The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

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Rick stands in front of the cage and Senator Reid looks through the bars shacking his head.

"this isn't necessary. I won't be any trouble."

Rick motions to a chair in the middle of the cell.

"sit"

Senator Reid looks back and then looks to Rick.

"that's not necessary we can talk like this." 

Rick shakes his head pointing.

"sit."

Senator Reid nods his head and sits down into the chair and motions to rick.

"we are both dad's, we do what we have to do to protect our children. I want to thank you for saving my life-"

Rick interrupts him.

"why did they want you dead?"

Senator Reid stares to the floor and Rick turns his head waiting for a reply. Senator Reid glances up to rick.

"i was lost for a long time after i had to put down my wife after she turned. it was very early on and i hid it from my children. It was a burden that weighed on me daily. One day the weight became too much."

Rick remains quiet and Senator Reid places his hands together in his lap staring down at them as he nods his head.

"I'm a patriot a lot of men abandoned this country when it went to shit but i stayed. I could have gotten on a boat been in the middle of the sea drinking champagne. my wife, my boys hell even our dog would have been alive. I could have run but I didn't, I stayed because someone had to."

Senator Reid looks down rolling his wedding ring as he looks up to rick.

"i even remarried. she was a kind women, good to my boys. She could barely fight, barely protect herself but when Mason went missing she was first in line to help search"

He wipes his face and stares up to rick.

"she died alone, in the woods. she got separated from the group. they found her two weeks later. She, she killed herself."

rick stares through the bars and Senator Reid glances up as he nods.

"i was broken, i thought i could find a cure."

Rick nods his head and grips the bars. He stares down Senator Reid and asks.

"what happened?"

Senator Reid slowly removes his suit jacket and stares up at Rick. He undoes his nice long sleeve shirt unbuttoning it at the wrist. He slowly rolls up his arm sleeve revealing a number of carved in scars and walks towards the cage showing rick the scars as he points to them speaking.

"Lewis's parent's his father was a senator. He was a real asshole, had a drinking problem, and a women problem"

Senator Reid stares at the scars and nods his head.

"but he was brave, a leader. not like me I was a coward"

Rick eyes the small scars on Senator Reid's arm and asks.

"and those other scars"

Senator Reid points.

"Lewis's sister, Ellie. she was a brash 23 year old. she was smart, calculated. she went to stanford, graduated but she died"

Rick turns his head sideways and Senator Reid glances up as he nods.

"it was, it was my fault. she was smart but not strong."