Save Me

81. See You Again

After Molly's passing, all of Alexandria grieves and a wave of guilt passes through the Chambler family. Negan makes a shocking revelation as the fate of Alexandria is revealed as was Molly's final wish. We rejoin Negan, Lydia and Zoe five years after their return to Alexandria as people are reunited in an emotional final chapter.

Lydia's POV//

The frustrating peaceful solitude encircled all of us as we walked to Alexandria.

No walkers, no birdsong, no breeze, nothing, like Molly took all of the life out of the world when she died.

I was exhausted of tears, my face was dry and taught from the salt crusting under my eyes.

I couldn't speak, none of could.

I tried to numb the pain so I didn't look at my dad.

I knew if I saw how much pain he was in, it would destroy me so I kept my eyes on the concrete as we walked in silence.

Daryl carried Zoe and she didn't make a sound.

She had cried when our mom was taken from us, but now she was silent and I worried she would be silent forever.

We didn't stop, no water or food, none of us felt hungry or thirsty.

The only thing that kept our legs moving was the thought of getting Zoe to Alexandria safely.

I think it took walking through those gates and seeing everyone standing there with wide eyes and shocked expressions to realise how truly gone my mom was.

Michonne ran to me and Daryl and as much as she tried to hold it together for us, she broke down in tears as did everyone else.

I stood there as everyone crowded around me, checking to see how I was, asking what had happened, people screaming and crying.

I looked up amongst the commotion and saw my dad walk away slowly towards our house.

He didn't look at anyone, he just walked with an emotionless expression on his face.

Maggie stood with Rosita and cried softly into her shoulder.

Judith and Gracie came running over with smiles on their faces to see us but when Michonne spoke to her, her face dropped and tears ran down her cheek.

They must have thought it strange that I didn't cry or scream.

I just felt numb now, like after everything i'd lost, I had no more emotions to give.

I took Zoe out of Daryl's arms and held my sister close to me as I told everyone to give us space.

I followed after my dad to the house and when I walked inside, he was rushing around, pulling out drawers and opening cupboards as if he was searching for something.

I just stood in the doorway worriedly as I watched him.

He sighed when he found it, it was his baseball bat with barbed wire, the one people called Lucille.

He barely looked at me and moved past out into the garden.

I turned around and saw him grabbing a pile of wood and a bottle of bourbon.

He chucked the bat onto the wood and lit the whole thing with a lighter.

I gasped at the roaring flames as I watched my dad just standing there with his hands in his pockets as he intensely watched the bat burn.

People started to look over, so I walked slowly and took his arm.

'Dad please' I said as I rocked Zoe in my arms.