The ghost of you! (Maggie and Glenn fanfic)

Part 26: Optimus wakes up and the horde

Josephine Rogers Rhee POV

I sighed as I was reading a book in the infirmary. Rosita was standing nearby. I sighed. I saw Abraham walk in. Optimus was passed out. Eugene was in here. I saw Abraham and smiled. He saw Ravage laying on the bed.

Rosita knocked something downs "whoops."

Eugene woke up. I snickered.

They spoke. Abraham looked at me. "Jo? You okay?" he asked. I nodded. "I will be fine. I just want him to wake up." I said. He nodded.

Abraham squeezed my hand softly. I smiled.

Me and Rosita were sitting next to Optimus's bed. I looked at him. He opened his eyes. I put the book down and smiled at him. He smiled back.

Me and Rosita helped Optimus sit up. "Thank you," he told me. I smiled.

Dad and Nicholas stumbled in. Rosita rushed over. "Dad, are you okay? What happened?" I asked.

"You guys look like shit." Optimus said. Dad turned. He looked at me. "He's fine." I said. He looked at him. "Optimus?" Mom asked. "I'm fine." He told her. Mom got over to Dad. She glanced at Nicholas. I sighed. Optimus motioned for me to sit with him. I sat with him and he kissed my head as I laid my head on his chest. I smiled.

I was sitting beside Optimus. We sat beside mom. Health was telling us about the horde of walkers Rick and Morgan found.

I sighed. "Now what I'm proposing, I know it sounds risky, but walkers are already slipping through the exits. One of the trucks keeping the walkers in could fall any day now. Maybe after one more hard rain. That exit sends them east. Right towards us. This isn't about if it gives, it's when. It's gonna happen. That's why we have to do this soon." Rick said.

"This is— I don't even have another word for it. This is terrifying. All of it. but it doesn't sound like there's any other way." Carol said. Optimus linked his hand with mine and he had his arm under mine.

"Maybe there is. I mean, couldn't we just build up the weak spots? I could draw up plans. I worked on the wall with Reg. Construction crew— we can try and make it safe." Carter said.

"Even if we could, the sound of those walkers is drawing more and more every day. Building up the exits won't change that." Rick told him.

"We're gonna do what Rick says. The plan he's laid out." Deanna said. I glanced at Optimus. He sighed. "I told you all, we're gonna have Daryl leading them away."

"Me too." Sasha said. "I'll take a car, ride next to him. Can't just be him. I'll keep them coming, Daryl keeps 'em from getting sloppy." Sasha said.

"I'll go with her. It's a long way to white-knuckle it solo." Abraham said. "We'll have two teams. One on each side of the forest controlling this thing. We're gonna have a few people on watch from now on. Rosita, Spencer, and Holly. So they're out. Who's in?" Rick asked.

"Me," Michonne said. "You should keep an eye on her. Talk about the plans you talked about." Dad whispered to Mom. "I know but this is important." Mom said.

"She's important. People need to see her come back." Dad pointed out. "That's not the only reason." Mom said. Dad looked at her. "Yeah, it isn't."

He then turned. "Me, Jo, and Optimus are in," Dad said. Rick nodded. Gabriel volunteered but Rick denied him.

"So what? Are we supposed to take your word for it? We're all supposed to just fall in line behind you after. . ." He trailed off.

"After what?" Rick asked. "After you wave a gun around screaming, pointing it at people. After you shoot a man in the face." I looked down. I still had the bruise on my face from Pete.

"Enough! Well, do what Rick says." Deanna ordered.

I was standing with Optimus. He was glaring at Nicholas. "He got Noah killed?" Optimus asked as Mom walked over. "He did. He did more than that. He lured Glenn into the woods and tried to kill him." Mom told us.

Me and Optimus turned. "WhT the hell?" Optimus asked. "Yeah."

"What?" He asked. "Glenn told me I could tell everyone if that's what I wanted to do. Could get Nicholas exiled. He'd die out there. Could have done that. You could do that now."

"He got Noah killed and he tried to kill Dad?" Optimus asked. Mom nodded. "Your dad saves people. It's who is he and it's who he's always been." Mom said. "Even people like that."

Optimus nodded. He then hugged me and mom. I smiled.

Glenn watched as his wife and children hugged each other. He smiled.