Love In Hell (D.D.)

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Next day.

I was feeling like shit. Last night when Maggie and everyone else were still asleep i locked myself into the watchtower.

I don't know how long i was up here but i heard someone knocking before the floordoor opened.

I looked at it. It was Carl. With some bred.

Carl "how are you, Ken?"

Nothing.

Carl "Ken?"

I looked at him.

Carl "I'm so sorry, Ken. For everything. For the thing with Shane, with Mom, for D-"

I sat up and hugged him.

He hugged me back.

Me "I'm so sorry, Carl"

Carl began to cry.

I sobbed out "It's going to be okay, Carl, "

Carl sobbed "i was the one who killed her"

I hugged him tighter "i'm so sorry you had to do it"

Then I looked at him and wiped his tears away.

Carl "He left, didn't he?"

I nodded.

Carl "i'm sorry, Keni. "

I shook my head "I need to distract myself. So...What has been going on in there?"

Carl "Dad lost it and Glenn is in charge"

I nodded.

Suddenly we heard a gunshot. I looked out of the window. I gasped out of pain because of my rib. I saw the Governor with a gun. I looked at the spot he aimed at. Axel was lying on the ground.

Me "shit!"

There was someone on the other watchtower with an machine gun and behind a tree was one another one.

I looked around. We had some weapons up here for cases like that.

I took it and opened the upper door a little "Stay down"

Carl nodded.

Suddenly a van drove through the fence. It stopped in the middle of the field. It's doors opened and walkers came out.

Me "fuck"

They are flooding the field with walkers.

Hershel was lying on the field. Walkers were walking to him. First i shot the man in the other watchtower in the head and then the walkers on the field

Glenn managed to save Hershel with his car.

Suddenly the gunfire stopped and The Governor took off.

I breathed out relieved.

Carl looked at me.

Then I grabbed Carl's hand and we walked downstairs and out of the tower.

Hershel looked at me "You were supposed to stay put"

I rolled my eyes and looked at the field. Walkers were walking around the field.

Carl asked surprised "Is that Daryl?"

He pointed at one direction. It was Daryl and Merle.

Daryl looked around and his eyes stopped at me.

I looked at him before walking inside and sitting down on the stairs.

The others walked inside.

Daryl walked past me up the stairs to lean against the railing next to Beth. Carol followed him upstairs.

Hershel sat down in front of me on the first step. Dad, Maggie, Glenn and Michone were standing downstairs.

Merle was locked into the group room. He leaned against the bars of the door.

Dad shook his head "We're not leaving"

Hershel "we can't stay here"

Maggie "what if there's another snipper? a wood pallet won't stop one of those rounds"

Beth "We can't even go outside"

Carol shook her head "not in the daylight"

Me "it's too risky setting a foot outside regardless "

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

Merle jumped in "no, better live like rats"

Dad raises an eyebrow at him "you got a better idea?"

Merle nodded"Yeah, we should've slid out of here last night and live to fight another day"

My side began to hurt again and I held held back a groan.

Merle "but we lost that window, didn't we?. I'm sure he's got scouts on every road out of this by now"

Daryl shook his head "we ain't scared of that prick"

Merle scoffed"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. "

Maggie looked at him disgusted "Let's put him in the other cellblock"

Me " let's lock him out of this place"

Maggie cracked me a smile.

Daryl "no. He's got a point"

Maggie snapped at Merle " this is all you. You started this"

I stood up and walked to her.

Then I put a hand on her upper arm " as much as I hate to say this, we need him. He knows the Gouverneur. "

She looked at me.

I looked at Dad " we need a plan. Now"

Hershel " i said we should leave. Now Axel's dead. We can't just sit here"

Dad turned around and began to walk away.

Hershel stood up" Get back here!!"

Dad stopped. Still not facing us.

Hershel " You are 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."

Dad walked out.