Lilly Jennings
Staying at the Hilltop isn't to bad. I just have trouble sleeping because I'm so used to Carl being next to me it's weird. I walk around and I find Maggie by Glenn's grave. I slowly walk up to her and sit down next to her.
It's quite just the two of us sitting, looking at Glenn and Abraham's graves. A place where they shouldn't be. She stands up and wipes the tears off her face. I stand up with her and she pulls me into a hug.
We pull away and walk to one of the look out spots.
"Maggie." Gregory says from behind us. Maggie slowly turns around to face him. "I know people are saying things, nice things about you and Sasha."
"They are?" Maggie ask.
"They are. About the other night... about how they're thinking you saved the place. Don't let it go to her head."
"Well, don't let it bother you. It seems like it bothers you."
Maggie looks away and looks at me. I roll my eyes playfully at how annoying Gregory is. She gives me a small smile.
"What are you doing up there?" Gregory ask.
"You gonna eat that?" Maggie ask and runs to face Gregory fully.
"Yes." Gregory says
"Dude. You knows he's pregnant." Eduardo one of the Hilltops people says.
Maggie raises her eyes at Gregory and tilts he head. He debates on weather he should give it to her or not.
"You know, you don't wanna mess with a pregnant woman. Especially not when she's hungry." I say.
He tosses the Apple up and Maggie catches it. We both go back to looking over the walls. Maggie takes a bit and looks at me.
"Don't mess with a pregnant lady? Really?" She says to me.
"I wouldn't mess with you either way. Pregnant or not." I tell her.
Maggie smiles and shakes her head. We go back to the trailer we are staying in Enid is there too. Maggie is sitting at the table eating a cucumber when Sasha walks in with a something under a towel.
"Is that an apple pie?" Maggie ask.
"How did you do that?" Sasha ask.
"I could smell it from outside the door."
"Did you bake it" I ask Sasha.
"Some guy have it to us for what we did." Sasha answers. "His little girl said you should run for president of Hilltop."
"Maggie for President." Enid says.
"I like it." I say.
Maggie is too focused on eating the apple pie to really hear what we are saying.
"Do you want a plate?" Enid ask Maggie.
"No, I'm good." She says. The too Sasha, "did Jesus give you those?" Sasha nods. "Is he still around? There's some things I wanna add to his list before he goes out. The kids need something to write with. Pens, pencils."
"Are you already president?" I ask.
"I've just been talking to people."
"Jesus left this morning. He told me to tell you but I forgot." Sasha says.
"Okay. Next time. I'm gonna get some milk."
"Let me."
"No I'm good."
I see Enid looking at Sasha as Maggie leaves.
"What?" Sasha ask.
"You're lying to Maggie about Jesus." Enid says.
"What makes you say that?"
"A girl who lives in the house. She was telling me about everyone. She said Jesus is a runner and that he left yesterday, not this morning."
"It's for her own good."
"Why? Why shouldn't Maggie know the truth." I ask.
"Because I need to do something, and she'll want to help me."
"You want to kill Negan."
"What if you have help?" Enid ask. I look over at her.
"If we had help, a lot of people, then I wouldn't be afraid to tell her, because she'd know it wasn't on her to do it. But if it's just me then..."
"It isn't just you. You and Maggie aren't the only ones who want to take Negan out."
"No, Enid. That's not happening. And if you care about her, you don't say anything about this. The both of you. We have to keep her safe. You two have to keep her safe."
"It isn't just you." I say.
"It sure looks like it."
Enid looks over at me and I just shake my head. I just sit on the bed and wait for Maggie to come back.
Jesus gets back and has Daryl with him. Daryl got out. I run to him and hug him. He wraps his arm around my head.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey." He says back.
The next day I hear Maggie call me, Enid and Sasha to the gate. Rick, Michonne, Tara, Rosita and Carl were there. Carl was okay. He's alive. Meaning he didn't end up killing Negan but I don't care he's alive and safe.
They walk through the gate and I go straight into Carl's arms. I wrap my arms around his neck and his go around my waist. He lifts me off the ground a bit then puts me back down.
"You're okay." I say.
"Yeah. I'm okay." He answers
He kisses the side of my head and we pull away. Rick is by Maggie they were hugging now they are talking.
"You were right, right from the start. You told us to get ready to fight. I didn't listen and I couldn't. I can now." Rick says
Then Rick sees Daryl with Jesus. They walk to each other and hug. I see Carl smile at that. I smile too. Daryl then hugs Tara and Michonne before turning back to Rick and handing him his gun.
We all walk up to the house then.
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HOPELESS || carl grimes
FanfictionLilly Jennings. 14 years old alone in a world were the dead are walking and trying to eat you. She's been alone for 3 months since her brother died. She ends up walking along a dirt road and comes across a prison. {Season 4 - Season 8}