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For Judith

"Do we have a plan yet?" I asked Glenn. He was loading weapons into a bag, keeping track of everything.

"We have part of a plan. We're working it out." He smiled reassuringly. I sighed heavily, leaning against the table. "What's wrong with you?"

I leaned back at his question. "Daryl. He told me I'm not allowed to be part of the fight, like he gets to make my decisions for me. Yeah, right. I can do it myself."

Glenn chuckled slightly. "And you wanna join the fight?" When I nodded eagerly, he stopped what he was doing. "Look, Belle. Daryl, he's just looking out for you. We all are. You and Carl, you're still kids. No matter how grown up you feel, no matter how strong you get, you're gonna be a kid for a while still. The people coming here are big, they've got guns and orders to shoot on sight. I don't wanna do it, I would rather be sitting in the field, sunglasses on and listening to the radio. But we've all got jobs to do here. Yours just hasn't started yet." He kindly told me.

I sighed, reluctantly agreeing. I wouldn't be very useful if I was dead on the ground, I'm better off doing what I can to help with Judith. "I just...With everyone out there, doing all they can to protect us, and me sitting in here waiting for it to be over...I feel useless. You're risking your lives to keep me alive and I can't do it back."

Glenn put a hand on my shoulder. "Hey, if it makes you feel any better, in a couple years when I'm old and gray and you're the best shooter in the world, I'll let you protect me then. Just, until then let me protect you, okay?" I nodded. He really had a way of convincing me.