My Secrets In The Apocalypse

Chapter 14

Once Riley was out of Daryl's tent she took a minute to think about what just happened. She had finally decided to stop being so guarded and just enjoy her life. She wanted to be friends with these people in her group, and she wanted to see where things might head with Daryl. She wasn't expecting him to turn all sappy and start bringing her flowers, that just wasn't who he was. She didn't want that from him. She knew he would still be just as grumpy, stubborn, and rude as ever, but that's who Daryl was and she was ok with that.
Riley had a big goofy smile plastered to her face as she made her way over to where she had hung her laundry. It was dry now so she got to work pulling it down and folding it. When she had finished she went to her tent and put it away in her duffle bag.

She was stepping out of her tent when she heard yelling coming from across the camp. She quickly headed toward the commotion and noticed it was Maggie yelling at Lori. It looked like her and Glenn had just gotten back from their trip into town. As Riley got closer she overheard Maggie listing off random items while throwing them on the ground at Lori's feet while Glenn was trying to calm her down. Then she took out a couple of small boxes and waved them in her face.
"And we got your abortion pills!" Maggie yelled angrily.
"Woah! What?!" Riley said shocked.
Glenn, Maggie, and Lori all suddenly turned their heads to look at Riley. They looked surprised, obviously not noticing her until now.
"Riley!" Glenn and Lori said at the same time.
"Your pregnant?" Riley asked in disbelief.
"Please don't tell anyone!" Lori pleaded.
Maggie gave Lori an angry look and huffed before walking away, Glenn following quickly behind.
"When were you going to tell us?" Riley asked still not believing the news. It obviously was an accident, who plans to get pregnant during the apocalypse, but it was still a really stupid accident.
"I-I" Lori hesitated.
"Those pills...you're going to try to get rid of it?" Riley asked.
"I haven't decided yet," Lori confessed. Riley didn't say anything, she didn't know what to say. She had always thought abortion was wrong, but in this world, what life could a child have? How could a baby survive when most adults couldn't?
"You can't say anything to anyone! Rick doesn't even know!" Lori said.
"I won't say anything. I promise. But you need to tell him. No matter what you decide, he at least deserves to know," Riley said. Lori nodded slightly and Riley gave her a reassuring smile before leaving.

Riley made her way through camp aimlessly noticing that most of the people had come back from the gun practice earlier. She noticed Carl was sitting down by the fire and she smiled and made her way over to him.
"Hey Carl!" she said.
"Hey," he said with a little smile.
"I didn't know you were up yet. I heard what happened to you. I'm glad your ok kid," she said ruffling his hair.
"Thanks," he said swatting her hand away and fixing his hair.
"So did you go to gun practice earlier?" she asked him curiously.
"Yea!" he said suddenly excited. "Dad said I'm a really good shooter!" he said smiling giddily.
"Really? That's great!" Riley said. She was happy he was learning to protect himself, especially after what happened and with Sophia going missing. She felt her smile fade at the thought of Sophia. She had been out there for so long now, was there even a chance of finding her alive?
"You're thinking about Sophia aren't you?" Carl asked.
"Yea," she said quietly.
"We're gonna find her. I know we are," he said confidently.
"Yea, we'll find her," Riley said with a small smile. "Well I'll see you later man," she said with a quick wave. He waved back at her as she turned around and headed up to the house. It was getting late by now and it would be supper time soon, but she still had one more thing she wanted to get done first.

She climbed the steps of the porch and stepped inside the house quietly. She looked around for someone when she spotted Herschel sitting down reading his Bible. She made her way over to him and cleared her throat to get his attention.
"Riley. What can I do for you?" he asked.
"I was wondering if I could borrow your bathroom and a pair of scissors for a little bit?" she asked politely.
"I don't have a problem with it I suppose. But what are you planning on doing?" he asked.
She picked up a piece of her hair and smiled "This is just getting a little out of control, that's all"
"There should be a pair of scissors in the drawer up there," he nodded.
"Thank you," she smiled and made her way up to the bathroom.