Miranda's pov
I'm glad to have my brothers back. They thought I was dead. I thought they were dead. I can hear Jason and his dad talking. They don't want Merle to stay here! Ugh those two stink at private conversation. I'm not gonna let them kick Merle out. I'm about to stomp in there when Jason says, "We can't throw her brother out. She'll be upset plus I know she can keep him in line!" I'm a little surprised after our earlier conversation since he seemed a little mad at me. I back up and walk outside where I sit on the front steps. Why does he think I can control Merle!? I can barely control my own temper! Let alone a 6 foot 5, 245 pound man with a temper wick the size of an eyelash! I'm doomed. No Merle is doomed. He'll be kicked out! "I know you heard our conversation." I hear behind me. I jump in surprise. "H-How'd you know?!" I gape, turning around. Jason sits beside me. "I heard your footsteps. I'm a natural hunter. I hear just about everything." He mutters. He puts his arms on his knees and his chin on his arms. "Are you alright?" I ask. "I'm fine. But your brother ain't." He says. "Oh no, your dad won't let him stay!" I gasp. He shakes his head. "By the way, I can't control him. He is nuts." I mutter annoyed. "What's with the Squirt thing?" He asks, glancing over at me. My cheeks get fire red. "It's embarassing." I mumble, looking away. He smirks. "An old story to bring up a nickname." He says. "I'll never tell you that story." I say, standing up. He chuckles. I walk away toward the barn to get away but he instantly runs to me. "Y-You can't be over here." He says, worried. "Why not?" I ask, looking at the barn. "Ya just can't." He says, grabbing my wrist and pulling me away. I glare at it suspiciously. I pull my arm free. "No, not until you tell me what the hell is going on!" I yell. Daryl looks up from working on his motorcycle. "There's something going on in the barn and I'm gonna find out." I snap, pulling my arm free.
Jason's pov
There is no way she can look in that barn. But how can I stop her?! She's walking toward it. OK, think fast!
Miranda's pov
I fall to the ground when something hard hits me in the head. "What was that!?" I gasp. Jason tosses a plank of wood away. "What the hell?! Did you just hit me with a 2 by 4?!" I screech. Then something pushes against the door of the barn. I stare at it horrified, realizing what it was!
Jason's pov
Someone grabs my shoulders and slams me against the barn! Daryl! "Let go of me!" I shout. "You just hit my sister in the head! I wanna know what going on and why ya hit her or I'll...." That's when he realizes what's in the barn. "Miranda, get behind me." He says and she does it. "You people are fucked up!" He gasps, backing up. Luckily he let's go of me and I move a safe distance away from the barn. "Let's see, who's killing innocent men women and children!? Not us! We're keeping the infected safe until we have a cure! You're just shooting them down without a second thought!" I yell. He just stares at me horrified and wraps an arm around her. "We gotta tell the others." He says. What am I gonna do?! My dad's gonna kill me! I stare at the barn worried then rush after them. "It's double padlocked. They can't get out. You guys are totally safe." I say. "Screw that, I ain't livin' on no walker infested property, they should be shot down!" Daryl screams. Walker? That's a new one. Merle walks over. "What's going on?" He asks. "There's a-" she starts. "Nothin', just all a y'all go back to the house." I order. Merle laughs. "You're real stupid to think you can tell us what to do." He says, pulling out the M 80!! "You ain't supposed to have that!" She grumbles. "Yeah just like he ain't supposed to have a barn full of walkers but he does." Daryl snaps pointing at me. Merle looks shocked. "You guys are just killing people with a disease!" I shout. "Ha, you're real dumb. They're monsters! The sooner you realize, the safer you'll be!" Merle gripes, hefting his M 80 and walking toward the barn, infuriating me. We should've kicked him out when we had the chance. "Don't you dare open that door!!" I yell. "Why not, little man?" He asks, mockingly. "Because my brother is in there you fucking redneck!!" I shout, yanking the M 80 from his hands. He rolls his eyes, pissed off. "All the more reason to open the gate and put him out of his misery." Miranda says, a hand on my shoulder. "I ain't lettin' y'all kill my brother!" I shout. "Jason listen to me. What's in that barn is not your brother. He's already dead. That's just what replaced your brother!" She says. That can't be true. "If they come up with a cure, they can make him back to normal." I say. "No one is trying to make a cure." She says, slowly. I don't believe her. Them Merle breaks the lock with the 2 by 4.
