Hush Baby Im here

Chapter 21

I sharply turned at the sound just in time to watch Aaron fall towards the floor.

"Rick!" I shouted. He turned to look at me eye brows raised, but other wise his face was straight. I twisted my head to the side sharply, as if to say "what the hell?"

He turned back towards Aaron who now held a hand towards me.

"No, no its all right." He said licking his split lip, he smiled at me, "You can trust me."

"Its hard to trust someone who smiles after getting punched in the face." Rick replied his eyes narrowed.

"How many people are with you?" Rick questioned.

"It doesn't matter, whether I say one or fifty or a hundred, you wouldn't believe me." Aaron replied. I inwardly cringed, don't try to smart mouth Rick that's the worst thing to do. Daryl was completely focused on Aaron, standing with Rick, whereas the rest of the group stood back a bit.

"I've never seen a gun like this." Carl told me behind my back as he searched through Aaron's bag. 

"Its a flare gun." I stated, I recognized it from a school project we once did in science. Along with the gun were pictures, a few cans of what looked like jams, and some bread and water. I scanned Aaron for a weapon of some kind, seeing nothing but a small knife clipped to his leather belt. 

"You were going to bring a whole group back in one vehicle?" Carol questioned.

"We drove separately, we wanted to make sure we'd have enough room if we encountered a group." Aaron replied calmly.

I watched Rick pocket the flare gun, "Glenn, Sasha, Maggie, and Michonne. Go east, and the rest of you west, circle around the area." he ordered sternly, and everyone nodded immediately. Michonne looked about ready to punch Rick, sending a scowl and a glare in his direction. I could tell she was really hoping this was real. 

"If some of them don't come back, you'll know how this ends." Rick whispered leaning Aaron against the wooden post. He tied him up there, leaving Carol there as well as Judith.

We left in a hurry, no one spoke, as we stumbled along the forest trails. I only had to use my knife once. We didn't find anything.

"We should go back." Tara spoke for the first time, observing the lowering sun.

We all turned and heading back in the direction we had came, I just hoped the others were okay.