The Third Dixon [The walking dead]

Chapter ten

Measi's feet felt heavy as she was walking on the road further sown the south. She could hear the snarls of the walkers next to her, coming from the woods. Her sniper, as always, was resting on her back as she kept her knife in her hand, her three fingers tightly wrapped around the handle as she kept up the pace. 

She had found a bit of food and some ammo in a store a few miles up north. Her mind traveled back to Daryl, as she saw a walker with an arrow in it's head. She slowly walked up to it, pulling the arrow out of it's head. She stared at it for a moment before putting it into her backpack. When she'd find Daryl, he could use it. When she heard the snarls come closer, she threw the backpack onto her shoulders so she could run faster. She sighed as she started to walk faster, noticing the walkers closing in on her. She sighed loudly as she got annoyed by the sound, throwing her backpack and her sniper onto the ground as she gripped the knife tighter, walking up to the walkers as she stuck the blade into the head of the first one. It falling to the ground as she pulled the knife back, pushing the blade in yet another walker, losing her footing for a second before stepping away and pushing her foot into the mud. 

She got herself ready, seeing more of them coming her way, knowing she needed to get rid of them. She looked at her knife before tugging it away and grabbing her handgun from her belt, focusing her aim before pulling the trigger rapidly. She could hear a small 'click' as her handgun rejected to shoot. She tugged it back as she grabbed her sniper from the ground, putting the scope to her eye before taking her aim, pulling the trigger as three more walkers fell to the ground. She sighed as she looked at the nine walkers laying on the asphalt as she threw her sniper over her back again before picking up her backpack ans walking towards the walkers. 

She searched all of them, but only one of them had three bullets, nothing more. She sighed, she had used more bullets than she had gained. Tugging her gun from her belt as she walked down the south, she tried to figure out why it rejected. She couldn't find a cause, so instead, she loaded the three bullets into the magazine before tugging it away again. 

She squinted her eyes as she saw a sign next to a train track, walking up towards it as she read the words. ''sanctuary for all, community for all, those who arrive survive.'' 

She traced her fingers over the star in the middle of the map, wondering if she'd take her chances on going there. It was unclear how far away it was, who would be there, if there as still anyone there. 

She looked at the tracks in front of her, pursing her lips together before taking a step onto the tacks and walking towards Terminus. 

Glenn had been walking next to Tara for a couple of minutes after leaving the prison, he hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings until he spoke up. 

''Did you see if any of my people got out?''

''All I saw was my sister in that field. She wasn't supposed to be there. She had a gun, but they just swarmed her. She wasn't supposed to be there. I did it for him. I trusted him. And then he just killed that old man.''

Glenn stopped in his tracks, eyeing her. ''Hershel? Was his name Hershel?''

''I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Brian, that man, told us you were bad people. I know it's not true. I can see it's not, so what we did, what I did... I mean, I'm a piece of shit. Why would you want my help?''

''I don't want it, I need it. I have to find Maggie.''

''Who's Maggie?''

''She's my wife.'' He spoke, his voice cracking as he looked at her. 

''You guys got separated?''

''I was on the bus and then I got off to help and she didn't see me.''

''How do you know if she made it?''

''I don't know.'' He raised his shoulders before walking closer to Tare. ''But Hershel, Maggie's father, was a great man. And he told me all I had to do was believe, and that's what I'm gonna do. Neither one of us should be alive right now.'' He spoke, the words making an impact on her. ''She got out, so you're gonna help me find her. Things aren't over. They're not over.''

''I want to believe that. I want to.'' She sighed before seeing something that caught her eye, ''Jezus ... '' Glenn frowned, turning towards her as she eyed a body laying on the road. ''That's a kid.'' Glenn frowned as he took a closer look at the body, a bullet wound through the head. 

He got silent, Tara frowning at him. ''Do you know him?'' He walked over to the body, softly pushing the side to make it turn around, staring back at him, were the lifeless eyes of Nathan. 

''Shit ... '' Tara looked at him, walking up next to him. ''That's Nathan ... '' Tears coated his vision as he grabbed Nathan's backpack from behind him. ''Oh gosh ... I'm gonna ... '' He couldn't finish his sentence as he passed out onto the floor, his vision going black. 

I decided that it was Nathan's time to go, he's had two good seasons but it was time for him to go. How do you think Glenn will break the news to Measi and how will she react? Will she make it to Terminus or will she meet up with others? I cannot wait to start again on the next chapter, please let me know what you think with a vote, comment and add this book to your reading list to stay updated. See you soon! 

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