Kill or be Killed-- A Walking Dead Fan Fiction

Not Another Loss (9)

Bryn:

*2 weeks later*

"Can I hold her?" I asked watching Carl bounce around with Judith in his arms. Carl smiles and hands me his sister. The second she leaves his arms, she begins to cry. "Shh. It's okay, sweat heart." Her crying got progressively louder and louder and that's when it was time to hand her back to Carl. "Yeah, babies don't like me." I laughed. "She just has to warm up to you, that's all." Carl laughed. The two of us were getting along quite well.

It was a nice day and the two of us were relaxing on the porch with Judith. Alexandria seems so safe. I mean, as safe as a place can get in the apocalypse. It's still impossible to sleep with both eyes closed, but I don't think that's something very doable anytime soon no matter how safe it is here. Beth walked through the door letting it slam behind her.

"Bryn, have you seen my dad anywhere?" She asked me.  I shook my head and she kept walking down the steps of the porch and into town. Beth has been somewhat nice to me since the move here. Maggie has yet to leave her freaking room since we got here. She's still a mess. Daryl goes on runs with Aaron to recruit more people. Rick and Michonne are like the security guards of the town. Hershel helps Pete in the doctor's office.

Sasha and Tyreese help up in the watch towers. And yet, there is still no sign of Glenn. He could be dead somewhere for all we knew. Rick and others placed signs out for Glenn, hoping he would return. In the beginning I did hope, but in a world like this, my hope has slowly run out. I ran my fingers over the rugged parts of the chipped porch chair. "OPEN THE GATE." I heard shouted in the distance. There were multiple guns shooting outside of the fence.

Carl and I both looked at each other, and Carl carrying Judith and I began to sprint towards the gate. In the distance, I could see a people scrambling and struggling to close the gate. I could see Sasha up in the watch tower gunning down walkers. "CAAAARL?! BRRRRYN?!" I heard a voice yell. We both stopped in our tracks. Judith was crying louder than ever. "Hush little baby." I tried consoling. "DAD?!" Carl yelled back.

Soon enough Rick came into view from the opposite direction. He ran over to us and a look of relief crossed his face. Rick took Judith out of Carl's arms and began to calm her down. "What's going on?" Deanna came up asking behind me. We all shrugged and continued to make our way to the gate together. Spencer and Aiden, Deanna's sons, opened up the gate while the other shot at something beyond the walls.

Soon enough, a girl who brown short hair, another girl with a black/brown pony tail, a guy with a mullet, a guy with red hair and a sick red beard, and Glenn soon entered through the gate. "GLENN?" Carl shouted running over to him with Rick and I close behind. Spencer closed the gate behind them and quickly locked it again just barely missing the deathly bite of the walker reaching for his flesh. I couldn't believe what I was actually seeing.

Glenn wasn't dead. Glenn was standing right in front of me, completely alive. The five of them were sweating like pigs and bent over panting. Most of Alexandria was standing around staring intensely at the new members of the town that just entered the gates. "Rick, are these your people?" Deanna yelled. "Yes. They all are." Rick said stepping forward. "Well then take care of them, okay?" She ordered. "There is no reason we should have wasted so much ammunition that could have been needed when there is a state of emergency." She rambled before storming off.

The rest of the Alexandrians began scatter back to their homes. Carl and I gave each other a confused look then turned our attention back to Glenn. He and his gang were covered in dirt and blood. Rick and Carl ran up to Glenn and gave him a hug. Sasha and Tyreese also came down from the watch tower to greet him. Hershel and Beth both were here crying tears of joy. But there was no Maggie to be seen. I awkwardly stood in the back while everyone else was hugging and kissing Glenn.

He spotted me behind the group and came over to me giving me a big hug. "Oh come here, you. You're family just as much as the rest of them are." He said before releasing me from the hug and giving me a peck on the forehead. Glenn began to introduce his band of misfits. "This is Tara, Rosita, Eugene, and Abraham." Glenn spoke going down the line. They all nodded and smiled.

"Glenn...?"All of our heads turned to see Maggie standing a few feet away with a gun shakenly pointed to her temple. Everyone went completely silent. Glenn set down his bag and slowly walked over to her. "Hey Maggs, it's me, Glenn. I'm alive. I'm here. I'm okay." Glenn said trying to slowly take the gun out of Maggie's hand. She took a step or two backwards, out of Glenn's reach.

Tears were streaming down her face. "You're not Glenn. Glenn is dead. He died back at the prison. Why would someone be so cruel enough to impersonate my dead fiancé? You're not Glenn. You're an impostor." Maggie cried out. "No, Maggie it's me, the real me." Glenn said taking a step closer to her. "STAY AWAY FROM ME!" She yelled shaking the gun even more.

Maggie readjusted her grip on the gun and pushed it even harder into the side of her head. "Maggie, please. It's really me. I love you. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you. Just please hand me the gun." Glenn said extending his hand out to her. Maggie nervously looked at it and continued to shake her head. "No. This isn't real. Glenn is dead!" She yelled. "I need to be with him again." She insisted.

"Please, Maggie." Glenn pleased. I closed my eyes and Carl grabbed me. I buried my face into his shoulder. I could hear Glenn continuing to plead with her. Until the sound of a gun shot rang through my ears. My heart dropped and left me absolutely terrified to look up and open my eyes.