Sunshine

11.

The next day, I woke up at my familiar time. The sun beginning to rise and I had no longer had to wear that bandage around my head. My side was still sore but I could finally walk with limping. I stood on the porch, the group before me sat around the fire making themselves some food. That's when I noticed Glenn looked between Dale and Maggie who was beside me.

Both of us shook our heads, Dale nodding his. I haven't spoken much to Dale but he seemed to have a strong impact on Glenn's decisions.

That's when Glenn stepped closer to his group and said, "uh guys." They all stared at him and I looked at Maggie who looked at her feet in defeat. She knew that they were all going to freak out. We didn't even hear Glenn just watched as the group all stood from their spots and ran towards the barn.

Maggie and I followed suit. Shane was the first to look through the hole that I had looked through when I found out. That seemed so long ago. Shane who looked extremely angry turned towards Rick, "you can't tell me you're alright with this." Rick who seemed angry and hurt said, "no I'm not. But we are guest here. This ain't our land."

Shane then turned to Maggie and I. His glare burning deep as I nudged Maggie away and told her to go tell Hershel. She wasn't going to listen to me but I gave her a stern look and she nodded leaving me alone, "you knew!?" He yelled, Rick stood out in front of Shane blocking me off.

"I found out not too long before any of you showed. This ain't my land either!" I snapped at him and he shook his head before Rick pushed him backwards. Shane threw his hands up in the air in anger and yelled, "man this is our lives!"

Glenn hissed, "lower your voices."

My eyes found their way to Daryl who just glared at me. He probably thought I had something to do with this. That I kept it from him, they probably all thought that which hurt me. I let out a soft groan before putting my hands on my knees, their voices becoming mumbles.

Shane then said something about leaving which caused more of a riot, "no. We can't go!" Rick snapped and Shane shrugged, "why the hell not!?" Rick seemed stumped and then I remember what Maggie said, Lori being pregnant. But they couldn't say, so I said, "Sophia is still out there."

Carol nodded thankfully to me and Shane then groaned and rubbed a hand over his head, "okay, I think it's time for all of us to consider the other possibility." But before he could finish I snapped, "we are not leaving this girl!"

Daryl joined in, "I damned near found this girl, I found her doll the other day!" He said frustrated at probably the barn of walkers and of Shane's lack of caring for the young girl. Shane just snapped back, "you found her doll Daryl. A doll."

Daryl threw his hands up in the air and said, "ya don't know what the hell you're talking about." Rick cutting them off before anything serious could happen.

Shane kept going, "let me tell you something else man, even if she saw Sonny out there. All methed out with her buck knife and blood all over her, she'd run in the other direction." My blood boiled as Daryl then lost it, going after him.

I ran over trying to separate them. I wasn't worth the fight, I was worth it. I grabbed his arm which sent him backwards. Rick taking Shane away. Daryl turned his back and glared down at me, "don't." He whispered as I took a step away and watched as they all fought.

It was getting to my head before I let out a loud, "hey!" All of their attention was now on me. Some were glares, others like Rick and Carol were actual stares of me to talk.

"Hershel, he thinks they're sick. That some cute will come through. His son is in there. His wife. His neighbors. People he loves. I don't support this, it makes my stomach hurt just thinkin' about it. But if y'all want to stay here, at least until you find Sophia then you need to respect it." I said and I watched as Rick nodded his head in agreement and then walked over to me. He then looked at the rest of his group and then stared down Shane who just glared at the both of us.