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Scratches And Scars • D. Dixon

| WILDFIRE | Chapter 5

: The Cure :

As morning rose, Natalie woke up to the sound of the tent rustling

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As morning rose, Natalie woke up to the sound of the tent rustling. She opened her eyes quickly, grabbing her metal bat and getting ready to attack. She lifted it over her head and hopped out only to find Willow with a plate of berries and a granola bar. "Hey, I was wondering when you would wake up." She stated and the girl dropped her bat to her side and rolled her eyes.

"I almost killed you." She mumbled and grabbed the plate as Willow nods her head.

"I'm not surprised, you seemed to be pretty broken last night. I'm guessing the attack brought back your memories of your family." She told the African American.

She nods her head sadly and Willow grabs her hand. "You'll be fine. Eat, we have a long day today." She told her and Natalie looked down to the plate of food and sighed.

Willow has left her alone, and as she finished her food, she walked out to see every man stabbing the dead's head one last time and bringing their bodies to the fire. She looked over to find Andrea still cradling Amy's body, and the girl sighed while looking away and moving towards Glenn who was wiping the sweat off his face.

"Hey Natalie." He mumbled, taking a gulp of water as she waves her hand.

"Hi." She muttered and bit her lip, seeing the dead bodies of the innocent in flames. She put on some gloves and grabbed a pickaxe.

"I'll help as well." She muttered and dragged the heavy metal over and dug it into a persons skull without a second thought.

Once they finished everyone, she walked over towards the group and Rick looked over her. "Y'all can't be serious. Let that girl hamstring us? The dead girl's a time bomb." Daryl stated and Rick crossed his arms.

"What do you suggest?" Rick asked and Daryl licked his lips while stepping closer.

"Take the shot. Clean, in the brain from here. Hell, I can hit a turkey between the eyes from this distance." Daryl suggested and Lori shook her head.

"No. For god's sakes, let her be." Lori said while sitting down and Daryl scoffed while walking away.

Natalie sighed and dropped her pickaxe. She looked at Rick and he nods his head a her. "If anything happens, you push Andrea out of the way, make sure she doesn't get hurt, and I will take the shot." He told the girl as she nods her head.

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