Once

Soon

Chapter 8

Glenn POV
They blindfolded me and then drove me back to the supermarket where I lost everything that had ever mattered to me. They cut me loose with nothing but my hands.

I kept telling myself,"The quicker I get back the quicker I can get Maggie home safe."

I walked into the supermarket and looked around for the bags we had to leave behind until I heard soft cries. I made my over to the sound and found a small boy huddled in the corner crying to himself."Hey its okay. I won't hurt you." I said quietly as I crept closer.

He turned around and looked at me,"Wh-who are you?" As he backed into the wall.

"I am Glenn. If you want you can come back with me to my friends and we will keep you safe." I paused and looked at the small boy,"What's your name?"

He still kept his head down and didn't anwser me. I bent down to his level and said,"Okay. How old are you?"

"Four." He said and looked up at me. He had light brown hair that hung low and almost reached his shoulders and green eyes. I went to stand and I must have scared him because he raised a gun at me.

I raised my hands and took a step back. I could tell just by looking in his eyes that this child has killed before and wouldn't hesitate and I said,"Hey its alright I will never hurt you but I need to go back to where I live."

"Why?" He questioned and moved his gun to the side a little bit and back to where it was a second ago.

"My wife was taken by her old boyfriend that used to hurt her bad. I need to get her before he can hurt her anymore." I saw his eyes soften a little.

He nodded his head and said,"Can I come with you Glenn?"

"Yeah but we have to go now." I say and he puts his gun down and tries to hand it to me. I shook my head and said,"If I have your gun how are you going to be able to protect yourself?"

"I can just use a knife." He said and tried to hand it back to me.

"No I can trust you. You will need to protect yourself." He nodded his head and put it back in its holster and walked behind me out of the building.

When I was done loading the truck we found, we barely made it out. As we were starting the truck some walker started pounding on the window.

About five minutes into the ride he spoke up and asked,"How many people do you have at where you live?"

I glanced at him and said,"Well there's me, Rick, Carl, a baby, Hershel, Beth, Daryl, Michonne, Carol, Tyreese, Sasha, and Sophia."

"Whats your wives name?" He asked and this time I felt his green eyes pearcing the side of my head.

I sighed and felt tears sting my eyes and said,"Maggie."

"What does she look like?" He paused and must have remembered that she wasn't there and then said," Sorry I forgot and you don't have to-"

"No don't worry about it. She has beautiful green eyes and soft brown hair." I smiled and just the thought of her made me forget the problems that I was dealing with. "Um. If you don't mind me asking;where are your people and why do you have a gun."

I heard the small boy gulp hard and said,"I was with my dad and he hated me and my mom," he paused and wiped his eyes. I heasatantly reached over and patted his back. "I have the gun to protect me. I should have protected my mom. Its all my fault that she's not here anymore." He started shaking his head and now I could hear him sobbing.

I pulled over and looked at the small boy and said,"But she is here with you everyday. Just like me and my wives baby that passed away. You want to know how they are here? They are here because you are here and when the time comes, they will come and get you."

After talking to him for a while I started the truck and got lost in my own thoughts until the prison came into view.

I got out and met Rick and Daryl at the fence. I was talking for a while about how we had to go and get Maggie. We agreed on tomorrow morning or until Sasha and Ty got back. The the boy came out of the truck. He stood beside me and I looked down at the boy who could pass for a three year old and he looked back up at me. I thought 'He looks so familiar.'

When Rick reached his hand out the boy flinched and backed away. I looked at him strangely and just told Rick,"Let him warm up to us first."

He nodded and then apologised and I headed inside with him.

I took him to get something to eat and introduced him to everyone. I then got Carl to lend him some shampoo and I got him some small clothes. I had gotten him one of my shirts and one of Maggies shorts. I found Carl and told him to go and give the boy the clothes.

I laied back onto the bed until Hershel came in and said,"Let me check you." He then handed me the screaming baby and she stopped. "You know nobody could calm her down. Not even her own father and Carl was off all of the time worrying about when you two were going to get back."

He told me that I had a concussion and a broken nose. I knew that Maggie had gotten much worse. "I'm sorry Hershel." He looked at me strangely. "I have failed you, Carl, the baby, Beth, everyone and her. I just hope that I can tell her soon how much she means to me."

"You will son and you can tell her tomorrow. I just think that it would be best if you stayed back."

We argued until it ended with me going anyways.

AN/ So who do you think this "boy" is and how he will change the lives of so many? Get ready because our group is going to show Woodbury what they're made of.😉😊