Safe haven, Rick Grimes

033. BEING PUT INTO ISOLATION

Chapter thirty three

"Being put into isolation."

The council had decided that the young children who were the most vulnerable were to be moved out of the cell blocks and into the administration building, as Scarlett was packing her bag, she put her and Judith's stuff in one bag, as Judith was playing with her horse, she threw it on the ground and started crying, as Scarlett turned looking at her "what's wrong?" she asked her, stepping forward and grabbing the wooden horse, she put it into her bag and when she looked around, the bunny was missing, as she let out a breath "bunny. You don't want the horse, you want bunny." she said, beginning to look for it.

Practically tearing apart the room, she couldn't find it as Judith continued crying, Scarlett ran her hands through her hair, she shook her head "it doesn't matter.." she whispered, turning and grabbing her bag up, the bunny was there, as let out a breath, putting her bag around her, she picked up the bunny, as she turned around walking up to Judith, she picked her up in her arms "let's go." she told her, and when she did, Judith stopped crying as she held onto her and her rabbit, Scarlett turned walking out of the cell.

Where when she did, Rick was standing there as he looked at her worried, Scarlett noticed he had his holster on and that his hand was wrapped and that he had a cut on his face like he had been punched "what happened?" she asked him, as Rick shook his head "I..I heard her crying, I was worried about.." he shared, motioning to her "she wanted her bunny. I couldn't find it." Scarlett told him, as Rick nodded "I should go." Scarlett told him, stepping around him and walking off, Rick turned to her "Scar.." he told her.

As Scarlett stopped looking at him "don't. Because all I could think about when I heard those gunshots and screams was how you were gonna go running in there without your gun! And then when everything is fine, I find out from Maggie that you can't even come near me because of this sickness and I knew you'd never see me again till after this was all over. And at first I hated it because I wanted to know you were at least alive and safe but now I hate it because looking at you only makes me want to hold and kiss you but I can't!" Scarlett voiced, her voice breaking.

"I know, believe me. I know." Rick told her, having been fighting the urge since he walked in here to go to her and hold her and kiss her "I should go." Scarlett told him, not being able to stand there anymore, as she turned around, walking off, Rick walked her go.

Having gone into the administration building, Scarlett found Carl there "shouldn't you be in isolation?" she asked, as Carl turned to her "dad put me in charge of keeping an eye on everyone to keep them safe." he shared, as Scarlett laughed, stepping into one of the offices "you must be so excited about that." she told him "I wasn't. But then I realized I'd be keeping you and Judith safe." Carl shared, as Scarlett turned to him, seeing he had his gun "I'm not supposed to fire it unless I absolutely need to." Carl shared, as Scarlett nodded, holding her hand out, she closed the door, and when she did, she let out a breath as she sat down on the ground, holding Judith in her arms as she leaned against the door.

Where some time had passed and as it did, Maggie had come by "Scarlett?" she asked her "yeah?" Scarlett asked her "how are you getting through this? Because Glenn has it and I don't know how." Maggie told her, her voice breaking, and when she did, Scarlett took a deep breath "it's hard. I mean you saw me, my hormones are all over the place I've been crying all the time." she shared, chuckling so did Maggie "but all we can do is stay strong. Hope that Daryl and Michonne come back with the meds. And that you, Rick and Carol help keep this place standing and everyone alive. And I'll take care of myself and Judith. Will get through this just like we have everything else." Scarlett shared, leaning down and kissing Judith on the head, she heard Maggie walking away.

Later on, Judith started crying, as Scarlett was standing, holding her in her arms as she paced, rocking her in her arms "after the pirates were vanquished, the kingdom was finally safe, where the king had stepped down and let his royal council step up to make the decisions. But what none of them could see coming was a curse brought upon their land." she was telling her, as Judith stopped crying, the other children were listening to this story along with Maggie and Carl who were standing outside the door "and this curse caused people to turn into these giant ogres who attacked people in the kingdom." Scarlett added on.

"Where the royal council then decided that the kings queen and his prince and princess were to be sent away along with the rest of the children in the kingdom to keep them safe. Locking up the kingdom, the king and his fellow members were left to keep the ogres at bay, all while a knight of the royal council and gone out with his knights in venture of the cure for this dreadful curse. Where some say, the only thing that could be seen is the kings shadow as he awaits the return of his family." she shared, sitting down on the ground, she leaned against the door.

And as she did, Carl turned walking off to continue walking the halls and as he did, Maggie walked toward's the door, sitting down "is he gone?" Scarlett asked her "yeah. So's my dad, he went in with all the sick people." Maggie shared "well, Dr S is sick and I'm in here so your dad's the only one who could do it." Scarlett shared "will get through this just like we have everything else, right? Wait for the family to return?" Maggie asked her, as Scarlett shook her head "no. We're never coming back from this. It's over." she shared, her voice breaking "even if we get through it, it won't be like it was. It will never be like it was." she added on "I know." Maggie told her, her voice breaking, as the two of them sat there crying.