Here We Are Now

Chapter 8

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"You've been here all night. I think it's time you go get some rest, Maggie." Rick took a seat next to the bedside but Maggie hardly seemed to notice. Her eyes were red from tears and she hadn't taken her stare off Ann. "She looks so peaceful." Maggie smiled gently as she stroked Ann's face.

Everyone was taking this hard, but Maggie gave even Negan's concern for Ann a run for his money. Ever since they had met, Ann and Maggie connected and soon became more than just fellow survivors. They became sisters. Through the loss of Hershel and Beth, Ann was Maggie's biggest rock next to Glenn.

"You know she wouldn't want you to worry so much. She would want you focusing on yourself and the baby." Rick tried his best to get Maggie up from the bedside chair she recently called her bed. Barely ever leaving Ann's side. "No." Maggie looked up at Rick and he knew just from her stare, she meant it with every ounce of her heart.

"I can't leave her alone. Not in case she..." Maggie stopped and wiped a tear away. "I'll be fine, The baby's fine, I'm fine. But I'm not leaving till she's up." Maggie finished, gripping Ann's hand tighter.

She didn't care how long she sat, she wasn't leaving Ann. Rick only nodded in acceptance. As he lowered his head, he began to make his way to the door, and soon left the two alone. Silence fell over the room. But before long, Maggie began to speak again.

"I was just thinking about that time at the prison, everyone got so sick. It was so scary. We quarantined the sick people but they were still dying left and right." She looked over Ann's face. She was as pale as milk with her thick brown strands of hair cascaded over her shoulders.

"My dad was so worried about everyone, making them all better. And so were you. Getting them anything they needed, spending hours looking for any type of medicine. Risking yourself in the hopes that they would overcome this." Tears began to fall freely and onto the white sheets of the hospital bed.

"You're gonna make it out of this. You're gonna be ok. You wouldn't leave me to be the only pregnant gal in the community." She chuckled and wiped her wet eyes once again. Everything stopped when Maggie looked down to see the bright red blood seeping through the sheets. Screams filled the rooms. Maggie shouted for the doctor. Dr Carson along with Rick, Carl, Daryl, Sasha and Glenn came pouring in as they saw the sight before them.

"What's happening to her!?" Maggie yelled as the doctor flung the covers off her body. The small trickles of blood racing down her legs. "It's the baby, we could be losing it." Carson informed while running over from the bed towards the counter.

"Make way everybody, we gotta get her up." He grabbed a fist full of sheets as Rick, along with Daryl did the same and carried her to a small operating table. Glenn had stepped out of the room. He wrestled with the thought but soon his mortality took the better hold of him and he pressed the button to the walkie to contact Negan.

"It's Ann, somethings happened and you need to come now." His voice broke within the static. He wasn't sure if that was the right call, but the young man's heart was too big to stop himself from calling Negan. He let go of the walkie and ran back into the room where the doctor began to work on Ann. Running over to a crying Maggie as he engulfed her in his arms.

Negan
"Please, what's happening? Is Ann and the baby ok?" I gripped the bars of the gate as I watched Glenn run over.

"We don't know. The doctor's working on her now, but I thought you'd deserve to know." Glenn finished and the familiar feeling of my heart dropping into my ass came back. "Please, please let me in. I have to see her." My voice cracked and in that moment I was willing to do anything to see Ann. "I have guns, food, trucks. I'll give everything I have if you'll let me in, please." Tears brimmed my eyes as I stared at Glenn. "Maggie...she's pregnant right? You know what it's like to worry about the woman you love. You know what it's like to worry about the safety of your unborn child."

There was silence for a moment as Glenn looked back from the main house and he faced me again.

"Ok. But if they want you to leave just don't make it harder, man." Glenn began to open the gates and as soon as there was room enough for me to enter,
I sped past him taking off towards the main house.

In all this time, in all this pain and death, even with the world gone to shit, it was nothing compared to the pain I had felt this past week. It had been the worst time in my life, and now it could get even worse. I ran up the stairs and made a left towards the room I knew Ann was in.

"Ann?" My voice was low and fragile. That's when I caught sight of this never ending nightmare. My mind wasn't quick enough to stop my legs from running right into the room.

"I told you don't come back." Maggie walked over towards me. Soon everyone else had turned around but the doctor remained near Ann.

"What...what happened?" A tear slipped but everyone remained silent as Rick stepped closer to me. "You shouldn't be here. Now, this isn't really the time...but you need to leave." I didn't bother to look at him. I kept my eyes on Ann. She was ghostly pale with fresh blood decorating her skin. Some had dried but it was quickly replaced with more.

"We don't know, but it's just best if you go." I shook my head. "I'm not leaving her." My fear for Ann choosing my actions and my words. I pushed past him and knelt down in front of Ann. "I need room." Carson commanded and I had no choice but to listen. I stepped back and pressed myself into the wall, sliding down, I sat helplessly unable to help Ann.

"What is he doing here?" Maggie walked up to Glenn with a sternness in her tone.

"He was her husband, he needed to be here. I'm sorry, Maggie." The conversation continued amongst everyone but it soon fell on deaf ears after awhile. I could only stare at Ann. And for the third time that week, I prayed. Prayed to God he take me instead of Ann.

I am so so sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I had some family issues, then I got the flu and was sick for a week! Then ontop of it all I had some major writers block. Anyways besides all that I hope everyone is having a great week. Please don't forget to comment and tell me what you think! Has always thanks for reading, God bless, and have a lovely day :)