Oh, my lord, I'm sorry about the delay, guys. This is mid-terms week and I've been trying to focus. Thank you all for have reviewed.
Tough Road Ahead
"Rick!" Glenn called out from the rooftop hatch. "We found a way out!" Daryl pulled away, smirking with a slight blush. Rick flickered his eyes delicately and looked at Daryl, "Please, don't tell anyone. Especially Lori." He blushed, but had a guilty look on his face. Daryl smiled and nodded, "She won't hear a thing."
They quickly climbed down the hatch ladder and into the alley way. Glenn was leading the group in a single file line, trying to be silent as possible. "I'll grab the guns, you watch my back." Glenn looked at them with trust in his eyes. Glenn is slightly bent over, running quickly but quietly to where they first encountered Rick. He grabbed the bag of guns and hustled back to the group. "Back up the hatch!" Glenn hollered with fear. Running with the bag on his shoulder, he climbed up the hatch last watching out for walkers. Glenn sat down on the rooftop to catch his breath and tried to relax.
Rick picked up the bag of guns and handed out a gun to everyone. "We're going back to camp…" Rick looked down, feeling very guilty about everything that has happened. Rick put the gun back over his shoulder, helped Glenn up, and they headed back to the outskirts of Atlanta. "Shit…" Daryl softly mumbled, as they noticed the truck, gone. "Merle…" They all said quietly.
The small group was just outside the camp when they heard the screams. They all started to run faster, guns in hand and ready to fight. They cleared out the rest of the walkers; Andrea was hovered over Amy who soon… passed on. Shane shielding Carl and Lori with his body from any stragglers. Rick ran over to Lori and Carl, and embraced them tightly, quietly sobbing. Daryl stared at everyone who had just lost something; the feeling of being protected.
The shattered group had a large group hug, embracing each other tightly, crying. They went around the camp looking at all the recently deceased. Nobody slept; they spent all night collecting the dead walkers and members, preventing resurrection in the dead group members. Lori and Carl went into the R.V. and try to rest a little. Daryl came across Rick, and embraced him tightly. Rick wrapped his arms around Daryl and sobbed quietly. "Daryl…" Rick putting his head on Daryl's chest. "Yeah?" Daryl said softly but tender.
"I'm glad you're alright…" Rick pecked Daryl's neck and embraced him tighter. Daryl put his hand on the back of Rick's head and held him tightly.