pulse || c. grimes TWD

10

Mark only tolerated staying with the group because we were stuck together, I look in the mirror in Gabriel's office my face was unrecognisable my eye was starting to bruise, We were all in the office awake, Me and Carl had our guns ready in case Gareth and the others came back, The front door opening loudly alerted me I instantly grab my gun from the table and face it at the door "Well I guess you know we're here, and we know you're here, and we're armed" The Man said which caused a shiver down my spine I exchange looks with Carl,

"So there's really no point in hiding anymore," Gareth said whilst taking steps forward creaking the floorboards, "We know who's here, There's Bob unless you put him out of his misery already and Eugene, Rosita, Martin's good friend Tyreese, Carl, Nyla, Judith." Gareth stated, At the corner of my eye I see Judith innocently looking at the door to see what the noise was all about

"Rick and the rest walked out, with a lot of your guns." Floorboards creaked closer to us, "Listen, we don't know where you all are but this isn't a big place, So let's just stop this now before things get more painful than they need to be." Gareth said, A few seconds after the doorknob starts to turn I turn the safety off my gun while fixated on the door

"Look you're behind one of these two doors and we have more than enough firepower to take down both can't imagine that's what you all want" Gareth said, A man cocked his gun "How about the priest? Father, you help us wrap this up we'll let you walk away from this just open the door and you can go, you can take the baby with you" Gareth offered, I glare at Gabriel "Don't you dare" I mouthed to Gabriel, I knew he was going to sell us out

"What do you say?" He asked, Judith started to whine, my eyes widen I shoot my head towards her, Carl instantly trying to stop her from crying "Stay there" Carl whispered to me, "I don't know maybe we'll keep the kid, I'm starting to like this girl" He walked towards the door the noise came from, "It's your last chance right now to tell us you're coming out" Gareth spoke, I was scared 

Rosita shook her head at me, There were two silenced gunshots, It must've been Sasha that means they came back, "Put your guns on the floor" Rick growls, a weight lets itself off my chest, "Rick we'll fire right into that office until you lower your gun" Gareth quickly responded, I could barely make out a silenced gunshot, Gareth let out a cry, Gareth whimpered again

"Put your guns on the floor and kneel." Rick snarled, "Do what he says" Gareth grumbles, "Martin there's no choice off here" Gareth moaned

"Yeah there is"

"Wanna bet?" Abraham asked coldly, A few footsteps were heard from the other side of the door, I still kept my gun out even though they had it in control, "No point in begging, right?" Gareth asked, "No" Rick responded bluntly "Still you could've killed us when we came in. There had to be a reason for that" Gareth spoke, "We didn't want to waste the bullets" Rick said

"We used to help people we saved people, Things changed they came in and." Gareth let out a groan, "After that, I know that you've been out there but I can see it you don't know what it is to be hungry, You don't have to do this we can walk away and we will never  cross paths again I promise you." 

"You'll cross someone's path, You do this to anyone, right? besides I already made you a promise" Rick said to the man, "No!" Gareth screamed, I figured out what had happened already, There were slight groans from the other people Gareth was with and screams, Tyreese opened the door but went back in leaving the door opened

They were all fighting apart from some, Slashing the Terminus people's throats, blood being splashed over the floor pews and walls, Gabriel slowly steps out the door, I stayed in the office still uneasy at all the stuff I had just heard, I know they would've done it to us in a heartbeat and I kept repeating it to myself, My hands were still shaking the same as they were when they arrived

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Maggie kissed Bob's knuckle as she said goodbye, We left the room after that except Rick and Judith, It was hard for Sasha I knew it was, Although she tried to hide it for his sake, Rick left and Sasha went back into the room, Sobs were heard from the room, Tyreese looked down before going into the room, He shut the door behind him I walk over to one of the pews and sat down Sasha walked in tears were shown on her face, She sat down next to me, "He's gone" Sasha told me, She nods 

"It'll be okay" Sasha assured herself, I turned to her "If you believe it will" I told her, Tyreese walked back into the room, Rick put Judith in her basket and helped Tyreese lift Bob, They wrapped a sheet around the body, Tyreese was going to dig a hole for Bob, They walk out the doors carrying Bob, Sasha wipes her eyes before heading out 

Mark left the church, I left shortly after him as I was the only one still inside the church, They were leaving for Washington,  "Let's go" Abraham said, Glenn gave me a smile before he walked in the bus, I watched as the bus drove off the bus Mark was in, It didn't feel right me being anywhere without Mark, Even when I was on supply runs with Jayce it didn't feel right

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