Long Way Home (A Carl Grimes Fanfic)

38: He's A Little Caught Up

"Come on, let ol' uncle Merle show you a thing or two about our group." He says, leading me into the forest, the remainders of the Governors group close on our tail.

The leaves had turnt a hazel brown, crisping up like dry fruit, crunching as we tread on them, the twigs even looked browner than usual.

"What are you showing me?" I ask, cracking my knuckles together, forgetting about the old wives tale my Nan use to tell me about receiving arthritis if you crack your knuckles.

"Who we are." Merle replies, turning back to the group.

As we walk to an old barn, straight in the middle, it's body hung onto the metal framework, dangling in the wind.

"What's this meant to do with 'who you are'?" I say, intrigued yet fear struck through my body like a lightening bolt.

"Martinez, turn the body around." He says.

The legs were knawed away to bone and muscle, and the flesh had been torn away, presumably by walkers, and the waist above was stained with dark red blood, a huge stab wound in his hip, and as the figure turns around, it's jaw biting vigarously the air, the walkers face becomes familiar.

"It's Shane." I say.

"We got to him before you did." Merle says. "I said, I would hold his dead body in my hands. And I did. Well, I held his body in my hand and knife, but that's beside the point. I won."

"Good." I said sternly.

"Let's just say, he's a little caught up right now." Merle says, cackling.

"I want revenge." I spit out.

"The Governors the one to talk to then. I wouldn't 'ave been able to do this without him. He's a good bloke I guess, if you are on the right side of him."

"He tried to rape me. Brilliant bloke."' I spit out.

"He uses fear to get to people, he knows how to push buttons, and how to really scare the shit out of people." Martinez says.

"Sounds like a lovely guy."

"Just, come with us. We can sort out what you need."

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Sorry for a short chapter, but there are only a few chapters left of the story now, so the chapters will be shorter than you expect. Sorry. But that means updates will be quicker!!