𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢, 𝘤. 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴²

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠

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𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 day and Rick and the others weren't back, I just hope they're not dead, I may have my Aunt, Unlce and Cousin back, but Zak's my brother. We were all having "breakfast" while Hershel did one of the unknown man's wound, I think he was called Allen. "You can take those stitches out yourself in a week or so." Hershel advises as I stand with Carl, eating some noodles.

Carl was looking onto the new mysterious group, which don't get me wrong, is smart, but they don't look dangerous, one just lost his wife... that reminds me of someone I know. "Thank you." Allen nods. "Pretty nice having medical training." the guy with the beanie says. I'm sure his name was Tyreese, I heard his name last night.

"It only gets you so far." Hershel tells him. "You were bit?" he questions. Hershel nods. Beth comes up to the gate with Judith, so Carl unlocks it and lets her in, then Vinnie comes up with Paige. Tyreese and his sister, Sasha, look at each other in shock. "How old are they?" she asks. "Barely a week." Hershel responds. "What- both of them?" she frowns.

"Same day... probably same time." Hershel sighs. "To be honest, we never thought we'd see another baby, never mind two." she comments, looking at them. "They're both beautiful." "Thanks." Vinnie and Beth chorus. "How are you both feeling?" she questions. The two women look at each other is amusement. "They're not ours." Beth speaks for them both.

"Where're the mother's?" Sasha spins around. I look down, trying not to let the tears fall out, it didn't do much help, seeing as I had her bracelet on. "I'm sorry." She walks away from the two. "Man, you people have been through the mill." Tyreese sighs. "Haven't we all?" Hershel murmurs, standing with his crutches. "You don't know the half of it." my voice breaks as we all leave the area.

I walk into my cell, basically throwing my bowl onto the table, and finally let my tears fall silently. "Diva?" Dynasty's voice speaks from my cell door. "What's wrong?" She sits down next to me and wraps her arms around my shoulders. "I- I just... miss her so much." I weep, leaning into her side. "She hasn't left you, Jade, she'll always be with you- your Dad and Roy, too."

I think about what she said, and remember the other night when I thought I could see and hear her. "I think your right." I nod. "I saw her the other night, she told me to stroke Paige's head to stop her crying, and she did." "Y- you loved that as a baby." Dyn gasps. "I know, she said that, too." I nod sadly. "It was nice to see her, even if it was just for a second."

"I'm sure it was." she warmly smiles. "I just hope Rick let's you all stay, he's really nice, but if you get on his bad side, then you'll probably never see the light of day again... he's been like a second Dad to me, he even said to me once "I love you like my own daughter", and I love him like a Dad."