MAKNAE [twd] *editing*

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My feet moved before I knew what I was doing and Tina's eyes fill with tears before she's doing the same. I don't even remember crossing the distance of the road- just standing still beside Maggie until I was wrapped in Tina's arms.

"You're alive? Where have you been? How did you get here? Are you okay?" Tina asks restlessly, hugging me, releasing to look at me, then hugging me again.

My mouth moved, though no words were able to escape as I couldn't make a single sound. I couldn't cry the tears of happiness that I felt lodge in my throat and chest out of pure shock. I wasn't even sure if I was breathing.

When we pull away again, Tina and I stare at each other, hands grasping each other's forearms as our eyes meet for a long moment.

I try to swallow the lump in my throat so I could speak only to find my mouth was dry. I blink a few times just to make sure this was real and my sister really was in front of me, holding me.

"Hana.." Tina breathes through her tears.

Finally, I inhale a quick gasp that leads to shaky breathing. My words were still void, so I only lurch myself back in her arms, holding on tightly like she'd disappear if I wasn't careful.

"My word," Georgie mutters from behind Tina, "We've been through state after state.. This is new."

"Hana," Maggie calls.

I pull away from Tina to look back at her for a second then back to Tina.

"It's okay," I pant out from the overwhelming emotions, "We're gonna be okay."

Tina smiles through her tears, caressing my cheek gently, "You've grown up so much."

There were so many questions I had. There were so many things I needed to tell her.

"Maggie," I try to focus, "Maggie this is Tina.. My sister."

I look over my shoulder to Maggie, seeing that her gun was nearly slipping out of her hand as the other covered her mouth.

Tina looks to her own group, relaying the words to Georgie as well.

"Well.. I do believe you must have some things to catch up on," Georgie decides, clasping her hands in front of her as another smile grows on her lips.

"We should get back to Hilltop," Michonne speaks through her own shock, "It's safer there."

I try to speak again, but I could only stare at Tina. Maggie didn't seem to be doing much better as Enid places her hand on Maggie's shoulder in case she began to cry. Michonne is the one to give Sasha, Rosita, and Bea the signal to come out of their hiding. And I swore I could hear the distant conversation, but the words didn't stick.

"If you go in, we do need to ask that you hand over your weapons," Michonne distantly says.

"Oh, we.." one of the other women begins.

"Hilda," Tina calls, "Hand over your weapons."

The 'Hilda' woman sighs, but hands over her gun and knives to Rosita as the other gives hers to Sasha.

I don't remember Rosita and Sasha getting into Georgie's vehicle with her and the other two women. I hardly remember Michonne escorting Tina and I back to ours. All I could remember on the drive back to Hilltop was Tina's hands clutched in mine so tightly that my injury burned- but, I only held on tighter.

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Georgie, Hilda, and Midge stayed outside, guarded by Rosita, Bea, and Michonne (I don't quite remember when I learned their names) as Tina and I sat in the main house in Gregory's (Maggie's) office with Maggie.