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Chapter Forty-Five // {daryl's pov}


› {the day after jordan left}


Jordan left yesterday and Rick was out still looking for her. He was a mess and so was Carl and Beth too. We all were. Jordan's presence was enough to make anyone smile and now she's gone. 

We ran outta fuel a little while ago, so now the whole group was just following a road up to Washington D.C. I was in the front with Carl and Judith at my side. Carl seemed to be very agitated. I knew that Jordan was a motherly figure for him and Judith.

A twig snapped from my left, I instantly raised my crossbow towards the sound. Rick stepped out alone, making me lower it.

He shook his head sadly and walked up to my side.

"She's too good at covering her tracks," Rick grumbled, walking beside me.

"You wouldn't have to try looking for her tracks if you didn't send her away!" Carl growled towards his father

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"You wouldn't have to try looking for her tracks if you didn't send her away!" Carl growled towards his father. Rick didn't even flinch at Carl's words. As soon as Jordan left, I tried to track her down but as Rick said, she's just as good as I am at covering her tracks.

Beth jogged up to Rick's side.

"You didn't find 'er?" Beth's southern accent showing. She looked up at the man with worry and concern.

Rick shook his head, "she's gone."

"Yeah, all because of you," Carl muttered from beside me. Beth frowned at the pair. 

"Why the hell aren't you looking for her still? She could be out there dying or in trouble and you're just walking here giving up!" she yelled, pointing a finger at Rick.

"Why the hell aren't you looking for her?" Rick argued back angrily.

"Maybe because I'm not as damn strong as y'all! That girl out there would have married you in an instant if you asked, yet you're here giving up on her! You're even the one who sent her away!" Beth shouted before storming off back to Maggie and Glenn. Rick huffed in anger.

"She's right," he mumbled before taking off back into the trees.


›››‹‹‹ {time skip: current time --  a week later from last chapter} {jordan's pov}


I walked along the path outside my house in a confident manner. I felt as if I had found my old self again. The closed-off self. I never lost my ambitious side though, it just kind of adapted to the new situation -- the dead walking. 

Aaron and Eric spoke to me over the walkie-talkie earlier this morning, telling me that they have people and they were coming back. I was excited to see them. I felt slightly safer with them around. I noticed that the majority... no... all of the people from Alexandria besides Aaron and Eric, had no clue on how to fight and survive. That worried me -- a lot.

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