Solitary: The Walking Dead

Chapter Seven.

Son of a bitch, they're alive.

"Bear follow" i say and grab my gun from rick and start walking back to my tent, leaving the rest of the group behind me, i put my gun with my stuff in my tent and make my way to the tool shed.

I grab one of hershals shovels and i look out to the fields to find the best place the bury the bodies, i decide that the best spot is under a large tree next to a grave they had already made, its got a nice view and plenty of shade. I start to dig the grave for Hershals wife, Bear starts to help me by grigging as well, although its not as helpful its the thought that makes me smile.

"You dont have to do that" Maggie says coming up behind me, "someones gotta do it" I say lifting myself out of the hole and moving next to it digging a much smaller hole "im sorry about your mom" i say focusing on the hole "thanks".

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I sit away from the rest of the group and watch the group bury their loved ones, i turn and climb into my tent with Bear and lay down closing my eyes for a bit.

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"Hey Iris. We cant find Hershal can you help us?" Rick asks, coming up to my tent as i get out, "yeah... Carl i need you to look after bear!" I shout over to the boy who comes running over grabbing the dog and going back over to his mom, i grab my bag and my guns that I had yet to give back.

We get in the car and head towards town where they said he used to drink, i keep an eye out on the road to see if theres any sign that he went off this track. "Thanks for your help today" Rick says keeping his focus on the road, "i didnt want to go against your orders but i couldnt let them kill anyone" i reply.

"I know" he says and we all back into silence, "maggie said she loves me" Glenn blurts out from the backseat, "She doesn't mean it. I mean she can't. I mean... well... She... she's upset or confused. She's probably feeling, like..." he adds.

"I think she's smart enough to know what she's feeling" i say, "No. No. No, you know what? She wants to be in love, so she's... she needs something to... to, like... to hold onto." he argues, "Glenn, it's pretty obvious to everyone Maggie loves you, and not just because you're one of the last men standing. So what's the problem?" Rick asks.

"I didn't say it back. I've never had a woman say that to me before except my mom, of course, and my sisters. But with Maggie, it's different. We barely know each other. What... what does she really know about me? Nothing. We're practically strangers. But I... I didn't know what to do with it. I just stood there like a jerk." Glenn rambles on.

"Hey. Hey, this is a good thing, something we don't get enough of these days. Enjoy it. And when we get back, return the favour. It's not like she's going anywhere." Rick says. "Rick?" glenn says after a few minutes of silence.

"I know about lori, her being pregnant" glenn says, i figure that this conversation is none of my business so i zone it out and focus on looking for tracks. We pull up outside of the bar, i grab my knife out of its sheath and get out of the car with Rick and Glenn following. "Hershal" Rick says relieved to see the man sat at the bar across from us.

"Who's with ya?" he questions not looking back at us "Iris and Glenn" Rick answers and we all step into the bar, closing the door behind us, "maggie sent him?" hershal asks "he volunteered. Hes good like that..." Rick asks, as we walk towards hershal, "how many have you had?" Rick asks.

I walk behind the bar and look at the different bottles, i pick up a random bottle of bourbon and take the lid off and bringing it up to smell it, "not enough" Hershal says answering ricks question, I take a sip of the drink and let the liquid glide down my throat as i enjoy the burning and i go and sit at a table.