Guns and Roses (Rick Grimes)

Chapter Thirty Four

        Rick and I were closer than we had been before, but I think that was because we had been apart for so long, and we had believe one another was dead. I had felt so relieved to know the three of them were alive, but the situation wasn't something I had ever wanted. Carl and Rick had a talk while we rested for a couple of hours earlier, and they had discussed Carl calling me "Mom" and Harry calling Rick "Dad." Both had seemed to be okay with the interactions, so it didn't cause any problems.

     After what had happened a day ago, Rick was a bit paranoid. With that being said, he decided to pack up weapons in a duffle bag. We watched the place for a bit, but we didn't see anything bad. He still didn't trust it though, so he buried the duffle bag of weapons before we even thought about going into the Terminus area. I knew he was being smart about it, and I agreed with him, but it also made us seem to be untrustworthy from the beginning. We agreed that we would get the weapons later, if the area was safe, and if it wasn't, we had the weapons hidden to use for our safety.

       Once we had buried the weapons, Rick had chosen for us to sneak into the back of the area. When we had finally gotten into the main area, we were met by a creepy looking dude. Obviously he might not have been creepy, but his eyes creeped me out. Instead of us getting shot and killed for sneaking in, the man introduced himself as Gareth. He walked us around and showed us different places in Terminus. He then brought us to this woman named Mary, who was standing over a grill.

         The food didn't smell right, but I knew there was a shortage of cows and shit around, so it could've easily been anything. There was plenty of other animals that I seen people eat during the apocalypse, including horse, goat, coyote, skunk, and even dog. I didn't know the smell of all cooking meat, so when it smelt weird, I really didn't question it. Gareth handed a plate with meat on it to Carl, but before anyone could do anything, Rick slapped the plate from Carl's hands.

        Rick then grabbed Gareth and asked him where he got his watch, which I then realized was Glenn's. He also asked about a poncho, which when I looked at it, I realized it was Daryl's poncho. I also recognized the riot gear, and a couple of other things that definitely belonged to our people. When I looked around and didn't see any of our people, I knew something was definitely wrong. I picked up Harry in an instant, and grabbed Carl's arm.

        Moments later, we were running to try to escape, but they started shooting at us. I had been surprised obviously, since it seemed they weren't shooting to kill.

"They're shooting at our feet!" I exclaimed, as we stutter stepped a few times.

"They're not trying to kill us, they're trying to herd us." Rick replied, causing my stomach to churn.

        Eventually we had to stop because we were surrounded. There wasn't a way out, and it terrified the hell out of me. I didn't know what I could possibly do to protect myself and my family.

"Ring leader, archer, samurai, and mother bear, in that order. Go to the cart." Gareth stated, as we stood in a line.

"My sons!" Rick called, causing Gareth to sigh.

"You two, go." He said, nodding for them to get to us.

       As soon as he told the boys to come over, he turned back to us.

"Open the door and go inside." Gareth stated, but I didn't want to leave my boys.

"I'll go with my boys." Rick replied, which seemed to anger Gareth.

"Go, or I'm going to shoot your boys in front of you." Gareth retorted, causing me to feel angry.

        Rick opened the door, and slowly we climbed inside. Carl helped Harry inside, before I pulled both boys over to me. I held them to my sides, knowing they were terrified, and I needed to be strong for them. Once the door was closed and locked, the cart was practically as dark as night.

"Mommy, I'm scared." Harry cried, causing me to frown.

"I know, baby. I promise everything will be alright." I replied, though I wasn't really sure if I was trying to reassure him or myself.

"Rick? Rachel?" I heard, causing me to look over.

       With the small cracks in the cart, we dis get a little light. Once the people walked forward, I seen Maggie and Glenn standing in front of us. Maggie quickly came over and hugged me, and I would be lying if I said I didn't almost cry when I hugged her, then hugged Glenn. They were alive, and I felt relieved, but I also felt a bit sad, since that meant something could also happen to them. Maggie and Glenn then introduced us to their friends, Abraham, Rosita, and Eugene. Apparently the three of them had reunited Glenn and Maggie after they were separated at the prison.

"They're going to feel really stupid when they find out." Rick commented, causing my eyebrows to furrow.

"Find our what?" Abraham asked, stepping closer.

"They're screwing with the wrong people." Rick answered, and my belly filled with butterflies.

      I didn't know what these people were going to do to us, but I knew they were eating people. They were cannibals, but unlike the walkers, they weren't dead. These people were disgusting, and they didn't deserve to live. If and when we get out of here, they're dead. They put my kids and my family in danger, which does not fly with me. These people better hope I don't make it out, otherwise Gareth will be my main target, but every one of these people will die...

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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. This was the last chapter of this book, but I hoped it was good!

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