The next morning was bright and hot. My guess I had slept till around noon. As I walked out of my tent I could see people starting to sent up a few fire pits and starting to rearrange the cars so we could all have an easy way of getting out of camp if we were over run I'm guessing. From the looks of it its as if Shane has appointed him self as leader. I didn't trust him there was something that reminded me of my father someone I never wanted to see again though as far as I knew he was rotting in some prison outside Atlanta.

As I walked around camp I saw some of the women setting up a cloths line. I offered to help. Which they gladly excepted. I spent the rest of the morning setting up clothing lines and chairs around the 3 fire pits. I hadn't seen Michael all morning and I started to get worried Lori told me that him and a few of the other guys went down to the small lake to see if the water was drinkable. I nodded reassured he was safe.

We were in the middle of making lunch when the men returned. We had a lunch of baked beans and caned beef after we were done eating Shane came over and started asking what we all did before all this happened. Everyone was surprised when I told them I was finishing my schooling to become a nurse practitioner.

Over the coming weeks I had become the camp nurse and my tent had turned into some what of a medical center for our little band of survivors. Our group consisted of about 20 or so people and everyone pulled there weight. I mostly cooked and help with laundry when I wasn't needed to help someone. Michael and taken up being a guard for the group he often worked nights and then slept most of the day so I rarely saw him much only around dinner and before he went to sleep. I had managed to make friends with most everyone except a man named Ed who reminded me to much of my father so I mostly stayed away from him. I had tried countless times to talk to the younger brother of Merle but he was really quite and the only time we had any interaction was when I went by there tent to get there dirty cloths. Other then that he mostly stayed with his brother or was hunting. I had found out his name was Daryl. He has blue eyes and dark brown hair and didn't say much.

I had been in helping cook dinner when he came over to me holding his left arm close to his chest with a dirty cloth that was starting to get filled with blood and a slight limp to his left leg.

"hey you a doctor right?" he had a rough voice with a southern drawl to it.

"a nurse practionor but I guess its the same thing yeah what happened?" I answered back

"got snagged by a thorn bush cut me pretty deep and managed to trip while walking a along a rocky side of a hill. think ya can patch me up?"

"yeah of course come on over to my tent" I said as we started walking. I head to admit that was the most he ever said to me.

"So do you often get hurt when hunting or is this a rare occurrence?" I asked while starting to stich up his arm. the cut wasn't very big but still would need to be stitched up.

"Nah I normally have good balance I just happened to step on a lose rock." he answered back with a slight wince as I put the needle through his skin.

"Well that a good thing. It seems as though I often ave to patch up Merle more then anyone else." I said with a small smile. He just gunted and asked

"How old are you anyway? You seem a bit young to be a doc."

"I'm 25. I just don't look it. How old are you?"

"30"

I nodded and put a bandage on the stiches.

"Come back to see me in a few days so I can change this. Now let me see your ankle" I said. he just nodded and put his foot up on a over turned milk crate. It was slightly swollen but luckly not broken.

"You have a slight sprain but nothing major. im going to tell you to stay off of it for a few days to let it heal but I have a feeling your not going to listen to me so when you do walk around don't put to much weight on it ok?" he just nodded and got up and with a small mubled thanks he left.

after he left I started cleaning up and counting the medical supplies I had left. it wasn't a lot I was going to have to make a run into town to get more.

I left the tent to go and find Glenn our go o town guy. he often went t Atlanta to go get supplies and more caned food.

I saw him by the rv helping dale with something.

"Hey Glenn!" I called

He turned and smiled at me like he often did. "hey what's up Eva?"

"Nothing but I was wondering if you would want to make a run into town soon im running low on medical supplies and I don't know the streets that well. I could really use the help. If your not to busy."

"Yeah yeah definitely. When did u want to go?"

"Tomorrow? If that's good with you we can take my truck."

"Yeah ok sounds good. Let me let Shane know and see if anyone else needs anything."

"Ok thanks" I said and walked off to see if Micheal was awake so I oculd let him know what was going on.

I knocked on his tent. and when I got no answer I just walked in and turned right back around my cheeks blazing red because he want alone in his tent. the flash of long blonde hair was enough for me to realize it was Amy he was with.

I was walking away not really paying attention to much more then getting away. Michael and I weren't a couple or anything. he was my best friend and yeah seeing him getting it on with someone wasn't something I ever wanted to see.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice Daryl in front of me and ran right into him.

"Damn girl watch where your going." Daryl said annoyance clear in his voice.

"I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention." I apologized

"Eva!" I knew it was Michael.

"Looks like your boyfriend is looking for you better hurry on 'for he gets worried." Daryl said though the sarcasm was clear in his voice.

"Eva can we talk? Oh hey Daryl. look mind giving us some privacy? I really need to talk to Eva about something." Michael said to Daryl.

"Whatever go on and have your little lovers spat some where else." Daryl said back.

Michael made a clear point of sound annoyed and grabbed my arm to lead me near the edge of camp.

"Look Michael I don't rally care what you do in your spare time ok? I'm not mad or anything it was just really really awkward seeing that." I said once we were outta ear shot of Daryl

"I know I just wanted to make sure you were ok. I know how sex freaks you out and no doubt seeing that made you freak out a little." He said back to me.

"I'm fine really but next time put a sock near the door or something you really don't want Andrea walking in on that shed skin you alive." I said back.

"Yeah I know your right. Ok so where good right?" he asked

"Yeah were good don't worry I just wanted to tell you I'm planning on heading into town tomorrow with Glenn I'm running low on medical supplies."

"Ok well be careful and take one of my guns with you."

"Michael we both know I cant shoot so there's no point I me taking one when ill most likely blow my own hand off." I said back

"Fine then ill give one to Glenn"

"Ok... You should head back no doubt Amy is a bit upset you waked out on her."

"Oh shit yeah your right ok well ill see you at dinner." With that he ran off back to his tent. As he pasted the Dixon brothers tents I noticed Daryl glancing at me from the corner of his eye clearly trying not to make it obvious that he was watching us.

Sighing I made my way back to camp. when I got there Shane walked up to me followed by t-dog.

"Hello Eva" Shane said

"Shane" I said back

"So Glenn tells me you to are planning on heading into town tomorrow."

"Yeah that's the plan I'm running low on medical supplies and I'm sure people need some stuff as well." I said back.

"Yeah ok well listen I don't want you going." Shane said

"What? Why not?"

"Because your the only one with medical experience I don't want to risk you getting hurt." He said back. "Look just write down a list of what you need and give it to T-Dog and he'll go"

"Shane ill be fine with Glenn he knows the city really well he'll keep me safe." I said back before he could walk off.

"Look so far T-Dog, Glenn, Jacqui, Andrea and Merle are going. There's really no need for you to go. Ok?" I just sighed and nodded. As he walked off I told T-Dog I would give him the list tomorrow and headed back to my tent.