Chapter 11 - Nightmare!
Lord though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I?m not scared 'cause You?re holding my breath
I only fear that I don?t have enough time left
To tell the world that there?s no time left, Lord please
Forgive me – Group 1 Crew
"Walkers!"
The group were on their feet as Walkers appeared from every direction possible, turning their once peaceful, relaxed camp into a living nightmare. Screams echoed through the night, cries of pain, terror, horror, sounded loudly from every way as some of their own became victims of the attack. Shane was on his feet, his gun trained on any Walker's close enough. Firing once he grabbed Evelyn and pulled her up, pushing her behind him with Carol, Lori and the two children.
"Oh my god...Sophia." Carol cried as she grabbed hold of her younger daughter, shielding her with her own body, as Lori did the same to Carl who gripped tightly to his Mothers arm, whilst she held onto the back of Shane's shirt asking him over and over what they were going to do. Shane didn't answer; he kept shielding the others, firing his shot gun again and again as they all backed up towards the RV.
"Mom!" Carl cried loudly, able to finally pull her eyes from the horror unfolding around them, Evelyn looked down at Carl, wishing more than anything he didn't have to see this. As an adult it was horrific for her, the terror coursing through her body was unlike any she'd ever felt before. They were completely surrounded, more and more Walkers replaced the ones Shane shot, and then more followed them.
"Shane we need to get to the RV." She shouted, gripping his shirt tightly as they were guided back. Letting go of him she fell into step with Carol, using her body to shield Sophia. They needed to get back to the RV, at least get the children out of harm's way. As they moved though Evelyn felt completely exposed, Shane hadn't returned her gun and right now she was defenceless as they moved into the centre of the camp, suddenly finding themselves stranded due to the amount of Walkers.
As Dale and Jacqui joined them another bone chilling scream pierced the air, this time there was no mistaking it. With horror they all realised it was a child. Looking past Shane, Evelyn watched Morale's attempt to battle off Walkers but to no avail. They were on him quicker than any of them could have imagined but still he fought, fought to keep hold of Eliza's hand. The little girl, screamed out for her Dad, her Mom as more Walkers engulfed her body, blocking her from site of the horrified group.
"No!" screamed a bloodied up Miranda, the Walker which had attacked her lay dead beside her thanks to a shot from Shane. One look at her said it was too late however, there were bites all over her arm, as she attempted to get up, half crawling towards her Husband and Daughter, their screams had long since fallen silent. Along with Jim, Evelyn hurried forward, ignoring Shane's cries to do otherwise. The pair grabbed hold of the other woman, dragging her away from the scene and back to the group, struggling to keep hold of her as she fought against them, crying out for both Eliza and Morales.
Evelyn shrugged off her shirt, holding it against the gaping wound on Miranda's arm, pressing it down tightly ignoring the woman's continued screams. Looking up she locked eyes with a terrified Jacqui who didn't hesitate to get down, wrapping her strong arms around Miranda to hold her still, as Dale shielded them both from the back. The RV was less than a stone's throw away; Evelyn looked up before turning back to Miranda then freezing.
Her head snapped back in the direction of the RV, horrified to see Andrea pinned to the floor, a Walker biting down on her neck. The woman was still alive, her body writhed in agony on the floor as she screamed, then just at the bottom of the RV lay an unmoving Amy. Without thinking, hesitating Evelyn got up and ran towards them both, thankful to Jim for foreseeing her move and charging forward towards Andrea, hitting the Walker on top of her squarely across the head, 'killing' it instantly.
"Oh my god...okay...okay...okay..."Evelyn's panicked whisper turned into a sort of mantra as she dropped to her knees beside Andrea, her hand immediately clamping down over the bite on Andrea's neck, attempting to control the rush of blood. One glance at Amy told her the girl wasn't bit, so she refocused on Andrea, cursing her hand for being too small to stem the blood flow. "You're going to be fine..." she whispered, using both hands now, with every threaded beat of her heart, blood poured out of Andrea.
