Clems P.O.V
my whole body shook as I vomited into the trash can beside my bed, only able to use one hand to support myself as the other was tied to the bedpost, a precaution id forced the others to take. I collapsed back on the bed, my whole body feeling weak. I breathed hard as ruby sat beside me, once more feeling my forehead. I groaned as my whole body shifted uncomfortably. "ruby... whats wrong with me." I groaned. my own voice surprised me, it was weak and whispy, far unlike what id imagined. she suddenly perked up, lifting the shirt that clung to my body due to the amount I was sweating, and prodded my lower abdomen. the touch caused my to vomit as I leaned over the bed once again, barely missing the trash can. the part that confused me, was that it was typically worse in the mornings. I could get up easily enough after noon or so, but before then, there was no chance.
the redhead rushed out the room, as I followed her movement with my eyes. what did she think was wrong? she ran back in with a small box. "clem, this is gonna sound awkward as hell, but when was the last time you and louis slept together?" I looked at her, before connecting the dots in my head. condoms weren't accessible nowadays, so on the rare occasion me and louis did have sex, we had made sure that he would pull out. but sometimes, it fell through, just like it did last time. "um... just a little over three weeks ago... I cant be..." I whispered, too scared to finish that sentence. I looked down at my belly, only now noticing the tiny amount of swelling of my lower abdomen.
"I don't know sug, take this. it will tell you." she handed me the box before untying my wrist. I rubbed it as she helped me on to my feet, guiding me to the nearest bathroom. I sat down on the toilet as she waited outside the door. I read the box to figure out what to do before performing the actions. "ruby im done you can come in now" I yelled, placing the test on the counter beside me. it said that if a little plus was there, our suspicions were true. ruby walked in and knelt in front of me. I was deathly afraid this was true, and yet strangely... hopeful. I had always fantasised about this sort of thing, but never believed it could actually happen. the test beeped, and I sucked in a breath. "I cant... ruby you do it." she picked the test up, glanced at it, and sighed. "what.. what does it say?" she handed it to me silently, and surely enough, a little plus sign was shown.
im pregnant.
I let out a strangulated cry as I hugged ruby. im pregnant. im gonna have a baby. we had nothing by the means of abortion, so I had to carry it through. pregnancy these days is risky. for starters, the health problems, we had very little means of solving them. and the birth its self, the screams could attract walkers from miles away.
"h-how am I gonna tell louis? he will hate me." ruby rubbed my arm in a sympathetic manner he wont hate you, clementine. il go get him, or do you wanna go to him?" she questioned
"il go to him. I hear his piano."
we walked down the corridors, out into the courtyard, and into the admin building. the walk felt endless.
soon enough, we reached the music room, where louis was sat playing the song "clementine" he had written, especially for me. I quietly hummed along to the tune, so much so that he didn't hear me. "hey lou" I whispered. he whipped his head around as he stood up.
"clem. are you ok? what are you doing out of bed? here let me help you." I allowed him to guide me to the couch, trying to delay the news I was about to break to him. "I needed to see you. we found out whats wrong with me."
"what is it? is it treatable?" he rambled.
"sort of..." he looked at me, extremely confused. I didn't blame him. "what do you mean, sort of? is there a cure or no?" he muttered "louis... im pregnant." he gasped, snapping his head up and looked directly into my eyes, his own filling with tears. "no... your not we were so careful!" I sighed. I knew he would get mad. "no clem. im not mad, im just..." had I said that out loud? hm. "im surprised, and... happy." now it was my turn to be shocked. he was happy? I pondered this for a second, now realising my own emotions. I was happy too. "how are we gonna pull this off? the screams il have during the birth will attract walkers from miles away. and il be such a liability during-" he cut off my nervous rambling by pressing his lips against mine. I melted into the kiss as I wrapped my arms around him. he pulled away. "we will get through this." I smiled.
