The Truth Is

Chapter 7 - Over?

Yesterday my mom came into the 'sanctuary' I've been staying at. I just keep thinking about what I'm going to tell her when she wakes up.

I just lay in my bed thinking of the conversations we've had and the conversations we have yet to come.

I just can't believe she's here! After all this time, I finally have my mom back.

(Time skip - 6 hours.)

My mom is awake and we all wait at one end of the hallway while another group stands at the other end behind a closed door. I don't think my mom sees me because she didn't look, talk, or make any actions to me.

I study them, look them up and down. I don't really recognize any of them until I see a man holding a crossbow. Daryl Dixon.

"You have two of our people, we have two of yours. I say we make a trade." A man says. Dawn agrees. The man brings one of our people and Dawn brings my mom over to the group. Wait a minute! I know that man! "Rick?" I say. Everyone turns to me.

"Brooke?" he says. I nod my head. "Brooke!" my mom yells in excitement. "Mom!" I yell. "I found you." I say under my breath. "You have three of our people." Rick corrects himself. "You have two of ours. So looks like you're only getting two back. So I guess you'll have to choose." Dawn says.

Choose? Only two? I just got my mom back. I can't loose her again!

"I'll go." I turn to see noah. "What?" Rick says. "I'll go." Noah repeats himself.

I don't really like noah, saying he left us. But, I don't want him to be in this hell hole either. This place, I wouldn't wish anyone to be here. This place is worse than death.

"Noah, no." I say.

"Its okay, be with your family." He assures me. "And what about you? What about your family?!" I sort of yell at him. "It's fine Brooke. I'll be alright. I'll be okay if I know you are with your group." His eyes are getting a little watery but you can tell he's trying to hold it in.

"And I won't be okay until I know you're okay! And no ones okay in this place they call a sanctuary!" I glare at Dawn. "Excuse me?" She asks rudely.

Oh god. Why did I say that.

"You heard me! This place sucks! It's crap that you say you save people! You save the ones that are hardly injured but the ones that are injured you throw down an elevator! You don't even try to save them! You take one quick glimpse and it's like abandoning your child at birth."

"We save people! We saved you. If it weren't for us, you'd be one of them." She says. "Screw you! I was doing fine on my own! I survived for 4 years on my own! Just me and them. I may not look like much but I am strong and I am smart."

She getting angry. She starts screaming at me but I have no idea what she's saying because I see her hand fall on her gun.

She's going to shoot me or, someone else.

"Are we going to finish the deal?" Rick interrupts. "Beth, go." Dawn orders. Beth walks over to the group and Rick hands over a woman officer.

Noah starts walking up to Dawn. He's going to trade himself so I can go to the group.

"Noah, no!" I scream. I run up and hug him. He hugs me back. "Glad to see you coming back, Noah." Dawn says.

I walk up to Dawn. "You disgust me" I glare at her. "Do I?" She asks like she doesn't care. I pull out the scalpel I've taken from the counter in my room and stab her in the eye. "Yes." I reply with an evil voice.

When I stab her I hear a gunshot go off and I fall to the ground.

I look down wincing in pain. My stomach is bleeding. Daryl shoots Dawn in the head and Rick comes to pick me up.

We walk out of the hospital and I see a bright light.

I'm not dying. I'm going to live.

- I'm going to update the name of the chapters instead of them all saying brooke. Sorry this took so long I will most likely update tomorrow. love you all💕 -