JUNIPER
My checkup is smooth, I only say whats needed to be said, I'm given results, and I'm cleared to go to my room on bedrest.
"Just a reaction to some antibodies we've given you, it happens all the time. Lollipop?" Janice says to me after she hands me a bright yellow sugar-free lollipop they give out in doctors offices.
So basically poisoning.
I take the lollipop and exit the infirmary. I don't even turn back to say thank you or smile to Janice. That bitch doesn't deserve generosity. I've heard her plans. She's made a stupid mistake.
I burst out of the clinic doors, looking around for Carl. I see him by the coffee machine drinking a glass of straight black coffee.
His big v-neck shirt reveals his collarbones and the sleeves go low on his arms, making him look like a teddy bear. His hair falls over the right side of his face, his lips are red and there are obvious purple hickeys everywhere.
I run towards him as fast as I can, meeting up with him at the counter and embracing him so fast he almost drops his coffee.
"Boy, I gotta tell you something." I whisper into his ear.
"What is it?" His gentle coffee voice says back into my ear.
I turn around to look at the clinic door. I swear I could see a figure standing behind the clouded glass.
"Follow me." I say as I grab Carl's wrist leading him into the hallway behind the coffee bar.
"What is it?" Carl whispers again as he brushes his hair back over the right side of his face and bringing the cup up to his lips with both hands.
"They totally poisoned me." I say.
"What?" Carl responds, confused.
"But I think it was meant for you."
Carl's taken aback, a semi-shocked look across his face. "What?" He says again.
"Carl, when I was in there, they didn't know it was me in the waiting area. I heard them talking about us. They said they wanted to get you in there for something and that they didn't want to use me because I was smaller had an advantage over you."
"What would they want me for?"
"Janice says she did an examination on you, and that you were one of the strongest people shes ever met and she wanted to use you for something. They shouldn't talk about this stuff in the open like that, it's not smart."
"I doubt it could be anything big."
"They were arguing about it Carl! They could be planning to do some voodoo ritual on you!"
Carl rolls his eyes at me, shaking his head. "You're probably just paranoid. I can get in there later and see what they want me for. Let's just go back to the room for now."
"You promise you'll check?" I grab him by the chest and hold him to make sure he'll look me in the eyes.
"Yes, June."
"And you won't let them poison you or anything?"
"They won't do anything to me, if they try anything I will make them eat their own fingers because you do not fuck with Carl Grimes or Carl Grimes's girlfriend."
"I'm your girlfriend?" I say as a blush trails across my cheeks.
"I've been in you, I guess we should be dating now."
"You right."
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Laying in the bed, clutching my uterus, staring at the ceiling and listening to Carl's horrid singing from the shower. That's what bedrest consist of.
And nurse check-ups.
Once, everyday, nurse Janice pops in with her thumb for a head, asks if I'm doing okay, reminds me not to get out of bed for four more days and then leaves.
Honestly, I'd rather be dead.
On the positive side, my now boyfriend has devoted his time to treating me like the queen I fucking am.
He sleeps by me, gets me food, holds me when I'm feeling hellish and carries me to and from the bath.
"Carl, you look like you haven't slept since 1930 you don't have to keep doing this." I say one day as he helps dry me off.
"You're on bedrest, I'm not. This is my job."
"No! Carl! Your job is to help yourself. I never see you eat."
"I'm fine, I'm trying to just take care of you. You have a day left on bedrest."
"And then you'll take care of yourself?"
"No promises, Juniper."
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shdjdhsjgs Hahahahhah sorry for such a short chapter school make me want to throw myself off a roof because i moved away from all my friends and shit and im gaining weigjt andnot leavinn myjouse iliterally have zero friends i want to die ok i may put this book on pause because im kinda out of ideas for anything after the next chapter and with relapse i have all the ideas for that so thatll continue until i run out and they fics will pic back up once i start getting better and more inspiriation okay goodnight
-olivivis
