The Girl Inside

Chapter 13

I had another nose bleed today. i didnt know what was happening, was this even right? My nose started to bleed even when i was hanging from  by bed frame upside down (as you do), and it started to trickle into the corners of my eyes. Obviously i had had no experience before with people like me, or zombies like me should i say. What if i was turning back into a rabid monster again? i would never dream of telling anyone, not even Chandler. We'd grown pretty close, but not close enough that we've told each other embarrasing poo stories or who we'd  had a crush on in primary school. He told me about how one time when he was younger he had thrown up down his moms top, but that was slightly awkward as Lori was sat at the table next to us with her fist clenched in her lap, so i skedadled quickly after that tale was told.

I got dressed and dragged my feet down to the dining hall. Rick still encouraged me to do the whole 'mingle and you will be acccepted' thing, so every morning i had to sit down there for half an hour, either staring at the table, reading my books or making awkward conversation with people i barely know. Today however, it was Glenn and Maggie, who i am always pleased to see. They asked how i was doing, if im still fitting in etc. but we spent most of our time after that talking about the wedding they were going to have once the apocolypse was over, or until they could find a minister and a decent dress.

"Lets just hope we all have brains, literally or that we haven't gone bat shit insane until then" Glenn joked.

I laughed with my lips pressed tightly shut.  Maggie guessed that i was slightly annoyed so she hit Glenn over the head and said "why dont you come play a game of table tennis with us later? girls vs boys?" I smiled and said "prepare to get your ass kicked Glenn. This game wont be pretty."

I then walked off to go and ask Chandler how to play table tennis.

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I ended up playing tennis, pretty well at the start. Maggie and me against Daryl and Beth (.. I think there is something going on between them?!) Beth was hopeless, she hit the ball once right across the other side of the courtyard- even I wasn't that bad. Daryl was good, but Maggie literally could have done it with her eyes closed and a zombie trying to eat her.

"ohshootsorryguys" apologised Beth, as the ball went bouncing off across the courtyard. It rolled all the way down the hill and behind some rusty old barrels.

" itsfine, I'llgogetit" I smiled, as Maggie patted me on the back with pity. I ran down to where the barrels were, but was overcome with this horrible stench. it wasnt just a 'someone's had too many bake beans', it was eye watering and so pungent. I looked about until my eyes came across a pile of rotting rat flesh in massive chunks, laying at the bottom of the fence, supposedly uneaten. There were many walkers trying to get to it, there own skin splitting as the sharp edges of the wired fence were forced it to them as there were just so many walkers trying to get to the appealing, rat dinner.