Dead or alive, I love you

10.4 Silence the Whisperers

Lydia is talking with Daryl when they stop next Genny who is looking at their front door. She sighs looking at them and Daryl looks at her with a sigh.

During lunch, Genny sits next Daryl as Lydia walks in. She almost gets up but Daryl stops her and they watch as Lydia cuts open a rabbit at the table of her bullies.

"Do you even want to live here?" Genny asks Lydia.

"They deserved it, Genny!" Lydia yells upset.

"We know, but you can't be doing shit like that," Daryl says before Genny can say something.

"But they can just write whatever the hell they want on our door?" Lydia asks walking to the couple.

"I'll talk to 'em. I'll set 'em straight," Daryl says before Genny can say anything.

"No. Please. I don't want you to fight my fights for me, okay? They want me to give up, I know that. But I'm not gonna, okay? I can't," Lydia says looking at both of them.

"I get it. Can't you just avoid 'em?" Daryl asks.

Lydia sighs as she shakes her head. She grabs her stick and walks away from them. "Smooth..." Genny nods pushing her lips together.

Genny is reading a night story to Junior while Daryl takes a shower. There's sudden banging on their door making Genny get up with a sigh.

She opens the door and the guard of Negan looks at her. "Lydia has been jumped," he says before walking back to the scene.

Genny looks at Daryl who walks out with his pants on. "I'll go," he says grabbing his shirt.

Genny nods while Junior looks at her with a worried frown. "Lydia will be okay. Don't worry," she says walking up to him.

Daryl comes back early in the morning with Lydia, Genny is still up sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea. "Go to bed, kiddo," he says.

Genny looks up at Lydia and gives her a sympathetic smile. "I'll bring you a cup of tea in a minute," she says.

Lydia shakes her head. "I just want to go to bed," she mumbles walking to the stairs.

Daryl sighs as he walks to the kitchen, he takes out some booze. "She'll be okay, right?" Genny asks with a frown.

"She's in pain. Mentally and physically. She misses her dad, he would've protected her," Daryl sighs sitting at the table to her left side as she sits at the top of the table.

She lets out a hard sighs as she looks at the booze. "Don't even think about it," he says taking it away from her.

She smiles before getting up and planting a kiss on his head. "Come to bed," she says grabbing his hand.

Daryl smiles taking her hand and getting up. The next morning, Genny wakes up alone in bed. Daryl is gone, leaving her alone. When she gets to the kitchen after showering and getting dressed.

She looks at a note 'Negan escaped. Went to find him. I love you' it says in Daryl's awful handwriting.

She balls up her fist with the note in it. "Asshole..." she mumbles with tears in her eyes.