Chapter 9: The Prison
Savannah sighed as she was helping Daryl prepare their new home. She looked over at him with a small smile as he was helping Rick figure out a few things. When they weren't fight, he was handsome. The rugged looks, his voice sent chills up her spine. Made her feel like she was 16 all over again. She shook her head slowly as she walked back up the hill.
She let out a deep breath, watching as her daughter and Carl were exploring together. Lori stood next to her and Savannah gave her a small smile. "You and Daryl seem to be getting cozy," she commented. Savannah smiled a little, playing with her bracelet. "I see you playing with that a lot, someplace special?" Lori asked.
(24 Years Ago)
Savannah was looking in the window of the jewelry store, staring at the charm bracelet that was there. "Why'd you care about a bracelet?" Daryl asked her from behind. Savannah looked at him.
"My momma had one like it," she replied shrugging, "Just nice memories."
She bit her lower lip as she stared in the window. "I just miss her sometimes, you know?" she asked him.
"I get it," he answered.
She let out a sigh as she looked at her boyfriend. "Hey, come on, let's go get something to eat I'm starving," she told him.
"I'll be right there," he replied.
Savannah nodded, walking towards the cafeteria.
She had ordered a couple of burgers when Daryl walked over. "Come on," he told her, pulling on her arm.
"What's goin on?" she asked.
"Just come on," he replied as they left the mall.
Savannah followed him outside. "Daryl, what the hell?!" she exclaimed.
"Just shut up for ten more minutes," he replied.
Savannah stared at him curiously as they rushed down the street. He pulled her into an alley. "Alrigh, here," he told her. He put something into her hand. Opening it she saw the charm bracelet.
"What'd ya do that for?" she asked.
"Ya wanted it," he replied shrugging, "So I got it."
Savannah smiled. Reaching up she hugged him around the neck. Daryl hugged her back, his arms resting around her waist.
(Present)
Savannah stared at the bracelet. "It brings good memories," she told Lori. She looked up as Amelia ran over to Daryl and he lifted her up onto his back as he was still talking to Rick, carrying her up the hill.
"Think you two would ever get back together?" Lori asked.
Savannah laughed. "Please, we'd do that, two months in we're fighting again. Only difference is if we broke up this time we can't exactly just take our shit and move somewhere else," she replied.
Daryl walked up the hill and set Amelia down on the ground. "Ready? Gonna go clear out the cafeteria section," he told her, "Maybe we can get some food."
"Yep," she replied, sliding off the car.
Amelia watched as her mom tied her belt around her waist. "Ya stay here with Lori and the others, I don't want ya givin them any trouble," Savannah told her.
"Yeah, momma," Amelia answered.
Daryl walked over with his crossbow resting on his shoulder. "We're leavin," he told her.
"Let's go," she answered.
They both kissed Amelia before following Rick, Glenn, Maggie, and Hershel downstairs.
They were able to kill several walkers until Hershel's leg was bitten and they had to remove it in the cafeteria where they found four inmates standing there with a gun. They had to move quickly back upstairs, while the others worked on Hershel, Savannah sighed as she got her gun ready. "Why can't things just go our way?" she asked.
"That's life, babe," he answered, making her roll her eyes.
Savannah loaded her rifle, holding it up when the inmates came up the stairs. "That's far enough," Daryl told them.
"Cell block C, cell 4, that's mine, Gringo," the leader told Daryl, "Let me in."
"Today's yer lucky day fellas, ya have been pardoned by the state of Georgia yer free to go," Daryl told them.
"What you guys got goin on in there?" the leader asked.
"Ain't none of your concern," Daryl replied.
"Don't be tellin me what's my concern," he told Daryl as he pulled out his gun.
Savannah got up. "Hey, hey, put that down," she ordered.
"I ain't gonna have no little girl with a gun tellin me what to do," he answered.
"Hey, hey, come on man the dude's leg is missin. Besides we're free now why we still in here?" the larger African-American man asked.
"Man's got a point," Daryl answered.
"I need to check on my ol' lady and my kid," the other African-American man stated.
Savannah glared as the leader just stared right back at her. "I ain't no little girl either, I can put a hole through your head and not waste a single bullet," she told him.
"Easy, Sav," Daryl told her.
Savannah just stared at the leader with a glare. "And my eyes are on my face, not on my chest," she added.
"Haven't seen a pretty lady before," he commented.
"She's my woman you keep yer eyes to yerself," Daryl answered.
