𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒, the walking dead (rewrite)

02. the return¹

Genesis

[Season 1—episode 3]
Tell it to the frogs.

                 "BABY, THE MORE YOU fidget, the longer it takes. So don't, okay?" Lori scowled as she placed both hands on Carl's shoulders, he was getting a haircut and he was not enjoying it. He fidgeted with his hands and moved to see what she and Shane were doing right by his side.

For the record, Melissa was alone when they came up to her. There were moments since this started in which they got nothing else to do but fill the time, chores were done, food was being haunted by Daryl Dixon, watch was being kept by Dale and the rest of them was left to do what they wanted. So, Melissa used that time to read or reorganize her tent, the one she shared with Lori and Carl.

Right now she was enjoying the art of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, she always wanted to read it but never had the time to, so she took advantage of one of their runs to the city to bring herself a whole bag of books that she kept on Dale's RV, there were different kinds not only novels, some were actually helpful for their new world.

First came Carl, throwing rocks here and there to the fire and some little branches to mess with it, then came Shane, using a small table to clean his rifle and lastly, Lori, to give the boy an overdue cut. Melissa was annoyed by their presence but given that Carl was there, she couldn't just yell at them to leave her serenity so she just stayed silent, reading in her own world.