#bentxxnotbroken

Charley came to me when I was losing my muses for my canon characters (Carol, Daryl, Shane, etc…). She was pecking away at my brain (and heart). She wanted her story told. And she wanted it told in a way that could be a variable of different things that could happen to a woman like her in that situation. So I thought out different verses for her. Placed different variables into play as I did so, and voila. Charlotte “Charley” Anderson was born. 

Despite the day to day chaos of life in Terminus, the day had started extremely slow for Emily.  After some light work in the community garden, she'd been able to spend the rest of the morning doing what she could almost considering relaxing, although even this meant being on alert to some extent.  A few minutes earlier, there had been a commotion near the gate, and Thomas, had rushed off to find out what was going on.  Emily had smiled and shook her head, laughing at the big biker's desire to insert himself into every situation, although her curiosity had naturally been piqued and she found herself going into alert even more, wary of any walkers that might have slipped into Terminus.

After hearing no gunfire or signs of a struggle, Emily found herself slipping back into her normal level of alertness when Laney Clark raced into the courtyard, barely stopping to catch her breath before speaking. "Dr. Barrow!  A woman just showed up at the gate...my dad wanted me to come get you to check her out."

She didn't even bother to wait for the teenager to finish speaking before she found herself taking off as fast as possible towards the gate.  It didn't take long before she spotted the crowd gathered, obstructing her view of what she could only assume must be the newest potential resident.

Forcefully she pushed herself into the crowd trying to take charge of the situation.  She found Rodney Clark and Miranda Vasquez in the center, standing almost protectively over a third figure who was sitting on an old blanket.  Emily judged the woman to be about the same age as she was, although her hair and skin didn't bear the unfortunate signs of premature aging Emily had found herself acquiring.  Even though she looked young, the woman didn't look well, and it was immediately obvious why Laney Clark had been so quick to call for her.