thirty six. bridge over troubled water

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐢𝐱

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐢𝐱

𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛

𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛

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H E R

I managed to tolerate life at Hilltop until Judith's arrival due to what I was told would be a planned fight in Alexandria which wasn't even what pushed me over the edge. It was a note pinned to the lining of her small coat that undid me. It was from Carl, stating that his father would not allow him to live away from Alexandria. That he promised to stay safe during what he said was an 'All Out War.'

"You can't leave." Enid implored. "We'll figure something out."

"This is me figuring something out." I told her, putting together the meager contents of my pack. Since my stay at Hilltop wasn't planned, I had only brought some basic necessities. The last several days I had been borrowing clothes from Enid's drawer. Remembering that, I shrugged off her flannel and handed it to her.

She pushed it back towards me. "No. You're being ridiculous. Tell me, what were the results from the doctor?"

I paused, turning my face and focusing hard on my backpack that sat basically empty on the kitchen table.

"Tell me."

Tucking my hair behind my ear, I shrugged unprovoked. "It's whatever it was he said it might be but I already figured that so-"

"Eleanor!"

"My health is shitty, okay? It's been shitty since I got sick at the prison and it's been even more shitty since Glenn had to restart my heart. But, like, I don't know, somehow I just won't die. It's kind of been my quirk."

"This isn't funny, dumbass. Oh, my God. I can't even look at you right now."

"E, stop, it's no big deal."

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