Little Rhee (A Walking Dead fanfiction) *Under Editing*

Chapter 30

G L E N N     R H E E   P O V

I  sat by her the whole night, making sure she would be fine. I felt a pain in my chest.

This must be what heartbreak feels like. I thought as I sat down next to her. Maggie came in and put her hands on my shoulders. She gave me a small, warm smile. I put my hands on top of hers.

"She was so innocent and frail. What did she ever do?"

"Mariah was crazy. What I want to know is where she got the gun. I thought she was all anti-violence?"

"I taught her how to use it, so she could protect herself. I never thought she'd shoot my daughter." I closed my eyes.

 "You've been here for a long time. You have to be tired. I'll sit by her if you want to get some sleep." Carl came walking in.

He'd woken up a couple days ago, and upon finding Rhylee shot in the stomach, he still sleeps a lot. I didn't question it. I stood up out of the chair, grabbing Maggie's hand. I started to walk past him, but I stopped. I rest my hand on his shoulder and shoved him lightly.

"You're an okay kid, Carl. I'm glad my daughter has you in her life." I told him then left.

C A R L   G R I M E S   P O V

I sat by her bed and held her hand. I let tears stream down my warm cheeks. I thought back to all the things she'd done for me. All the things she'd said for me, and suddenly the thought of her laying in this bed became unbearable.

"You know, I remember that time when you beat me at that one video game we played in Ron's room when you first got here. I remember the first time I really started to fall for you. I remember the first time you kissed me. I remember everything, and I don't know if I could stand losing you. I don't know that I could live without you. Rhylee, you have been the best thing that I have ever known, and you will continue to be, for the length of my entire life. I love you, and I can't lose you. Rhy, it's all up to you. Please, hang on. We're right here with you. So please, Rhylee, don't let go. Not right now. We still need you."

"Carl, the food's ready." Michonne poked her head in the door.

"I'm not hungry."

"Get in here and eat. She'll be fine for a few minutes. You need food." She scolded.

"Fine, but if something happens to her, I will never speak to you again."

"How about this? I'll sit in here with her until you're done eating, and you can come back when you've eaten and rested."

"Same rules still apply." I said walking out the door.

M I C H O N N E   P O V

"You didn't deserve this. I'm sorry this happened to you. I promise you, Mariah got what she deserved. She will never hurt anyone again."

*Flashback*

"Would you want that for anyone? Could you really say that someone deserves to die?" Rhylee asked me.

"There are people who deserve to. There are bad people in the world, people who have killed."

"No one deserves to die. Some people are bad, but they shouldn't die. I would never wish death on someone."

*Flashback over*

"Could you still say that? That she didn't deserve it? She did deserve it, and I'm happy she's gone. She doesn't get to hurt people anymore. She deserves that." I whispered.

"Hey, I'll take over. Carl went to sleep." Rick walked in.

"Okay." I nodded and let him sit down.

R I C K   G R I M E S   P O V

"Don't do this. Not now. Not after everything. We've been rivals for sometime now, but Rhy, I want you in Carl's life. You're strong, and you can pull through. So do it, for Carl, for your dad, for Maggie, for this group, this community, I need you to pull through for... me. I know you're strong, you're very strong and you can hold your own. So don't go, not yet. Denise, she's gonna help you, and you're going to live. Because we need you. Because-- because I need you."

"Rick, there're walkers outside the walls and all our best fighters are busy except you. I'll sit with Rhylee till you get back." Tara told me.

T A R A   P O V

"We weren't close, I know that. But I've seen how much people care about you. So, you need to pull through and if you do, I'd love to get to know you."

I didn't have much to say to her, and clearly Maggie knew because she came in and told me to sleep.

M A G G I E    G R E E N E - R H E E  P O V

"Rhylee, you aren't the person I expected when you showed up at our walls. You just showed up out of the blue lookin' for Glenn and I wasn't sure what to think. You said you were his daughter and I didn't quite get it. When I first met him, he was kind of awkward around me. So the thought of him having a child with someone came as a surprise. I wasn't sure if you were going to be a good person, but you are. You're loyal, you've got your feet on the ground and you know where you stand. You know you aren't completely innocent and you except that. You have an innocent mindset. You what's right and you know what's wrong, and you always try to make the right choice. Sometimes you mess up, we all do. You're such a sweet girl. You would do anything for someone you care about, and that is important. Thank you, Rhy." I sobbed into my hands.

Tears poured from my eyes like rivers after a raging storm.

"I got it, Maggie." Denise came in.

D E N I S E    P O V

"Come on, Rhylee. Just wake up, please. I don't know that we can deal with this much longer. We need you to wake up. We need numbers, strength, and hands. We need you. So stop laying there with you're eyes closed and GET UP! RIGHT NOW! WAKE UP!" I started to scream.

"Hey, Denise. Calm down, okay? Calm down." Rosita was trying to help me chill out.

"She can help us." I cried.

"Let me sit in here with her. Go get some rest, you're exhausted.

R O S I T A   P O V

I had nothing to say to Rhylee, except that she was strong, and I wasn't going to ask her to wake up. She'll wake up or she won't but it's up to her. Nothing we say or do will change that. And that's all.

"I got it again. Go sleep." Rick came in.

R I C K   G R I M E S   P O V

"You're an okay kid, Rhylee. I'm glad my son has someone like you in his life."

And I walked out, shutting the door behind me. If she was going to get up, she'd have to do it on her own.