Take Us Back (1D)

Day 58: An Altered Past

To imagine the jail cell, please google "The Walking Dead Cell Block" and really good photos will pop up. It was hard to describe so please refer to the photos.

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The keys jingle as Rick reaches for them and unlocks the door.

"Welcome to Cell Block C."

The barred door opens, welcoming us to a row of open jail cells. The cell doors were a few bars, like the entrance. In the middle of the room is a set of stairs, leading up to another row of jail cells. The room lacks a sense of privacy, but it seems safe.

"Maggie? We brought guests!" Glenn announces.

Maggie emerges from a cell, and her eyes land on me.

"Ray?" She sounds astonished. "Ray!" Maggie runs to me and wraps her arms around my neck in a longing hug.

"Maggie." I sigh, greeting her and wrapping my arms around her torso. We separate, but she holds me at an arm's length.

"How have you been? Where have you been?" Maggie interrogates.

"I'll tell you everything," i laugh, "But for now just meet my new friends." As I say this, Carl (Rick's son), Hershel, and a new face gather around. I nod to them, acknowledging each of the people I've missed so dearly for the past 49 days.

"These are my friends, Harry, Louis, Liam, and Zayn." I smile, motioning to each of the boys.

"Hi." They say in unison, like they've done it a hundred times before.

"You guys are foreign?" Hershel's old country voice sounds through the room.

"Yes, we're all from the UK. We all came here together on a business trip. Albeit we lost our friend along the way." Liam looks down in sorrow.

"And he was British too?" Maggie asks.

"No, actually. He was Irish. Last time we saw him was almost two months ago before this..thing started. We haven't seen him since." Harry blinks unemotionally.

"Irish?" Hershel asks with surprise in his eyes. Once again the boys seem oblivious to this reaction. Perhaps because of my time with these people. I stare with questioning eyes at Hershel but he avoids my glance.

"Yup." Harry replies.

I take a step forward towards my old friends and ask, "What happened? At the farm."

Maggie's eyes sadden. "After the walkers came, and we all scrambled, we looked. We looked for you and Andrea and Carol. Eventually we figured out that Carol was with Daryl, but you and Andrea were still missing."

"Well, who definitely made it out?" I ask worriedly.

"From my family, only my dad, Beth and I made it out. Rick, Carl, Lori, T-Dog... the most of us made it out. We waited and looked for days for you guys, but when no one turned up, we knew it was time to move on. That's how we found this jail, and met Michonne here along the way." Maggie points to the new face, Michonne. "She was the one who actually saved Andrea and let us know she was alive, before she was... you know. Bitten."

"And where are they now?" My anxiety increases and my face starts to warm up.

"T-Dog was bitten here a while back. He died protecting Carol." Hershel's sad voice answers. "Andrea had a run in with another group of people. We found her and tried to save her, but in the end she got bit."

"Daddy?" A familiar voice interrupts. "Did I hear new voices?" Beth walks to the middle stairs, a baby cradled in her arms.

"Is that..?" I ask, unable to finish my sentence.