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Chapter Twelve

MEADOW FLETCHER AND CARL GRIMES
May 4, 2017
10:26 PM

MEADOW slept on the ground, she was covered in a thin blanket. She shuddered, pulling the blanket close to her body. Her eyes snapped open, she didn't know why, but something felt off, something didn't feel right. She pushed the blanket off of her, getting up, the floorboards creaked underneath her. Carl sat awake, he was the only one in the church, besides Father Gabriel, he had his office door shut. Judith was sleeping right next to him, holding the pink bear close to her, she was in a woven bassinet.

"Where is everyone?" Meadow whispered, "Bob, Daryl, and Carol went missing." "Missing?" Carl nodded his head, he watched Meadow grab her bow, "Meadow, wait." "Carl, my aunt is out there, she is missing." "Let the others take care of it, my dad told me that we are not supposed to leave." Carl looked down at Judith, "Please, stay and help me watch Judith."

Meadow looked down at her bow, she dropped it on the bench, nodding her head, "All right." She walked over to Carl, sitting on the other side of Judith, "You think it was Terminus?" Meadow asked, looking at the ground, "Yeah." Carl whispered. "I know I shouldn't say this but," Meadow paused, she took in a deep shaky breath, "We should've kill them when we had the chance." Carl was silent for a moment, Meadow turned her head at him, "I agree."

Maggie walked out of the bathroom, she was holding one of the bibles, she looked down, sitting at one of the benches. She placed the book back.

The doors creaked opened, Sasha, Tyreese, Ryan, and Rick came through the doors. Meadow looked down. By now Father Gabriel was collecting the silverware from dinner, "Stop." Sasha said, her legs moving towards Gabriel, "What are you doing?" Gabriel stayed silent, he looked around the room, "What are you doing?" Sasha repeated herself, "This is all connected. You show up, we're being watched, and now three of us are gone." Father Gabriel shook his head, "I-I don't- I don't have anything to do with this." Sasha grabbed her knife, taking it out, "Wait!" Father Gabriel yelled, taking a step away from Sasha. He dropped all of the silverware. Meadow stood up. Carl grabbed her arm, shaking his head. Meadow continued to look at Sasha and Father Gabriel, "Sasha, put it away." Tyreese pleaded with his sister.

"Who's out there?" She yelled, "I-I don't have anything to do with this." Father Gabriel was pushed up against the wooden banister, "Where are our people?" "I don't have anything to-" "Where are our people?!" Sasha yelled, "Please, I don't have anything to do with this. I-" Father Gabriel put his hands up, Tyreese grabbed ahold of Sasha's arm, pulling her back, Rick began to walk towards Father Gabriel.

"Why'd you bring us here?" "Please, I-" "You working with someone?" Rick took a step closer, "I'm alone. I'm alone. I was always alone." Gabriel had his hands up in a surrender, "What about the woman in the food bank, Gabriel? What did you do to her? "You'll burn for this." That was for you. Why? What are you gonna burn for, Gabriel?" Rick took ahold of Gabriel's collar, "What? What did you do? What did you do?!" He pushed Gabriel back, releasing the collar. Gabriel looked around, tears brimmed in his eyes, "I lock the doors at night. I always lock the doors at night. I always locked the doors at night. I always-"

A sob fell out of his mouth, tears falling down his hollowed cheeks. Gabriel took in a deep breath, "They started coming, my congregation. Atlanta was bombed the night before and they were scared. They were- they were looking for a safe place, a place where they felt safe." Gabriel paused, taking in another deep breath, "And it was so early. It was so early and the doors were still locked," Gabriel closed his eyes, "You see it was my choice. There were so many of them and they were trying to pry at the shutters and banging on the sidings, screaming at me and so the dead came for them. Women," He paused, another tear slid down his cheek. Gabriel gazed over at Meadow and Carl, "Children." Carl didn't break eye contact with Gabriel, Meadow took a deep breath, her eyes moved to the floor.