Forever Broken // Carl Grimes

Chapter 47

It was a rush, a mayhem of bullets and blood. It seemed as if when the first shot was fired, all hell broke loose. She was intoxicated with vengeance. Adrenaline pumped through her body, the hairs on her arms stood up in what felt like excitement, but perhaps it was mingled with fear. She knew that this was going to be the end of their battle with the Saviors. Only one would be victorious.

"Shit," She cursed as a bullet hit the wall, barely missing her arm. She took cover and cast a glance to Carl who was shooting from the cover of a car a few meters from where she was standing. Lauren sprung from around the corner, carefully aiming her gun with one eye squeezed shut. She pressed on the trigger and another Savior fell.

"Split up! She yelled, "Take both sides of the building or they'll come up behind us!"

The Survivors followed her command, and half of them moved back from offence. Carl remained with her, along with Rick, Daryl and Carol. She continued to shoot from behind the cover of her wall, ignoring the spray of blood from a felled Survivor to her left. She couldn't stop, she had to finish it. Lauren pushed forward with her group, sliding into cover behind a rusted car. The thundering sound of gunfire was deafening, but her heart was even louder.

She pictured his face, his sadistic grin at the sight of her mutilated flesh. She pressed onward, her team of Survivors like a wave of destruction flowing over the bloodied ground of Sanctuary. He is close, I can feel it. She jumped up from behind her cover and fired another bullet, she missed, but the second found its target.

I'm coming for you, Negan.

~•~

Georgina's heart almost stopped when the door to her room flew open. She had heard the gunfire, and there was only one thing that meant. The Savoirs shouted and roared through the corridors as they armed themselves for the impending battle. She had expected it to be Negan at her door, but Matt stepped inside.

"We need go now," He said, grasping her wrist. He tugged her toward the door but she shook her head, releasing herself from his hold, "The Survivors are here, Gina. We can make it to them and get the hell away from here."

"It's my chance now, Matt." She shook her head again, "He'll come for me and I'll have the chance to end this myself, to kill him."

"Don't be a martyr," Matt scolded. "Let's go!"

"I can't," Georgina said softly, "I let her down. I was supposed to be there for her like a best friend is. I had one thing to do, infiltrate this place and help her. I got too caught up in playing a different person, and I lost sight of my goal. I have to kill him. For myself and for Lauren."

Georgina leaned forward and captured Matt's lips with her's. She could feel his need for her. He kissed her back hungrily, like she was the only drink of water in an endless desert. She broke away, knowing that to spend a second longer in his embrace, she would lose her resolve.

"If you have any love for me, you'll find Lauren and you'll tell her what I'm going to do," She said, "And you'll let me do it."

Pain was evident in his beautiful blue eyes, but he nodded softly. She smiled weakly and watched as he disappeared back into the bowels of Sanctuary, like he had never been there. She wiped away the lone tear the descended her cheek and picked up the handgun that was carefully lain on her bed. The weapon was heavy, weighed down with her sorrow and guilt.

~•~

Walkers had begun to flood into the compound when they had made into the heart of Sanctuary. From the windows above, Saviors fired mercilessly and the Survivors retaliated fiercely. She had lost a few of her good fighters, but the majority still remained. Daryl threw a grenade overhead towards one of the windows. The explosion sent her ears ringing. She nodded her head towards the inside building and Rick nodded from beside her. She jumped up from behind her cover, intending to make a dash to the door when a man caught her eye. He had laid down his weapons and waved a white pillowcase in the air. He caught her gaze and she heard him shouting her name.