Evelyn could hear the woman's body going into shock, her heart beat was getting weaker and her breathing was shallower. Andrea gasped, struggling to take a breath as she looked up at Evelyn as more gunshots erupted around them. Evelyn paid them no mind; she knew without looking Rick had arrived back, only in her eyes, it was much too late. For the first time in her life, her skills as a Doctor were useless, there was nothing she could do to help the woman bleeding in front of her, and she felt her heart breaking. Andrea lifted her gift for Amy out of her pocket, letting it drop against her stomach, "Give...please..." gasped Andrea.
Evelyn didn't bother fighting back the tears which filled her eyes, as she shook her head. "I'll make sure she gets it I promise..." she said softly to Andrea her hand brushing aside the other woman's blood soaked hair, barely noticing her hands which were soaked in blood. The gunshots had died, but again Evelyn didn't notice, she was willing herself to wake up. Andrea smiled ever so slightly, her hand gripping Evelyn's hand tightly, as she held it. Andrea gasped loudly, her eyes drifting from Evelyn's and turning skywards, where she took another shallow breath before silence fell.
For a moment Evelyn could move or react in anyway, her eyes just remained frozen on Andrea, her hand still clamped tightly down on the woman's neck even though the blood flow had stopped completely. "Andrea? Andrea no...Oh god no please no..." Amy had woken up, managing to crawl on her hands and knees to her sisters still form. Sobs tore out of the young girl as she attempted to wake Andrea up, her hands gripping her shoulders as she called her name, "Wake up...Andrea...please don't leave me please!" she screamed.
Evelyn finally felt the damn break, the tears streamed down her face as a small sob escaped. As Amy collapsed over her sister's body, Evelyn looked over at Shane before she slowly took in the rest of the camp. Bodies were littered everywhere, and not just the Walkers. Their friends lay unmoving, their families torn apart, closing her eyes Evelyn shook her head, her arms wrapping their way around her torso as she feared the giant hole in her chest would consume her. When the familiar arms of her husband wrapped around her trembling form she didn't hesitate to fall into them, her own sobs mingling with the many others echoing around the camp.
"It's a bad idea not killing her now."
Evelyn looked up from her seat and shot the coldest glare towards Daryl. "We're not killing her!" she replied coldly, almost daring him to argue with her, she'd not allowed anyone near Miranda. The other woman had yet to move away from the now dead bodies of her husband and daughter, not having once been in to see her son which surprised Evelyn if she was honest. Daryl shook his head and turned to Shane and Rick,
"She's been bit, it's only a matter of time...you need to take care of her now, just like we've done with the others," he said, not noticing most of them flinch. They'd been at work all morning, separating their people from the Walkers, doing what needed to be done to ensure they didn't rise again. Andrea had risen in minutes of passing away; Amy had barely gotten out the way before Rick had taken care of Andrea, causing Amy to dissolve into another round of heartbreaking sobs for her sister.
Louis Morales had been found hiding beneath the RV after the attack was over. He now resided in the camper with the other children, all of whom were sound asleep finally. Rick and Shane reappeared from scouting the perimeter, and Evelyn couldn't help but frown at the tense way her Husband gripped the shotgun between his calloused hands. There was a look on his face she hadn't seen before, yet before she could ask Amy arrived at the small circle the group had made.
The young girl had her arms wrapped tightly around her torso; her once white shirt was now stained in her sister's blood. Evelyn stood, being the closest to her; she let her hand rest on the girls back, in a comforting gesture, hating the fact it was all she could do. Amy shot her a thankful smile, one that barely showed on her distraught face, before refocusing on her shoes. "Alright guys listen up...I've been thinking over Rick's plan about the CDC..."
Evelyn shook her head away from Shane, hadn't he blown Ricks idea to go to the CDC, out the water only this morning? It was a long shot at best, and even though she didn't mean to be Evelyn found she was angry at Rick for suggesting they leave camp and follow this whim of his. Hadn't both of them fallen for the 'Atlanta is safe' trick only a couple days ago, and both of them had nearly died, how could he be so sure the CDC wasn't going to turn out the exact same way.
