Safe haven, Rick Grimes

012. IF HE KICKS US OUT OF HERE

Chapter twelve

"If he kicks us out of here." 

The next day, Carl was back on his feet and Daryl was out and at his own campsite, Scarlett was spending her morning trying to stay from Shane, as Glenn walked up to her "here." he told her, trying to hand her jerky "I'm not hungry." Scarlett told him, stepping around him, Glenn turned to her "how can you not be hungry?" he asked, but before he could follow after her, Shane whistled "yo, peach man!" he called out, as Glenn walked over to him, Rick and Jimmy.

Lori stepped toward's Scarlett "hey, you okay?" she asked her "yeah, I'm fine. Just a lots happening, you know? Carl getting shot, now Daryl. Sophia's still missing." Scarlett shared "yeah." Lori told her, nodding, she looked past her and seeing Glenn, Rick and Shane looking at them, Scarlett walked off.

Where today was gun training day, as everyone began heading to their car's, Scarlett was leaning against the RV watching them go, Shane was looking at her "you coming?" he asked, and when he did, Scarlett didn't answer him, as she turned walking into the RV, as she was sitting in there, looking at the bruise on her wrist, she didn't notice Dale walk into the RV "that's a nasty bruise." he told her, as Scarlett quickly pulled her sleeve down "I remember your first day in camp when you stood up for Carol letting Ed hit you instead to where Shane then beat his face in." Dale shared, sitting down across from her.

"I thought.." Scarlett said, not looking at him 'I thought he could keep me safe. He..he told me he could keep me safe. But..it only takes fifteen seconds." she shared, pulling her sleeve over her hand "he wanted you to leave with him didn't he?" Dale asked her, as Scarlett nodded "and when I questioned him about he put his hands on my shoulders cause I tried to tell him about that day in the RV how Rick saved us but he..he didn't wanna talk about Rick. Where even when I walked away from him he followed me and I think the only reason he didn't put his hands on me then was because I stepped around him and walked toward's Rick." she shared.

"Cause you felt safe with him?" Dale asked her "I ran away to king county from my husband. Wanted a fresh start, and I wasn't planning on staying there long but then I met a man in a bar, we were drinking together, he told me his story and I told him mine. And he told me that I would be safe there. And I was. And then he almost died and I saved him. Just like he saved me." Scarlett shared, looking up at him "but now..now I'm scared for him. Because the way Shane has been talking about him? Like..like he's in the way or something. It..it scares me. Scares me to even think. To know what he's capable of and what he might do to him." she shared, and when she did, Dale nodded, reaching his hand and putting it on top of her's an squeezing it "I know. I know." he told her, as the two sat there like that for a while.

Soon after that, the others except for Shane and Andrea had returned, as Carl came running up to Scarlett "Scarlett! Scarlett!" he voiced, as Scarlett brought her hands out stopping him "whoa, easy there, cowboy!" she voiced, chuckling, as she fixed his hat, Carl was catching his breath "you should've seen it! There were like all these bottles lined up on the fence and I was actually allowed to hold and shoot a gun." he shared "really?" Scarlett asked, raising her brows "yeah. And I shot a few of them and my dad told me I was a great shot." Carl shared "I bet you were." Scarlett told him, as Carl smiled "the brave boy." he told her, as Scarlett chuckled, pulling him close to her "yes, you are. Come on." she told him, walking the two of them toward's the others.

The next morning, it was getting colder out, as they all were sitting around eating breakfast "um, guys." Glenn said, as they all looked to him "so..the barns full of walkers." Glenn told them, and when he did, everyone's eyes went wide, they all quickly got up and headed down there, where Shane was standing at the doors looking inside it, one of them came walking up to the door as he turned walking over to them all "you cannot tell me you're all right with this." he told Rick "no, I'm not. But we're guests here. This isn't our land." Rick told him "oh god, this is our lives, man!" Shane voiced.