Contagion

Chapter Six

Contagion Chapter Six

Standing at the well Jessica raised an eyebrow as she watched the piece of meat being lowered into the well. She wasn't sure whose idea it had been but they were trying to use that to bait the walker up so they could pull it out of the well and hopefully keep the water from being contaminated worse than what it probably already could be.

"He's not going for it," Dale spoke as he stood beside Shane and helped him lower the piece of meat down into the well.

"Maybe because canned ham don't kick and scream when you try to eat it," T-Dog piped up from where he was bent over the well.

Lori nodded, "He's right. There is a reason the dead didn't come back to life and start raiding our cupboards."

"We need live bait," Andrea said knowing that meant they would have to send someone down into the well. It was after she said that she turned to look at Glenn. He was the only one she could think of to do it. The only one who would do it.

Feeling Andrea's eyes on him Glenn turned to look at her realizing that she had meant him. It was an idea he wasn't really fond of but he'd do it. He always did what was expected of him.

Jessica who had stood there in silence looked up towards Andrea and she rolled her eyes when she realized Andrea had meant they would be sending Glenn down there into the well. When Glenn didn't fight back or stand his ground she shook her head and just stood there watching as Shane eventually hooked Glenn up into the rope and got him ready to go down in the well. She hated to admit it but she was scared for Glenn. She was scared about sending him down into the well. Besides her family he was the only true friend she had here.

"Have I mentioned that I really like your new haircut?" Glenn asked nervously as Shane hooked the rope around him. "You have a nice shaped head."

Shane who was finishing the ropes sighed, "Don't worry bout it bud," he said patting Glenn's back. "We are going to get you out of there in one piece."

"Living piece," Glenn stated wanting to make sure Shane knew he didn't want to die. "The living part is important," he said watching as Shane walked off to where they had the other end of the rope tied around and eventually the others in the group grabbed a part of the rope too. "Nice and slow please."

Andrea nodded her head, "We've got ya."

"Oh you people are crazy," Maggie spoke as she crossed her arms. She felt scared for the poor boy going down into the well and she could tell that Jessica too seemed scared though she wasn't voicing her words.

"Do you want to get that out of your well or not?" Shane asked Maggie after she called them crazy.

Not saying anything to Shane, Maggie kept her arms crossed as she heard Dale ask her to give them an eye. Uncrossing her arms she walked closer to the well so she could watch as Glenn went down. It was only when Glenn turned to look at her that she shook her head in disapproval of this.

Once Glenn eventually moved down Maggie bent down over the well to look at him, "Doing okay?"

"Yep. Doing great," Glenn answered as he forced a smile feeling himself being slowly lowered down into the well. "Living the dream," he whispered to himself as he held onto the rope with one hand and his flashlight with the other and he turned to look down at the walker he was slowly being lowered towards. The walker who he was supposed to throw another rope around.

Jessica who stood in between Andrea and Dale as she held the rope heard Maggie say a little lower and she along with everyone else moved the rope some more. She knew as she did so that her hands were shaking and her nerves were shot. She was worrying about Glenn and what could happen. When Maggie told them a little more she made a face but again they kept pulling on the rope.

It wasn't long after that she turned her head when she heard a noise and she made a face seeing that the end they had their rope around had broke off and she felt herself panic then. That meant Glenn was going down faster towards that walker and god...god he could fucking get bit or worse he could become a whole meal to that thing down there.

As things became panic stricken when Shane and T-Dog both ran towards the part that had broke off Jessica watched in horror as the thing fell all the way down and she knew that meant Glenn had to be really close to that walker now. A fact that made her scared, especially when she could hear him screaming down in the well telling them to get him out of there.

Grabbing onto the rope she went along with everyone else to where T-Dog was near the well, holding the part that had broken and they all began to pull together to get Glenn out of the well. She couldn't lose Glenn, she just really couldn't lose him.

After what felt like forever Jessica sighed in relief as Glenn was pulled up and finally landed on the ground. "Are you okay?" she asked him breathlessly as she walked closer and bent down towards where he was.

Glenn who was on all fours as he caught his breath  felt Lori rubbing his back and he tried all he could to get over the fact that he had almost died in the well today. When he heard Dale say back to the drawing board he eventually looked up smiling slightly when he saw Jessica bent down in front of him.

"Says you," Glenn finally spoke before taking his eyes off Jessica and looking at Dale. Standing up he handed the man the other rope he had went down with before standing up and walking away.

Jessica who had watched Glenn walk away watched as the rope in Dale's hand started to move and then she walked closer to the well with everyone else seeing that Glenn had successfully got the walker roped up.
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