Bold Italics: - Video Tape Conversations
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Video Tape :
One of King Ezekiel's Men arrived through all the snow, ice, and harsh winds to deliver a tape to Diana in hopes that Dixie and Beth's family would show up and they would be able to listen to it to have reassurance of their safety. Diana nodded, took the tape after he left. King Ezekiel or the men haven't been informed that Rick's group made it to Alexandria or anywhere safe. They had sent a copy to Hilltop and Woodberry also.
She walked downstairs and left to go see Rick. "Here." She said handing it off to him and going back to her office.
Rick told Hershel he got a tape, and sat down popping it in with Lori on the couch, along with Maggie, and Carl. He pressed play..
"And… go." Dixie said while she walked from the camera on the tripod, to the couch where Beth was sitting, her arm was still in a sling..
"Daddy… I hope you and Maggie are okay.." Beth said softly looking at Dixie, then at the camera. "I'm okay. So is Dixie." She reached over and took Dixie's hands whom walked over and sat down rubbing her stomach a bit. "We are being treated really good here.." Beth sighed softly.
Dixie smiled a bit, she was in the blue blouse she wore to the dinner, along with the feathers in her hair, and done back in a braid a bit. She wiped her face a bit, she looked worn out and sick. "We are doing well here." she smiled a bit, then closed her eyes and laid her head back for a minute.
"She's having awful morning sickness. Lucky to get her out of bed…" Beth frowned a bit and sighed. "she's …."
"She is right here." Dixie sighed, "Sorry Beth." She shook her head. "I'm alright, just shitty morning sickness still.." She looked down playing with her ring.
"It's okay." Beth said rubbing her arm, and smiling slightly. "We are doing pretty good here. I hope you guys are. I miss you all. We both do." She looked at the camera. "We are safe, and things are pretty amazing here."
Dixie smiled slightly fixing her ring and looking up. "We have 4 doctors a hospital, school, homes.." She brushed her bangs away from her face. She wrote down the coordinates of the Kingdom and held it to the camera. "Follow it. We are here." She put it away quickly. "Do not come until the snow is gone… You can't… You can't see them, in the snow. They blend in." She sighed.
Dixie looked down. "I really hope, Mom, Carl, the baby, and you daddy… Are okay… Along with everyone else." she rubbed her face with her left hand.
Rick paused it, seeing the ring. "She...She didn't."
"She...she's engaged Or is it simply costume jewlery?" Lori said looking worried at Rick. "To whom?"
Rick shook his head. "Surely it's fake.."
Hershel nodded. "Has to be... "
Maggie leaned closer watching the tv smiling seeing her sister, along with Carl.
Dixie got up and ran to the bathroom and slammed the door. Beth looked over, worried, and sat back a bit. "She'll be okay." Beth said slightly sure.
Dixie came back out a bit later. She stopped by the couch, and pressed her shirt out over her stomach, showing off her stomach. "About… 17 weeks. Gosh, i'm huge." She sighed softly.
"You look like a skeleton everywhere else, Dixie." Beth sighed. "King really needs to have the doctors come in and get you hooked up to something."
"I have an appointment tomorrow." Dixie nodded, and sighed sitting down. "I've lost 10 pounds so far."
"Yeah.. not something to brag about." Beth frowned and sat back more. She was uncomfortable herself.
"No shit." Dixie frowned, and sighed. She laughed. "Only thing missing is you being knocked up with me."
"Oh shush." Beth smiled slightly, and shook her head. "Daddy would kill me. So would Mama.."
"Naw.. I'm surprised my daddy didn't kill me or mama." She shrugged. "Guess they love me after all.."
The tape stopped. Then picked up a few days later, with Dixie alone.
"Sorry. Beth is asleep, pain meds kicked in. Her appendix ruptured a day ago.. She's doing alright, just really tired.." Dixie was hooked up to a monitor. "Been cramping. Doc keeping track." She sighed. "Bleeding some since yesterday."
A man walked in, and smiled leaning over her, behind the couch. "And she's going to be staying put." He said firmly, looking at Dixie. "No running around." He raised a brow. "Right?.. King would kill me if something happened to you, Ma'am.."
Dixie rolled her eyes. "He's so dramatic." She smiled slightly. "Yes. I promise… I'll be good.." She smiled rolling her eyes. "Calm down Jerry."
He laughed, shaking his head. "She's a pistol."
"Darn right she is." Dixie smiled slightly, pushing Jerry away. "Go find your girlfriend. Ooooooh. Go find, Iris." she teased.
Jerry laughed. "She'll be in soon, to check on you too." He grabbed her a blanket. "King will be in later."
"Sounds about right." Dixie smiled. "His schedule is pretty darn predictable."
"True." Jerry smiled. He tossed it over her head. "Get some rest, Ma'am."
Dixie uncovered her head, and smiled. "Go find your girl - Jer. Get laid."
Jerry shook his head and smiled slightly. "Goodnight Ma'am."
" G'night, Jerry" Dixie turned back to the camera, and smiled. "Well.. if you guys could... Please respond. We just want to make sure you're okay." Dixie smiled slightly. " I love you all."
The tape ended.
Rick sat back looking at the black screen, Lori was crying on the sofa. Maggie was hugging her. Hershel put an arm on Ricks shoulder. "Thank God.." Lori was really emotional on top of being worried about everything. She was currently 29 weeks along.
"Thank god they are okay." Rick smiled more. "Let's get back to them." He said softly. He walked over and hugged Lori and Maggie tightly, with Hershel.