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Glenn and Aaron shot their guns at the walkers that surrounded Rick, they fell to the floor as I walked out behind them

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Glenn and Aaron shot their guns at the walkers that surrounded Rick, they fell to the floor as I walked out behind them.

"If you really want to tie me up again, that's fine, but hurry up." Aaron held his hands up looking at Rick as he put his gun on the floor.

"No time, we're going that way." Rick stated as we walked into the darkness of the forest.

We ran to the road and looked around, "Where are they?" Rick questioned looking at Aaron, "I don't know."

"If this is a trap to get us back to where you want us, your people are going to die tonight." Rick said angrily, glaring at Aaron.

We followed him as we walked down the road, "The flare was towards the water tower." Rick stated.

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Whistling was heard and we jogged towards the sound as Daryl knocked on the door and the group ran out.

I wrapped my arms around Daryl, his hand going to my head before pulling away as blood coated his fingers.

"What happened?" He questioned gruffly, I looked back at Aaron as he looked at me with an apologetic look before shaking my head.

"I tripped." I lied.

Aaron stormed inside as he called out a man's name before I hugged Maggie and Carl.

We all stood in the building, I was standing next to Noah as Aaron walked back inside. "Excuse me, excuse me everyone." Aaron spoke up.

He thanked us, "You saved Eric, I owe you, all of you." He said. "And I will make sure that debt is full for when we get to our community."

"When we get to Alexandria." He nodded at all of us.

"Maybe we can hit the road tomorrow morning." Aaron said as Rick appeared in the doorway, "That sounds fine." Rick nodded.

"But if we're staying here tonight you're sleeping over there." Rick pointed to the corner of the room. "You really think we gotta do that?" Maggie questioned looking at Rick.

"It's the safe play, we don't know you." Rick's attention went back to Aaron. "The only way you're going to stop me from being with him is by shooting me." Aaron gave a pointed look at Rick.

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Most of us were hauled up in the RV as we drove down the road, I was sat on a cushion in the room with Aaron and Eric.

Noah appeared in the doorway, shaking a pill bottle and some water.

"Oh I want to wait till we get home, I want to let him sleep." Aaron spoke looking at a sleeping Eric.

"It's for you, a few bottles. Don't need to be stingy with 'em." Noah spoke looking at the red lines on Aaron's wrists from where he was tied up.

"I know how bad those hurt." Noah said as he handed them to Aaron. "Your leg, did that happen before?" Aaron questioned stopping Noah from walking away.

"Uh- during. Dad and me, car accident." Noah spoke leaning in the doorway. I looked down at the floor as Noah mentioned a doctor.

My mind went back to the hospital where Beth died, I clenched my jaw and looked at the floor.

Noah walked away and Aaron looked at me from where I sat beside him, "I'm sorry for- you know pushing you." Aaron looked at the pills in his hand.

"It's fine, hasn't been the first time someone did that." I shrugged meeting his eye. "This community of yours," I paused.

"Are they good people." I questioned looking at him, "Yeah, they are." Aaron smiled and nodded at me.

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I stood on the top of the RV with Daryl, I grunted and sat down on the edge letting my legs dangled from it.

My head stopping bleeding ours ago but it's still ached, "You lied to me." Daryl muttered walking over to me and sat beside me.

"About what?" I questioned looking at him as he sat down, "About what happened to your head." He kept his eyes trained on me.

"I did fall, I didn't lie about that part." I smiled slightly at him, his hand went up and brushed my greasy hair from my face.

Everyone cheered as the RV rumbled up again, Daryl climbed down the ladder and held his hands out as I climbed down. His hands holding my waist as he helped me.

I sat in the RV beside Rosita as we stopped at the gates of the community Aaron mentioned, I looked out the window and stood up leaning against the dashboard beside Abraham.

We exited the RV and I walked up to Rick as he held Judith, "Can you take her?" Rick questioned as I held out my arms and took Judith from him.

I placed a kiss on her head and walked with the rest to the gates.

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