Safe haven, Rick Grimes

025. SHE WAS REAL

Chapter twenty five

"She was real." 

It was dark out and the others still hadn't come back, as Scarlett was holding Judith, Axel was sitting next to her "you are good with her. You got kids?" he asked "none of my own." Scarlett told him, as Carl was watching them and he knew what this guy was doing and he didn't like it and knew his dad definitely wouldn't "how old are you, anyway?" Axel asked, as Carol walked up to the cell "I'm gonna go feed her. Come on, Carl." Scarlett shared, standing up, she walked out of the cell, and as she did, Carl kept his eyes on Axel as he followed her out.

Carol made sure they were gone before looking at Axel "stay away from her." she told him "please." Axel told her "this isn't about you trying to repopulate the earth." Carol shared "I didn't mean no offense. I've been locked up a long while and, well, there weren't many women. You following me? I mean, Maggie, she's with Glenn and you're a lesbian. I was just talking with her." Axel shared "I'm not a lesbian." Carol told him "you got the..short hair." Axel told her, as Carol raised her brows "your not a lesbian?" Axel asked.

As Carol stared at him "my, my, this is interesting." Axel told her "no, it's not. And if Rick knew you were flirting or trying to do anything with her, he'd kill you." Carol shared, as she walked around him, heading to the cafeteria.

Where as the night continued on, Scarlett kept trying to put Judith down in the box they were using as her crib but she always kept crying, so she decided to hold her in her arms, which she soon fell asleep in just like last night, as she stood up by Carl and Beth on the steps, Hershel was watching them "how are we on formula?" Carl asked "there's enough for the next month." Scarlett shared, as Carl nodded "I'll take Carol for some more at the end of the week." he shared "your dad and the others will be back by then." Beth shared, as Carl looked to her "you don't know that." he told her.

"Hey." Scarlett said, as Carl looked to her "your dad's coming back along with everyone else." Scarlett shared, a woman's scream echoed through the prison "what was that?" Beth asked, as the woman's screams continued, Judith woke up and started crying "shh. Shh. It's okay." Scarlett told her, holding her close to her "that was from inside." Hershel told them "was that Carol?" Carl asked "she's out keeping watch in the guard tower with Axel." Hershel shared "what if they came back in for something? What if they're in trouble?" Beth asked "t's not them. They wouldn't go down there." Scarlett shared.

"How could anybody else get in?" Beth asked "the tombs are filled with walkers that wandered in from outside. Someone else could have done the same thing." Hershel shared "I'm going." Carl told them, grabbing his gun, he stood up on the stairs, as Scarlett stepped in front of him "I am not letting you go down there." she told him "my father would go." Carl told her "Carl.." Scarlett told him "look after Judith. I'll be back, I promise." Carl shared, walking past her and out of the cell block, Scarlett walked to the cafeteria, sitting down on the table, she kept her eyes on the door, waiting for him to get back.

Soon Carl came running back in with five people, two men, one much bigger then the other, a teenage boy and two woman, one being carried in by the bigger man "Carl!" Scarlett voiced, standing up, Carl walked over to her "I couldn't leave them down there. One of them's already dead." Carl told her, as Scarlett looked to the woman they lied on the ground "who the hell are you? How did you get in here? Who are you with?" a woman asked, as Scarlett looked to her, she grabbed Carl's hand and began leading him back toward's the cell block, heading inside, Carl shut the door behind them "hey, what are you doing?" the woman asked, coming toward's it, as Carl locked it.