forty-three - backtracking

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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE,
backtracking
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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE,backtracking————

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THE NIGHT IT all happened, Rosita rushed to the netting circle. She faltered at the sight of the two dead men, but recovered quickly.

"Eugene, Ellie. Tara's awake." She motioned them with her. Ellie instantly ran after her, almost busting down the door of the infirmary as she made it inside.

"Tara!" The Dixon girl smiled, running to her and crashing her into a hug. The woman groaned lightly before laughing and holding the girl tightly.

"Hey, Ellie. Did you miss me?" Tara chuckled as the girl pulled back, tears stinging her eyes.

"More than you know." She admitted.

Suddenly, the door opened again and Glenn and Nicolas stumbled inside, groaning in pain as they went. Ellie and Rosita quickly rushed to their sides, getting them each on separate cots to catch their breath.

"Glenn, what the hell happened?" Ellie grabbed his arms carefully. "Are you okay?"

"I'm okay." The Rhee man nodded before catching sight of Tara.

"You guys look like shit." She laughed lightly.

"She's fine. She's fine. She's okay." Rosita assured as Glenn stumbled over to her bedside, smiling softly.

"Tara?" Maggie stepped inside then, smiling when she saw the woman awake.

"I'm okay. You should check on them." She motioned to a bloody Glenn. Maggie rushed to his side.

"I'm okay." The Rhee man panted.

"What happened? Ellie, what happened?" Maggie rambled, tears stinging her eyes at her husbands appearance. The Dixon girl looked at Nicolas rudely.

"What did you do this time, Nicolas?" The girl tried to get to him, but Glenn held her back.

"No, no. We were out there and the walkers and-" Glenn panted. "We're alright."

"You're shot." Ellie pointed out.

"Got winged by a ricochet." Glenn assured her. She crossed her arms, not believing a word he said, but dropped the subject.

Then Eugene walked inside, a smile spreading across his face. "Holy shit." He walked to Tara's bedside.

"Thank God." Tara chuckled. "Nothing happened to your hair." Eugene just smiled, staring at her without a word. Tara chuckled again.

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