Surviving Hearts
Chapter 14
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Layla awoke to the feel of someone moving below her. She looked around and realised she wasn't in her room, she was in someone else's and then it all came back to her. She had slept with Daryl last night and it had been the most passionate night of her life. She looked down at the sleeping man and smiled, then she realised that her parents could be awake and she wasn't where she was supposed to be. She hopped off of Daryl and shivered as her naked body came in contact with the air conditioning. She looked around the room and found all of her clothes and shoved them on quickly. She walked over to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, there were three clear hickeys going from her neck onto her collar bone and she was unable to cover them with any of her clothing she cursed to herself and she moved her hair around which managed to cover them slightly. She looked into the mirror again and then saw a still naked Daryl approach her and wrap his arms around her waist.
''Daryl I have to go, if my parents catch me in here I'm dead'' Layla breathed as she leant into him
Daryl huffed and clung onto her tighter ''fuck em!'' he hissed as he began to kiss Layla's neck
Layla moaned and reluctantly pulled out of his grip and began to walk out of the bathroom, feeling steps behind her she stopped and turned to face Daryl.
''I have to go'' she moaned
Daryl leant in and kissed the girl hard on the face before pushing Layla out of the door and smirking at her as she gave him a shocked look.
''what? You wanted to go I'll see you later'' he grumbled before going back into his room.
Layla walked back into her room slowly and tip-toed over towards the coach that she was meant to of slept in last night. She climbed in but then she felt two pairs of eyes piercing into her.
''where the HELL have you been!'' Lori snapped
''you were with Daryl weren't you!'' Rick snapped also
Layla looked at her parents with wide eyes and began to walk towards the door.
''don't you dare leave this room young lady!'' Lori hissed
''mum it's not what it looks like I just went for a walk!'' Layla pleaded
''no you didn't you haven't been on that couch all night!'' Lori screeched getting out of the cot along with Rick
''I... I... I'' Layla stuttered
Lori looked her daughter up and down and spotted the hickeys that ran down her neck as they had become uncovered from her hair.
''oh Layla please tell me you didn't sleep with that hillbilly!'' Lori sighed crossing her arms over her chest
Layla smiled weakly ''yes''
Rick clenched his fists and then shouted ''LAYLA! YOU STUPID! STUPID! GIRL WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!'' he screamed as his face began to become red with anger
''daddy please! You don't understand I have feelings for Daryl and I think he has feelings for me too!'' Layla said as tears came streaming down her face.
Carl woke up at his father's outburst and Lori quickly took him out the room and returned a few moments later.
''LAYLA HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID! DARYL DOESNT KNOW HOW TO FEEL! THAT MAN IS AS HEARTLESS AS THOSE WALKERS OUT THERE!'' Rick screamed pointing up towards the wall.
Layla felt tears falling continuously and Lori noticed this and sent a sympathetic look over to her daughter ''Rick that's a little too far'' Lori hissed towards her husband.
''NO IT ISNT! HES PROBABLY GOT ALL KINDS OF DISEASES BECAUSE HE DOESNT GIVE A SHIT WHO HE SLEEPS WITH!'' Rick screamed even louder than before
Layla lifted up her head ''we used a condom'' she whispered
Rick pinched the bridge of his nose and turned away from his daughter then he stormed towards her pointing a finger at her face.
''you're such a stupid girl! Why let him take advantage of you like that!'' Rick spoke as a menacing look spread across his face.
''daddy he didn't take advantage of me it was passionate and caring he didn't want me to leave'' Layla said again through tears
''of course he didn't want you to leave you've known him just over a month and you've already thrown yourself at him he has you right where HE WANTS YOU!'' Rick hissed again
Layla stared at her father and ducked her head and clenched her fists then glared at her father ''SHUT UP! SHUT UP!'' she screamed in her father's face ''YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HIM! YOU JUST PRE-JUDGED HIM LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS GROUP! I CARE ABOUT DARYL DADDY AND I SLEPT WITH HIM BECAUSE I WANTED TOO NOT BECAUSE HE FORCED ME!'' Layla screamed at him
''okay baby calm down! Its okay come here'' Lori said taking her daughter in her arms ''Rick why be so hard on her can you not see it in her face that she has feelings for that man'' Lori said widening her eyes towards her husband.
