Sweet Daryl stays sweet in this chapter. And also some douchey Merle in here.
(PS: Sorry for not updating in such a long time, I had so much school stuff to do, ugh!)
The next morning, I woke up to the smell of coffee. I slowly opened my eyes and got up from the mattress. My back hurt like a bitch, but that didn't change the fact that I had been sleeping tight. Following the delicious smell of coffee, still in Daryl's shirt, I suddenly heard a voice right behind me.
„Ey, Daryl! You got some pussy walkin' round ya flat, ya know that? She's got a nice ass, lil brother. D' ya mind if I get her next night?" Daryl, who was obviously the person in the kitchen, shouted in response: „D' ya mind shutting your mouth, Merle?" Merle muttered something inaudible to himself and glared at me as he walked past me. I shot him my meanest look and tried to stay calm. Damn, that guy made me feel uncomfortable and angry at the same time.
When I entered the kitchen, I saw the brothers sitting on two little stools. Daryl looked up at me and pointed to the third stool. „Ya want some coffee, Jade? We got a little bit of food here too, but it's been in the fridge for a long time and... ya know... I think it's not that fresh anymore. I'm settling with an only coffee and cigarettes breakfast, so does Merle and it'd be the best for your health if ya did the same, 'cause I swear I've seen the two weeks old chicken nuggets from my fridge comin' back to life!" He laughed at his own joke, which made me giggle as I sat down on the stool next to him. „Yeah well, I'm not used to have a balanced breakfast anyways, so a coffee is perfectly fine."
Daryl pushed the pack of cigarettes towards me and said: „Here, ya can have one or two, if ya wanna." „Oh, no I don't smoke anymore. Lou said, it's either drinking alcohol or smoking, he doesn't allow us to do both. He's quite concerned about the health of his ladies.", I responded quickly.
Merle started laughing. Very loudly. „Lil' brother, did ya bring a whore into your flat? How deep have ya fallen? Can't even get a pussy without paying her anymore?"
I looked Merle dead in the eyes and teased: „You know what Merle? Even if I were a whore, I wouldn't go home with a guy like you for a billion bucks. Daryl, however, would get this pussy for free." Then I terminated the eye contact and took a gulp from the coffee pot which Daryl had put in front of me. I felt two pairs of eyes resting on me. Looking up, I saw Merle looking at me with a grimace and Daryl with his eyes wide and mouth open.
I was about to ask, why Daryl was looking at me like that, when we suddenly heard someone in the stairwell screaming, followed by a loud noise right at Daryl's door. Daryl jumped up immediately. „Jade, you stay here. I'll see what the fuss is about. Merle, don't let her follow me to the door." Merle nodded and his mean grimace was gone. He looked a little bit scared, but damn, I bet I didn't look less scared. We peeked out of the kitchen to the hallway, where Daryl was at the door. He was about to look through the peephole when we heard another thud and weird animalic sounds. „Oh shit... what the heck?", Daryl whispered, as he looked through the peephole. „What is it, lil brother?" Merle said as Daryl came back, his face looking like he had seen pure horror. „I... I have no fuckin' idea, man... There's two guys covered in blood out there... and... they're kinda... uh... eating my neighbour right now. What the fuck is going on, I experienced a lot in this area but I haven't stumbled 'bout cannibalism yet!" My first thought was to put my clothes on. Fast. I didn't want to be confronted with two cannibalistic burglars in just a shirt.
„Guys, don't open the door yet, give me a minute to put my clothes on, please!" They both nodded and I saw Merle pulling out a gun and checking for munition. Just as I was about to close the bathroom door to change into my regular clothes, I saw Daryl walk over to his knife block.
I put my jeans and my own shirt and leather jacket on really quick and then bended down to lace my flat shoes.
Then I stepped out of the bathroom, with my shoulder bag and saw the brothers, Daryl looking through the peephole with two quite big knives in his hand and Merle with his ear to the apartment door, the gun in his right hand. Daryl looked at me and gave me one knife without saying anything. Merle broke the silence eventually.
„We gotta go out there and see what these bastards want. Jennifer, or Jenna...-" „Jade." „Yeah, whatever! You stay behind me and Daryl. Let us talk to these shitheads." I nodded. „Okay, but be careful, you two!"
My breath went flat and I was frightened as hell. I looked at Daryl reaching for the doorknob and slowly opening the door.
Cliffhanger for now, haha! Sorry, it is quite short. The next chapter will be longer, I promise! Leave a review if you want to, or just follow and favorite this story, if you like it so far.
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