The Mini Badass

Chapter 32

The next morning Rick told Carl and I we were going on a run with him. The three of us huddled into the car, Michonne quickly joining us.

We started the trip, the car painfully quiet as Michonne drives. I keep my mouth shut, fiddling with the braid Beth gave me while staring out the window.

"Hey!" A hoarse shout from outside makes me jump. I turn to Carl's window finding a man with a backpack trying to wave us down. 

"Please!" I hear him yell as we pass by making me turn to watch the man fall to his knees out of the back window.

I open my mouth but shut it, shifting in my seat to look back out my window.

We drive a few more minutes before reaching a pile up. Four cars all crashed into each other, blocking the road.

Michonne doesn't seem worried as she simply drives onto the grass, slowly passing by the destruction. 

I start worrying when the car stops, the sound of a tire spinning filling the air. The car shakes as the tire just spins. I lay my head against Michonne's seat.

A growl jolts me up, walkers surrounding our car, banging against the windows.

Rick calmly turns back to me and Carl. "Cover your ears." He tells us and we listen, covering our ears with our hands. Michonne doing the same.

The man slightly opens the window, pulling out his gun and shoots down one of the walkers.

Rick makes quick work of the walkers and we all get out. Rick and Michonne look for something to get our tire unstuck while Carl and I check the car's for anything useful.

Carl finds a pretty cool jacket but that's about it. Rick found a dress, holding it up. "This'll work."

"Tell me when." Michonne tells him, walking back to the car and getting in the drivers seat. 

I look down at the bodies, crossing my arms over my chest. "Hey." Rick says, nodding Carl over. The two crouch down in front of the car, whispering to each other.

I move over to the open suitcase Rick found the dress in, pulling out multiple pieces of clothing. I kneel down, covering the dead faces with cloth. 

"Hey!" Someone yells and I turn towards the voice. It's the same man with the backpack. "Ainsley get over here." Rick says, ushering me towards him and Carl.

I reach their side and Rick taps the car, Michonne driving over his dress contraption and freeing the car. "Please don't leave me!" Backpack man shouts, running towards us.

"Get in the car." Rick tells me and Carl, the boy dragging me into the backseat with him. Rick gets in the front and Michonne starts driving again, leaving the man behind.

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Our group eventually reaches a town, driving through I recognize the place. It's where I met Rick at the beginning. Where I lived for two months.

We get out of our car, deciding to walk through the town our first stop being the police station. Rick leads the way through the empty station, stopping in front of the armory. 

Bad news for us the things been raided, all that's left is a few loose bullets. Rick sighs, walking into the caged room, the rest of us following.

"Damn it." The man sighs before kicking the wall. Michonne kneels down, picking up a bullet. "You got any other police stations around here?" She asks, examining the bullet.

"I was the police here." He tells her and I pick up a box, shaking out the three bullets inside. "Me and a few other guys, it ain't a big town."

"There's other places to check." Rick tells us as Carl stuffs some bullets into his pocket. "May not have as many guns that were here but-"