''Lori can you not see how stupid she has been though!'' Rick growled waving his hands around
''do you not remember her drinking last night? They both were! so they were under the influence of alcohol! Yes Layla was stupid to sleep with him but at least they were safe!'' Lori screamed clinging to Layla even tighter as she sobbed into her shirt
''daddy! I knew what I was doing we weren't that drunk! It's not like he pushed me to do anything!'' she looked up at her mother ''mum I wanted to sleep with him I really did! I'm sorry I really am'' Layla sobbed
Lori kissed her daughters forehead ''I know baby!'' Lori then diverted her attention to Rick ''can you not see how devastated she is! She has feelings for that redneck and all your doing is jumping to conclusions and screaming!'' Lori hissed glaring over at Rick
''how can I not jump to conclusions! LORI OUR DAUGHTER HAS JUST HAD SEX OUR 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER!'' Rick screamed
''yes I am AWARE of that! Rick why can't you accept that she is growing up!'' Lori growled
Rick looked at his wife with wide eyes and then sunk into one of the couches and put his head in his hands he stayed like that for a few moment while Layla continued to cling to her mother finally Rick lifted his head again a few tears streaming down his face.
''I just can't... accept that she's growing up... Layla you're my baby girl... I don't like to think that you are having sex... drinking is fine because – well what teenager doesn't'' he stuttered
''what teenager doesn't have sex?'' Layla sniffled
Rick ran a hand over his face ''I dunno... I just always knew as soon as you started growing up you weren't going to be my baby girl anymore'' Rick said
Layla pulled herself out of her mother's arms and crouched in front of her father and looked into his eyes ''daddy I'm always going to be your baby girl'' she said
Rick looked down at his daughter and smiled ''I hope so'' he then engulfed Layla in a tight hug ''I'm sorry sweetie'' he said but only about his shouting he still couldn't accept that Layla had just given herself to a man she hardly knew.
''I'm sorry too'' Layla said as more tears began to fall ''so shall we go to breakfast?''
''yes let's'' Lori said taking her daughters hand in her own as they walked out the room Rick following slowly behind.
They made it into the kitchen and all eyes were on them as they sat down the walls in this place were clearly not thick enough to block off loud noises, T-dog was cooking again and by the smell of it he was cooking eggs. Carl came over to Layla and hugged her tightly he looked like he had shed a few tears himself and Layla ran her fingers through her little brothers hair and pulled him into her lap a way to comfort him. Layla ate her eggs in silence occasionally rubbing her brothers back as he also ate his eggs in silence. She kept her gaze away from Daryl as he stood opposite her and she saw in the corner of her eye her father glaring at Daryl he clearly hadn't accepted Layla sleeping with him fully yet. The group was engulfed in an awkward silence around breakfast before Dale broke the silence.
''doc you going to answer all of our questions?'' Dale asked
''it was only a matter of time before you asked that'' Jenner said
''we didn't come here for the eggs'' Shane said Layla looked over at him and noticed the scratches on his neck and scowled
''hey Shane where you get them scratches?'' she asked
''huh?'' Shane said rubbing his hand down his neck ''must of done them in my sleep'' he said bluntly and Layla only shrugged and then her attention was diverted to Jenner.
Jenner sighed ''follow me'' he said
The group then got up and followed him into the control room and shouted ''VI get a visual of test subject 19''
A picture then came up onto the screen it was a human brain and everyone looked at in awe. Lori had both her arms wrapped around her children as they watched the lights spread across the screen.
''that a brain?'' Andrea asked
''an amazing one'' Jenner answer ''all those lights are what makes you, you your whole personality is based on the passage of those lights'' he said admiringly
Layla looked at the flashing lights in fascination but then suddenly the brain went black.
''it restarts the brain?'' Glenn asked
''only the brain stem, the you parts its gone it gets you up and moving that's about it'' Jenner answered
A flash then went through the brain the group all looked at in shock ''you shot them'' Rick stated
Jenner then began to explain how his wife was the leader of the whole operation and how he was just a doctor in the facility. He then told the group how his wife was test subject 19 and she begged him to experiment on her samples but he had lost them and there was no hope. He then went onto say that the French were the closet but they had already gone.
''Doc I hate to ask but what happens when that clock gets to zero?'' Dale asked pointing to the clock in the corner
''the generators run out of fuel'' Jenner said bluntly
''then what?'' Glenn asked
''H. '' Jenner said
''H.I.T.s?'' Rick asked
''Vi, define'' Jenner said
A voice then came through the air ''H.I.T.s - high-impulse thermobaric fuel-air explosive consists of a two-stage aerosol ignition which produces a blast wave of significantly greater power and duration than any other known explosive except nuclear. The vacuum-pressure effect ignites the oxygen between 5,000 and 6,000 degrees and is used when the greatest loss of life and damage to structures is desired''
''It sets the air on fire. No pain. An end to sorrow, grief, regret. Everything'' Jenner stated
''we're going to die?'' Layla asked
''Man, I'm gonna get shit-faced drunk again'' Daryl moaned
Everyone then returned to their rooms taking in the news they had just heard. Rick, T-dog, Shane and Glenn went to investigate the generators and found out that they were about to run out. A few minutes later the air went off and everyone looked out into the hallway. Daryl had another bottle of southern comfort but it was snatched out of his hand. Daryl screamed after the man who only answered.
