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Chapter 40

Ruby's P.O.V~

"What do you mean?" I ask Glenn suspiciously.

"What I mean, Ruby, is that I know you very well. And I know you're conflicted now, but your eyes tell me that Rick and I aren't on equal playing fields right now." He says in a casually smug tone.

"What?" I respond trying to sound shocked.

"You look really nice today." He replies, changing the subject.

"My arm is purple and my ankle is broken, I have huge sleep rings around my eyes and my face is some weird combination of chubby and hollow so I look like a plastic surgery mistake." I respond sadly.

"What?! Ruby... You always look gorgeous, how could you ever say that you look bad?" He pleads sadly.

"How's Max?" I say, changing the subject yet again.

"He's fine, just like you but in a more health related way." Glenn says smoothly.

"Nice one idiot." I giggle somewhat nervously.

I stare at my hands determinedly, focusing on not blushing.

"Ruby?" Someone calls from behind me.

Someone being Rick.

Glenn glares behind me, his hateful gaze obviously pointed at Rick.

I put my hand on the cool glass and as soon as Glenn notices he calms down.

"Talk again after breakfast?" He asks cutely.

"Sure." I say as Rick begins to walk off.

I follow him, but stay a few steps back, I don't want to talk to him because he might ask me to decide.

And I really don't know.

Glenn is super adorable and sweet, but he is trying to push this relationship too fast for me.
Plus I could seriously hurt him.

And Rick is what pre apocalypse me had always wanted, but is he good for me now?

"Ruby?" Rick says gruffly.

"Yeah." I reply as quietly as I can.

"Can I talk to you, about what's happening?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I said what I needed to say before, now I need time."

"It's the apocalypse, we don't have time."

He turns around and looks me in the eyes.

"you've got to tell me something, or talk to me about what you're thinking because I can't tell what you think Ruby, I have no idea." Rick tells me, unhappiness evident in his voice.

I stop in my tracks and, despite the searing pain from my ankle take off as quickly as I can in the opposite direction.

I just run until I feel my ankle gives way and I quickly grab onto the wall for support.

I have never hurt so much right now but I won't cry.

I'm all cryed out forever.

I need to get my shit together.

Caring about boys? I can't right now.

I have to make my fucking mind up.

And right now all I can focus on is Max.

I get up and I know who will help me, who I can rely on to help me out with.

I stand tall and put my sore foot down on the ground as firmly as I can.

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Glenn's P.O.V~

I sit back on the wall and breathe deeply.

Gotta keep calm, gotta keep calm, gotta keep calm. I chant to myself in my head.

Ruby, Rick.

Rick, Ruby.

I clench my fists and squeeze my eyes shut, and I can see it, Rick grabbing Ruby's old sleep shirt and pulling her close.

I lean over the bowl and throw up again.

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Heys guys sorry for the short chapter my internet has been down for like two weeks but im so excited for TWD to start up again! By the way I based Ruby's character off this girl I know on instagram because I just thought "Hey she seems like the perfect match for Glenn on the walking dead!" If you want me to add a picture of her comment but if you prefer imagining Ruby however you want tell me no. Thank you for all of your support I am now currently on 6.3K reads! Love you all so much and have a great day

Promise I will update more soon!