Trust

Chapter Three: Oceanside

                                     [ Jessie ]

I snapped my eyes open and my vision soon began to clear up I shrieked once I saw my arm, my metal arm. "She's awake," a voice I didn't recognize stated with a smile while she sharpened her spear.
"Rachel!" Cyndie says as she snatched the spear away with a stern look before smiling down at me.
"Hello, you must be Jessie Anderson," says the woman with a gentle welcoming smile "I'm Cyndie, and this is Rachel but anyway I heard you are a friend of Tara's." The woman says.
I nod even though I couldn't put a name or a face to anyone back in Alexandria until she walked in.
"Ah, good you are awake and alive at most."
Yeah, I'm not friends with this Tara.
"Where's my son, Ron?" I asked while standing up to stretch my limbs out after being unconscious for awhile.
"After I Uh dragged you out before the herd got you I didn't see Ron but Sammy your youngest he already turned...but Rick said Michonne had to do what was done to Ron, he tried to kill rick and he snapped after your son, Sam died. Jessie,your son is gone, I'm sorry."
I shook my head frantically, no, he can't be.
"I'm sorry Jessie but it's true, Ron's gone."
No, they are all wrong, Ron's alive.
    "Is Rick still alive? Where's rick?" I asked while trying not to break down in front of strangers.
        "Rick's Dead...and Michonne is now in charge of Alexandria and also you should stay here for awhile its not safe at Alexandria, there's been things happening that we don't want you involved."
"Really? Like what!" I thought until it slipped out.
"There's these walkers roaming around outside the walls of Alexandria and they're people wearing masks of dead walkers that have been skinned.
I made a face of disgust and horror at the same time until I thought about my Ron, my baby.
I hope he isn't with that man "Negan" he sounds like he isn't the nicest tool in the shed.
I shivered at the dreadful feeling of Negan until a female broke my thoughts as she said my name.
"Jessie, I'll take you to Hilltop for now, Jesus and the others will take care of you ma'am." The woman said, quickly as she grabbed her spear and led the way out of the forest of Oceanside.
"How old ?" She asked, smiling as she continued down the path and I followed and spoke.
"Sixteen and Ten, my ten year old d-died...he was bitten by a walker and-and Ron's lost somewhere with a killer who likes to bash heads in.."
"That sounds rough.."
You think? Thanks captain obvious!
"I'm Beatrice, Nice to officially meet you Jessie." The woman said with a small smile before continuing to show me the way out.
"Who's the leader?" I asked trying to make conversation so our walk would be less awkward.
"Oh, that's Natania, great woman really, she's the best one yet and probably the last but she's saving the spot for her granddaughter, Cyndie."
Aw, that's sweet.
"Why does Rachel want to kill everyone?"
"Ah, you noticed that?" Came Beatrice's voice.
I'm starting to notice a lot of things actually.
  "That's Rachel, she has a hard time trusting people but she's a kid and she is still learning but she'll get the hang of it soon and learn to trust you and others, don't be offended she still is warming up to Tara."
Her and me both..the girl is a different kind of crazy that I've never seen before.
   "Beatrice, I actually got it from here, we've got trouble at Hilltop and I gotta go like now and Ezekiel and queen Carol are attending Hilltop so I better be off with Jessie, thanks Beatrice, see ya soon."
      I followed Tara and she looked worried about something and I thought about Ron and the anxiety kicked in and I started to cry.
   "Please don't let it be my baby, I want my son."
     Tara looked at me sadly before she spoke
"Jessie, your son Ron is fine as far as I know but Jesus isn't...he was Murdered." She said quietly.
Now what?
  "I gotta keep you safe from these human walkers, they're very bad people and we've caught one at Hilltop, well Daryl caught her but still.."
Of course that hunter  caught that walker human thing, it seems like he always wants to be the hero around in Alexandria like Rick.
"Let's go back and we better hurry." Tara said quickly while jogging away in a hurry.
Thanks for waiting for me Tara..

                                     [ Tara ]

    Thoughts were spiraling through my head as I continued to keep moving, Jesus can't be dead, he's in charge of Hilltop and I can't run Hilltop by Myself this job is no joke and I will be working out of my ass if I'm alone, this can't be good.
     Jessie was still stuck on the feeling of her son being alive but truthfully I didn't care about her son all that much right now all I care about is Jesus.
"Come on Jessie, we don't have much time."
Damn why are they always so slow.
I managed to get Jessie to keep up with me and she started jogging along and we ran to our horses and got to hilltop much quicker then I'd imagine.
I saw Aaron and Michonne carrying Jesus's casket
Michonne gazed at Jessie and back at me with a confused look but she brushed it off and went up to me and shook my hand. "Good you are back, there's been a lot going on and we have news, bad news."
Oh no, bad news how could there be more bad news? I just saved Jessie Anderson!"
My gut feeling was right Enid and Henry are dead and now it's up to us to stop these skin walkers.