Did I even once think that I was right beside the garden centre? Or that it was in the back of the building? Where we clearly hadn't seen anything because we only saw the front of the building?

No.

And now I just kept running, screaming for Daryl; screaming for Merle.

There had to have been close to one-hundred dead people chasing me, moaning and growling; hungry. I turned and took down five, pegging each one of them in the head. Turned again - number 6 dropped, but the herd kept on coming.

'Shit!' I slammed my next clip in my gun and kept running.

'Daryl! Merle!'

'Jolene?!' Daryl's voice.

'Daryl! Please!'

I screamed as a walker rushed out in front of me and inched closer to biting my neck. I didn't have much time, either he'd eat me - or the herd would catch up. I had maybe thirty seconds. with my free hand I reached for my knife and plowed it right into his eye socket. I threw it down, but unfortunately my knife went with it.

'Fuck!' I screamed again. I didn't have enough bullets to take them all down - none of us did. We just needed to get out of this fucking place.

'Jolene!' I looked back and saw Daryl and Merle, behind the herd, up against a wall. Merle using his gun; Daryl his crossbow. They were trapped.

'NO!'

They would die because of me. I had to think fast, either them of me. And how would I get the whole herd's attention anyway?

'They had climbed up on a shelf. 'GO!' Daryl screamed at me.

I continued running, and looking back at them. There had to be a way, there had to be. I tripped and fell back into a pile of glass. I cried out in pain as a shard went deep into my hand and blood spurt everywhere.

As if clockwork, almost every walker turned and faced me. Hand dripping blood they were all in a trance. This was how I would save Daryl and Merle. I pulled the large shard out of my hand and let out a scream of pain.

'JOLENE! NO!'

I cut my leg and let the blood drain out. I had to move fast if I was going to be able to give them enough time to get out before I lost too much blood.

Daryl jumped off the shelf and started screaming my name. Merle jumped down and started shooting.

'RUN!' I called to them, but they ignored my plea. 'GODDAMMIT! I WON'T DIE FOR NOTHING!'

The room spun, and I knew I didn't have much time. I was just about to make it for the front door when everything turned black.