Hold Tight ↠ R. Grimes { on going}

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"Is this the sign! Look!" Mika yelled as we came upon an over pass. The sign read

Sanctuary
for all
Community
for all
Those who arrive
Survive

On the map there was markings all to a big bold letters Terminus with a star.

"This is the sanctuary the man was talking about. Looks lime we ain't far."I said, taking my fingers and tracing the lines to the star.

"Looks like one or two days worth. Ain't far now." Ty said, looming at Carol. It hit me then, when I saw a a prison site on the map through the blue path.

"Rick! " I whispered.

"What?" Carol asked. I shot my head up to her.

"Rick probably saw these! He's probably heading to Terminus! Looking for me! Judith!" I said, looking at the baby in Carols arms.

" I need to leave him a note."I said." We have to go."

"How about the next stop. There's a depot not far. Leave it there on a map, if they have it. If not leave it on the next." Ty said. I glared for a minute at him and the map then slowly nodded.

We began to walk again, Judith getting passed around from Carol, Ty and then me. Lizzie and Mika were up ahead holding hands and walking the sides of the train tracks. I felt a small grin on my face as I watched them. I've always wanted to know how it felt to have two little girls that act just like this. I sighed and looked down.

"There it is Mercedes!" Mika yelled to me. I looked up in the clearing to see the depot with tracks running right into it. And most of all there was a train car. I ran up to it and smiled wildly. There was a sign on the train car for Terminus.

" I need something to write with." I said looking around. Just then, a walker came out of no where. I sighed." I have to do this." Waiting for it to get close before pulling out my knife and stabbing it. Carol led the girls away before I tore into the stomach and wrote on the building.

Rick,
Come to Terminus.
Tyreese, Mercedes

I wiped my hand off and then continued on with the rest, waiting to get to Terminus. I wasn't going to give away that Carol was with us. Just let him figure it out.

Rick:

"Can you guys stop." I asked, looking back at Michonne and Carl. They were giggling and walking the sides of the railroad track.

"Hold on. We need a winner." Michonne said."Carl needs to lose!" She said again and tried to push Carl off, but she fell.

" I win!" Carl shouted. I just had to laugh. Mercedes wasn't here, but I had to. I love her so much and let her go at the snap of my fingers. We were fighting the last time, It was my fault. I was the doushe that let her go. I looked in front of me to our moving adoptive daughter.

"Hey, Aub. Hold up?" I yelled softly to her. She stopped and turned. Her expression was mimicked Mercedes. She must've learned off her. Once Carl got his candy we started to walk again.

"Guys look!" Aubrey shouted and ran to the depot ahead of us. There was a banner and a road map with colored lines and a star with the word Terminus. Written above the star. The banner read

Sanctuary for all Community for all.
Those who arrive survive.

I looked around for any more signs and one caught my eye. It was on one wall of the depot. I walked up to it and my mouth gapped open.

Rick
Come to Terminus
Tyreese Mercedes

Mercedes?! She's alive. My heart flipped every beat and a smile appeared on my face. My wife is alive!

Aubrey :

Mercedes! She wrote that note! She's alive! Ty! I smiled and looked over at fuzzy faced Rick, who was also grinning. We hugged, so glad to find our best friend. The woman to keep us going.

"We are going to Terminus...right?" I asked out of our celebrated silence.

"If Cedes and Ty are going, I want to go to!" Carl said not to far away from me. Michonne hesitated looking around at us.

"Wonder if it's not safe?" She asked.

" Then we need to catch up with them. Michonne, my wife is heading there. We have to. "Rick interjected. It was true. Mercedes is like the mom I never had. Rick was like the father I never had. I wanted to go save my 'mom'.

Michonne sighed, giving into us.

Mercedes :

"It's for the best." I soothed quietly, watching Carol's miserable face. We all concluded to put Lizzie down. She had killed Mika last night, almost Judith. I swear to god if she laid one of those freaking breakable fingers on my baby, she wouldn't have been living.

I gave Carol a big, reassuring hug, lettibg her know it is for the best. She called Lizzie out and they walked away together. I went back to Judith who was sitting by our packed things. I covered up her ears, and then, the gun went off.

We buried the Samuel sisters, putting crosses up. I winded rope from the old swing together eith two sticks to make yhe crosses. We put an M on Mika's grave and a L on Lizzie's grave. We set flowers by both graves before going back in. I grabbed Judy and placed her on my hip, Ty and Carol on either side with all our stuff. I grabbed Carols hand in a reassuring way, giving her a warm smile. She smiled back and we headed off, to Terminus.

Where I hope Rick, and Daryl are going as well.