Don't Fear The Reaper (R. Grimes & D. Dixon)

10

The next morning kit felt very proud of herself as she ate her eggs after seeing the black eye that now adorned Andrea's face. A part of her worried about Rick's zoned-out expression, but she was just feeling too good right now, plus it would have put him in the spotlight in front of everyone, not a good place to be when it's personal. And from the way Lori was acting, it was definitely a personal issue. Kit sighed, taking a sip of her coffee, god she missed her barista at the hospital. She always knew how kit liked it. Hot, two pumps- "um, guys, so the barns full of walkers," Glenn announced. Everyone halted all movement . she was the first to take off to the barn, almost slamming into the door to take a peek inside, her side was slightly throbbing, but the sight of at least five walkers just stumbling around overridden anything "oh god" she gaged in disgust backing away Shane taking her place.

"you can not tell me you're alright with this," Shane growled at rick, whirling back around.

"no, I'm not, but we're guests here. this isn't our land," rick reasoned

"this is our lives!" Shane yelled, "lower your voice," Glenn pleaded,

"we can't just sweep this under the rug."

"rick, this isn't like just keeping a pet shut away cause they are people skittish or hiding some drug operation. Those things will kill us. the fact he's keeping them like their some type of collectibles is seriously troubling." kit chimed in

"Okay, we've got to go in there. We've got to make things right, or we've just got to go. now we have been talking about fort Benning for a long time," Shane started to explain

"We can't go" "why, rick, why?"

"because my daughter is still out there." carol cut in

"Okay, I think it's time that we all start to just consider the other possibilities," Shane stresses. A part of kit was appalled. She knew she herself was quickly losing hope for the young girl but to outright say to her mother's face she should practically just abandon her was harsh.

"we're not leaving Sophia behind."

"I'm close to finding this girl. I just found her damn doll two days ago," Daryl spits, stepping up to the two already heated men.

Shane turned to face him "you found her doll, Daryl. That's what you did. you found a doll."

"you don't know what the hell you're talking about," he growled, moving closer; rick stepped between them, trying to separate the fight brewing.

"I'm just saying what needs to be said. You get a good lead its in the first 48 hours! N'd let me tell you something else, man. if she was alive out there and saw you coming all meth'd out with your buck knife and your geek ears_" Shane, enough!" kit yelled, Shane stopped, but he didn't stop taunting Daryl with his eyes

"Just let me talk to Hershel. let me figure it out."

Shane whirled around to rick, shoving him "what are you gonna figure out?!"

"If we want to stay and clear this barn, I have to talk him into it. this is his land."

"Hershel sees those things in there as people-sick people-his wife, his stepson." dale added, trying to help, but really he only made things worse. "you knew?" kit and Rick asked at the same time, both gawking at him.

"Yesterday I talked to Hershel," he said simply as if it wasn't a big deal earning a scoff from kit as she ran her hands thru her hair in disbelief.

"and you waited the night?" Shane asks, his face screaming he wanted to strangle the older man right there.

"I thought we could survive one more night. we did-" dale yelled back in defense before turning back to kit and rick " I was waiting till this morning to say something, but Glenn wanted to be the one."