𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒, the walking dead (rewrite)

05. hello darkness.³

Genesis

[Season 3—episode 5]

say the word

THE WORLD SEEMED TO HAVE ENDED.

It felt like it.

The silence around them was fitting.

Luna cried as she held Lori's baby in her arms. She sobbed and held it tightly as she wailed in her secured arms. Maggie cried loudly into Glenn's arms. Glenn cried silently. Ben sat on the bench with his head in between his hands.

And Rick.

Rick stared into abyss, the cries of the infant echoing loudly inside his deteriorating mind. His knees were pressed against the concrete, his blue eyes filled with bright tears and a red that rimmed them.

"Rick?" Daryl called, waving a hand over his features. To Luna, he sounded far away, she imagined the leader wasn't even hearing. "Rick, you with me?"

Sweat laced his skin as he panted. Luna turned to see him and the sight of it just crushed her soul.

"Let me see the baby." Hershel called.

Luna's scared eyes turned to the man and with Carl at her side, they both walked towards him. Letting the baby go had been hard, she realized, like if she let her go then Lori's death was real. It was real. It happened. Everyone was worried about their leader's situation but the babygirl was more important.