to her, the world was silent.
she couldn't hear the birds sing, the leave rustling in the breeze, the crashing of a waterfall.
she couldn't hear the pained cries, the moans of the dead, the sound of the knife breaking through skin.
whether she was b...
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HARLOW WATCHED AS THE OTHERS BEGAN TO PANIC.
There was an explosion a few minutes earlier, which caused the train car to shake violently. It was too dark for her to lip read everyone, so she sat there in confusion and fear.
Were the others dead? Were they next?
Carl and Maggie approached the others, saying something that seemed to calm their nerves. She wished she could get that same feeling.
Maggie was using her father's watch to try and make another stake out of the wooden post, while a few others tried to peek through the crack in the door.
The door opened and Harley shot to her feet, her knife still in her clenched fist. The remaining group members sprinted out of the train car and Harley was greeted by the site of walkers and smoke.
It was like a war zone.
Daryl reached her, tugging her out of the train car before quickly checking her over while she did the same to him. Once they came to the conclusion that they were okay, Haryey raised her hands, "What's going on?"
"We need to go." He told her before he pushed her towards the fence,
Harley stabbed a few walkers along the way, the ones that got too close.
There was a spot on the fence that had a tarp laid over the barbed wire, along with a pallet leaning against it. One by one, they all began to climb over.
Abraham was the last over, just before a horde reached the fences after them. The group began to run, knowing it was only a matter of time before more rotters would come, attracted by the noise and smoke.
Daryl led them back to the hole that Rick dug, quickly finding the bag full of weapons.
"The hell are we still around here for?" Abraham asked the men, checking over his shoulder in case any of the Terminus people snuck up on them,
"Guns, some supplies." Rick answered, "Go along the fences. Use the rifles. Take out the rest of 'em."
"What?" Bob questioned, stepping forward,
"They don't get to live." The sheriff stated,
"Rick, we got out. It's over." Glenn told him,
"It's not over till they're all dead." Rick replied, checking his revolver,
Nora stepped up, shaking her head, "The hell it isn't, Rick. The entire place is on fire and full of walkers. Glenn's right, it's over."
"I'm not dicking around with this crap. We just made it out." Abraham commented,
"The fences are down. They'll run or die." Maggie stated.
The sound of branches breaking caught everyone's attention. Behind Rick, a familiar stepped out from behind the trees.
Carol.
Daryl was the first to run to her, gathering her in his arms. Smiles broke out on most of their faces, except for those who didn't know her, and they all took turns having their own reunion with the woman,
"Did you do that?" Rick asked her and she nodded,
"You have to come with me." Carol told him when the two separated.
Harley stared at Daryl with a soft smile on her face. She was glad he got Carol back, his best friend. His entire demeanor had already changed in an instant.
Deep down, she had a feeling that it wouldn't last long.
The group followed Carol to a road, which eventually led to a cabin. As they approached, a large man stepped out with a baby in his arms.
Nora paused, tears filling her eyes, "Judith." She whispered.
Carl and Rick broke out into a run, followed by Sasha. The woman wrapped her arms around her brother while the two men clutched onto the baby, all of them crying in happiness.
Nora turned to Carol, squeezing her shoulder, "Thank you." She whispered.
Carol grabbed her hand and gave it a firm squeeze before the younger woman went over to see the baby she had grown to care for.
Rick went to thank Tyreese, handing Judith over to Carl. Nora grinned as Judith held a hand out to her, "Hi, honey." She whispered, wrapping an arm around Carl's shoulder,
Harley leaned her head on Daryl's arm, watching the families reconcile with each other.
They all took a moment to gather themselves until Rick stated, "We need to go."
"Yeah, but where?" Daryl asked, signing as they all spoke to keep Harley up to date,
"Somewhere far away from there." Rick pointed towards the dark smoke that filled the sky only a few miles away.
The now larger group headed back towards the train tracks, walking along them for only a few moments before heading into the trees. Nora didn't know where they were headed, or what the plan was.
