TWD-Vivian Grimes

CONQUER

ALEXANDRIA

Brian slowly opens his eyes laying on a cot inside a small room. He lifts his head off the pillow and sits up seeing Lyla sitting in a chair with her arms crossed over her chest.

He chuckles laying his feet on the floor still sitting on the bed.

Brian: How long have I been in here?

Lyla: All night. What's so damn funny?

Brian: It's just I started this shit inside a cell and now I'm back in one. I'm still there

He slides on the bed leaning his back against the wall.

Lyla: Deanna wanted you in here, calm things down. Anna patched you up. Jenna and Carl came by for a while. I sent them home.

She stands up.

Lyla: Brian.

She slides the chair closer to the bed perching herself back down.

Lyla: What are you doing?

Brian sighs running his hand across his face.

Lyla: We put Pete in another house. You could have told me what was happening

Brian: It happened fast and then Noah. Ian wanted to get Jessie and the boys away from Pete. I couldn't tell you about the gun.

Lyla: No you couldn't.

Brian: You wanted this place. I want it.

Lyla: We had to stop being out there.

Brian: Well we're here.

Lyla lets out a scoff.

Lyla: Well you said you weren't.

The door opens up and Rick, Ian, Glenn, Grady, Abraham, Annabelle, and Carol walks inside the room. Annabelle closes the door behind her.

Annabelle: Where'd you get the gun?

Carol: You took it, right? From the armory?

Rick: That was stupid. How did you do it?

Brian shrugs his shoulders

Brian: Just in case.

Grady: Deanna's planning to have a meeting tonight. For anyone who wants to.

Abraham: To kick Hero Hair out?

Grady: To try.

Glenn: We don't know that.

Lyla: Maggie's with Deanna right now. She's gonna find out what it is

Rick: Why'd you do it, Brian?

Brian: I don't honestly know. Jessie was ready to leave. She was gonna leave but then Pete showed up, drunk off his ass and the only person I saw was-----

He sighs hanging his head low

Carol: Your dad?

Brian nods his head

Brian: And I just saw pure red.

Carol: At the meeting you said you were worried about someone being abused and no one was doing anything about it.

Annabelle looks at Ian, arms folded across her chest

Annabelle: Was that Jessie?

Ian nods his head, sighing

Ian: Yeah.

Annabelle: And you took the gun just to be sure that she was safe from a man who wound up attacking Brian.