Madison Grimes

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It's been months since that night. Everyone knows about the miscarriage and I've finally got over it, or as over it as I can be. I hardly think about my 'stay' at Woodbury. It's been quite normal for some time now. Winter has passed, thankfully. It would have been really bad if we would have been on the road during winter. I doubt we could have survived with a baby.

Speaking of which, Judith is pretty much my child now. She stays with me most of the time when I'm at the prison, unless Rick or Sasha wants her. The only other time I don't have her is when I go on runs, but I've slowed down on runs. Daryl started taking Carl and Belle hunting. I've also been letting Belle go on runs, as long as Glenn, Maggie, Daryl, Rick, or I go, she can go.

We also took most of Woodbury's people. After they realized who the governor was, they weren't hesitant to come with us. There's been a weird illness spreading lately, the people from Woodbury say it's normal but this doesn't feel right. We have a council meeting about it now though, that's where I'm headed. When I walk in, I take a seat between Daryl and Maggie. Once everyone is here, we wait for someone to break the ice.

"Well, we can't just sit here." Hershel says in distress.

"What do you think we should do?" Rick decided to have a council when he had his break, to make people feel like they were heard. He asked me to take over, but I just want to focus on the kids now growing up in this.

"We can keep everyone from Woodbury in cell block D." Michonne suggests. I shake my head.

"Not everyone from Woodbury has it."

"That's not a bad idea, we just need to see who is sick and seclude them." Glenn says. They argue for a bit, but I'm too busy listening to the footsteps coming our way. When a cough is heard, I'm the first to jump from my seat and check it out. When I look around the doorway, I see Tyreese walking Sasha down the hall.

"No. Not you." I cry out. They've been the ones I've hung around the most lately. Sasha, Carol, and I 'read stories' to the kids. We actually show them how to work guns and stuff. I know it's not right to do it behind their parents backs but they need to learn.

"I'm okay." Sasha says weekly. "It's just a-" Shes cut herself off by a cough. "Cold." She finishes. I step closer to her and see her hand has blood in it.

"Madison!" Daryl exclaims as he pulls me away from them.

"Let's go to cell block D. You'll get your own room." I say.

"Hey." Daryl says. I just turn around and he's shaking his head.

"You're not pulling me away from this." His eyes soften and he places a kiss on my forehead.

"I know, just take this." He hands me one of his bandanas. I quickly put it on go to the two.

"Go back to your cell, I've got her." I assure him. He looks hesitant. "Ty, I've got her." He nods and walks away after sending a nod Sasha's way. "I'll be back for the others!" I yell over my shoulder.

"I'll start rounding them up!" Hershel yells back.

"How are you feeling?" I ask after a few feet. She lets out a laugh before hacking away. "We're almost there." When we get to the cell block, I lay her on a bed closest to the door. "I'll be back, just try to rest." She nods before rolling over.