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ANASTASIA STOOD WATCHING THE AFTER MASS OF THE CHAOS HER OWN BROTHER created. She hears the insects chittering, Carol sobbing and her heart beat was high.
Daryl grunting holding onto Carol says, "Don't look. Don't look."
Beth is sobbing,
Rick says, "Shh shh shh. Wait wait wait wait."
Beth cries, "Ma..."
The walker growling grabs her and she screams.
"Come on! Pull her away, pull her away!"
There's grunting and the guys run to pull her away. Hershel runs to her and T-Dog stomps on the walker and Glenn holds her as Andrea kills her.
ANASTASIA FOUND FRANK SITTING ALONE, SHE KNEW HE WAS SAD MAYBE EVEN angry. She took a seat next to him, and they sat in silence.
"I've been looking for you." She says, looking ahead. Frank definitely took after her, after something chaotic or traumatic happened she preferred to deal with it alone.
"Found me," He says.
"Hun," She says turning to look at him, she shuts her mouth for him. "Do you want to talk about it?" She asks, Luke often asked her that, when they began dating he gave her solutions and all she wanted to do is be heard. So he made a point to ask her what she needed.
"I didn't think Sophia was dead. I thought, I thought we would find her alive." He says sadly. "She's dead." He says looking at his mother before wrapping his arms around her. He hasn't seen much death in his life. "What if that was Val? Mel or Maddy?"
"No, I won't let anything happen to you four, over my dead body!" She exclaims. He gives her a look, "Sorry wrong choice of words. I promised your dad I wouldn't let anything happen to you, or the girls. I will get you guys to him."
"You will, Rick doesn't want to leave." He says.
"Well, it's a good thing you have me, isn't it? I don't care if we leave the group behind, we're finding Luke, no matter what." She says, knowing she'd do anything to get her family back together. She doesn't know the extent she'd go to yet, but no one was harming her kids.
"Did dad ever tell you, why we named you Francis?" She asks.
"Because you like the French." he says making her laugh a little. "He said I was named after his brother, Francis."
"His twin brother, Francis Jacob Watson." She says.
"-What happened to him?" Frank asks impatiently.
"He died when they were twelve, we named you after Francis, I never met him, and once we found out we were having twins, a boy and a girl. We knew you were going to be Francis, and we waited to see if the name fit you and it did." She smiles thinking back to when her and Luke found out they were having Frank and Val.
"Is the reason dad joined the navy?" He asks.
"Yeah, he always wanted to join, and serve just like his dad." She says.
"Grandpa Henry?" He asks.
"Yeah, just like grandpa Henry. Luke joined because Francis couldn't, he did it for him. Luke always told me how courages, and disciplined Francis was from a young age. Grandpa Henry ran a tight ship." She says. "Mavis and Luke say that they moved a lot growing up."
"Dad was never like that." He says, and Anastasia's catches the was.
"He didn't want you guys to move because of him, so he joined the FBI. He served his country, protected it, for Francis, in honor of his twin brother." She says with teary eyes, the admiration and love the Walsh girl held for her husband was immense. Anyone who saw the couple knew about their tremendous love and admiration for each other. Luke always looks at his wife like she is his entire universe. "He will never be like that, he wants a stable home for our children."
"One you didn't have." He says.
"I didn't get to have one, but you will have one. Your dad and I will always love and protect you. There isn't anything we wouldn't do for you." She says kissing the top of his head.
"I know mom, I got the best mom in the world." He says making her smile, as he wraps his arms around her.
MAVIS CHECKED ON BETH AS SHE HAD FAINTED SCARING MAGGIE HALF TO DEATH. While Rick and Glenn went out looking for Hershel, at a local bar in town.
"I gave her a sedative, so her body doesn't over work itself." Mavis tells Maggie, who nods. "Rosa, Anastasia and I will keep a close eye on her." Mavis says putting Maggie at ease.
"It was our mother death?" Maggie asks.
"Yeah. Many people react differently to death, and with your dead mother attacking her, it does a number." Mavis says, "I'll be outside, let me know if you need anything or have any questions." Maggie nods and Mavis leaves.
"Auntie Mavis." Frank says reaching her.
"Hey Frank." Mavis smiles.
"Can you tell me about your brother, Francis?" Frank asks.
"Fran?" Mavis smiles a little. Luke and him were four year older than Mavis. Luke was older than Francis by half an hour, and Mavis was the baby and only girl.
"Yeah." Frank nods.
"What do you want to know? There was a time when Fran and I played a mean joke on your dad. Luke was so mad." Mavis says beginning to tell him one of the many stories, involving her brother.
ANASTASIA SAT NEXT TO CAROL ON THE PORCH. THE KIDS WERE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
"You're not going crazy. You lost your child." Anastasia tells Carol. "You might feel like you're losing your mind, and a part of your world. You did lose your world" Carol turns to look at her. "I lost my unborn child, I was pregnant, when there was a-um. A shooting at the hospital I worked in. I miscarried. I am here for your Carol, anything you need."
"She didn't suffer, she wasn't hungry." Carol says. "Thank you." Anastasia nods and the two women sit in silence.
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