Destruction ||| Glenn Rhee (BEING REWRITTEN TO OC)

25 ~ Pray

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And the day that we'll watch the death of the sun

That the cloud and the cold and those jeans you have on

Then you'll gaze unafraid as they sob from the city roofs

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Rosanna walks outside to the porch and finds Glenn sitting in a rocking chair. "Hey."

He looks up. "Hey."

She sits on the railing, facing him.

He chews on his nail. "What are the odds?"

"Hmm?" She hums in response.

"What are the odds that one kid goes missing and the other gets shot?" He puts his head in his hands.

She runs her fingers through her hair. "I don't know... it's like the universe is out to get us. We keep getting hit left and right. First Amy. Then Jim. Then Jacqui. Now this."

She hops off the railing and walks closer to his chair. She leans down and hugs him. He sighs. "What are we gonna do?"

She coughs out a laugh and stands. "Pray?"

He smiles at that. "Let's pray then."

She sits down in the chair next to him. "I don't really know how this works."

He laughs. "Me neither."

She smiles. "Well, I guess we'll learn together."

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Inside, Rosanna walks into the kitchen to find Maggie sitting at the table, tears in her eyes.

"Hey... you okay?"

Maggie looks up and sniffles. "I've known Otis since I was a kid. He's run this farm since before my mother died." 

Rosanna sighs and sits across from her. "Who else?" 

Maggie wipes a tear and looks at her, confused.

"Who else did you lose?" She asks.

Maggie starts pointing at pictures on the fridge and listing off names.

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The next morning, Rosanna hears Daryl's motorcycle outside. "They're here."

Everyone goes outside to find Dale's RV and Daryl on his bike.

Archer, Dale, Andrea and Carol all come out of the RV. 

"How is he?" Asks Dale.

Rick smiles. "He'll pull through, thanks to Hershel and his people."

Lori nods. "And Shane. We'd have lost Carl if not for him."

Carol sighs. "Thank god. We were so worried."

Daryl gets off his bike. "How'd it happen?"

Ricks smile fades. "Hunting accident. That's all this was... just a stupid little accident."

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After both groups pull together and host a funeral for the man who sacrificed himself for Carl, they all gather round to set up search zones for Sophia. They all collectively agree to start up the search again the next morning.

Hershel tells the group that he would rather guns not be carried on his farm. Everyone except Shane and Andrea willingly agree. It is his property after all.