Carol sat in the driver's side seat holding Judith. In her head everything that was happening was in slow motion, but she had heard that's what happens when you are about to die. She thought about the day she married Ed, who promised if she did, things would be great and he would give her the world. Instead all he did was take her world. You can't have short hair, don't need other guys lookin' at you. You can't have cell phone or a job, I don't want you to have friends, and I will scare them all away. If you fail to do what I say, you will regret it later. All the broken promises and punishments she faced. She would never regret marrying Ed; he did give her the world, her world, her Sophia. She was deep in this thought, when she heard a familiar voice yelling. "What hell happened here?" Pop, pop, gun shots. She looked up out the windshield, She was trying to yell to get their attention, they were walking away, she honked the horn twice. Which when they were driving was a sign of distress. Rick immediately turned around and ran towards the car. He hacked up the walkers around her, opened the Drivers side door. Rock looked at Carol and noticed that all of Judith was covered by Carol, and that Carol would have died for her. He picked up Carol and Carol held onto Judith. "Daryl!" Rick called. Daryl ran out of the prison.

"I can't find her!" He looked stressed and worried. He saw Carol in the arms of Rick, and he ran over to Rick. Rick handed Carol off to Daryl, and Rick took Judith out of Carol's arms. The shooters must have driven away after they let the walkers in. Daryl laid her down on top in the car roof, Carol was okay, the bullets didn't hit anything Major, and Herschel dug them out. Daryl was there biting his nails and pacing, waiting for his chance to talk to Carol, he got extra aggressive when Carol screamed while Herschel dug out the bullets.

"The suckers are out." Herschel said.

"Oh thank god!" Carol said, curling up into a ball. Daryl walked to the edge of the car. He looked like he had something to say but he could muster it out his mouth. Herschel realized he was in the way of a heart felt conversation.

"Don't mind me… I'll just hobble up and out of here." Carol let out muffled laugh and then went back to cringing at her pain. Daryl handed Herschel a crutch and he hopped away. Daryl stared at Carol with no idea on what to say. Carol reached her hand up in an effort to grab his. He took her hand in both of his.

"They just came and shot up the pace… and Axel…" Daryl sighed.

"Axel is dead, I'm sorry if ya'… Liked em'." He mistook her statement as a question.

"I know." She cried. Daryl looked confused. "Axel saw them coming before I did… He took the bullets for me… I would be dead if he didn't." Daryl let go of her hand. "What?" Daryl looked down.

"Why were ya' out here so early with him?"

"Oh for fuck sakes Daryl, put your fucking jealously aside for a second, a MAN died so I could live! And you wanna know why I was up so early with him? You're spitting on his grave now." Daryl put his hands back in hers.

"I'm sorry. Yer right." Carol sighed in relief; she really couldn't handle fighting with the man, not right now. "Need help back to yer room?"

"Why would I be going there?" Daryl bit his lip.

"Funeral."

"Axel's funeral." She stated

"Axel, Allen and Oscar…" Carol started to tear up.

"Oscar too?" Daryl nodded. "No I don't need help, just leave me alone." She limped off the car, and limped back into her room. Watching her struggle, and not being able to help was one of the hardest things Daryl could look at.

She limped back to her cell, to change into something that didn't have blood on it. She crossed paths with Rick. "Can I help you back to your cell?" Carol didn't want to admit it to Daryl, but she really wanted help, she nodded and put her arm around Rick, he surprised her by lifting her up and carrying her back into her cell. He put her on the ground when they got there. "Carol I have something to say to you."

"What's that?"

"Thank you, you have protected my son and my daughter with you life, and I could never thank you enough… I owe you my life." Carol smiled.

"Don't get all mushy on me now." Rick hugged Carol and she latched on to him.

"I love you, you are my family, my sister, I am sorry this happened to you…" Carol squeezed tighter, and started crying.

Rick walked back out of the prison with Carol a little while later. The graves had been dug and the bodies were placed in them, uncovered. Daryl came over and Carol leaned on Daryl the whole walk to the grave sight. Tyreese went up and spoke about Allen, and how they met and who he was. Rick spoke for Oscar, seeing as he had no family there, but Rick thanked him for being there, and helping them, he called him a good man and sighed in sadness. Finally, Axel's grave speech was next. Rick asked who wanted to speak it. The Julie girl stood up. "Who would want too? That guy was creepy as hell!" This Angered Carol, so she stood up.

"That creepy guy saved my life, and his dead body did more for this group then you, Ben and may he rest in peace Allen, combined!" Everyone looked confused, except those three. "Axel was awkward, but who wouldn't be after being locked up with psychopaths for ten months? He had good intentions! He was good! In his death he valued life more than you could comprehend. And he certainly wouldn't have left a GOD DAMN baby to die! So you know what? A Creep you were Axel, But I am sorry your gone!" Carol felt tired and weak after that statement. She looked at everyone's faces, Rick was pissed, probably at Tyreese, Daryl was holding her up, trying not to show any emotion. Julie looked guilty and Ben looked sad. She took note of all of these faces as she fainted.

When she woke up Daryl was at her side, and she was in her room. "How bad… How mad is everyone?" Daryl smirked.

"Ya' caused a bit of problems, but everythin' seems to be almost squared." Carol rolled over to face him, and let out a gasp of pain. Daryl's face became concerned.

"It's okay Daryl… Sorry I was so mean earlier."

"I told ya' Everything' is squared." Carol coughed.

"I meant about being mean to you." Daryl smiled and touched Carol's face.

"I aint always been the nicest to you, and ya' seem to stick by me." Carol shrugged and smiled. Daryl leaned in and kissed her on the forehead, and they just gazed at each other.

Rick was storming down the hall in a Panic. "Daryl, I need to talk to you… now."