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It's not Halloween, but the ghost that you're dressed up as
Sure knows how to haunt, yeah, she knows how to haunt
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"C'mon!" Rick shouts.
T-Dog helps Elaina who has fallen a little bit behind.
The five members of the group are running on foot back to the camp.
When they got back to the tracks where they left the cube truck, it was gone.
Daryl figured it was Merle who would be bringing vengeance back.
The sun has already set, and the air is warm. Elaina is out of breath. Her curly hair is pressed down against her sweaty face.
Suddenly gunshots are heard in the distance and Glenn almost trips. "Oh my god."
They pick up the pace and finally make it to the camp. It's chaos.
People are running around, holding weapons. Walkers are everywhere. People are screaming. They notice bodies of their group laying on the ground.
Elaina hears a yelp and whips around to see a walker holding onto Carl's arm. She lifts her pistol, shooting it square in the face before it can bite him.
He runs up to her and wraps his arms around her waist. She hugs him tight and pulls him away from the incoming walkers.
Until now, the two haven't interacted at all.
She glances around. She spots Lori over by the RV. "Lori!"
Lori rushes over to Elaina, wrapping her arms around her son who is still clinging to the newcomer.
Elaina stands in front of Lori and Carl, using her body to block them as she shoots down a few more walkers.
She misses one of her shots and flinches when the bullet goes near Dale. Thankfully, it misses him by a few inches.
Finally, after several minutes of gunshots, it goes silent. The only sounds are families crying softly.
Carl hugs Elaina again and Lori grabs her hand. There are tears in her eyes. "Thank you for protecting my boy."
Elaina nods. "Of course."
Rick runs over to his family, clearly relieved to see them unharmed. He pulls them into a tight hug.
Elaina smiles and turns to leave but Lori grabs her arm and pulls her into the hug too.
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It's morning now. Andrea is kneeling over Amy's body. She was bitten.
They also lost Ed, Carols abusive husband.
Quite honestly Elaina believes that he deserved it.
She is sitting on a log. Carl sits next to her. He hasn't left her side since she saved him.
Rick walks up to the log where the two sit quietly. Carl's head is resting on her lap.
Nobody slept a wink the whole night.
Rick nods his head towards Andrea. "She still won't move?"
Elaina hums softly. "Won't even talk to us. She's been there all night."
Rick sighs. Shane walks up. "Can't just leave Amy like that. We'll have to deal with her. Same as the others."
Rick nods. "I'll go tell her."
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Sheriff's Lover ||| Rick Grimes
Fanfiction"Are you trying to get me drunk, officer?" "What if I am?" Thirty-two-year-old office worker, Elaina Heart was all alone on the streets of Atlanta when a man in a sheriff's uniform trots down the road on a horse. She decides to join him on his miss...
