Stars will fall | TWD

sunset

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Rhea was sitting on the tent floor with no shoes on, clearly being tired. The sun was starting to set, the sky being bright yellow now. It's still not any less hotter than it was during the morning.

Suddently the tent flap zipped open, revealing her dad.

"Hey, Ree," Daryl said, his voice being his usual rough one, but only enough for her to hear. Rhea just looks at him, giving him a clear sign that she's listening.

"Glenn, T-dog, Merle and a couple others are goin' on a run tomorrow. I was thinkin' if ya wanted to come with me to uh..- go visit home real quick while they're there."
He explained, getting into the tent and sitting on top of his own sleeping back.

Rhea's eyes light up. home. She hasn't been home in months, not since this whole thing started.

"Really? I mean.. yeah." She said, her voice a bit too excited to her liking. Daryl's lips uptune just slightly.

"Kay, we'll go in the mornin', don't sleep too late." Daryl said after a small moment. He clearly looked a bit tired, his hand rubbing his face.

Rhea's eyes spark with excitement, but just a faith smile on her lips.

"..Kay." She nods. Daryl also gives her a nod back before exiting the tent again. Rhea smiles to herself.
Home. She'd really like some of her stuff and clothes from their house.

The tent flap is still left open, allowing Rhea too see the starting sunset on the sky. She decides to put her shoes back on, her hands grapping the baby blue sneakers from next to her. That's her favourite color.

She walks out of the tent, making her way to the RV where Dale's still on the roof, watching over and now reading a book in his hands. Rhea climbs up the ladders on the side of the vehicle up to the roof. Dale instantly notices the small girl.

"Night, Rhea." Dale simply greets, giving a small nod. Rhea mumbles a small "Hi." also with a greeting nod.

Dale always lets Rhea to come watch the sunset on the roof, knowing how much she likes them for some reason. It was a thing that they started on the first night of the camp. The older man had noticed how scared and stressed the little brunette was, so he invited her to come watch the peaceful view, even tho the world was starting to crumble. Daryl doesn't like Rhea being up there, but she always still does it. Every evening.

Rhea silently sits down, not even really in the mind to talk with anyone, so she's secretly grateful that Dale didn't start asking anything more. The sunset was starting to turn from yellow to more orange and slight red. The view from the rock mountain was so cool in Rhea's mind. It was so high that there wasn't trees on the way of the sunset. She loves sunsets so much.

"Mommy, I'm scared." The little voice being worried, seeing the doctor walk out of the room.

"It'll be okay, baby, I promise."

"But.. They just said..?-"

"I know, I know."

"What does it mean that 'you have  two months'?
two months of what?" The little 8 year old girl's voice cracking, her eyes wandering around the scary looking machines around Rosalie Dixon's bed in the hospital.

"Ree.." Rosalie's eyes also starting to water.

"What does it mean..?"

"I don't..- I don't have much time left anymore. I'm gonna have to go, baby."

"But you're my mommy, you can't go." Rhea chockes, suddently crying.

"Look at me... Sweetheart."

"I'll always be there with you. And we'll meet again. After a long time, but it'll happen someday." Rosalie ressures, her voice unsteady and cracking.

"I'll always be there, even after I go. Dad'll take a good care of you."

"I'll be in the sunset, remember? What we read once. The sunsets remind many people of people that had to go once. The sky's so beautiful, like me, right?" Rosalie softly but brokenly talks, sadly chuckling after adding the last part.

The little brunette girl nods, really slightly chuckling at the last part too, but tears still falling down her soft cheeks.

"I don't want you to go."

"I don't wanna go."

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author note; ANOTHER short part, but I'm writing a longer one right after publishing this one, won't take long :)