"What about Fort Benning? Like you said Shane it'll be heavily armed if the military are still around, it's our best bet!" she argued, unable to help herself. Shane bristled slightly making her frown,
"We need to get Miranda some help!" Rick threw into the mix. "The CDC was close to finding a cure weren't they, we need to at least try and get her the help before its too late." Evelyn looked at Shane as the whole rest of the group remained quiet. No one really knew what they wanted to do, leaving camp was a risky move but then again staying didn't seem like a much better option.
"I trust Rick's instincts; I've known him for a long time...so those that agree we leave first thing in the morning." Shane said, his eyes scanning the last few members of the group. Shaking her head, Evelyn turned to Amy, the girl had hit her head hard on the RV door when Andrea had moved her out of the way of a Walker, and Evelyn had not yet been able to check it out. Rubbing her hand in a soothing motion on her back Evelyn leaned in close to her, her other hand resting on the girls arm,
"Come on sweetie lets go check out that head of yours." She said gently, leading her away from the group, all the while ignoring the overwhelming urge to look back at Shane. Evelyn knew without looking, that he was watching her carefully. As Amy closed her eyes and looked in the opposite direction to where her sister lay, Evelyn squeezed her shoulders, guiding her quickly into the RV as the men began gathering up the bodies to be buried in the holes Jim had dug only a day previous, though as the body count had been so high, more had needed to be dug.
"Evie..." As she climbed up into the RV, Evelyn paused and turned slightly to face Rick as the other man hurried to catch up with her, carrying something painfully familiar in his hands. "I made sure we grabbed this back in Atlanta..." he told her, holding out the rather large rucksack. Evelyn gave a small smile, tears shining in her eyes as she looked at it, not only did it have her clothes and pictures in, it had the much needed medical supplies she'd been lost without. Stepping off the RV, Evelyn leaned up and wrapped her arms around Rick's shoulders hugging the man tightly.
"Thanks." She whispered, pulling away and pressing a kiss to his cheek. After everything they'd been through she really didn't know what she'd do without Rick around, he was like a brother to her now. Of course she'd always considered him family but in light of recent events and what they'd survived together, she knew he was more than that. Rick smiled as he handed her the bag before turning to join the others in the heart wrenching task. Holding her bag tightly between her hands, Evelyn let out a small breath, before nodding her head once, opening the bag as she climbed into the RV, oblivious to the fact that the camps nightmare was far from being over.
"So he's going to be okay?"
Evelyn looked up from where she'd been patching up the cut on Louis's arm, to see a rather ill looking Miranda hovering in the doorway of the RV's bedroom compartment. Smiling sadly she nodded her head once, laying the boys hand back down beneath the sheets as she stood to face his Mother, who by the looks of it, was running out of time fast.
The multiple bites on her arm where still bleeding, and where at the stage of infection where with the little resources she had, Evelyn could do nothing. Miranda's fever was rapidly increasing as the infection began to take hold of her system. Evelyn took a step closer to the woman, reaching out her hand, "Why don't you come and sit with him for a bit?" she asked, eager to try and help the other woman who merely shook her head and turned away.
"It's best I'm nowhere near him." She said simply, finality to her tone that scared Evelyn as she watched Miranda leave the RV. Before she could make a move to follow her though, Shane stepped into the small camper looking more tired and defeated then she'd ever seen him before. Evelyn came to a stop in front of him a frown on her face as the silence seemed to stretch on,
"Shane what is it? Are you hurt?" she asked gently, taking his hands in hers and guiding him to the small dining table. Pushing him into the chair she stood in front of him, her eyes skimming his body for any signs of injury, only breathing when she realised there was none. Shane shook his head, rubbing his eyes tiredly, his shoulders slumping forward. Not many people got to see him looking weak, not many people got to see the side of him that wasn't afraid to let someone know how terrified he was, Evelyn counted herself as the lucky one, it made the love she felt for him all that more powerful.
