The next day came slowly. I couldn't sleep at all after the attack last night. I leant against one of the cars, watching the guys throwing bodies onto fires. I sighed, closing my eyes and lowering my head, sliding down to the floor. My knees were pulled up to my chest and I was hiding my face in them, not wanting to talk to anybody right now.

"A walker got him! A walker bit Jim!" Jacqui cried out and my head flew up. I shot up out of my place on the ground and stared at Jim in shock.

"Show it to us!" Daryl spoke as he walked over to him. Jim reacted and grabbed a shovel, trying to keep people away. I stepped a little closer. T-Dog came up behind him and grabbed his arms and Daryl pulled up Jim's shirt to show his upper body. Right in the middle was a bite mark, deep and red. My eyes widened as I looked at it.

"I'm okay." Jim tried to reassure us, but looked like he was trying to reassure himself more. I lowered my head and turned around, not wanting to see more of the scene.


"I say we put an axe in his head and the dead girl's and be done with it." Daryl suggested and I glared at him.

"Is that what you'd want if it were you?" Shane asked, sounding annoyed.

"Yeah, and I'd thank you while you did it." Daryl answered.

"I hate to say it, I never thought I would, but maybe Daryl is right." Dale was agreeing with Daryl. This day is very strange.

"Jim's not a monster, Dale." Rick shot daggers at Dale.

"I'm not saying he is." Dale shrugged a little.

"Hey man, we start down that road, where do we draw the line?" Rick looked at Dale, annoyed.

"Line's pretty clear. Zero tolerance for walkers." Daryl glared at Rick.

"I think we can get him help. I heard the CDC was working on a cure." Rick said with faith.

"Heard that too. Heard a lot of things before the world went to hell." Shane growled slightly as he spoke.

"What if the CDC's still up and running?" Rick questioned hopefully.

"Then, that is a stretch right there." Shane joked.

"Why? If there's any government left, any structure at all, they protect the CDC at all costs, wouldn't they? I think it's our best shot. Shelter, protection, a rescue." Rick informed us all. I liked this idea of the CDC.

"You want those things, I do too. Now, if they exist, they are at the army base in Fort Benning." Shane disagreed with Rick.

"That's a hundred miles in the opposite direction." Lori spoke up.

"That is right. But it's away from the hot zone. Now listen to me, if that place is operational, it'll be heavily armed. We'd be safe there." Shane tried to convince Rick, though it was failing.

"The military were on the frontlines. They got overrun. We've all seen that. The CDC's our best choice and Jim's only chance." Rick declared, very faithful in Jim. Daryl suddenly ran to Jim, holding the axe high above his head. Jim jumped back to get away from the weapon. Rick reacted fast, coming up behind Daryl.

"We don't kill the living." Rick stated to Daryl, holding the barrel of the gun to the back of his head.

"That's funny, coming from the man who just put a gun to my head." Daryl said, almost growling.

"We may disagree on some things. Not on this. You put it down." Shane nodded towards the weapon in Daryl's hand. After a short pause, he shoved it into the ground.


Daryl stood over what was left of Ed's body, clutching the axe in his grip. Carol walked over and Daryl stopped, looking at her.

"I'll do it. He was my husband." Daryl handed the axe over to her and she gripped it tightly.

"Carol, you don't have to." I spoke up.

"No, I do." She reassured me. I stepped back as she slammed the blade into Ed's head, crying as she did so. Blood trickled out onto the ground and covered the axe in it. I turned and walked away, lowering my head and fighting away the memories of last night.


I lifted myself off the car as I saw Amy slowly sit up, grabbing at Andrea. I can hear her groaning and I slowly reach for my bat, grabbing it tightly. I watch as Andrea brings the gun up to Amy's head and fires, the gunshot making me flinch. She takes one last moment to stroke Amy's cheek before standing up. I lower my head and resume my position on the car.


A few hours later, we're all stood round the holes, watching as the last campmate is being buried. Andrea and Dale are pulling Amy's body into the hole, Andrea shouting that she can do it herself. They eventually get her in and I just stand there and stare. After Andrea is out of the hole, we all make our way back to the camp, Rick and Shane going out to the woods to check for more walkers.


When I get back to the camp, I sigh and sit down on the ground, holding my head in my hands. I hear someone sit down next to me and I look up from the floor, seeing Glenn. I manage a smile, shifting slightly closer to him.

"Hey." I whispered.

"Hi." He replies, not smiling.

"Today's been hard, ain't it?" I ask, looking up to the sky.

"Yeah. I'm hoping tomorrow will be easier, considering we're going to the CDC." Glenn answers.

"Me too. Well, tomorrow's going to be a long day, so I'm going to get some sleep. I'll see you in the morning." I stand up and pat his shoulder before making my way to Dale's truck, ready for a sleepless night.


The next morning, I climbed out of the vehicle and over to where everyone was stood. I shoved my hands into my pockets and listened to the conversation that was going on between the people I was stood with.

"Everybody listen up. Those of you with C.B.s, we're gonna be on channel 40. Let's keep the chatter down, okay? Now you got a problem, don't have a C.B., can't get a signal or anything at all, you're gonna hit your horn one time. That'll stop the truck. Any questions?" Shane declared, looking around.

"We're, uh… We're… we're not going." Morales informed him.

"We have family in Birmingham. We want to be with our people." Miranda added.

"You go on your own, you won't have anyone to watch your back." Shane shook his head and stepped closer to them.

"We'll take the chance. I got to do what's best for my family." Morales shrugged.

