𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒, the walking dead (rewrite)

08. there's walkers in the barn²

Genesis

[Season 2— episode 7]
pretty much dead already

"COULD YOU BE MORE OBVIOUS?"

Ben's words broke through the silence of her morning. It was early but she couldn't stay in bed no longer, not after everything happening right now. She couldn't sleep much last night, between Sophia still missing, her and Ben's situation, the walkers in the barn and Lori's pregnancy it was too much to handle. Too much for her mind to figure on how to handle it, how to approach the different situations, for now, she was starting with one, the one that threatened her peace the most.

Melissa had snatched Dale's binoculars and moved herself to the edge of their camp where the barn could be seen perfectly and quietly standing. She hadn't even had breakfast, barely anyone was awake in camp besides Shane, Dale and Carol, who as well, could barely sleep any. The rest were all peacefully sleeping.

She turned to the man with an incredulous look, her hand falling to the side with the binoculars held tight in it, "How do I know that barn is safe?" she questioned quickly and before he could even answer, she was already talking, "I could talk to Rick, he might understand, we can secure it better-"