That was just insane! I think even more than feeling for Gilbert, I feel for Abby. I dont care how tough she is or how much she has been hardened since the beginning of all this, her mind is going to be ultra fucked for a long long time. Not even from all the talking they did and all that, but the second after she pulled the trigger. The feeling that comes after that (especially killing someone you care about) is unbearable...
There is a moment of disbelief, like you think it was a dream or something not real.
After that is the twist in your stomach and the weight in your chest,
Next comes the wish. Wishing you could take it back. You know you shouldnt have done it and just want to rewind.
Then the feeling in your stomach gets worse, knowing that you snuffed out the life right in front of you.
Next is the vomiting (or dry heaves) between sobs.
After that your body cant take any more shock and you collapse. The emotions flowing through you make you think super fast, thinking of a way to fix it.
Then after a while you start to collect yourself and get up off the ground. You cant look directly at the body laying before you, at the most you can only look at the limbs.
You pick up the shovel and start scooping dirt onto the dead body of your loved one. Tears flow the whole time, you have to take a break between scoops because that crippling emotion is still flowing through your body, threatening to drop you again. You may even fall to the ground several times, vomiting may also be a factor.
Yeah, I dont care how strong the zombie apocalypse made her, shes going to be fucked up for a long time, guaranteed
Excellent side fix!