Push and Pull || Maggie Greene

Reunions

You Know when I was younger I always thought that by this point in my life I would be doing my job and keeping people safe, and in a way I still am, though the circumstances weren't exactly what I was expecting.

Saving people from hordes of the undead wasn't exactly in the job description.

Shane and I kept order in the camp, most of the time it was stopping either Merle from being...well Merle, and other times it was making sure Ed didn't get physical with Carol.

Thankfully though Merle was away, he and a few others had gone off on a supply run in the city, I would have gone with them, but Shane said he needed me here. With Merle away I could at least keep an eye on Ed more easily, I really did not like that man.

Though he wasn't doing anything at the moment so I took this time to wander around camp, my shotgun in hand in case any roamers decided to show their rotting faces.

Our camp was pretty secluded though, and we haven't really had too many issues.

Dale and Jim were working on the RV, I hoped they manage to fix it up enough in case we need to travel. Lori was unhooking clothes, and I spotted Shane teaching Carl how to tie certain knots, it was nice, the simplicity of it all, if I push the thought that the world is basically at its end out of my mind, it was almost like we were all just on one big camping trip.

"It's late, they should have been back by now!" My eyes dart over to where Amy was as she said this and then to Dale as he mentioned worrying wasn't gonna do us any good, that was the end of that conversation.

The sound of the radio crackling was what truly got my attention though as T-Dogs voice came through and we all headed over. Dale climbed the RV and started to try and talked to him, though the reception was bad and he was having a hard time.

What made my stomach drop though, was when T-Dog said they were trapped in the department store. "Goddammit" I cursed and I started to pace.

T-Dog then went on to say they were surrounded by hundreds of geeks.

"T-Dog, repeat that Last. Repeat." Dale said Into the radio, all that came through was static.

"He said the department Store." Lori was the first to speak and we all turned to her. "I heard it too," Dale confirmed. "This is just great." I groaned, bringing my hand up to pinch the bridge of my nose before dropping it back to my side.

"Shane." Lori turned to him and he immediately said no, at this she turned to me and I shook my head, "I want to but that would not be wise." Shane agreed with me, "we can't risk the rest of the group." He tried to reason with her.

"So we're just gonna leave her there?" Amy piped up and I looked at her, I understood what she must be feeling, I felt it with my brother when I didn't know if he would make it... though I hope it doesn't turn out for her the way it did with me.

"Amy I know you don't want to hear this." I tried to say but Amy kept talking, "She volunteered to go, to help the rest of us." Shane took a step closer. "I know, and she knew the risks, right?" It was a rhetorical question as after that he told Amy something I knew she definitely did not want to hear.

"See, if she's trapped, she's gone...So we just have to deal with that. There's nothing we can do"

Amy's sad face morphed into one of anger, "She's my sister, you son of a bitch." She stormed off after she said that and all I could do was watch.