Safe haven, Rick Grimes

024. HER NAME IS JUDITH

Chapter twenty four

"Her name is Judith." 

Carl, Hershel, Scarlett and Beth had followed him down, as Carl ran toward's the gate, they all watched as the walkers began to notice the woman, she backed away, pulling out her katana, she stabbed one of them in the head "should we help her?" Carl asked, as Rick seemed to be thinking about it, the woman cut one of the walkers heads off as she fell over, catching herself, she got back up and stabbed the one coming toward's her in the chest, kicking it away, she then passed out.

As two walkers were going toward's her, Carl shot them, as Rick ran up to the gate "Carl!" he voiced, as Carl turned tossing him the keys, Rick caught them as he unlocked the gate "shit." he said, as he opened it up, him and Carl stepped out, as Rick began shooting the walkers around the woman, Carl began shooting the ones that were around the basket as he ran to it, Rick shot one more walker before crouching down to the woman "is she bit?" Hershel asked, as Rick looked her over "gunshot." he said, putting her around him and grabbing her katana.

They all headed back up to the prison "Carl, get a blanket. Beth, water and a towel." Rick shared "alright." Beth told him, as she walked off "here?" Carl asked, putting the blanket down "she's not coming n the cell blocks." Rick shared, laying the woman down, Scarlett watched from afar holding the baby in her arms "whoa, whoa, steady now, alright." Rick said, as he put the katana down away from her, Beth walked up to Rick with the water and towel "thank you." Rick told her, as he took it and poured the water over the woman "hey, hey, it's alright. Look at me. Who are you?" he asked.

As the woman looked to her weapon, she reached for it, as Rick kicked it away and grabbed her arms "no. We're not gonna hurt you unless you try something stupid first, all right?" he asked her "Rick." Daryl said, as Rick looked to him "who the hell is this?" Daryl asked, as Rick looked back at the woman "you wanna tell us your name?" he asked, as the woman didn't say anything "you wanna tell us your name?" Rick asked her again but got nothing "ya'll come on in here." Daryl told them, as Rick stood up, grabbing the katana "everything all right?" he asked "you're gonna wanna see this." Daryl told them.

As Rick looked to Scarlett "go ahead." he told her, as Scarlett, Beth and Hershel turned walking into the cell block "Carl, get the bag." Rick told him, as Carl walked over and grabbed it, following after them all, Rick held up the katana "we'll keep this safe and sound. The doors are all locked. You'll be safe here. And we can treat that." he shared "I didn't ask for your help." the woman told him "doesn't matter." Rick told her, as he turned walking into the cell block "can't let you leave." he told her, as Daryl walked in after him, shutting the door and locking it.

They all then followed him to what he wanted to show them, as they stopped at a cell, Carol was on the bottom bunk "oh god." she said, getting up and hugging Rick "thank god. Thank god." Rick told her, as he hugged her back, he then pulled away "how?" Hershel asked, as him and Carol hugged "solitary." Carol told him "poor thing fought her way into a cell. Must have passed out. Dehydrated." Daryl shared, as Hershel stepped back, Carol saw Scarlett holding the baby, and seeing how close Carl was standing to her, she knew, as she turned looking at Rick, Rick looked down, as Carol put her hands on his face "I'm sorry." she whispered, turning and looking back at Carl "oh, god." she said, as Carl started crying, Scarlett put her arm around him, Carol stepped forward looking at the baby.

Where Rick, Daryl and Hershel then began walking out of the cell to deal with the woman, but soon Rick and Daryl came back in and as they did, the news they had to share was shocking, seeing as Maggie and Glenn had been kidnapped and taken to a town called woodbury as Hershel was stitching the woman up, Carl was watching over him, while the rest of them were all standing around, Scarlett had let Carol hold the baby girl "how do you know we can trust her?" Oscar asked "this is Maggie and Glenn. Why are we even debating?" Beth asked "we ain't. I'll go after em." Daryl shared "well, this place sounds petty secure. You can't go alone." Rick shared "I'll go." Beth said "me, too." Axel told them "I'm in." Oscar said, as Rick looked to Scarlett, Scarlett knew he was gonna go, as Rick sighed.

They all were ready to leave, the woman was going to be leading them there as Rick, Daryl and Oscar were the one's going after them, Scarlett had handed Carol the baby just for now as she watched Daryl open the trunk of the car "I got the flash bangs and I got the tear gas." he said, as Oscar put some things in the car, he turned walking off, as Carl walked up, as Daryl helped him put the bags in the car "don't worry about your old man. I'm gonna keep my eye on him." he shared, as him and Carl turned walking off.

Oscar, Rick and Hershel then walked out, as Rick looked at Scarlett, he handed the bin and bag to him, as he walked over to her "what you did..what you've been doing." he shared "I'm sorry." Scarlett told him "no, no, I'm sorry and thankful." Rick shared, and as he did, Scarlett stuck her hand in her pocket, pulling out the letter Lori had written for her "Lori, um, wrote this for me. And I'm not exactly sure if she'd want you to read it but I need you to. Not for me but for yourself." she shared, as Rick took it, he held his hand there "if something happens while we're gone." he told her.

"I'll look after everyone. I'll get the keys from Carl and lock us all in the cells to keep us safe." Scarlett shared "I know. I know you will." rick shared, as the two stood there, staring into each other's eyes, Scarlett let go of the letter "Carl's been trying to come up with a name for her." she shared "and what does he think?" Rick asked "at first he wanted to name her after someone who we've lost but then we landed on his third grade teacher Mrs Millers first name which was Judith. And I told him, I would check with you before we start calling her anything." Scarlett shared.

"I think..I think that's a fine name." Rick shared, sticking the letter she had given him in his pocket, the two then began walking over to the van and as they did, Carl came walking up to them "so?" he asked "Judith it is." Rick told him, as Carl smiled, Scarlett put her arms around him, as Rick walked around to the drivers side "bring him back." Hershel told him, as Rick got in the car with the others, he began driving off, they all watched them go, as Carol came walking up, holding the baby out to Scarlett "I think somebody wants you." she told her, as Scarlett looked to her "her name is Judith." she told her, as Carol smiled "Judith." she said, handing Judith over to her, Scarlett took her in her arms and pulled her close to her.