Safe haven | Rick Grimes

119. A LIFETIME WAITING FOR US AFTER

Chapter one hundred and nineteen

"A lifetime waiting for us after."

Having flied back to the base, the two were in a room with table, that had a piece of paper on it that talked about the plan, how they'd walk up together and while she got taken to her father, he would go get the file on Alexandria, where glasses were next to it along with the bottle of liquor from the cabin, candles were lit all around, as their clothes were littered on the floor, their weapons were right next to the mattress they were laying on, having sex.

Where when they were ready, they put the uniforms back on, walking through the woods toward's the CRM, Rick grabbed Scarlett's hand and turned her toward's him, kissing her again, Scarlett kissed him back, as the two pulled away and walked out of the woods and onto the road, toward's the gate, soldiers aimed their guns at them, as they held their hands up, the soldiers in front opened up the gate for them, where they then walked toward's them and separated them.

Rick headed to his debrief of what happened, and as he walked out, he saw Thorn with her back to the window, waiting for him, as she turned around, she laughed "you're really here. Now you gave them the debrief. Tell me what happened." she shared "well, there was turbulence. We..we went low to get out of it. We were struck by lightning. We were going down over water, and Scarlett tackled us out of the helicopter. She saved my life. So thank you for bringing her in." Rick shared.

"No, you brought her in." Thorn told him "why don't we just say it was Okafor? That we were just keeping this thing going." Rick shared, as Thorn turned walking off, Rick followed her "I used to think that giving up meant a lack of character and a..a weak will. But you and I, we gave up so much to be here. I realized giving up can be a sign of strength. A commitment to something bigger than one self. Giving up made me realize what we're really doing here. Hopefully, you will understand, too." Thorn shared "I want to." Rick told her.

"I'm glad you made it, Rick. Even more so Scarlett. Because you are needed but not as much as she is. It is up to us, but not like Okafor said." Thorn shared, stepping in front of him "Okafor, he.." she was saying, as two soldiers walked by, she sighed "he was never really here, not in the way he should have been. That's why he died. But you lived. I lived. Because of her. We are meant to be a part of this. It's time to let go of this bullshit." she shared, as Rick nodded "I'm gonna go clean up." he shared, turning and walking off.

Heading to the apartments, he went to Jadis's, using the knife from his fake hand to break into the room, he walked in, shutting the door behind him, there was tons of art everywhere.

Scarlett had been brought to the infirmary, having her gunshot properly taken care of, soldiers were standing in there watching over her, as the door opened and her father walked in, and as he did, the soldiers began walking out "the end of the world and the beginning of the world. And we're the dead ones. We're like them, but they kill for food or out of compulsion. Isn't that right?" he asked "I stopped caring a long time ago." Scarlett shared "which is why you are the sword that kills." Beale shared "I thought this was the time where you wanted to be left alone, in solitude you called it?" Scarlett asked "yes, but you came back. Not once, but twice. And I'm not gonna let it go to waste." Beale shared, handing her crutches, Scarlett took them.

Rick was tearing apart Jadis's room in search of the file, but he couldn't find it, not until he saw a picture of a teenage girl, recognizing her as Scarlett, he ran over to it and taking it out of the frame, behind it was the file where it not only talked about him, but her and even more so their kids and to take them but kill the rest, he took out his lighter and began burning it, including the picture of her, he then saw a paper come under the door "officer Stokes? Are you in there?" A woman asked, as Rick quickly moved, tossing the papers in a waste bin, he hid on the other side of the door, as the woman opened it and walked in, Rick shut the door and moved toward's her, and stabbed her through the neck with his knife.