all won't stay here. This is our place. Not urs. You have to leave.."
Lilly left the discussion and went over to her dad..
"Ha, do you really think my family want to stay with a bitch like you? Forget it yo-" Kenny shouted after her.
"Kenny c'mon. Calm down for a second.."
"Calm down? How should I calm down with her around me..."
"Okay guys shut ur traps! Who are you by the way? It's not very polite to shout out loud altough we rescued ur little asses.." the women with the gun intervened.
"Fine.. I am Lee and this is Clementine."
"Nice to meet you Clementine. My name is Carley."
"He.. hello" said Clementine.
"This little hothead here is Kenny." Kenny nodded angrily.
"What? Hothead? U-"
"Kenny. Please. I am Katjaa and this are Duck and Emilia."
"Just call me Em. Or Mila." I said.
"Nice to meet u all." Carley said.
"Hey, I am Glenn and this is Doug. Nice to meet you, too."
"And.. yeahh.. these to guys" he said and pointed to Lilly and the man "are Lilly and her dad Larry. They're a bit difficult to get on with. But.. yeeahh.. Ya know.."
"Ya, I totally understand what do you mean..."
Lilly gave me a dirty look. I just tried to smile back, as she turned around with a little "huff".
"So, where do u come from?" Glenn asked.
"My family and I come from Florida."
"Ohh thats pretty cool.. I've been in Florida for two or three times."
"Yup it's the best place you can live." Kenny answered.
"U wanna go back there?"
"Do I look like a dumbass?" Kenny shoutet.
"So whats your plan? Where do you want to go to?"
"We-"
"AHHHHH..."
We turned around to see, that Clem got attacked by a walker.
"Cleeeeeeeeeeem" Lee sreamed.
"Jesus." Larry said shocked.
Lee and I hurried up to Clementine, but Lee tripped and and toppled. Luckily I managed to save Clementine at the eleventh hour.
But the walker was still alive. Now, he tried to bite me. It wasn't that easy to pull it away from me. It was heavy and strong, but I wasn't. Luckily Carley shot him right in his head and saved my life therefore.
Lee who managed to stand up, came to us and hugged Clementine as solid as he could.
"You alright, Clem?"
"I think so.. but.. he tried to bite me, Lee!"
"I know sweety, I know."
Then Lee turned to me and said "thanks for savin' her"
"Don't mention it" I replied.
"Are u alright so far?" Carley asked.
"Yeaaaah, Im good. Thanks for saving my ass."
She nodded and turned back to the group.
"Shit. Shit shit. You see? Thats all YOUR fault! If u hadn't came here, these wouldn't have come here too.." Larry suddenly said while he came sprinting towards us.
"Dad please..Calm dow-"
"What? Thats not our fault! Your fucking guys should be lucky that you hadn't been attacked before.."
"They just recognized us just because U made them of us! So it's your fucking fault!"
"Daaaaad.."
"Just listen to your little bitch of a daughter.."
"BITCH? MY DAUGHTER IS NOT A B-"
Suddenly Larry started to sream, grabbed his chest and started to breath very heavy.
"Dad.. DAD? Oh shit.. Dad, dad ..! You hear me? Try to calm down. Please. Just relax.."
"Myy..mmmmy pills.." Larry said under his heavy breath.
"What's wrong with him Lilly?" Lee asked.
"He.. he has got a weak heart.. I think he got a heart attack right now.."
"Oh shit, what can we do now?"
"He.. he needs some of the ni-"
"Nitrogylcerin pills?" Katjaa suddenly said.
"Yeaahh but we are out.. I looked for them EVERYWHERE. But I couldn't find one of them.. There might be some in the pharmacy, but the key is missing and I don't know, where it is..Please, I know my dad acted like an asshole, but he needs them. Please, I need them. I need to get them.."
"Just ur dad? What about you? U actes as well as-"
"Kenny pleaase." Katjaa said and tried to calm hin down.
Kenny crossed his arms and shook his head.
"Alright I'll try to find a way in it." Lee finally said.
"Thank you so much..."
Kenny ordered that each of us should search for somethin' useful. Glenn suggested to go to a Motel, which should be not far from us away. He wanted to find some gas, so that we could leave Macon.
We agreed.
Lee gave him one of Clementine's walkie-talkie, to stay in contact with Glenn.
After he left, Lee tried to find the key of the pharmacy.
I stayed with Katjaa and Duck and tried to comfort him and to calm him down.
"How are u feelin', honey?"
"Fine, thanks Katjaa.."
Oh yeah.. I didn't like the way she spoke.. he would end in one of this conversation I don't wanna end in...
"You know, Em, I am very happy you saved Clem..."
"Yaa..."
"I know, you don't want to talk about it, but you have to be careful as well. It's not only you anymore. It's you AND your baby..". Luckily Katjaa spoke softly, so nobody could hear it.
"Katjaa.."
"You are not happy, I know. And you are desperate. But you have to stop acting like u weren't pregnant.."
"I don't want to be.."
"Humph but u are.. what if you lose your baby?
"I WANT to lose it. And I'll do everything to-"
"Stop talking like that. You'll be a mom soon. You should start to act like a grown- up and-"
"But I am NOT a grown-up. And thats it. I don't want to talk about ever again." then I left them and made my way over to Carley.
"Hi" I said.
"Hey. U fine?"
"Yup, why not?"
"U look a bit peaky."
"Yeaaah I know.. it's just the whole situation. Not more.. What's with this?" I said and pointed to the radio in her hand."
"Oh this.. I tried to fix it, but I think it's broken. Just wanna hear what's going on in the world."
There was silence and after a few seconds I said.
"There have to be people outside, who try to save us..."
"I hope so.."
At a single blow we heard Glenn who talked to Clem at the walkie-talkie.
"I am in a misery here.. and I .. ehm yeah I kinda need ur help."
"Okay Glenn, where exactly are you?"
"I am stuck here still at the motor inn.."
"Okay. Just be quiet. We gonna come and get you.."
"Thanks and please hurry up.."
"Can't I come with u?" I begged.
"Are you crazy? You'll stay here with us.. you're just a little girl. You can't even kill a spider.. how will you kill a walker?"
"I can do it. Just give me a chance.."
"I would give you a chance.. but noow" he looked to my belly "u won't get it. And that is my last word...and MY word is MY bond..."
"Sorry Em. It's better you stay here..Just look after Clem okay?" Lee asked.
"Yeaaah alright. If I have to.."
"Thanks.."
"Why did Kenny act like he did? What's wrong with.. Em? That's her name?"
"Yeah it is.. I am not supposed to talk about it..Sorry."
"But she wasn't bitten, was she?"
"No, no she wasn't..."
Carley looked at Lee suspicious.
"What..?" he asked after he noticed her glimpse.
"Nothin'" she said simply.
Both managed to rescue Glenn and went back to the drug store.
After they arrived Lee took the key he found outside and went together with Lilly into the pharmacy.
Fortunately say found the pills Lilly's dad needed, but unfortunately they tripped the pharamacy alarm, so all the walkerd around the drug store and I guessed 1000 other walkers too, heard it and made their way to the drug store.
They accomplished to get into it and after a few seconds we were surrounded by them.
Practically.
Carley, Lee, Kenny and Glenn ried to shoot them, while the rest of us tried to get out of the hell...
I wanted to help them too, but Katjaa said "no" and tugged me out of the mess.
We ran to our truck, filled it up with gas and waited for Kenny and the rest...
Luckily, they arrived some moments later..without Doug.
"Where is Doug?" I asked while jumping out of the truck.
"The hell.. get into the truck.. he's dead. We gotta leave. NOW."