𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍, rick grimes (ON HOLD)

FORTY-FOUR

      JOSIE HAD FOLLOWED RICK OUTSIDE AND WATCHED AS HE walked out into the field. She had no idea what was going on with him, but she felt bad for him.

      The brunette watched as Rick held up his hand as if to cup someone's face and right there and then, she knew he wasn't okay. Rick was losing his mind and she couldn't do anything about it. Josie sighed and walked back into the cell block where everyone else was at.

      "You said you found Tyreese's group here?" Glenn asked as he drew a map of the prison and Carl nodded. "We secured this."

      Josie crouched down next to the two. "We did secure it, but that means that there's another breach somewhere and because this area's near the front, that means the whole front of it isn't secure."

      Glenn sighed in frustration. "If walkers stroll in, then it's gonna be a piece of cake for a group of armed men."

      "Are we even sure he's gonna attack?" Beth asked. "Maybe you scared him off."

      "He had fish tanks full of heads," Michonne replied. "Walkers and humans, trophies. He's coming."

      "Yeah, she's right," Josie agreed. "This man is a psychopath and I don't think he takes defeat well."

      "We should hit him now," Glenn said as he looked at Josie.

      "What?" Josie asked.

      "He won't be expecting it," Glenn replied. "We'll sneak back in and put a bullet in his head."

      "Glenn-" Josie tried.

      Glenn stood from his spot and approached Michonne. "You know where his apartment is," then he looked back at Josie. "The three of us could end it tonight. I'll do it myself."

      It was a stupid plan, no denying that. Josie stared at the ground as everyone looked at her, waiting for her answer.

      Glenn walked back over to her. "Jo, the three of us, we can do this."

      "No, it's a stupid plan," Josie replied. "We're rushing this too quickly," Glenn went to protest, but she shut him down almost immediately. "We can't. If it backfires, he ends up killing us and then our entire group."

      "He didn't know you were coming last time and look what happened," Hershel pointed out. "Daryl was captured. You and Maggie were almost executed."

      "You can't stop me," Glenn replied.

      "Rick would never allow this," Hershel explained.

      "You really think he's in any position to make that choice?" Glenn asked.

      "It doesn't look like you are either," Josie replied. "You're angry and you're not thinking straight."

      "Think this through clearly," Hershel began. "T-Dog lost his life here. Lori, too. The men were here, it isn't worth anymore killing. What are we waiting for? If he's really on his way, we should be out of here by now."

      "There's nowhere for us to go," Josie replied. "Not with everyone's condition. And half of us aren't even in the right state to travel."

      "We can't stay here, we can't run," Glenn said.

      Josie saw a look in Glenn's eyes, something she's never seen before. And whatever Josie saw, Maggie saw it too. She couldn't stand to see Glenn like this, so Maggie turned around and left the room. Glenn watched as she did and for a moment, his eyes went back to normal.

      Josie sighed and stepped forward. "Okay, I think the best thing to do is to stay here. We defend this place, we secure it, and we make sure nothing's compromised."

      The brunette's voice was raised, so that everyone would understand and know that she was in charge for now.

      "We make sure we have patrols going around, keeping an eye on this place," Josie continued to explain. "But first, we need to find that breach. Glenn, you and I will go down to the tombs."

      "You'll need some help," Michonne added as she stepped forward.

      "No, in case anything happens, we need you out here," Glenn replied as Michonne looked at Josie, who nodded.

      "Carl and Parker, I want you both to join Michonne," Josie told them.

      "Got it," Carl nodded.

      "Yes ma'am," Parker added.

      "Who's on watch?" Glenn asked, but no one replied, so he scoffed and stormed out of the cell block.

      "This is gonna be a long day," Josie muttered, grabbing her bow and arrows and a machete.

      The brunette ran off to catch up with Glenn and her mind couldn't help but to go back to Rick. What was she going to do about him?