Today was the day we moved into Herschel's house. The move made me feel pretty happy inside saying as this was going to be permanent; meaning we could stay on the farm.
I was walking in the dinning room going into the kitchen, when Maggie had came around the corner.
"You can put your stuff up in my room." Directing her statement towards Glenn.
"I was going to put my stuff with John's. I'll stay down here."
I then pulled on Glenn's shoulder to say something.
"You can go with Maggie, I can handle myself."
"First of all, I don't know if I wanna be with Maggie right now, and second of all, you can not handle yourself." He said with a smirk.
"I can to." I pouted.
"Cannot." He responded.
"Rick!"
"Rick!"
I was sitting in the house playing with my newly found truck Glenn found on one of his runs, when the deep voice was heard shouting. I was the only one inside the house at the time, because everyone else earlier went out because Randall had left. I dropped what I was doing to go outside with everyone else.
"He's armed. He's got my gun!" A bloody faced Shane appeared out of the woods. From the looks of it, his nose was broken too.
"Everyone back in the house; Glenn and Daryl come with us." Rick demanded.
"Don't worry I'll be back." Glenn said. I hugged him worrying for his life. Maggie then swooped me up and headed for the house.
"Your gonna be alright, we're all gonna be alright." She said in effort to comfort me.
I wanted to cry but couldn't. I knew Glenn was going to be okay.
Me and Carl both went up stairs and looked out the window for what seemed to be a hour.
"We can't just leave them out there." Carl complained.
"Well it's not like there is much we can do." I responded.
"But there is." Carl confuted.
"What?" I asked.
"Do you want to be a hero John? Save people's lives?"
Carl reached down and grabbed my deepest imagination my 6 year old brain had.
"Yeah!"
"Then we got to go out there and find Randall."
"But how? People will make us stay."
"Follow me and we'll get out of here."
At this point I had forgotten what Glenn had said to me about not leaving. All I thought about was being a hero.
Me and Carl slipped pass people's sight and quietly left the house.
"Follow me." He said.
We were heading towards the field when a shot rang out and a moan cried out.
We both ran to where we thought it came from. We got closer to see a man stabbing another man with a knife.
"Dad?" Carl cried. I stood behind Carl for he had the gun and I didn't; he could protect us.
The man who stabbed the other man was Rick. He than got up and started to say,"Carl...John. You know...You both should be back at the house."
Carl then brought up his gun, and aimed it in Rick's direction. His gun clicked indicating he was ready to fire.
Rick than began to persuade Carl to put the gun down. But what he didn't know was that there was a walker behind him.
The shot rang. Hitting the walker in the head. But that walker was Shane. Rick killed Shane.
We started to walk back to the house when Carl started to play 20 Questions with his dad. Rick was about to answer one of Carl's question when I pointed something out.
"Walkers." I said while pointing in the direction of the walkers.
"Oh my God. Go go go go go go go." Rick whispered.
Rick then set us down at a tree bear the barn
"Follow close, we can't get around them."
Carl lead the way with me following towards the barn. Once we got in Rick put a piece of wood between the door's handles to slow down the walkers from getting inside.
Rick began pouring gas all around the barn floor.
"Ok. Up there hurry."
"What about you." Carl argued.
"I'll be right there." He said to Carl.
Rick then handed me a lighter. "Drop the lighter when I say."
Panic was filled throughout my body. What if I don't make it. Glenn will be sad and alone.
Me and Carl made our way up the ladder when Rick unleashed the hoard of walkers.
"Now John."
I turned on the lighter and dropped onto the barn floor; making the barn ignite with flames.
As almost on que the RV rolled up by our exit. Rick guided and help us on and off the RV. Though, by the sounds of it, the person driving it didn't make. Judging by the screams, it may be Jimmy.
Rick next plan of action was for us to head for the woods. He had us circle around the infested walker areas till we ended up at the house to avail no one except Herschel. Rick saved Herschel's life and managed to get to come with us.
"Herschel did you see Glenn or Maggie?"
"No." He coldly responded.
This caused me a pic of grief in me. But in the hind sight it didn't me they weren't dead.
Looking back at the farm made me sad. Here I thought I was safe. This just proves to me nothing is safe.
We headed towards the highway where the group had originally been before I came along.
"Wait where's Mom? You said she'd be here."
"Glenn and Maggie aren't here either." I pouted starting to quietly cry.
"Shhhh... You guys need to be quiet alright? Please."
This made Carl even more angry and Carl set off into his own direction. I went and sat against the car we came here with.
I really miss Glenn and Maggie. Without them I just don't feel safe.
A growl could be heard coming near by. Rick directed us to get behind the car and wait for the walker to leave.
Rick then got to our height and told us news we didn't want to hear.
"Carl, John. It's not safe here. I'm sorry." I didn't want to believe him. We had to wait for the others.
Then the unbelievable happened. The hearing of a motorcycle was music to my ears. I had seen a band of vehicles coming our way. They we're our people. We all then got to the circle where we had been originally.
I had seen Maggie and Glenn's car pull up causing great joy inside me. I couldn't wait so I got to there car before they even got out.
"Glenn!" I had yelled. I jumped into his arms after waiting to see him for hours.
"I'm sorry Glenn, me and Carl wanted to save you guy's."
"It's okay. I'm just glad your alright."
Everyone had gotten together and hugged there loved ones. Maggie even came over to kiss me on the forehead.
Coming with the news if living came of the news of dead. Names were named off of who died.
"I'm never gonna leave again Glenn." I cried into Glenn's shoulder.
"I say we head East." T-Dog said.
"Stay off the main roads. The bigger the roads, the more assholes like this one." Daryl said while shooting a walker in the head with his crossbow.
Soon enough we were on the road again. This time I was with Glenn and Maggie, trying to keep my promise to Glenn by not leaving him.
Honk. We could hear the sound of the car honking behind us indicating we stop. A pestered Rick came walking out of the car.
"Running on fumes."
"We can't stay here." Maggie adds on.
"What if everyone gets in a car." I say in effort to help with the situation.
Glenn looks at me and says,"We all can't fit in one car."
"Well have to make a run for gas in the morning." Rick decides.
"Spend the night here." Carol asks.
"I'm freezing." Carl complains.
The group was making the situation harder for Rick. I kinda felt bad for him. Having to make all these decisions with people complaining.
"Well build a fire, yeah?" Lori tells the group.
"You go out looking for firewood stay close." Daryl cautions.
After that people continued to complain to Rick, but Rick finally got ahold of the situation deciding to make a perimeter and get gas in the morning.
"Glenn and I can make a run now, trying to scrounge some gas." Maggie offers. I look at Maggie with a sad look and hug her saying,"No, I just found you guys, you can't leave. I promised I'd never leave you guys again."
Rick then points at a place that seems to be like a stone dam. He says that is where we will stay for the night.
Rick then reveals a jaw dropping statement.
"We're all infected."
"At the C.D.C, Jenner told me, whatever it is, we all carry it."
I couldn't believe it. Here I thought you could die of old age when you really turn into a walker afterwards. This shocking revelation got to my head. Hours upon hours I had thought about this.
I finally came back to reality, to hear these words from Rick.
"Your staying, this isn't a democracy anymore." These words would send shivers down my spine.