Shadow (TWD Carl)

~Chapter 12~

"We're not leaving."

"We can't stay here."

Everyone has been listening to the men having a go at each other. To be honest it's starting to annoy me a bit. Ever since we got back inside they've been off at each other's throats while I've been trying to take care of Kira. She had a panic attack and apparently Ethan tried to shut her up by physical abuse.

Can't they sort the issue out peacefully and not yell at each other?! It isn't helping Kira calm down at all.

"What if there's another sniper?"

"A wood pallet won't stop one of those rounds."

"We can't even go outside."

"Not in the daylight."

"Rick says we're not running, we're not running."

"No, better to live like rats."

Wait, that person sounds familiar. I didn't even realize this person came in with us.

"You got a better idea?"

"Yeah, we should have slid out of here last night and lived to fight another day. But we lost that window, didn't we? I'm sure he's got scouts on every road out of this place by now."

"We ain't scared of that prick."

"Y'all should be. That truck through the fence thing, that's just him ringing the doorbell. We might have some thick walls to hide behind, but he's got the guns and the numbers. And if he takes the high ground around this place, shoot, he could just starve us out if he wanted to."

Why can't I put a name to his voice. God this is killing me.

"Let's put him in the other cell block."

"No. He's got a point." Daryl pointed out.

"This is all you. You started this." I flinched at Maggie's voice. She sounded so scary when she is pissed.

"What difference whose fault it is? What do we do?" I asked to nobody in particular. I turn my head slightly so I could see almost everyone. I continue rubbing Kira's back, knowing she's beginning to calm down.

"I said we should leave. Now Axel's dead. We can't just sit here." Hershel waits for a reply. He isn't given one though. Instead, Rick turns quickly and heads towards the exit.

"Get back here!" Hershel shouts and most of us jump at this.

It has to be a Greene thing. They are so terrifying when they are angry.

"You're slipping, Rick. We've all seen it. We understand why. But now is not the time. You once said this isn't a democracy. Now you have to own up to that. I put my family's life in your hands. So get your head clear and do something." Hershel demands.

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I sit inside my cell with Michonne. I had finished calming Kira down and Ethan volunteered to keep an eye on her. I was a little hesitant to do so but let it go, knowing that the others are here to stop him if something goes wrong.

I still feel responsible for everything that has happened here. I decided that it would be good for Michonne and I to talk things out so I asked Hershel to lock us in our cell until one of us asks to exit for a good reason, or until we are on good terms.

"Okay, here I go. Michonne, I'm sorry. If I had known killing Penny would do so much damage I would have done it myself and stayed in Woodbury too. I can't express how guilty I feel about sending you out there, making you do something like that. I'm an idiot. A stupid teenager who doesn't know the first thing about taking care of other people. I'm sorry for letting you down." I blurt out. I wait to see a reaction from Michonne.