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Chapter 27

I pulled on a tight, forest green jacket over my white t-shirt. I already had my converse and jeans on.

"Let's get going." Glenn says handing me a backpack and my knife.

The back pack has a bottle of water, some energy bars and a second knife.

I intertwine our hands and we walk downstairs.

Once we get outside the cool air hits my face and an assault rifle is shoved into my hand.

"Take this." Daryl's hoarse voice grunts.

I look at it warily, I've never held one before.

"Um Glenn?" i ask him quietly.

"Yeah."

"How do you work this?" I say gesturing to the heavy artillery in my right hand.

"Well you flick this switch here, and then you hold this bit... and this bit..." He says positioning my hands.
"Then you pull the trigger and you are set. Oh and you can hold the trigger for continuous fire."

"Thanks babe."

"Hey you two can we go now?" Daryl calls.

I walk over and jump in the car. In it is Daryl and Michonne.

"So where is this place." Michonne asks.

"About two hours drive, but I seen a daycare centre about a half hour drive away that we could check." Daryl replies.

"That sounds good, we can get stuff for Judith as well." I reply cheerily as I can.

I feel Glenn's hand snake around my waist and pull me closer.

I look over to Glenn and kiss him gently on the lips.

"I love you so much." He whispers.

"I love you too." i say snuggling into his chest.

"So what you two think the babies gonna be?" Daryl asks.

"Umm... I think it's a girl." Glenn replies quickly.

"I don't." i reply quietly.

"Really?" Glenn asks

"Yeah, I think it's a boy."

Glenn looks at my stomach, the edges of his mouth curling into a smile.

"I don't care what it is, i will love it regardless of its gender." he whispers to me softly.

"We're here." Daryl grunts, cutting off the moment.

In front of us is a daycare centre, doors and gates still intact.

"Sure nobody is holed up in there?" I ask Daryl.

"Yup, nobody been here in a long while." he replies.

We get out of the car and walk inside. everything is eerily quiet. I have taken the left side at the front, i move past the first door and make my way to the second.

I open the door and stick my gun in front of me, aiming around the empty room. I put my gun down and turn so i don't have my back to the door.

On the floor lies several cans of formula and baby food and in one corner lies several assembled cribs.

I pick up all the food i can and stuff it into the closest crib, picking up a bottle and some toys scattered loosely around the room.

I drag my haul out to the corridor and see michonne doing the same with a baby bag.

"What you got?" i ask her as she drops the bag.

"Clothes, both genders, and some cloth diapers and wipes."

"I got food and a crib."

"Nice." she replies as she walks to her next room.

I turn and stalk my way to the last room on my side and enter cautiously.

I look around and on the floor lies an array of toys and blankets, but the blankets don't look right. They're all wrapped up in little cylinders.

Weird... i think to myself as the realisation of what these blankets are dawns on me.

"Glenn!" I scream in panic as I walk backwards to the door.

I hear footsteps as I faint.