Michonne decides to stop by Rick's to see how Carl's feeling now that he's home. She tried to stop by everyday however; now that she'd moved in to her own house she felt awkward stopping by all the time to visit Rick, Carl and Judith.
So now she just tries to stop by when she knew Rick wouldn't be there.
Carl's staring out the living room window when he sees Michonne making her way towards the front door.
He sighs somewhat, then walks over and opens the door.
"Hey Carl, what's up how are you feeling" she asks while removing her sword placing it by the door.
He turns around and walks back over to the couch to sit down; he shrugs his shoulders, "Alright I guess."
She closes the door behind her then stares at him with concern, "What's the matter?"
"I don't know…its nothing."
Michonne walks over and sits down next to him, "Is it the wound?"
He turns and looks at her incredulously, "No."
She looks over her shoulder and watches as the people walk about the streets, "Why don't you take Judith outside for a walk when she wakes up. Get some fresh air."
He angrily stands up, "Because I don't want to scare anybody."
Innocently she asks, "Why would you scare anybody".
Carl lifts the bandage off his eye, "Because I look deformed. I look like the god damn, Gov…"
"Uh-uh, don't even say it. You don't look nothing like him because you are nothing like him", she walks over and places both hands on his shoulders, "Look at me Carl."
When he looks in to her eyes she sees his eye begin to water making her eyes water just as fast.
"Carl, I know you probably feel that this is the worst possible thing to happen to you but, your alive. You're here with all of your mind, you're here with your Dad and Judith…" she pulls Carl in close hugging him tightly, "This life doesn't allow you to focus on what you don't have. It only gives you enough time to be grateful for the things that you do have."
He wraps his arms around Michonne and silently sobs in to her shoulder, "I'll have to learn to shoot all over again, I'll never be able to drive. I don't have anything to look forward to like I did before the shooting."
Michonne starts softly rub the young boys head then place a kiss full of running tears on top of his head then sniffles, "I promise if your Dad doesn't make sure to reteach all the things you did before I'll do it", she pulls him away and places both hands around his face, "…O.k.? Now promise me, every time you start to feel this way you stop immediately and count off 10 things that you are happy to have right in that moment. Promise?"
Carl uses his sleeve to wipe his nose and eyes, "I promise…in fact I just counted one of those things standing in front of me."
The two embrace once more, "Michonne why can't you come back and live here with us. I feel better when you're around all the time?"
"Carl you father needs one on one time with his kids; so that he's thankful that the three of you made it to Alexandria together. So he always knows the importance of keeping this place safe for you and your sister".
She slowly pulls him away and grabs one of Judith's folded bibs on the coffee table to wipe her eyes and nose of tears, "Besides, I seriously doubt he wants me hanging around here…"
Rick and Glenn suddenly walk in the front door before Michonne can finish her sentence, "Hey? Everything alright" Rick asks.
"Yep, I was just coming by to see how Carl was doing. I haven't had much time since I switched shift with Sasha for the past couple of days", she answers.
Rick looks down at Carl oddly then back at Michonne, "Oh".
Rick and Glenn head towards the garage. As an afterthought he asks, "Michonne could you help Spencer and Daryl get rid of some walkers by the hole in the wall?"
Michonne quickly answers, "Sure", then grabs her sword. She smiles at Carl, "I'll see you later."
"Ever since that thing that happened with Nicholas, Maggie insists that she go on runs with me. Even though Denise told her that she can't do any heavy lifting anymore she still wants to make sure she's always there to have my back" Glenn explains while helping Rick look for an extra chainsaw somewhere in the garage.
Rick laughs at Glenn's domestic dilemma, "Yeah, well that's how married life is. That's how it's supposed to be. Husband and wife should always have one another's back", he locates the chainsaw, "Got it. I wish I had someone like that, someone to always be there to have my back".
As the two of them head towards the garage door; Glenn stops abruptly and looks at Rick absurdly, "What are you talking about Rick, you do, when all those walkers got in and you went on that rampage…Michonne was the first person out there helping you. You not gonna sit here and tell me that you never noticed that Michonne's always had your back are you?"
