"If you think Rick is the problem, I guess you don't know what I'm fucking capable of you asshole." - Athena Dixon
"I guess I do have more balls even than you Shane." - Athena Dixon
"I'm a Dixon. And I've been through a lot more hell than any of yo...
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Athena was tired. And hungry. And on the verge of finding a hole to crawl into and wait to die.
It had been a few days now since Tyreese died. It was decided they'd go to D.C. after Noah's home turned out to be destroyed.
D.C. could be their last chance at finding any sort of civilization. Eugene didn't have a cure, but D.C. was a big city that might have food, water, fuel, supplies.
Might.
It might have those things.
Just like they might never make it there.
Athena watched while Daryl, Sasha, and Maggie came down the road toward the rest of the group. She didn't see any squirrels hanging from Daryl's shoulder. No water in any of the girl's hands.
Great. They hadn't found anything either.
A day and a half without food and very little water.
Daryl, Sasha, and Maggie joined the rest. Daryl gave a quick shake of the head to Rick who sighed. "We keep going. There's gotta be somethin' further down the road," he said.
The group loaded into the van. It was a big van, but eighteen people plus a baby and a few bags took up a lot of space. Athena was squished against the window with Judith on her lap. Carl was on the floor at Athena's feet. Changbin was sitting next to his girlfriend and Jisung was sitting on the floor at his older brother's feet.
Athena held onto Judith like a lifeline, the poor girl being one of the few things keeping Athena from drifting into an even darker part of her mind.
The engine began to sputter before eventually, the van stopped completely. "You've gotta be shitting me," Athena muttered to herself.
"We're out, just like the other one," Abraham informed from the driver's seat.
"So we walk," Rick said.
Everyone started piling out of the van. Athena handed Judith to Carl, letting them go before her. She exited the van behind them, placing her foot on the pavement. When her other foot touched the ground, she nearly fell over.
Glenn caught her arm before she could. "You all right, Athena?" he asked.
"I'm fine," she said while tugging her arm from his grip.
Her legs felt like jelly as she walked.
They all moved slowly like walkers and there was a herd behind them, but they did nothing. They waited. Athena could tell that everyone was at their weakest right now, considering. Her, Jiung and Changbin were in front of Gabriel, but behind Carl and Maggie.
The Dixon girl could see her father walking up front next to Rick, and for time to time he would turn around and looked towards Athena, to make sure she was okay and still there.
