Another shorter chapter! I really wanted to get this part out! Let me know what you think!
-Prison-
The prison was quiet until Carol's screams echoed off the walls. Glenn and Maggie got up from their bunk and looked at each other in horror. They both knew who's scream it was, but why was she screaming was what scared them the most. They got up and raced out of their cell and into Carol's. Carol was curled up in a ball shutting her eyes tightly crying.
"Carol?" Maggie said trying to grab her arm.
"GO AWAY!"She screamed swatting Maggie's hand away. Carol looked freaked out. They were glad to find her cell empty because the first thing they think of when they hear screams were walkers and it never usually ended up well.
"Hey it's okay it's just us!" Glenn said, "It's just us." He repeated putting his hands out in front of him.
"Just get out of here!" Carol screamed staying curled up in her bed sobbing loudly. Glenn and Maggie took a step back from her. "Please… You are lying, every word!"
Maggie grabbed Glenn and pushed him out of her cell.
"Hey what was that for?" Glenn whispered.
"She needs her space Glenn…" Maggie simply stated. Carol was obviously battling some sort of demon within her sure Maggie couldn't relate to it the same way but they all saw Rick go through it after Lori died.
At that moment Rick was a wake standing outside her cell along with Michonne and Beth all wanting answers to what was going on.
"What's going on?" Beth asked yawning.
"Carol's freaking out. We don't know why could have been a bad dream…" Glenn replied.
"Did you try taking to her?" Rick asked peeking into the cell. The original prison group were the only people that occupied cell block C they cleared Cell block D along with E for the Woodbury and other survivors that were found.
"So what are we supposed to do she doesn't want any of us to go near her!"Glenn said turning to Maggie for answers.
"Find Daryl." Glenn looked at her confused, "She's had bad dreams before right?" Glenn nodded confusion still on his face. "He always came and woke her up! Go wake him up he can calm her down." Maggie said giving him a push.
Glenn nodded and ran into his cell finding it empty. "He isn't there…" Glenn called out jogging back over to the small group, "I'll the watch tower and out in the fields! You guy look around maybe ask some of the people in D where they last saw him."
Everyone nodded and went to try and track the hunter down. Beth stayed by Carol's cell listening to her sobbing praying everything was going to be ran out to the watch tower disappointed to find Tyreese there and still no sign of Daryl.
"Everything okay?" Tyreese asked, "My watch isn't over for another couple hours."
"Uh have you seen Daryl?" Glenn said panting from running up the watch tower stairs, "Carol is freaking out and we need him to go calm her!"
"Sorry, I haven't seen him all evening! Is she going to be okay?" Tyreese asked until he remembered, "Didn't he go hunting?"
"Shit!" Glenn cussed, "Shit! Why didn't I remember? He did go out hunting I guess I thought he would have been back by now! Thanks anyways Ty!" Glenn opened the door and quickly ran down the steps to the watch tower and over to the gates.
"Hope everything is okay!" Tyreese said shaking his head.
-DARYL-
Daryl walked through the woods tracking two squirrels that were unlucky and decided to cross his path. Daryl raised his cross bow and shot the first squirrel clean through the eye, the other one got away fast enough."Lucky bastard…" Daryl said watching the squirrel run for its life. He walked over and grabbed his arrow from the unlucky squirrel. He picked it up and put it on the string that held two more squirrels and a rabbit.
Daryl walked along the line of trees listening to the soft breeze go by him. Daryl hadn't planned on staying in the woods this late but he lost track of time. It was now dark probably late in the night, besides the bright moon and Daryl's dim flash light there was no other light around just darkness. Daryl let out a lot of steam that was annoying him from the past couple days and he felt a lot calmer as he slowly made his way back to the prison. He was just approaching the gates when Glenn spotted him.
"Thank god!" He said running up to open the gate for Daryl, "We have been looking for you!" Glenn paused catching his breath. The way Glenn was trying to catch his breath was really unnerving to Daryl.
"Spit it out, I ain't got all night." Daryl said growling, this is why he wanted to stay out hunting a little longer it was so peaceful and as soon as he steps back inside the gates someone needs him for some stupid job or to go and help out with something over by the fences it was never as peaceful as the woods.
"It's Carol." He said gasping for more air.
Daryl thrust the string of squirrels into Glenn's arms and raced inside the prison. He was thinking the worst possible out comes as he ran inside the prison. What happened and is she okay kept going around and around his brain. Did more walkers get in the prison? Did she get bit? He stopped outside her cell and heard her cries. He looked over to Beth who stepped away from the door when she saw him approaching.
"Is she okay?" Daryl said, "What happened?"
"I... I don't know. She woke up screamin'! Maggie and Glenn went in there to try and calm her down but she freaked out! She keeps muttering something about being lied to or something!"
Daryl nodded dropping his crossbow outside her cell. He took small steps inside her cell until he was standing beside her.
"Carol?"
"PLEASE STOP!" She screamed curling up even more.
"Hey it's just me… Carol it's okay…" He said stepping closer to her.
-Carol-
Carol didn't know what was going on. She woke up screaming after a terrible and confused dream relieved to have her shoulder untouched but then Ed's voice was loud inside her head.
"You think you can go on without me?" He called out, "You worthless whore. Dr. Jenner was right; you killed our daughter in the worst possible way. Not some walker, not even that douche bag officer. It was all you. You chose to live and now by choosing that it will haunt you forever."
Carol covered her ears but Ed's voice only got louder. "GO AWAY!" She screamed. Carol felt a hand trying to get a hold of her and pushed back using all the strength she had. Ed wasn't going to easily grab her like he did with Dr. Jenner and Sophia in that dark room. "Just get out of here!" She screamed again hoping Ed would just leave her alone.
"You piece of shit!" Ed's voice boomed, "You are going to watch every one of these fuckers you call family die and you won't be able to do a thing. Everyone is infected you can't run you can't hide because it is inside everyone."
Carol started crying shutting her eyes tighter, trying desperately to make Ed's voice go away.
"You're lying. These are all lies!" She said. "Ed you're dead. You can't hurt me anymore!" Ed started screaming at her and she just wanted to get away from it all. Suddenly she got grabbed. Carol kicked and screamed afraid to open her eyes. Afraid Ed was really alive. Alive and ready to get revenge on her. Carol waited expecting Ed to hurt her but was surprised he wasn't instead a calming voice was speaking to her instead.
"Carol… it's me calm down." Carol slowly opened her eyes and realized Ed didn't grab her, ready to take revenge. She looked up and was shocked to see Daryl with his arms protectively around her body. "Shhh…" He said, "That bastard is dead. He ain't coming back…" There were tears streaming down her face as she pushed her head into his chest sobbing even more. She felt his hand go to her back moving back and forth calming her down a little. "It's okay." He said, "I'm here."
