-Chapter 3-
I remember being picked up and then put in a car. I was slightly awake. I hear some guy yell
"Rick is she bit?!"
The man in the backseat with me turns my face toward his
"are you bit?!"
"no, i was hit by an arrow" is all i can get out before passing out.
When i wake up I'm in a tent,
clothes still caked with blood. I try to turn on my side.
"Fuck" i yelp in pain.
I see my bag so icrawl over to it. I get out clean under things and clothes. Once i'm dressed I
get light headed and sit back down. Fatigue takes over and i fall back asleep. When i wake up
there's a bottle of water and some crackers. I smile and about gulp down them down. I take a
breath and walk outside. There are four women standing there, two blonds that look similar and
were very pretty. A long-haired brunette with a serious face. The last one had short hair and
gave off a vibe that i didn't like. She was accompanied by a heavy-set man. He looked like an
asshole. Lastly there were two kids, a boy and a girl. One of the blond girls approached me
"hey i'm Amy and this is my sister Andrea"
"hi, I'm Chase" I say with a smile on my face.
She introduces me to the rest of the group. Once i got to the short-haired one Amy said her
name was Carol.
"Hi,my names Chase it's nice to meet you" she gave a fake smile and returned the hello.
Amy continued to tell me how i got here and what happened. She told me that when Rick and
Shane brought me here i was near death. She told me about Merle and Daryl Dixon the hick
brothers,T-dog, Glenn, Rick, Shane and Dale. We sat around a low burning fire. It was late when
all of the guys had returned. Accept for the Dixon brothers. After meeting everyone i hear a
very deep and hard voice.
"Well who might you be sweetheart?" his voice made me sick with memories.
"the names Chase, not sweetheart" I spat at him.
This made him smile
"I like 'em with fight" he said
as he went to put his arm around me I heard another voice
"Merle you sombitch git back here!"
as soon as i saw him, we locked eyes. I stood up so fast i almost lost my balance
"YOU!" I yell
"how the hell did you git here!" he spits back.
I see a big gash going from his elbow almost touching his shoulder. The inside of me was one
big giant smile.
Rick stood up "calm down!"
"fuck no! this bitch gave me this!" he pointed to his gash.
I pulled up my shirt showing off that damage he had done.
"Yeah, but look what you did to me! i almost died!" I yelled.
"Too bad you didn't" he says in that cocky voice.
"Daryl, Chase knock it off" Shane tries to help Rick calm the situation.
I storm off
"Chase, wait!" Amy yells.
I could have sworn i saw Carol smile. I feel her grab my arm "are you okay?" she saw the pain in my eyes.
"I'm fine, just, just let me alone for now" i sounded so desperate.
She nodded and let me go. I went to my tent i brought my knees up to my chest. This made
me think back to when i was younger when my father would beat my mother in front of me,
then he would come from me. There's a tap on my tent that snaps me out of my thoughts.
"Amy, not now. later okay?" i say.
"Uh, it's not Amy. It's uh, Daryl" he said.
i could tell that this was awkward for him. i wipe my eyes and unzip my tent.
"Yes, was there something you needed, i was in the middle of something VERY important" i say so sarcastically it made him tense up.
"Here's your damn knife" he said tossing it on the ground.
"Couldn't you of at least washed the blood off?" i say.
"Bitch" he mumbled.
In the morning i went to go visit Dale, i like him a lot. he's such a sweet person. He's like the
father i never had.
"Hey dale" i say.
"Oh hey, Chase, how are you feeling today?" He says, his voice very caring.
"A lot better thanks" I say with a smile.
"So, you and Daryl kinda had it out last night" he say.
"Yeah, i guess, i feel bad a bit" I say biting my bottom lip.
"Don't worry too much, you'll both be over it soon" he says with a laugh.
"Yeah, we'll see" i say getting up to leave kissing his cheek before i do.