Found Book One

Intruders

Michonne hands me a bowl of homemade stew from some squirrels Sasha shot this morning, I use a plastic spoon to eat the warm liquid. I look over to Carl who is munching on some crackers with his soup. "Everyone, I need your attention!" Rick announces to the church.

"People from our group, our family are missing, we need to find them," Rick says standing at the front of the church. Mika screams as gunshots sound from outside Judith's loud cries fill the main hall.

Rosita pushes Mika on the floor beside me and Carl. Michonne is on the other side of the aisle with Judith in her basket.

Bullets are ripping through the church and everyone is panicked and alert. Michonne  slides the laundry basket with Judith in it across the carpet and to our side of the aisle.

I pull Judith out of the basket despite the pain in my stomach and cradle her to my chest. Mika managed to wedge herself under the pew.

I take a calming deep breath. Judith squalls and kicks me in the stomach. I let out a groan and look down at my abdomen.

I sigh in relief to see she didn't hurt my stitches. The gun fire stops and I hear a voice from outside.

Rick and Michonne stand up and rush to the door. "Stay put," Maggie says as she runs past us. 

I can hear Sasha scream Bob's name, the growls of walkers make me look up at Carl. 

He pulls me up off the ground and I throw my arm over his shoulders. Mika silently ducks underneath my other arm.

Carl takes more of my weight than Mika to help me stumble to the doors. They are hanging open, letting sunlight flow into the building.

We stand at the top of the wooden porch looking down into the grassy yard. Sasha is squealing and sobbing into Bob's chest as he comforts her.

My smile grows to shock as Tyrese and a few others grab him, they pull him up off the ground and they rush into the building. 

"Chíca, vuelve adentro! Inside I told you!" Rosita says running up the stairs to us. Sihe pushes Mika out of the way and wraps her arm around my waist.

I smile innocently as she helps me back into the church. "What happened?" I ask.

She pushes me back down onto the floor. "Bob, he got kidnapped by the Terminus people," Rosita whispers. Father Gabriel offers up his office for Bob.

I nod, "Carl, everyone needs to stay inside and away from the windows." I hold out my hand as Mika walks behind Rosita.

The younger girl takes my hand and sits beside me. "I have to go bandage him up and then I have a question for you," Rosita says.

I nod as Rosita walks away. I pull myself up and stand shakily against the pew as Maggie walks into the church.

"Mags what's wrong?" I ask rubbing my hand up and down her arm. She turns to me, I hug her tightly.

"Come on, it's getting late we should help with dinner and then go to sleep." I take her hand and walk over to the designated kitchen area.

Mika and Tara are now playing patty-cake on the floor.

I frown lightly as she walks out the door, "She'll be okay," Michonne says, "But you need to rest," she chuckles pushing me down onto the nearby bench.

I shake my head as she tosses me a bottle of water. "Drink," she commands. I nod and do as she says and gulp down some of the water.

"We'll stay till the people from Terminus are dead then I'm taking my group to Washington," Abraham says. Maggie shakes her head.