This is survival

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"Someone help!" Yelled Sasha from downstairs

It had been two days since Bella had passed, a total of 6 people had died since then. Four of them from the flu, and 2 sick people who had got attacked by walkers.

Sasha was now in here and so was Glenn, they're both sick. I'm not getting any better, i'm wheezing whenever I breathe now, coughing up blood nonstop, my body is shivering even though i'm sweating and my body can't keep any food down. Hershel told me it was a high fever, but I know its worse than that.

I'm dying.

I probably only have a day or two left.

Daryl, Michonne, Bob and Tyreese still haven't returned from their run yet. I know they went to a veterinary college 50 miles away, but they should've been back by now. Maggie's note- She said they would be here by now. I'm starting to really believe they're dead.

"Hershel!" I heard Glenn yell

Glenn had come in the morning after Bella passed, he came up to my cell and told me how sorry he was. I haven't really seen him though due to Hershel making him and Sasha help him with everyone who's sick.

Sasha had come in a day ago, I was sitting at the top of the staircase when I saw Tyreese walk her in. She saw me and gave me a death glare, but other than that I haven't had any contact with her.

I was currently in my cell sitting on my bed, I was attempting to read a history book Daryl got me to try to distract myself. It wasn't working out that great. I finally gave up and threw my book on the floor, and then instantly regretting it because now its covered in blood.

"Shit" I muttered as went to grab it

"Hey" Said a raspy voice

I looked up and Glenn standing in the doorway, he was leaning on the wall for support.

"Hi" I replied as I slid the book under my bed

"How are you holding up?" He asked as he walked in

"Terrible" I said as he sat down next to me "You?"

"I'm doing okay" He said "It'll get better Clem, Daryl, Michonne and them should be back soon with medicine"

"What if they're already dead?" I asked "Then whats your plan?"

"They're not" He said "You can't think like that Clem"

"That's all I can think about" I said "Even if they do get back soon, what if it's too late? What if I'm already dead?"

"Clem stop" He said "Your not gonna die, okay?"

"You don't know that" I said 

"Yeah I do" He said as he stood up "Come on, you can Help Sasha, Hershel and I with other sick people. It'll help take your mind off of it."

         I nodded and stood up, I had t o grab onto the wall for support as I followed Glenn out of the cell and downstairs.

        Though I wasn't to keen on the idea of working with Sasha I knew it was better to be think about how much I hate her than to be moping around in my cell about my soon to be death.

     Glenn led me to a cell downstairs, when we walked in Sasha was counting to 5 and then squeezing this thing full of air connected to this women's mouth. 

"Sasha, Clems here to take over" Glenn said before he turned to me "Okay what we're doing here is real simple-"

"Glenn! Come here!" Hershel yelled as he interrupted Glenn "Hurry"

"Glenn go" Said Sasha "I'll teach her how to do it"

"Can you really handle that?" Glenn asked

         It was obvious he was asking her if she could really handle being around me without trying to kill me.

"Yeah" She said 

Glenn hesitated for a moment before turning back to me.

"Clem come get me if anything happens, okay?" He asked 

"Okay" I replied before he hurried out the door

I went and sat next to Sasha ready for her to teach me.

"Every 5 seconds squeeze this thing" She said "If that's to hard for you then go back up to your cell"

"Its not hard for me" I snapped at her "Why don't you take your on advice and leave"

She rolled her eyes and stood up.

"1,2,3,4,5" I whispered before I squeezed the thing

"No your doing it to fast" Sasha said as she sat back down "Move"

I took my hand off of the thing and she started counting.

"1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4 Mississippi, 5 Mississippi" She said as she squeezed it "Now do that"

She stood up and left the cell as I started counting again with the Mississippi.

        I don't know how long I was doing that, and hour or two maybe but Glenn eventually came back to check on me.

"Clem" said Glenn as he walked into the cell "I'll take over now, you can go rest"

"Thanks" I said as I stood up

   I started walking back to my cell, I was starting to feel lightheaded. I put my foot on the first step when I started coughing out blood non stop, worse than before.

"Clem" I heard Sasha say somewhere behind me

I was trying to catch my breathe, but I couldn't. Between the coughing and me trying to breathe I started chocking on my own blood. I tried to walk backwards, but immediately got dizzy and tripped down the single stairs step. I landed flat on my back.

"Shit!" I heard Sasha say "Hershel!, Glenn!!"

I could here someone else scream back but I couldn't make out the words, as everything went black.


AUTHORS NOTE: Hi guys! I'm so sorry for of updating in a couple of months, and I know I've said this before but I am truly sorry. I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to have at least 2-3 chapters out a week and it made it to where I didn't enjoy writing anymore, but I think I've finally come to the conclusion that i'm going to try to update this story once a week. 

I wanted to say a big thanks to those who commented on my last chapter titled 'Hello' (Now deleted) Saying they enjoyed this story and would like an update, those people were  bethyl49  WalkerSlayer108  Maggie_Rhee123  cocoultra64 . 

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