Safe haven, Rick Grimes

015. EVERYONES ON OPPOSING SIDES

Chapter fifteen

"Everyone's on opposing sides."

It had been a week, and Randall was good enough to travel, as Rick and Shane had taken him out just like they said they would, where Beth thankfully was awake from her catatonic state, as Scarlett was helping Maggie out the two were making Beth lunch, as Maggie cut vegetables, Scarlett cut the chicken "can you tell me what happened in town?" Maggie asked her "why?" Scarlett asked her "he's not the same. Says he froze. Blames me. Says I got inside his head." Maggie shared.

As Scarlett took a deep breath "he told us that you told him you loved him. And he..he never heard it before from someone who wasn't his family. So when we were being shot at, he was scared. I know he was cause I also was scared. But I've also learned to hide it really well so I told him to take my hand and told him we were gonna get out of this, all four of us. And we did. But my point is, that he didn't want to die without getting to say I love you back to you." she shared, as the two had plated Beth's lunch "let me just give this to Beth." Maggie told her "I got it." Scarlett told her, taking the tray and walking to the room.

Opening the door, she walked in "lunch is served. And normally I like to give my patients pudding or jello but we are sadly out of both." she shared, putting the tray on the bedside table, as Beth sat up, Scarlett looked at her "maybe once you finish all your food, we can go outside, get some fresh air, go for a walk." she told her "Lori's pregnant. How could she do that?" Beth asked "it wasn't exactly planned." Scarlett told her "you think it'll make a difference?" Beth asked, and when she did, Scarlett didn't know how to answer that "I'm gonna go check again for that pudding." she told her, turning and walking out of there.

Having gone back to check on Beth, Scarlett chuckled, carrying a container, she opened the door "I found that pudding after all." she shared, but as she did, she heard Beth crying, as she put the pudding down next to the rest of the food, and when she did, she noticed the knife on her plate missing, as she walked over and crouched down "I lost my mom, too. I was much younger then you were when I watched her die." she shared "it's just so pointless." Beth told her "it's not. I know it may seem like it but your sister, your father, Patricia and Jimmy would want you to survive. So how about you give me that knife?" Scarlett asked her, as Beth brought the knife up out from under the covers, Scarlett took it, turning to the plate, she put it down on it picking up the tray and walked out of there.

Throwing the tray down in the kitchen, she ran out of the house and down the field, looking for Maggie, she saw Lori and Andrea at camp "Lori, Andrea! Have either of you seen Maggie or Hershel?" she asked "haven't seen Hershel, but I saw Maggie and Glenn walk by maybe twenty minutes ago." Andrea shared "why? What's wrong?" Lori asked "just..just get Maggie!" Scarlett voiced, turning and running back to the house.

Where soon Lori and Andrea had come back with Maggie, where Scarlett told her that Beth tried to kill herself, where as Maggie went into the bedroom, the three of them stayed in the kitchen "are you crazy? What if dad finds out?" Maggie asked "what's he gonna do? Kill me for committing suicide?" Beth asked "stop being such a brat. He'd die. So would I. This isn't just about you. We all lost mom." Maggie shared "we'd lose each other and I couldn't stand that." Beth shared "so you give up?" Maggie asked, as Beth didn't say anything, the two then began screaming at each other.

"Where's Hershel?" Andrea asked "they don't want him to know yet that's there decision." Scarlett shared "she's right it's a family affair. We'll let them work it out." Lori shared, eating Beth's lunch "that's working it out?" Andrea asked "when Beth stops fighting that's when it's time to worry." Lori shared "you are so selfish!" Maggie yelled "this could've been handled better." Andrea said "how? Please enlighten me?" Scarlett asked her "you shouldn't have taken the knife away." Andrea told her "I shouldn't have taken the knife away?" Scarlett asked her, raising her brows, Lori looked between the two.