''the generators are running out'' he said as everyone followed him into the control room again.
''we don't want this Jenner'' Rick said referring to the group ''come on everyone move'' he ordered and everyone began to scatter before they closed just before Layla could get through.
''I said as soon as those doors close they don't open!'' Jenner shouted ''you *do* want this. Last night you said you knew it was just a matter of time before everybody you loved was dead'' Jenner said
''what? You really said that? After all your big talk?'' Shane argued
''I had to keep hope alive, didn't I?'' Rick questioned
''there is no hope. There never was.'' Jenner stated
''there's always hope. Maybe it won't you, maybe not be here. But somebody somewhere...'' Rick said
''what part of "everything is gone" do you not understand?'' Andrea said
''listen to your friend. She gets it. This is what takes us down. This is our extinction event'' Jenner said
''this isn't right. You can't just keep us here'' Carol squeaked
''one tiny moment - a millisecond. No pain'' Jenner tried to reassure the mother
''my daughter doesn't deserve to die'' Carol said sadly
''wouldn't it be kinder, to be more compassionate to just hold your loved ones and wait for the clock to run down?'' Jenner questioned
''there is a chance out there! Can you not see that?'' Rick screamed
Shane then went mad and ran across the room and pointed his head at Jenner ''you best open that door right now!'' Shane screamed as kicking went on in the background from T-dog and Daryl as they tried to open the door.
''those doors are designed to survive anything'' Jenner said as Shane gripped onto his lap coat.
''well open them!'' Shane screamed
''why can't you see that this is the better option!'' Jenner shouted.
''YO! Shane back off! Killing him isn't going to get us out of here!'' Rick screamed at his best friend
Shane erupted in rage, got out his gun and shot as many computer screens as he could, Daryl and T-dog now had axes and continued to hit the door not giving up hope. Layla and Carl clung to their mother as chaos erupted around them. After a few minutes started calm down and Rick looked at Jenner with sad eyes.
''please my family don't deserve to die this way'' he begged
Layla saw the desperation in his face and saw that Jenner was considering it. But she still pulled herself out of her mother's arms and ran across to Daryl who was still pounding away at the door. She heard her father scream.
''LAYLA!'' Rick screamed
''RICK LEAVE HER BE!'' Lori shouted at her husband
Layla made it over to Daryl and just before he was about to take another swipe at the door. She hopped in front of him and grabbed his face and engulfed his lips in a hard passionate kiss. Daryl dropped the axe and wrapped his arms around Layla clinging to her as they heard the clock begin to count down from 5 minutes. If they were going to die this is where each other wanted to be, wrapped up in one another's arms saying goodbye to that person the way that meant no words had to be spoken. They heard a crash and then screaming erupted. Layla pulled away from Daryl as he picked up the axe on the ground and grabbed Layla's hand as they ran out of the now open door.
Layla's feet dragged across the floor as Daryl pulled her along roughly. Everyone got their stuff quickly and then ran up the stairs towards the front of the building. As Jenner said the doors were locked. Layla looked around and saw Jacqui, Andrea and Dale were not present and she instantly panicked. Shane then took a shot at the window but it only bounced back.
''Rick, I have something that might help'' Carol said
''Carol, I don't think a nail file's gonna do it'' Shane joked
''Your first morning at camp, when I washed your uniform, I found this in your pocket'' Carol then pulled out a grenade and Rick took it.
''everyone get down!'' he shouted as he activated the grenade and placed it by the window ''oh shit!'' he screamed as he ran towards Carl and Lori.
Daryl sheltered Layla's body with his own as an explosion erupted throughout the CDC. Glass then shattered and the group ran out of the window. Layla ran as fast as she could her hand slipping away from Daryl's as he took out walkers with his axe. Layla then felt a small hand take hers; she looked down to find Carl running with her and smiled. They made it to Carol's car and jumped in, Layla looked up and saw Dale and Andrea crawling out of the window and she breathed a sigh of relief but Jacqui wasn't with them which caused her to panic again. She heard her father shouting at them to get down and she ducked her body over Carl's as a massive explosion erupted around them, the heat of the fire brushed past them and it gave Layla goose bumps. She looked up and saw that the CDC was gone and it had taken Jacqui and Jenner with it.
Layla clung to her brother as Andrea and Dale climbed into the RV and Layla breathed a sigh of relief that her friend had survived the blast from behind a few sand bags. Carols car then started up and the group headed off into the unknown...
Well there you go my amazing readers! My longest chapter yet! I hope you liked it! A very heated chapter for all the characters! Some things may seem a bit muddled because well I'm not that strong on the dialogue for season 1 since I didn't really start watching the walking dead properly until season 2 so the CDC may seem a bit crap because there is that MUCH but I hope I got everything in the right place but if it isn't then I am very sorry! Thank you again for your amazing reviews they really do mean a lot!
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