"First we need to get ready for battle. I am sure people like Grimgar won't back down easily. Do you have any able bodied men that can fight?" Rick asked looking around Mark sighed, " We have men who are going to lay down their life for the community." He replied " What about your friend? Can she help?" Mark looked at Rick" Since I am helping then she is too. We just need to make sure the defense is well fortified." Rick replied back The whole community was made to work. The women prepared wooden stakes while the men trained the children and fellow men in combat in readiness for the impending attack.As the preparations for the impending battle ramped up, the community buzzed with an intense energy. The air was thick with the scent of wood shavings and sweat as the women skillfully sharpened wooden stakes, piling them up for the defense lines. The men, meanwhile, constructed makeshift barricades, stacking logs and stones to fortify the perimeter. Every person in the community, reg

"I would need a name when all of this is over." Rick said, looking at Mark's face. Grimgar got out of his car, and with a microphone, he shouted Mark's name, telling him to give up the sanctuary or he was going to turn it into a burial ground. I looked at his face. "We are not giving up without a fight." I replied I held my walkie-talkie and spoke into it. "Fire a warning shot at one of his men." I commanded Lisa, whose hand was on the trigger. The loud release of the bullet echoed through the night, and one of Grimgar's men fell to the ground, injured. "Is that how you want to play this? he shouted at the top of his voice. There was silence, and nobody said anything. Suddenly, Grimgar and his men opened fire against the doorway. "Get out of there!" I shouted as the bullets penetrated the iron sheets. Bullets were flying everywhere as we all took cover. Mark looked at me and asked, "Do you think we can hold them off?" He asked as he began to sweat. "We need to try, or else we are al

"Put down the gun, Grimagar. You are making a very big mistake.Do you think you can walk out of here right after you shoot at anyone in here?" Mark asked with his face laced with anger. They had been distracted for a while, giving him the chance to grab a gun. "Why didn't you check on him before you brought him here?" Mark shouted at Lisa, who looked back at him with a furrowed eyebrow. "Put down the gun, Grimagar." Rick said, slowly walking towards him. The atmosphere was tense as everyone looked at Grimagar. He was like a time bomb that could go off at any moment. The door suddenly opened, and Jeol ran inside the hall with Martha right behind him. Grimagar saw a golden opportunity and immediately went for Rick's son. "Put him down!" Rick shouted "Say another word, and you will be sorry you said it." Grimagar was sad with a wide grin. Rick looked at Mark as if everything was his fault. "What do you want?" Mark asked, seeing that Grimagar was now holding Joel in his hands. "You wi

Rick was immediately taken into the infirmary to heal. "You both need to start explaining right now!" Lisa said it with anger. "He entered my room, and the light was out. I had thought he was an intruder, and we fought. That was when Martha walked up to him and stabbed him. Nothing more than that happened." Mark said, looking at Martha, who also noted The doctor walked out with his hand soaked in blood. "We have managed to stop the bleeding. He should be up by evening." He replied and walked away. "I am going to stay with him." Martha said, looking at Mark and Lisa. Lisa looked at her with the corner of her eyes and back at Martha. "I don't think you should. I am going to stay with him. You both can leave now." She said she was looking at them suspiciously. Rick had been one of the best fighters she had ever seen. They had both gone through a lot together to get to where they were now. "Why would you want to stay with my husband? Is there something you are hiding from me?" Martha sa

Lisa looked at Joel's face. "Joel, dad is waiting for you. He asked me to bring you over." Lisa said with her hands stretched out to him. "Listen to me, Joel; I am your mother. Don't you answer her?" Martha scolded Joel with a stern face. "Is dad alright?" Jeol asked, lowering his gun. "He is; he wants you to come with me." Lisa said with a smile. Jeol took Lisa's hands, and they both walked out of the room, leaving Martha alone. Rick was about to walk out of the hall when Mark got up from the ground. His face looked as vicious and white as snow. "Do you think you can get away from here unscathed?" He snarled at him. Rick looked at him, and he knew he had become a human zombie. "How?" Rick said, slowly looking at Mark, who was enjoying his new form. "I don't have to pretend anymore; we are past friends now. Do you think I have loved you all this time? You took the most precious thing away from me, and you think we can be friends. She doesn't love you, Rick. as she loved me." Mark s