Chapter 4 more to family than blood
Sorry bit of a rushed chapter as I'm not sure if ill be able to write another for a couple of days...
I feel the hands of somebody grab hold of my arms and yank me up off the floor, i could hear people begin to chant, where the hell was i? somebody finally pulls whatever was put over my head and i see Daryl and Merle stood staring at me. Daryl's face turns white at the sight of me, i knew this couldn't be good.
"not only is Merles Brother one of the intruders, his sister is one as well" The man who had held of me speaks
The man who i now realise has a eyepatch on starts to stroke my face, I whip my head backwards and knock the man backwards. He quickly regains his hold on me and turns me around to face him i see that he now has blood pouring from his nose.
"you see what she's capable of" The man says shouting to the audience that was stood around us
"I hope I broke it" I spat
The man raises his fist and punches me in face, i stumble backwards regaining my balance before being kicked which was enough to knock me to the floor. The man then kicks me in my stomach, i quickly curl up into a ball trying to brace myself for the impact of the next.
"Get of her" Daryl shouts
"Phillip stop" I hear a lady shout from the audience
I lift my head to see Andrea being held back by two men with guns, i double take surely it couldn't be Andrea could it? maybe that blow to the head has made me crazy.
Im then grabbed by another man who drags me across the arena, as soon as he stops i hunch over in pain.
"You told us your loyalties lie here Merle, now prove it…fight to the death" The man echo's
"Im gunna do whatever i gotta do to show you" Merles shouts making the audience roar his name
With that Merle swings at Daryl, knocking him a few steps backwards clearly not expecting Merle to punch him. Daryl then begins to fight back throwing a few punches to get Merle to back off, thats when they begin to bring the walkers in. Merle once again hits Daryl and this time he falls to the floor, he hovers above Daryl holding onto his neck and Daryl does the same back.
"Stop" I plead
Daryl looks back at me his eyes guilty looking at my face which had blood trickling down it. Merle and Daryl then stand back to back and begin to fight the walkers that where being thrown at them off together. Are they helping each other?
Just when i think we are never going to get out of this alive, the lights are shot out and i can hear gun fire. Smoke begins to fill the arena and Daryl and Merle run to me, Daryl puts me on his back and begins to run to where rick was shooting at the people who where trying to stop us. We finally get to a metal fence where there is a small opening to fit through, Daryl slowly lowers me off his back.
"You alrite" Daryl asks
"i'll live" i reply back
"I'm sorry i couldn't stop him" Daryl says guilty
"Its not your fault" i addressed
Merle comes walking over to where we are stood, i couldn't bare to lift my head and look at my brother who had changed in so many ways. He wipes away the blood that was dripping from my face.
"Don't touch me" I snap
"I was just trying to help" Merle says confused
"well don't" I say as i hold onto my stomach which was now throbbing again
"you sure your alrite?" Daryl instinctively says
"i said I'm fine, i just want to go back to the prison" I admitted
When we finally reach the car Glenn storms over to the group seeing that Merle was us, they all begin to argue. I find myself staring down at the ground as everything Glenn is saying is right but i didn't want to get involved as much as i hated Merle right now he was still my brother.
"you going all native on me now" Merle laughs
"no more than you hanging out with that psycho back there" Daryl argued
"Shut up" I burst out
"your all a bunch of pussy's" Merle yells
Rick walks up behind Merle and hits him across the back of the head with his gun, finally it fell silent.
The group go off to have a conversation, well more like an argument. I sit at this side of the road as far away from the group and from Merle who was now awake waiting in the woods. After what seemed like forever Daryl begins to walk over to me whilst still arguing with Rick.
"fine, were fend for ourselves, no him no us" Daryl threatened
"theres gotta be another way" Rick pleads
"Don't ask me to leave him again i already did that once, he wont survive on his own out here" Daryl defends
"It doesn't have to be like this"
"Gracie grab your stuff out the car" Daryl instructs
"i aint going" I announce
"your do as i tell you to" Daryl warns
"she's in no fit state to be out here" Rick pipes in
"i aint leaving you Grace"
"i get it, you got to go with Merle he's got no one else" i admit giving him a hug
"It wont be forever just until everything blows over" Daryls whispers
"Ill look out for her" Rick nods placing a hand on my shoulder
"you do as Rick tells ya" Daryl frowns
I look down at the ground not wanting to cry nor reply back, i understand why he has to go with Merle but inside it broke my heart that he choose to go with Merle instead of coming back to the prison. Daryl turns around and heads into the wood to Merle giving one last look to me before continuing on.
We arrive back to the prison where Carl and Carol where there holding the gate open, Rick and I get out of the car to greet them. Carol takes one look at my face before running towards me and pulling me into a hug and then looking at my face which was now slightly swollen.
"What happened" Carol worried
"nothing" I lied
"Its not nothing look at your face"
"Honestly Carol i'm fine stop fussing" I sighed
"Wheres Daryl?" Carl added
"He went with Merle" I say bluntly
"he's gone? he's not coming back?" Carol gasped
"Im sorry Carol" Rick sighed whilst look towards me with a sympathetic look in his eyes
"Im gunna keep watch" I say walking towards the guard tower
When i reach the guard tower i sit down and take my gun out and place it on my lap, It was the gun Daryl gave to me a while back when he realised the crossbow wasn't always going to be the best choice of weapons. I couldn't help but think that i should of gone with him, not for Merles sake but for Daryl's.
"Thought you could do with some company" Rick says taking a seat next to me
"Do you think the Governor will attack the prison" I ask
"We just gotta watch out and be one step ahead of them"
"how do we do that" I respond
"they've got the man power but we, we've got the fences and prison walls. It will take a lot to take us down" Rick says confidently
"great time for Daryl to leave us huh" I sigh
"i know its got to be hard him just leaving like that"
"he made his decision, he's the one that has to live with it" I accused
"doesn't make it any easier on you though" Rick concluded
"Merle and him are the only blood i got left in this world" I confided
"We may not be blood but i consider you and Daryl as part of my family now, the whole group does…. theres more to family than blood" Rick admits