Night had fallen. Rick and Glenn still weren't back. Lori had gone after them and still wasn't back either. Everyone was worrying, because if Hershel didn't come back soon, something even worse could happen to Beth, and Katherine couldn't watch another person she cares about die in front of her.
Everyone wasn't sure what to do. Because of what Shane did, he was supposed to be off the farm. But knowing Rick, he wouldn't leave Shane behind, and Lori and Carl wouldn't go anywhere without Rick. Dale, Carol and Andrea seem to be in their own little group, then Katherine, Harlow, Glenn and T-Dog are in another. Daryl, was just off on his own, ever since he lost Merle, he hasn't spoken to many, only when necessary.
The group is split. Broken. The death of Sophia made them that way. They had so much hope in finding her, nearby and alive. But, only to find her nearby but dead. Katherine sat at the table in the dining room, Harlow on one side, Carl on the other. A while ago Lori asked Katherine to check in on Carl and watch over him. She didn't say much else and left at that.
"They should've been back by now" Andrea says, walking into the room with Shane on her tail.
"Yeah. They just got holed up somewhere" Shane states, taking an empty seat. "We'll head out first thing in the morning"
"All of us?" Katherine questioned, wondering if she'll be able to go out and look, or if she'll be stuck back at the farm watching over Harlow and Carl.
Shane ignored her question and looked at Carl, "Carl, I want you to keep your head up, okay? Your old man, he's the toughest son of a–"
"No cussing in the house" Patricia cut him off.
"Sorry" Shane apologized, fakely.
"Lori, dinner" Carol called out.
"She's not in there" Maggie stated.
"Where is she?" Dale questioned.
Katherine sighed, realizing why Lori told her to look in on Carl, "I think she went after Rick"
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After double checking around the farm to make sure Lori was there or not, the group met back up. "I checked all the tents and the RV, no sign" Katherine stated.
"She's not at the barn" Shane said.
"I checked the yards" T-Dog said.
"Well, where is she?" Carl asked.
"She asked Daryl to go into town" Carol said, running up to the group. "Kat's right, she must've gone herself"
Carl whimpered and ran off towards his tent, Katherine decided to leave him be, and hold her sister who was also starting to worry.
"Is Lori going to be okay? Is Rick? Glenn? Beth? Hershel?" Harlow panics.
"Shh" Katherine hushes her, pulling her into a hug, "They're going to be okay. We're all going to be okay"
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forever » the walking dead¹
Fanfiction❝ Maybe forever was a word meant for memories and not people ❞ 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 Sixteen year old Katherine James navigates her way through an apocalyptic world, surrounded by the dead, her little sister by her side and a group of survivors she met on...
