Chapter 35 ~ A New Friend and Discoveries

Alex's Pov

It's been three weeks since Andrea visited. Rick is now off meeting with the Governer. Everyone is....well the same. Beth is taking care of Judy like usual. Carol is keeping things under control. Daryl and Hershal went with Rick. Maggie and Glenn are on watch. Michonne is clearing out some of the tombs. Carl is outside shooting hoops. Merle is talking with my sister....speaking of my sister I still haven't spoken to her.. But it looks like I'm going to have to. A couple days ago I started throwing up.. Which is unusal for me because I'm not that kind of person who throws up, once I had the flu...didn't puke once. Anyway, I started throwing up in the mornings, first I thought it was lack of food but I'm starting to think I'm wrong.

"Hey...uhm Victoria?" I ask walking into the cafeteria. She pokes her head up from the mattress "Alex, I thought you would never talk to me again! I'm so sorry! I should have never joined them! I'm sorry!" she pleads. I sigh and walk up to her holding cell. "Look I'm not happy with the situation that we are in, but you are my sister and I love you. Back. Before this happened you got into a lot of trouble and I always forgave you...but the one thing I always said every time was, promise me you won't do it again. You promise but then you do it again. So I'm gonna do it a different way." I state "I don't forgive you, But I'm just going to have to deal with it and try to one day forgive you. I love you." I say.

"Oh Alex, thank you! I love you too!" she says. I nod.

Time to ask.

"So uhm...remember when uh.. You got pregnant that one time...and miscarried?" I ask. "Yeah why?" Victoria asks suspicious "What were the pregnancy signs?"

Yeah...uh...

"Morning sickness, nausea." She answers. "Why?" she asks sternly. I stay quite and itch my head. "Alex." she says. "It was only three times." I say defensive "Three times! Alex it only takes one time to get pregnant!" Victoria flips. "Did you have protection!?" I stay quite "Do our guns count?""Alex." my sister says really pissed off. "You are young! And in this world too!" I shake my head "I know."

Even though I'm worried about this, In the back of my mind I'm scared about what Carl will think, say,...do.

"I need to go." I say storming off into my cell. There I find Carl.

"Hey, honey how are you feeling?" he ask kissing my forehead. "I'm okay." I lie. Of course Carl gives me the stare down. "You seem scared...are you afraid about what's happening with the governeor?" he asks. "Yeah...but thats not why I'm acting scared." I mumble, "What?" he asks.

Good he didn't hear me.

"Where's Maggie?...Thats what I said." I lie again. "Oh I think she's on watch with Glenn." I walk out with out saying anything. "Is everything okay?" Carl yells to me "No." I say under my breath.

I run into the cafeteria and grab the extra pair of prison keys. "Where you goin?" Victoria asks. I say nothing and enter the tombs.

***

I've been in the tombs for about an hour and still haven't found what I'm looking for. As I get deeper I hear something. I grab my gun and hold it up as I turn the corner. "Shit!" I scream "Its you." I say. "What are you doing in here?" Michonne asks "Looking for the infirmary." I say telling the truth. "Why do you need the infirmary?" she asks "How do I know if I can trust you?"

Yeah she's been here for awhile but I haven't really held a conversation with her.

"You don't know, but if you tell me that's on you."

I sigh. "I need the Infirmary because I need a pregnancy test..I might be pregnant." I explain. She nods. "Follow me." I follow Michonne through the tombs. "You trust me." she blurts out. I stop and look at her. "How do you know if I do or not?" I ask. She laughs "Because you told me." She says starting to walk again.

***

I walk out of the infirmary with a box of pregnancy tests. "Uhm thanks." I say awkwardly. She nods "Your secret is safe with me." She says. "Thank you." i say again hugging her. "Okay one thing to start this friendship off...I'm not a hugger." She says. I laugh as I pull away. I say thanks one last time and walk back to the cell block.

"Where the fuck where you!?" Carl screams as I enter the cafeteria. I quickly stick the box in my pants. "Just checking on Michonne." I lie. "Next time, don't go without me." He states. "Okay babe, love you." I say kissing his cheek and running off to the shower/ bath room.

I pull out the box.

Well here goes nothing.

I pull out a stick and do my business. I anxiously wait for the results. I grab the stick and my eyes are drawn to the big bold letters reading,

POSITIVE.