"You sure?" Rick spoke up.

"We talked about it. We're sure." Morales nodded.

"All right." Rick repeated the nod and turned to Shane, pulling out a gun and passing it to Morales. Shane hands him a box, Morales taking both and smiling.

"The box is half full." Shane informs him. I look over to Daryl after I hear him scoff and then turn back to the group.

"Thank you all… For everything." Miranda smiles and hugs Lori. I come up to her and hug her too.

"I know we didn't get the chance to talk but I'm going to miss you." I smiled and nodded my head towards Morales. "You take care of him." I step back and watch as they say their goodbyes and leave.

"Come on. Let's go. Let's move out." Shane yells and we all walk to the cars. I climb in next to Shane. Dale, Jacqui and Glenn climb into Dale's truck, leading the way. Rick, Lori, Carl, Sophia and Carol climb into the car in front of us, T-Dog and Andrea climb into the car behind and Daryl holds up the end. We all drive away from the camp and I look to my right, watching the trees pass.


It's not long before we have to stop. I climb out of the car and walk up to the front, seeing what's happening. Dale and Rick are talking about something to do with the truck and Shane mentions a station that's possibly up ahead. T-Dog volunteers to come with him to check it out. I see Rick jump in to help Jim after Jacqui had come out saying that he wasn't getting any better.

"It's what he says he wants." Rick tells us about Jim's decision.

"And he's lucid?" Carol asks, not believing Rick.

"He seems to be. I would say yes." Rick answers her.

"Back in the camp when I said Daryl might be right and you shut me down, you misunderstood. I would never go along with killing a man. I was just gonna suggest that we ask Jim what he wants. And I think we have an answer." Dale speaks up.

"We just leave him here? We take off? Man, I'm not sure I could live with that." Shane complains.

"It's not your call, either one of you." Lori says harshly.


Rick and Shane go into the truck and help Jim out, resting him up against a tree. I look at him sadly as it shows that he's worse than before.

"Hey, another damn tree." Jim chuckles, trying to lighten the mood.

Shane, Jacqui, Rick and Dale say their goodbyes and it's my turn. I walk up to him and kneel down next to him, smiling as best as I could.

"I know we didn't get many chances to talk but it's been a great time with you. Now you go be with your family." I smiled more, standing up and walking over to Glenn who just stared at Jim before turning around. I walked with him, looking back to just give him a small wave before turning my head around again and walking to Shane's car and climbing in next to him.

After everyone had gotten in, we all immediately started to leave again. I looked towards Jim's figure at the tree, his head lowered and his eyes closed. I smiled softly, turning my head towards the front again. It was going to be a long journey to the CDC.


It was nightfall when we arrived at the CDC. Bodies were all around. We all jumped out of the cars, ready to go. I grabbed my guns, gripping them tightly and having my bat strapped in a holster across my back. I placed my handgun in the waist of my shorts and held my shotgun with one hand, my other hand going across my face like everyone else was doing.

We made it to the front door but there was nothing. The shutters were down, no signs of anything or anyone inside. We all stood there as Rick and Shane attempted to get the doors open. I gripped my gun with both hands now, looking behind me to see if anything had seen us.

"There's nobody here." T-Dog commented.

"Then why are the shutters down?" Rick questioned.

"Walkers!" Daryl hollered. He shot an arrow into the walker's head and it fell to the ground, now dead. "You led us into a graveyard!"

"He made a call!" Dale mentioned.

"It was the wrong damn call!" Daryl exclaimed.

"Shut up!" Shane yelled at Daryl, pushing him. He turned to Rick. "Rick, this is a dead end."

"Shane's right, we can't be this near the city after dark." Lori added.

"Fort Benning, Rick. Still an option." Shane told Rick hopefully.

"On what? No food, no fuel. It's a hundred miles." Andrea spoke, sounding worried.

"125. I checked the map." Glenn corrected her.

"Forget Fort Benning! We need answers tonight, now." Lori shouted.

"We'll think of something!" Rick yelled at Lori.

"Let's go!" Shane ordered us all.

"The camera. It moved." Rick spoke up again.

"You imagined it." Dale shrugged.

"It moved." Rick spoke quietly.

"Rick, it is dead, man. It's an automated device. It's gears, okay? They're just winding down. Now come on." Shane informed Rick. "Man, just listen to me. Look around this place. It's dead, okay? It's dead. You need to let it go, Rick."

"Rick, there's nobody here!" Lori grabbed Rick, trying to pull him away.

"I know you're in there. I know you can hear me." Rick cried.

"Everybody get back to the cars now!" Shane ordered again.

"Please, we're desperate. Please help us. We have women, children, no food, hardly any gas left." Rick yelled to the camera.

"Rick. There's nobody here." Lori shouted.

"We have nowhere else to go." Rick again shouted to the camera, hoping for an answer. "If you don't let us in, you're killing us! Please!"

"Come on, buddy, let's go. Let's go." Shane tried to convince Rick, grabbing onto him and helping to pull him back with Lori.

"Please help us. You're killing us! You're killing us! You're killing us!" Rick exclaimed. A loud, mechanical noise is heard and we all turn around, a bright light now illuminating all of us. My eyes widen in shock and we were all stunned into silence.


Well, that is Chapter 4 for you guys! Again, sorry for not much dialogue for Kaitlyn. Only one more chapter to go before this story ends and then there's a sequel planned! And sorry it took me so long to update! And another sorry for it being so jumpy and not so much detail.

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