The Lucky One//twd

03. Swim Team

As night fell, all I could think about was Glenn and the supply group. They'll be back in the morning. All of them...then everything will be normal.
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"They should be back by now Shane!" I heard Amy yell as I started getting my shoes on for the day. It should only be 8, no way they would be back. That's when I realized Lori never woke me up for morning chores. It's 10. What the fuck. "What's with all the yelling? You're gonna draw the geeks jackasses" I said finally climbing out. Shane looked upset and worried but still managed to say "Oh hey sweet pea, how'd you sleep? We let you sleep in since Glenn wasn't sleeping in the tent last night. I know you miss him." "Oh. Um. I do miss him but that doesn't give me an excuse to sleep in while y'all are "slaving" away. You should have woke me." I said pulling him into a hug.

Shane clearly knows me well because he immediately knew where I was going after I said good morning to everyone. "Sweet Pea, be careful..Ed's down there. Stay away from him please, but have a fun swim okay?" I knew to always stay away from Ed if Shane wasn't there but he always reminded me just in case. As I walked by I said "I will. Plus we all know I hate the man. I nearly put a knife in his leg the first week of camp." My older brother laughed at my comment, slowly walking off to Carl and Lori.

Morning swims were my escape from everything. There was always something about the cold water in the morning. I would say the same about night swims but those are "forbidden" due to late night geeks. That doesn't mean Glenn and I haven't snuck a few every now and then though.
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5 Weeks Ago
"Glenn! Wait up!" I softly yelled at the excited boy as we snuck out of camp to go for a swim. Glenn was giggling the whole way down"Oh calm down Madi, you know they are all heavy sleepers!" God I wish it could always be this, night swims are like heaven.."What's going on in that pretty little head of yours Madi?" My best friend asked politely once we got to the lake. I didn't know how to answer, I just felt the tears forming..."Madi?.." I looked up at Glenn with glossy eyes.

"I miss the team..they were my second family." I said with a tear rolling down my cheek. Glenn immediately pulled me into his grasp, "Listen Madi, I know you miss them and I know you especially miss the sport but we need to put that behind us until this outbreak is over. God I hate this. I am so sorry Madi. I truly am."We stayed like that for almost 10 minutes before finally deciding to get into the freezing water.

"What were they like?" Glenn asked me curiously. The Swim Team. "The girls were amazing, Allison was my best friend basically my sister on the team. Every chance we got, we were together. I wouldn't have gotten through Freshman season without that girl." I laughed thinking about all of my memories with Allison. I was swimming around Glenn who had listened to me talk about my teammates and coach for the past 3 hours when we finally got caught by Lori. She looked disappointed in us but after a little convincing she agreed to not tell Shane.

"Can we please stay and swim just a little longer? Please Lori" I said begging the annoyed mother. Her face lit up as she said "Yes.But. You need to be back for morning chores. Both of you." Glenn and I sprinted back towards the water before removing the shirts we had on over our swim suits.
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Author's note:

Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying "The Lucky One" so far! This is my first time writing a fanfic so please give me all the feedback and what y'all would like to see in the future! Not all options will be used but most will be considered!