The next chapter it is ;o) I hope u enjoyed reading this story so far. The next chapters focus manily on Ella, so u get to know her a little better. But don't worry, Rick and co will appear too, of course! But if you want more Daryl and co tell me! I already wrote on and will update asap. Have fun reading!

I felt nothing but pain. As another hurtful feeling pierced through my body, I woke up. "Well hello, look who made it back to the living!" Model chick was sitting on a chair next to me. I looked around just to find me in a small room with a window. From the tree in front of it I could tell we must be at least at first floor. I scanned the room. I was lying in a bed, which filled most of the room. Model chick shifted in the chair. "You are safe." My eyes found hers. She looked a lot nicer than on the roof. Her expressions were not hard anymore, but a soft smile was on her lips. "You were asleep for 2 days. You are lucky Doc could stitch you up. He said you died on the table, but they could safe you. He used the defibrillator, that's why we didn't have power for a few hours." I watched her with curious eyes. "I was dead?" "You are one lucky bastard." She smirked.

I tried to get up, but my legs were chained to the bed. "What …?" "Oh, I forgot." She unlocked the chains with an embarrassed laugh. "We didn't know if you'd make it." I relaxed a bit.

"You shouldn't move." I tried to stand up anyway. "I have to move. I need to get away from here." She pushed me back on the bed and sat next beside me, too close for my taste. "I know in this world everything is scary at first and you do not trust us. But we are good people." I said nothing but moved a little away from her. "I am Alex." I looked at her outstretched hand. "No handshake?" She laughed awkwardly at me .

She seemed nice, but I didn't know where I was and I didn't come here voluntary. I looked down on me. Gauze bandage was wrapped around my left arm and red spots were on it. It must be still bleeding or maybe it finally stopped. Now that I saw the damage I felt the pain again. I tried to move my arm, which hurt, however I could move it. My right leg was bandaged too. Besides all the bandage I was only wearing my string and bra. I felt myself flushing. "Where the hell is my stuff?" Alex immediately stood up and went to the chair she sat on before. "You can have some of my clothes. We had to cut yours. It was full of blood and brain." "You threw away my clothes?" Becoming angry I stood up, but Alex pulled something from the back pocket of her jeans. She handed me the one thing what was left from my former life. The photo I always kept in my jeans. "Here!" I immediately took it from her. "Must be very important to you. I threw your clothes away, but that photo looked to be of high importance." I didn't comment on her statement but touched the photo carefully. I sat back on the bed and glanced at the picture of me and my brother. We were standing in my parent's garden on my birthday. He held my close and smiled. Tears welled up but I fought back the urge to cry. I touched my brother's face with one finger with a sad smile. Don't dare cry bad ass. You need to be strong. I wonder if his playfully voice will ever leave my head.

I noticed Alex moving and looked up. She handed me some clothes and I stood up from the bed. This time my leg hurt, but that didn't matter right now. I needed to be strong and get out of here to find my friends. I put on the light blue jeans and a white t-shirt with a colored rainbow. "Now don't you look sexy." I starred at Alex. She lifted her hands with a funny smile. "No offence." I put forth my hand. "I am Ella." She smiled and took my hand. "Nice to meet you Ella."

In that moment the door opened and a man in torn jeans and a white t-shirt came in. "Alex, I told you to tell me when she wakes up." "Sorry Doc." She playfully answered. The man came closer to me with an examining look. "So bad ass … ehm … I meant …" Did he just call me bad ass? Alex laughed out loud. "Sorry Ella, but John keeps on calling you bloody bad ass." Model chick was acting like we were still in a normal world, which reminded me of Amy. I shook my head, trying to focus. This was not a normal world anymore. I backed off from the man in front of me. Before I could say a word, the man called Doc spoke up. "Ella, what a beautiful name. Did Alex already tell you about the surgery?" I was wrapped up in bandages and woke up in underwear … Now people came at me friendly … This must be a dream.

Alex answered his question for me. "I just told her." He nodded. "So Ella. Welcome to our little hotel." "Hotel?" I hobbled passed Doc to look out of the window. I saw green grass and a high fence. Alex came next to me. "Me and my brother found this place. It was a hotel in the middle of the forest. We killed all the walking dead inside and since then more people came. We build the fence and found shelter. Now we are a group of 12 people protecting each other."

I didn't know what to think of this story she told me. A little cabin in the woods … wasn't that a horror movie? "Where is this forest?" I hoped it was near the campsite, I had to get back there. I hope Officer Rick Grimes, Glenn, T-Dog and Daryl made it out of the city before the shooting started. Daryl … I hope he found his brother alive.

I watchedfound Alex examining me. "You didn't come across a guy called Merle, did you?" Alex eyed me with a questioning look. "Never heard that name before." She turned to the man behind us. "You?" He shook his head. "Nope, sorry. Is that someone close to you?" I laughed at that. "No." Alex took my hand. "Hey Ella, you want me to show you around? Show you more nice people. I can tell you this place is safe and you might wanna stay at our little bed n' breakfast." I sighed. "I have to find my friends. I sneaked out and I want to go back. I didn't tell anyone that I was heading to Atlanta. They certainly are worried." My stomach suddenly growled. I blushed at the sound. Pushing the hungry feeling aside, I looked out of the window trying to figure out how to leave this place.

Doc clapped his hands. "You should eat first and tell us about your group. I am sure Alex will help you find them. If they are nice people we could all stay here together."

Was this really happening? Were this people really nice and I would be safe and sound. Could we all live here together? The fence outside in the garden looked pretty safe. It would be nice to have a peaceful sleep after all. And be reunited with my group.

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