CHAPTER NINE
"Okay, let's get the other car in." Rick says as they're working in the field that they cleared on their first day in the prison. "We'll park 'em in the west entry of the yard."
"Good." Daryl says. "Our vehicles parked out there look like a giant vacancy sign."
"After that, we need to load up these corpses so we can burn 'em."
"Yay, I love that." Andie mutters as she crosses their path. "Smell of burning flesh." She gags.
"None of that." T-Dog says, shaking his head. "You're not getting out of the grunt work by faking sick."
"Who's faking?" She jumps on his back. "And I'm not trying to get out of anything. I was built on grunt work. I am a grunt."
"You're a monkey. Get off my back."
The teenager drops back to the ground and smiles up at Carol when the older woman walks over to her. Andie links her arms with hers, and Carol chuckles as she looks at her; she's happy to see that the brunette's come out of her shell, that she's such a far cry from the girl she used to be.
"Where's Glenn and Maggie?" The older woman asks. "We could use some help."
"Up in the guard tower." Daryl points in their direction.
"Guard tower?" Rick echoes. "They were just up there last night."
"Damn it. That's where I've been going to hide when you all got annoying." Andie says as she leans her forearm on T's bicep. "Now it's all...contaminated and stuff."
"And stuff." T-Dog chuckles as he looks at her. "I didn't take you for a prude."
"Who's a prude?" Her eyebrows furrow as she looks up at him.
"You, Prudence." He reaches over to pinch her cheek, and she shoves him. "You never had any fun before the world fell, did you?"
"I had plenty of fun."
"Okay, more than I need to hear." Carol shakes her head, covering her ears.
"Sorry, Mama Bear." The teenager chuckles before looking up at the guard tower. "Hey, Glenn?! Maggie!"
There's a slight commotion as Glenn stumbles around, seeming to have a hard time getting his jeans to button. Then he opens the door and steps out without his shirt.
"Hey, what's up, guys?" He asks.
"You coming?!" Andie calls, and the four behind her are having a hard time containing their laughter.
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FanfictionThe world has ended and there's more people dead than alive, and somehow Andie has ended up completely and utterly alone. Nowhere is safe, but she can't keep running. And after captivity turns to friendship and love, the teenager must decide what di...