Everything Changes (Sequel To Daryl's Girl)

Chapter 18

Lily pov

"Spencer. Help Michonne move Rick. I'll show you where we can clean him up." Deanna ordered. "There'll be a meeting tomorrow. I suggest you all be there."

"He'll be alright." I turned to Carl who looked a little brokenhearted. "Come here." I hugged him. I know if that was my dad I wouldn't have known what to do. He's one strong kid. "Why don't you both go check up on Judith." I looked at both him and Enid.

Carl refused to move. I think he wanted to be with his dad but Enid knew that I was trying to get him away so she walked with him over to the house. I watched as they walked away and turned back to Briana as she tended to Rick and Pete.

We worked together to get Rick where Deanna wanted him and moved Pete to a new house before it got too dark. All we have to do now is wait for them both to wake up. I had no idea what Petes true colours were until now. He's a wife beater and deserved a taste of his own medicine.

After everything was sorted I went back to the house where everyone was sat in the living room. I guessed they were all talking about Rick. What I don't understand was why he had a gun in the first place, unless he intended to use it.

We all talked the night away agreeing that in the morning Carl can visit along with Glenn, Carol and Abraham to get some answers from Rick and tell both him and Michonne what's going on. In the meantime, me and Maggie will talk to Deanna. If she's serious about this meeting then we'll have to do something to ensure we stay and find out what's going on.

The morning came and we all got ready. I left ahead of Maggie as she was talking to Glenn but she soon caught up. I had no idea what we were going to say. We'd not really spoken about it, just how we were going to approach.

Maggie knocked on the door and Spencer opened it. He invited us in and went and fetched Reg. "We need to talk to Deanna." I told him. "It's about Rick."

Reg nodded and went into the next room. We waited in the living room and I looked through the window and saw Gabriel. The hatred I have for that man at this point in time is too much for one person.

"Hey. Girls." Reg called, "She's out on the porch."

Reg led us outside to where Deanna was standing with a clip board and a pen in her hands. "What do you need to talk about?"

"The meeting tonight." I told her.

"Girls, if we could talk-"

Reg was interrupted by Deanna. "I want to talk to everybody about what happened and what we need to do about it."

"If it includes sending Rick away, it's not gonna work." Maggie told her.

Deanna developed an angry expression at Maggies response. "Tell me what that means."

"You let Rick in. You let all of us in. You talked to us. You decided. And now you want to put that decision on a group of very frightened people who might not have the whole story. It's not leadership." Maggie snapped. She'd definitely thought this through a lot more than me.

"Tonight is just a forum. It's just for people to say their piece." Reg reasoned.

"And I'll make the decision as I've done since the beginning." Deanna added onto Regs statement.

I glanced at Maggie before looking back at Deanna. "He was frustrated. The things he's seen. The things he's lost. The things we've all lost."

"The things you've lost." Deanna repeated what I'd said.

"We've lost so much more." I told her truthfully. We've been out there a hell of a lot longer than she has. Since the start they've been behind these walls. They've not had to go through the things we have.