Savannah had to fight the urge to roll her eyes. "Your woman huh? Robin Hood and Maid Marion," the leader said with a laugh, "And why would we leave when civilians broke into a prison they have no business breaking into? Has me thinkin there's nowhere else to go."
"Why don't you go find out?" Daryl answered.
"We ain't leavin," the leader told him.
T-Dog rounded the corner with his gun. "You're not comin in either," he told the leader. Rick came out to calm down the group.
"Alright, we all need to calm down," Rick told them.
Savannah felt Daryl grab her belt loop, pulling her closer. "Daryl, don't," she whispered quietly at him.
"I don't trust 'em," he answered, "Especially Jean Claude over there."
Savannah stared at him as they went outside. "Yer my woman until they are gone," he told her. Savannah couldn't help but smirk as they went through the halls together.
Reaching the outside, Savannah stood with Daryl and T-Dog as they watched the inmates look around. "You never say, how the hell you get in here anyways?" Andrew asked.
"Cut a hole in that fence over there by that guard tower," Daryl replied.
"That easy huh?" Andrew asked.
"Where there's a will there's a way," Daryl replied.
"Easy for you to say," Axel answered.
Savannah watched as Tomas looked around while Big Tiny poked at a dead body. "So what is this like a disease?" Big Tiny asked.
"Yeah, and we're all infected," Rick replied.
"What you mean infected? Like AIDS or something?" Axel asked.
"If I was to kill you, put an arrow through your chest. You come back as one of them," Daryl replied, "It's gonna happen to all of us."
"Ain't no way these Robin Hood cats responsible for killing all these freaks," Tomas told them.
"Must be 50 bodies out here," Andrew agreed.
Tomas looked over at Rick. "Where'd you come from?" he asked.
"Atlanta," Rick replied.
"Where you headin?" Tomas asked.
"For now, nowhere," Rick replied.
Savannah watched as the two men stared each other down. "Guess you can take that area down near the water. Should be comfortable," Tomas told Rick.
"We're using that field for crops," Rick replied.
"We'll help you move your gear out," Tomas insisted.
"That won't be necessary," Rick answered, "We took out these walkers this prison is ours."
"Slow down, cowboy," Tomas told him.
Savannah kept her knife at the ready at her side when she saw Andrew walk over to argue. "I'm going back to help with Hershel," she said quietly. Daryl nodded his head slowly. He held onto her hand a second longer.
"Take this," he told her, handing her another gun.
Savannah just smirked before heading back into the prison.
Heading inside, she looked around for Amelia. "Glenn, where's my kid?" she asked.
"She was just hereā¦" Glenn answered.
She looked up when the door opened and Amelia and Carl returned with a large bag. "Where the hell did ya go?" Savannah demanded.
"We got supplies," Amelia replied.
Savannah sighed as she walked over to her daughter. "I told you to stay put," she told her.
"Hershel's gonna die without it, momma," Amelia answered, "Someone had to do something."
"Yer just lucky it was me who came back in and not yer daddy," Savannah told her.
Savannah pushed the hair from Amelia's eyes, giving her a sigh. "Don't ever run off like that again, ya hear?" she told her. Amelia nodded and Savannah hugged her tight. Amelia hugged her back.
After getting the food in order, Amelia was watching her mother. "Momma, how long can we stay here?" she asked.
"We'll try to stay as long as possible," Savannah replied.
Savannah kissed the top of her daughter's head. "You look like your dad the older you get," she said smiling. Amelia smiled and looked up when the gate opened. Daryl walked back covered in walker blood and it looked like human blood. "Ya okay?" Savannah asked.
"Fine," Daryl answered.
Amelia rushed over, hugging her dad tight around the waist. "Hey, Chipmunk," he said smiling, messing up her hair. Amelia giggled and Savannah stood up. "Two of them in their cell block," he told her.
"What about the other two?" she asked.
"We had to kill 'em," he replied.
Savannah nodded her head slowly. "How's Hershel?" he asked.
"He still won't wake up," she replied.
They stared into Hershel's room and watched as he slowly started to wake up. Savannah felt relief wash over her to see his eyes were still the same. Daryl rested his hand on Savannah's shoulder. She reached up, resting her hand over his with a slight smile. Amelia looked at her parents and saw that they were actually standing next to each other without fighting.
Savannah rested her hand on Amelia's arm. "Come on, baby, let's leave 'em be," she murmured. Amelia held onto her mother's hand as they left the cell so Beth and Maggie could be with their father.
