Chapter 7

"We need to find your dad."

Michonne looked at Carl. She could tell that he understood the impending danger. She thought about the young boy she met when she showed up at the prison that day with the baby formula. He had grown up so much since then, it seemed like a lifetime ago. Sometimes when she was around Carl she thought of Andre, how he would be if he were still alive. She liked to think that he would have been as good as Carl.

"I'm coming with you."

Carl's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. He was reaching for his gun. She wasn't sure if it was the best idea for him to go out there with her with all the walkers on their way here but she knew that Rick needed to see him.

"I'm going too. You're gonna need as much help as you can get when the herd gets here."

She saw in Carol's expression that there was no bargaining with her to stay.

"What about Judith?" They three of them looked at each other none of them willing to stay behind.

"I can watch her."

Michonne turned to Jessie who had entered the room. She felt a little uneasy leaving Judith with her, knowing her as little as she did.

"Are you sure you can protect her?"

Jessie looked down at the blood all over her clothes then back up at Michonne.

"I think I have demonstrated my ability to defend, besides we have a gun."

Michonne sighed and turned to look at Carl. He nodded and started for the door. Before closing the door behind her Michonne turned back to Jessie, "Do not leave this house. If you hear anything you go upstairs and lock yourselves in a room." With that, Michonne, Carl, and Carol headed out to find Rick and get ready to defend Alexandria.

As they walked toward the houses that Rick was searching, they heard the loud groaning coming from the exterior wall. Maggie came running from the front gate, "THEY'RE HERE!"

Michonne was relieved to see Maggie but her mind instantly went to Glenn. She didn't know where he was or if he was even alive. Maggie stopped when she got to them, gasping for breath.

"There's an entire herd outside the gate. They're gonna knock down the wall!"

Carol grabbed Maggie's arm, "We need to check out some guns."

Maggie and Carol went off to the pantry, while Michonne and Carl continued down the street.

"You said my dad had a breakdown?"

She looked over at Carl who had a worried look on his face. He almost looked scared.

"He was in shock mostly, one of those guys that attacked Alexandria attacked him too. Your dad killed him but he found a jar of baby food in the guys pocket."

"Oh…they must have gotten into the house after we left."

"Yeah, you can imagine what was going through your dad's mind when he found that baby food. Then when we got to the house and it was empty."

Carl was staring at the ground as they walked, "We snuck out the back went to Jessie and Ron's, figured there was safety in numbers ya know?"

"That's smart but it was risky leaving the house."

"CARL…CARL!"

They both turned around to see Rick running down the street toward them.