Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
Chapter 23
Author's Note: See what reviews do? They make me motivated! This is going to be a short chapter but next chapter is romance more then kissing! But first the walker in the well. I felt so sorry for poor Glenn!
Summer had heard there was a walker in the well from Glenn when he came back to get the ham. She had to go see for herself. She found a stick to use as a cane and went back with him.
"Summer you shouldn't be out here," Lori told her.
"Glenn said walker in the well, come on how could I not?" Summer asked as she looked down the well. "Eww…that's like the worst one we've seen," she said as she covered her mouth as Shane put the rope around the ham. "What are you doin?"
"Tryin' to get the walker out of the well," Shane answered as he lowered the ham.
"He's not going for it," T said.
"Maybe cause a canned ham doesn't kick and scream when you try to eat it," Glenn told them.
"He's right," Andrea said. "There's a reason the dead don't come back raiding our pantries. We need live bait," she said as she looked at Glenn.
"No, you can't even be thinking' that this is a good idea!" Summer told the group.
"I agree with her, not a good idea, not at all, no way, no how," Glenn said.
"Someone has to do it," Shane said.
Summer looked into the well then at the group. "I can't believe I'm even sayin' this, but I am lighter then Glenn, I'll do it," she said. "I'll rock, scissors, paper you for it," she told Glenn.
"Absolutely not," Lori told her.
"She's right, Summer, there's no way we can let you go. Your mother isn't here to give permission," Dale told her.
"This is for the good of the group, we can't wait for her," Summer said.
Glenn sighed. "Summer, even though I really hate agreeing with them on this, I'm old enough to agree, you aren't. And, I for one don't want to be present if something happens and we have to tell your mother and Uncle Daryl. End of discussion. I'm doing it," Glenn said.
"You people are crazy!" Maggie exclaimed.
"Just wait till you get to know us better, this will seem sane," Summer said as she leaned on the fence pole.
"That doesn't make me feel better," Maggie told the younger girl.
"It shouldn't," she admitted as she watched Shane tying the rope on Glenn.
"Have I mentioned that I like your new haircut? You have a nice shaped head," Glenn told Shane.
"Don't worry about it bud, we'll get you out of there in one piece," Shane assured him.
"Living piece, the living part is the important part," Glenn told the group. "Nice and slow please," Glenn told the group.
"I'll keep watch since I wouldn't be good at pulling the rope with this ankle. "Don't worry Glenn, we'll get you back up," Summer told him.
"You people are crazy! This is insane!" Maggie told them again.
"You want this thing out of your well or not?" Shane asked. "Give us a hand."
"You doing OK?" Summer asked as she watched Glenn being lowered.
"Yeah, livin' the dream," Glenn answered sarcastically. "Lower," he said.
"Easy not to fast," Summer said as she watched it.
The walker growled and snarled as Glenn got closer. "OK, to close! Bring me up!"
Summer watched the pump give out and the group struggling. "Oh boy," she said.
"Summer that's not making me feel very comfortable!" Glenn told her. "UP. NOW!"
"We're trying!" Shane said.
"Oh my God, get me out now!" Glenn begged.
"Guys hurry! Glenn is going to be a walker snack if you don't hurry!" Summer said.
"That's not helping' Summer," Glenn said as they started to pull him up. "Quicker!"
Summer reached out her hand as Glenn came into view and helped him out. "You in one piece?"
Glenn took a breath. "Amazingly," he told her. "Would you hurry up and become older so I wouldn't feel guilty about letting you do things like that?" he teased.
"Guess we're back to the drawing board on how to get the walker out of the well," Dale said.
"Says you," Glenn said as he handed him the other part of the rope he tied on to the walker.
"Booya! That's what I'm talking about!" Summer said as she patted Glenn's back.
Maggie went and got a horse and tied the rope to it. Summer took a breath as they started pulling the walker out. "Easy," she said.
"Steady, he's a big one," T added.
"God he stinks," Summer said as she held her nose.
"He's caught," T said as the bottom half of the walker fell apart and broke into pieces.
"I think I'm going to be sick," Andrea said.
"I'm right there with ya," Summer told her.
"What are we doin' with it?" Maggie asked as T Dog already started banging it's brain in. "No!" she yelled as she walked away tears in her eyes.
"I'm glad we didn't do something stupid like shoot it," T said.
Lori shook her head. "Let's get you back to the house Summer. That ankle needs to be propped up."
"I wanted to ask if I could see Carl for a bit," the teen asked.
"I'm sure he'd like that. You really need to take care of yourself, that ankle isn't going to heal properly if you don't stay off of it. Not to mention you gave a lot more blood then you should have last night. And thank you for that," Lori told the teen.
"No big deal," Summer answered.
"Mom Summer's back!" Sophia said as Carol hung up laundry.
"Summer, I was worried. You need to stay off that ankle," the mother of the group told her.
"We're heading that way Carol. She's going to see Carl for a bit if he's awake, then off to bed with her. We'll bring up your dinner," Lori told her as she helped her into the house.
Rick looked up as Lori and Summer came in. "Hey you should be off that ankle," Rick told her.
"You're the third person to tell me that in five minutes," Summer responded with a small smile. "I was hopin' to sit with Carl for a little bit."
"He's asleep right now, how about tomorrow?" Rick asked. "And that's only if you go to bed and stay there tonight."
"Alright point taken!" Summer said with a laugh.