Escaping Death (TWD Fanfic book 3)

Chapter 21~Snitches get stitches

 I'm sitting on my porch swing smoking a cigarette, it's probably around midnight or so. Rick walks over, "Sorry, been super busy all day. Heard you needed me, what's going on?" he asks. "I got a list of things we need. Was planning on going on a run today or tomorrow. And, we've got a pretty big issue and I'm not sure how we can deal with it at this point. We're at risk of losing what we have here" I say. "What is going on?" he asks. "I heard Gabriel talking to Dianna talking and Gabriel told her we can't be trusted and that we're Satan and that we don't deserve to be here and that we're going to mess everything up" I say. Rick sits quietly. "I had it out with him already, but I can't undo what he said and I have no way to prove anything" I say, "I'll talk to her, I'll set things straight. We're not gonna lose this Jade, not after all we've been through" Rick says. "I want to talk to her first. Let her know I was gonna talk to her and that I overheard her and Gabriel's conversation. Let me see what I can do first" I say and flick my cigarette into the grass. I hand Rick the list for the next run and head inside.

       I wake up and get Aura ready to go and walk her to 'school' before grabbing my bow and heading out for a hunt. Daryl went with a few of the guys on a run this morning. I hate him not being here, I hate not knowing he's okay. I have no luck so I head back to town. 

It's getting really dark, I walk to the middle of town to find everyone huddled together. "Where's the van?" I ask. Rick looks at me, "We don't know. If they're not here by morning we're sending a group out to lo

     I have absolutely no luck today so I head back to town. I'm just getting to the gate when the van pulls through. I walk a little faster. Everyone but Noah and Aiden pile out, Glen has fresh tears on his face, "Where's Noah?" I ask, "Where's Aiden?" one of the other guys asks. Daryl embraces me in a hug, "Where's Noah?" I ask again, this time muffled into Daryl's chest. "He's gone" Daryl says his voice almost cracking. "How?" I ask, he pulls me away from everyone. "Aiden was a selfish bastard. They were trapped and Aiden chose his life over everyone else's" Daryl says and kisses my forehead before walking away. I walk to my house to check on Aura, she's up and playing in her room with Carl and baby Judith and Enid. "Thanks for babysitting her" I say. "I don't mind" he says. "I'm gonna go for a hunt, do you got them for a while?" I ask, "Yeah. We'll be fine" he says. I grab my bow and head to the woods.

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