The Mini Badass

Chapter 15

The group dispersed from the rocks and Glenn asked for my help setting up the tents. Turns out we're both useless as neither of us can figure it out and I've smacked myself with a pole twice.

After the third whack with a pole I give up, walking over to Rick, Maggie and Hershel. "I should make a run into town." I hear Maggie say as I get closer.

"Not the place Shane went?" I ask, stopping next to Rick. "No, there's a pharmacy just a mile down the road." Maggie explains as Rick points towards the red mark on my head.

"I've done it before." Maggie reassures while I smack Ricks hand away from my face. 

"See Glenn?" I ask nodding behind me. "Baseball cap, sweaty back?" Maggie nods. "I'd ask him to come along, he goes on runs for the group."

Maggie nods, smiling down at me before making her way to Glenn. I march back into the house as outside is hot as hell. 

I sit down next to Carl who woke up but only for a few moments before falling back asleep. I sigh and start counting the wood panels on the floor.

I only get to 34 before Beth walks in, holding something in her hands. "I walked by earlier, you looked bored." She says handing me a hacky sack. 

"Thanks." I tell her, taking the ball from her.

"Just don't break a window please." She begs, standing awkwardly in the doorway. "I promise."

She nods before walking away. I start tossing the ball in the air and quickly catching it.

The silence is quickly interrupted by Dale and T-Dog yelling outside. I stand up, running outside just in time to hear about the walker in the well.

The people who aren't out looking for Sophia start walking towards the infected well. Once we reach it I kneel down over the opening, peering inside.

I'm met with a fat walker starring up at me growling. "Looks like we've got us a swimmer." Dale says, shinning a flashlight down the well.

Glenn and T-Dog lift what's left of the cover off the well making me back away, stopping next to Maggie.

"How long do you think it's been down there?" Glenn asks, still starring at the walker. "Long enough to grow gills." Andrea tells him.

"We can't leave it in there." Lori says, pointing out the obvious. "God knows what it's doing to the water."

"We got to get it out." Shane says agreeing with Lori.

"Easy, put a bullet in it's head." T-Dog tells us, glaring down at the swimmer. "I'll get a rope." He offers, going to walk away just for Maggie to stop him.

"No." She states, holding T-Dog's good arm. "Why not? It's a good plan." Glenn tells her making her let go.

"It's a stupid plan." Andrea adds on, siding with Maggie. "If that thing hasn't contaminated the water yet-"

"Blowing it's brain out will." I finish for the blonde, sitting down on the dirt.

"They're right, we can't risk it." Shane says, backing the three of us up.

"So it has to come out alive?" T-Dog asks and Shane takes off his hat. "How do we do that?" Glenn asks.

The group decided baited the walker into a rope was the best plan. Maggie ran back to the house, returning with some spoiled piece of meat.

Shane tied the meat to a rope while Glenn tied another one so we can pull the walker out. Dale tied the meat rope to the end of a stick, before casting it into the well.