"How the hell did this happen Evie...I told him not to go..." he trailed off with a frustrated sigh, he didn't blame Rick for this, not really, just right now it was easier than accepting that it was just one of those things that happened now. "I just, I hate this darlin, I'm supposed to protect you, protect them and last night we failed, I failed...I just hate this...I hate it..." he hit the table hard with his fist, before covering his mouth and closing his eyes.
Evelyn was quick to step in between his legs, wrapping her arms around him as his head came to rest neatly against her chest. Letting her fingers run through his hair, and down his back, she kissed the top of his head, before pulling back enough to look at him, "You didn't fail Shane, you kept Lori and Carl safe, me...I know it's hard but we'll get through this..." she said gently, "We'll get Miranda to the CDC, we'll get her better and then..."
Evelyn's voice trailed off as her eyes flickered back to the table top. Seeing it empty her blood ran cold, Shane had placed her gun there only a few hours before, wanting her to have it whilst he helped Rick and the others with the bodies of their friends. Stepping out of her husbands embrace she spun around, "Evelyn what is it?" Shane asked, surprised by the sudden change in her. Evelyn looked out the window, her eyes finding the group but not seeing Miranda, glancing to the left she saw the woman stood in the spot Morales and Eliza had died, Evelyn's gun wrapped tightly in her hand.
"Oh my god..." she whispered, before tearing out the camper, Shane stood and looked in the direction Evelyn had his eyes widening before he followed his wife. "Miranda don't!" Evelyn screamed, coming to a stop not far behind the woman, the remaining campers had stood to see what the commotion was about. Panic was clearly written over their faces, almost fearing another attack but when Shane stopped just behind Evelyn they focused on Miranda and saw what the upset was about.
Rick stepped forward as Lori pushed Carl and Sophia behind the group, shielding them. Miranda kept her back to them, her grip on the glock never lessoning. "You know I can still hear her screams ringing in my ears, hear them both as they were killed...as those monsters took them away from me..."
"Louis is still alive Miranda." Lori said, her gaze fixated on the gun in Miranda's hand. Miranda laughed slightly though without humour,
"A miracle, my baby boy...I should be happy but I'm not, how can I be? He's lost everyone, he's even lost me...there's no turning back for me now, there's no such thing as a cure...take care of him..." she pleaded, not a moment's pause before a single gunshot pierced through the afternoon air.
"NO!"
Okay guys here's the update, do you like? I'll admit I'm not as thrilled with it as I thought I would be but what the hell this is how I wanted it to happen...seemed more OH MY GOSH worthy to me?
Honest opinion guys? Do you hate me for the charries I killed?
ISOLEMLYSWEARIAMUPTONOGOOD – Thanks for such an amazing review! Flirty, angry sex...I promise at some point soon you will get them both lol can't say when though :D
Cotton Strings – Thanks for the review. As you can see I do follow the eps but most of the time put my own twist on it, the last one was more about the ep than Shane and Evelyn, but every chapter can't be focused solely on the couple...
RoweenaJ – yay thanks for the cookie and the review, hope you enjoyed the twist on this episode :D
Dirty-icing – She will find out maybe at some point, and her reaction, well we're not really sure what it's going to be at the moment. Thanks for the review!
KagHieiLuver – Shane does want to tell her, but in another way he's scared to because he knows it has the potential to destroy what he has with her.
Leyshla Gisel – Shane looked super hot with that shirt on! Shame he doesn't still have it. I loved it when he beat Ed, the pig deserved it...
Cinliz – I am following the show closely, but not super close and as for THAT THING that happened in Sundays episode...well lets just say I am a very unhappy girl but as you can see from this chapter. That is now impossible :D
FLAM3S – Thanks for the review hun
Liz 04 – Evelyn has worked with a lot of women who are married to men like Ed, she'll stand up to them to a point but knows when to back down. Your not into the show keep with the story though? Love ya reviews!
