IT ALMOST WORKED ! the walking dead ! season 5 episode 15 !
" let it struggle just a little bit more "
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IT WAS QUIET the only noise being the soft sound of the water being squeezed from the cloth natalia clutched. she had feared for him going on the run, she feared for all of them when they'd left, and she now knew she had every reason to. she hadn't pried when lee and glenn returned, she'd simply forced lee into the bathroom so she could wipe the blood from his face. she had clearly seen the expression etched onto his face, the one that said he had been through hell and back.
he hadn't spoken a word, his eyes barley open, and he hadn't bothered to glance at natalia. the girl tried as hard as she could to meet his eyes, try to read them and figure out what he'd seen. yet her attempts at that had proved to be futile. she was worried for the boy, she was always worried for him, yet this felt different. his eyes were sunken in, skin slightly pale, and exhaustion scribbled onto his face. his breathing was shaky, as if he was fighting off tears with every second that passed. "he killed noah." he finally broke the silence, his voice was hushed, and his eyes locked on the ground as natalia's movements slowed.
her hand clenched the cloth in her hand, her eyes scanning the boys clean face in confusion. lee chewed on the inside of his cheek as he struggled to meet the girls eyes. his eyes were glossy when he finally found her eyes. "we were stuck, the dead were on either side of these revolving doors. glenn had a plan, it would've worked. all nickolas had to do was wait." lee shakily told, his head slightly upturned in order to meet the girls eyes. his knee bounced as he sat, awaiting her response. the girl slowly nodded, reaching her fingers out to brush away the hair in his eyes. "i tried to stop him, talia." his voice cracked as he spoke, his nails digging into his palms as he looked away from the girls eyes.
guilt pooled in his chest, the feeling overwhelming, it felt like he was drowning. "i know you did, i know." talia told softly, her eyes gently as she gently ran a hand through the boys hair. attempting to sooth the walsh boy who had tears streaming down his cheeks, his arms gently wrapped around her waist, his hands fisting her shirt. his head burrowed in her stomach, his eyes flashing with the sight of noah being ripped apart. the sight of his blood staining the glass door, and his screams slowly going quiet. he wanted it all to stop, his chest heaved as he cried. she didn't say anything, her hands simply running up and down his back. letting his tears wet her shirt.
"i watched. i couldn't look away, talia it was so bad." he told shakily, his hands shaking around her shirt, and his voice cracking as he spoke. the sight etched into his head, the mere thought of noah would only bring the memory of how he died. the sight was traumatizing to say the least. "it's all i can see, every time i close my eyes, talia, i just see the dead, i hear his screams." he trailed off, his voice barley above a hushed whisper as he spoke to the girl. natalia gently squeezed her eyes shut, not even being able to picture anything close to what the boy had seen. "i should've stop him, i should've done more." lee murmured, the side of his head now flush against the girls stomach. natalia quickly shook her head at his words, "lee, don't do that, you did what you could. what happened isn't on you." natalia tried, her hands moved, gently cupping the boys face she forced his eyes to meet her own. her eyes met his glossy ones, "what happened, isn't your fault. you can't blame yourself, lee. you did everything you could, i know you did." natalia gently told, her eyes filled with a promising look. one that made lee feel the slightest bit better.
her thumbs gently wiped away the tear streaks on his face, his eyes were soft and filled with venerability as he stared at the girl who only stared at him in adoration. not an ounce of doubt in her eyes, he tugged the girl closer. his head once again flush against her stomach. his hands resting heavily on her sides, his hands tight around her shirt, afraid she'd slip away if he loosed his hold. her fingers traced gently against his back, her ears listening to the heavy breaths he released. "they'd done it before, aiden and nickolas, they left their old group behind, that's how they died. aiden told us before he died." lee admitted against the girls stomach, his eyes barley open, and his voice soft. natalia reluctantly nodded her head at the boys words, her teeth sinking into the inside of her cheek. "nickolas is going to lie. deanna isn't gonna believe a word we say." the boy murmured to the girl who softly shook her head at him, her fingers twirled his curls around her fingers.
