~Aaliyah's Pov~

Merle was staying at the entrance, Andrea came to the prison today. She was alive, I thought they said she was dead. She stayed here for a while and ended up leaving. It's been a few days though. Rick, Hershel and Daryl went out for a meeting, they were going to talk to the governor. 

Merle's been wanting to go over there and just get this over with but Glenn wasn't letting him. I'm thinking that Merle was the one that hurt him by the way they're acting around each other.. Glenn just walked back in and Merle was packing guns and ammo in a bag. "Hey, you're not going." Glenn said closing the door. "I don't need permission." he said not stopping. 

"I can't let you." Glenn said. "You can't stop me." Merle said. "Merle stop." I said looking at him. He completely ignored me. He's always been like this, he ignores me. He talks to me for attention. "If you're gonna live here with us, it's gonna be on our terms." Maggie said. He once again ignored everyone. "If Michonne can do it why can't you." I called out looking at him. He stopped walking. "Look at me!" i said as my heart raced. 

He turned to look at me. " 'Cause it's my brother out there that's why." He said looking at me. "He's my brother too." I said looking at him. "Why you sittin' here pretending like everything alright!" He said looking at me. "Because he's safe." I said looking at him. "You don't know jack." He said looking at me and walked. Glenn stopped him.

"I'm not gonna let you put them in danger." Glenn said standing in his way. "Nut up already boy. This guy cops a feel of your woman and you pussy out like this? Get out of my way." Merle said. "No." He said. "Get out of my way!" Merle said and pushed him. Glenn didn't let go at all and they fell to the floor. My heart stopped. He held the knife to his face and Michonne pulled his arm away.

I grabbed a gun from the table and fire it, not wanting to fire my own since i needed the Ammo in case anything happens. They looked at me and i put the gun down. "Let me go!" Merle said pushed the girls away from him. "Why the hell is it always a knife fight when you open your mouth." I said looking at him with unexpected tears in my eyes. I never talk back to Merle since he was older and honestly scarier. And Daryl wasn't around to stop him at all. 

He kept looking at me. "For once just stop fighting." I said as my voice shook slightly. "Stop trying to get your self killed." I said as a tear fell. I wiped it away quickly and put the gun down on the table. I walked away from him. 

~Later on that same day~

Rick, Hershel and Daryl were back. He just said that we were literally going to war. I walked up the steps and i walked in to Daryl's cell and sat down next to him. He looked at me and moved his legs so i'd have more room. 

He sat down and leaned back until i hit the wall. "You alright?" he asked looking at me. I nodded a bit and looked at him. "Why's Merle always mad at me?" I asked looking at him, Genuinely wanting to know. He looked at me confused. 

"He ain't mad, It's just him. You know that." He said looking at me. I looked at him. "Don't think he hates you either. He just got a weird way to show he cares about you. And me." He said looking at me. I nodded a bit as i looked at him. He looked at me too. "He loves you. Don't thing he don't." He said as i looked away and nodded. 

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Turns out that Daryl went out, Rick said that he was going to get him back. he didn't exactly tell me why but he just told me that Daryl was getting Merle back. And we walked over to the rest, He said he was going to say why they went off. I walked and sat down next to Carl. 

We were outside right now, all of us. "When i met with the Governor. He offered me a deal. He said he would leave us alone if i gave him Michonne. And i was gonna do that. To keep us safe." he said. I kept looking at him. "I changed my mind. But now Merle took Michonne to fulfill the deal and Daryl went to stop him." Rick said looking at me. 

I looked at him too. "And i don't know if it's too late. I was wrong not to tell you." He said looking at everyone. "And i'm sorry. What i said last year, that first night after the farm. It can't be like that. It can't. What we do and who we are is not my call. It can't be. I couldn't sacrifice one of us for the greater good because we are the greater good." He said looking at us. 

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Daryl ended up coming back and he said nothing but he grabbed my hand and he pulled me away from everyone. "Daryl." Rick said following. "Don't." Daryl said and opened the door pushed me slightly and closed the door. "What. You're scaring me." I said as he grabbed my hand again and he pulled me outside. He put his bow down and looked at me shaking his head. "Merle's dead." He said looking at me. 

I looked at him confused. "What?" I asked looking at him, not really buying it. He kept looking at me. I looked at him expecting him to say something else but he just kept looking me in the eyes. "No," i  said shaking my head as I looked at him. "He was shot.. I put him down." He said looking at me. I kept looking at him and furrowed my eyebrows. "No he's not.." I said not wanting to believe him. 

He shook his head looking at me and put his bow down. He pulled me in for a hug and i slowly hugged back in shock. "No- no wait." I said pulling away from him. I looked at him with tears in my eyes. He said nothing but pulled me back in and held me. 

Merle was actually dead.. 

A/N: Didn't know how to end it, so here you go haha. I hope you guys are enjoying this book so far!