"Meghan!" Lily screamed into the darkness. Her and Tara had decided to look in the woods for her lost daughter, but unfortunately it was so dark that they couldn't even see each other. Lily was on the edge of just giving up and mourning her daughter.
"Shut up! You'll attract them," Tara whispered harshly.
"What does it matter anymore? Meghan's probably out there alone and afraid, waiting to be found by one of those things. I don't want to live anymore." Lily, out of exhaustion and despair, fell to her knees. "I just wanna find my baby. Please find her, Tara."
"She's probably out with Brian. He wouldn't let anything happen to her, right? You said he treats her as if she were his own daughter. We have nothing to worry about, so quit your crying and let's head back. The last thing anyone needs right now is more to worry about. Come on," Tara tapped her sister's shoulder. When she didn't move, she forced her up on her feet.
Her head lay against Tara's chest as the two of them made their way back to the trailer. They didn't wander far from home, so the walk back was pretty quick.
Tara could see the outline of the trailer from where she was and sighed in relief. "We're back, thank god."
"But Meghan is-"
"Mommy!" A high-pitched voice called from their right. Lily whipped her head to where the noise came from.
It was Meghan.
"Where in the world were you? You had me worried sick!" Lily scolded her daughter as she wrapped her arms around the small girl.
"Don't be mad at her, it was me who took her out." Brian's low voice came from a few feet away.
Lily picked up her daughter and walked to him. "Where the hell did you go with her?"
"To see our new home." He smiled at Meghan.
"Mommy, you have to see it! It's so big and looks really safe. Ask Brian, he'll tell you! I wanna go there." She said, wearing a huge smile.
"Jesus Christ, I told you she was fine. Come on Meghan, it's way past your bed time." Tara took her into her arms and carried her into the trailer, leaving Lily and Brian alone.
She didn't know whether she should be mad or relieved. Mad because no matter what happened and even if he kept her safe, he put her in danger. He also didn't even tell anyone where he was going.
But she was more relieved than anything. Her daughter wasn't out there being turned into one of those monsters right now.
"I guess I should thank you for keeping her safe."
He nodded, though she couldn't see very well. "It's nothing. She's like one of my own. I'd do absolutely anything to protect her."
She didn't speak, and instead started walking away to go inside.
"Anything," he whispered to himself as he followed her inside.
That included killing a bunch of heartless, sorry excuses of human beings at that prison. They didn't deserve it after what they did to him and Woodbury. And after what that bitch did to his eye.
The next morning, Brian called a meeting with everyone.
Lily and Tara came after they made sure that she was asleep and that someone was standing outside their trailer in case a biter came.
Lily already had a feeling about what this meeting was for and immediately wanted no part of it, but Brian had convinced her that just talking about it wasn't doing any harm. If enough people didn't want to do it, then they wouldn't. So she had to put her faith in the others and trust that they would do the right thing and not steal someone else's home. If they did that then they'd be just like the monsters they were fighting against. They took homes and killed without remorse. It was just instinct.
And they were not like them.
So I bet you all know what's coming if you've seen the show, especially season 4. Haha. Keep Hershel in your prayers; I'm still deciding whether or not I want him to die. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter! I really enjoy writing The Governor chapters. It's cool to get inside his head. Lily's, too. Bye!