The Apocalypse

Chapter 42: Not Broken

chapter 42; Not Broken

Patrick's POV

Why is it taking them so long? Why haven't Carl or Michonne come back? Its been about 4 days since they left to go find Anna and if she was with anyone. If she wasn't, they would've been back by now. If she was, maybe they just found a house for the night because of a herd almost got them. I just hope Carl found Anna and michonne, I know He'd be devistated to find out that Anna died.

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Im pacing back and forth in our room, while Skylynn is humming on the floor to "twinkle twinkle little star". Rick went outside, well, not outside outside, but just out of our room. Maggie is in the bathroom, Glenns trying to get his shirt out of the jammed-shut sliding door and I'm still freaking out.

Glenn finally got his shirt out and let out a sigh of relief.

He noticed me pacing back and forth and stopped infront of me and crossed his arms.

"Are you alright?" he said.

"They're not back yet," I say.

Glenn rolls his eyes.

"That's what this is all about ? Dude, calm down. Carl can handle himself out there."

I step to the side and walk to the door. As I turn the handle, Skylynn interupts me.

"Patrick wait!"

Since Anna and Carl aren't here, she's gotten pretty attached to me lately.

I think of her as a little sister. An annoying, loud, annoying, crazy, little sister.

I grab her hand and walk out to go look for Rick.

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Annas POV

I open my eyelids to see Carl staring at me.

I wasn't expecting a face at mine when I woke up, so I jumped.

"Sorry sorry sorry" Carl says, with a worried face.

" I uh.. didn't mean to scare you like that but um... "

He itched his head and walked over to get his bag.

"Smoooooooth." Daryl says, watching by the door of the store.

Everyone's already awake, so I hurry to get my things.

Were headed back today.

Once we've got everything, along with a few things Lizzie and Grayson grabbed from the upstairs, Daryl un nailed the door and we got our guns ready.

It takes us about an hour, but we finally reach the sanctuary.

My hearts beating, I haven't been here in a few days but what felt like a few years.

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Lizzies POV

I have my bag on my back, and my heart is going crazy. What will I tell them? There's so much they don't know. Mika, Addy, Judith, Emily, we lost a lot. Most of our groups' kids.

I lower my gun as the guards at the gates check us to make sure nothing is unusual.

"We have people inside," Carol says.

"Rick Grimes, my father... he's in there. Just bring him to the gates and he'll tell you himself." Carl says.

The guard let's us in anyways, so we look for Rick. He was outside at a picnic table, with some young boy and Skylynn.

I give my bag to Michonne and run up to Rick. Once I get there, I notice its Patrick sitting next to him.

"Rick! It's me Lizzie!" I yell.

He stands up and picks me up.

"Your here!" he says.

"Oh its not just me," I say.

Anna runs up to Rick and gives him a hug. Patrick stands up and looks at Anna.

"What about me? Am I chopped zombie guts?"

Anna smiles and gives Patrick a hug. He wraps his arms around her neck, like a big brother kinda, because he's so much taller.

" I knew it." Patrick said.

"Knew what?" Anna says.

Annas POV

"Knew what?" I say.

"You were alive." he says and smiles.

" I knew you were, too."

Grayson runs up, and so does Carol, Daryl and Michonne following slowly after.

Skylynn runs up to me and I pick her up, hugging her close.

She begins to cry.

"I thought you weren't coming back anna" she says, taking deep breaths before every word like little kids do when they're trying to talk and cry at the same time.

"I kept my promise about coming back." I say.

Kerry and Tyson then walk up to Rick, and Rick scratches his head.

"My name is Tyson, sir, and I'm a new member to your group."

"Are you now." Rick says, and smiles. He pulls him into a 'father son' like hug and says, "Your family now."

Then Rick looks at Carol and says, "Where's Judith?"

She walks up to Rick and grabs his hands with tears in her eyes.

"No" he says.

Carls eyes start watering, and I walk up to him and give him a hug. He rests his head on my shoulder.

"She's much safer now."

Carl pulls away and kisses me on the cheek. I wipe his eyes and a falling tear on his cheek.

"Addy? Mika? Beth?"

"Took Addy and Mika right from my arms." Lizzie confessed.

Rick takes a deep breath and wipes his eyes.

"Beth?"

"Disapeared" Daryl says. One night when we were all asleep on the bus, she was just, gone.

We all walk into the room and have a big reunion, and then came the part when I knew what I had to do.

"Guys, I have to say something."

Everyone quieted down, all looking at me like I was the center of attention.

I was, techinqually.

"We lost a lot of loved ones, from Addy, Judith, My mom, Mika, Emily, and beth, but were not a broken group. No way. If we were broken, we wouldn't have made it this far. We all have to lift our chins up, and realize some people weren't as lucky as we are."

silence carried through the whole room.

Carl stood up and walked over to me.

"I lost my mom, my friends, but I made more of them and they've been there for me for the past 3 years. Anna is right, we aren't broken, we aren't unfortunate. I may have lost a lot I loved, but so did everyone else in this world before this all happened. Sure, not for the same reason, but they all go the same way. It doesn't change how we are going to save humanity. The dead will die, and the living can have this world again."

(Partual twd quote)^

Rick stands up and so does everyone else, and we all give one great  big hug.

We all needed that after what we've been through.

But were not broken.