Chapter 5 ill come back
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It has been a few weeks since Daryl had left with Merle and there was still no sign of either of them. He promised he would come back when everything had died down so that Merle could come back to the prison with us. Has he forgotten about me? or is that he wants nothing to do with me after choosing to stay at the prison rather than go with him and Merle. For all i know he could be out there injured or dead and i wouldn't even know. We had been on high alert waiting for the governor to retaliate but so far nothing has happened, I'm not sure if thats a good thing or it just means he's trying to catch us off guard. Its surely only a matter of time before he strikes.
I pick up my gun and knife and place them into my holster and pick up my crossbow and place it over my shoulder and head outside. I look down to the gate to see Beth and Carl keeping watch in the tower, i'm sure i can get past them without them seeing me. As i reach the gate i go to open the gate when Beth and Carl come out of the tower. Damn.
"Where are you going?" Beth asks rushing over to me
"I need to find my brothers and bring them back" I admit
"You can't go out there on your own" Beth advised
"The governor could be out there" Carl added
"I cant keep living everyday not knowing if there dead or alive" I argued
"They wouldn't want you to get killed looking for them" Carl says beginning to get angry
"Please don't go" Beth pleads
"Well ill come with you then" Carl asserted
"Carl you need to be here incase the governor attacks, if you leave and he attacks and your not here to help then ill never forgive myself' I sighed
"be back before it starts to get dark" Beth instructs
"just don't do anything stupid" Carl begged
"ill come back i promise" i smile walking out the gate and into the woods
It was nice that Carl, Beth and I had become pretty close.I mean we where the only young ones in our group and we went from complete strangers to family. Beth had become my big sister i could always talk to her and she was always so sweet and caring. I had always thought what it would be like to have a sister, don't get me wrong i loved growing up with my brothers but i couldn't help but think about having a sister to do girly things with. I had grown up in a boys world, hunting, fishing that kind of thing which i loved and couldn't even think about being one of those kind of girls who liked to do all those girly things but beth had brought out that side of me that made me wish i was more of a girly girl. Carl was like the best friend i never really had, i always struggled making friends before the outbreak. The kids parents never wanted them to become friends with me because of my family especially dad, everybody knew how much of an alcoholic our dad was and how much trouble he caused. Merle also didn't help the image of our family when he would be arrested for drugs. I could talk to Carl for hours about things kids our age talk about, it helped that we where both the same age. We both knew we would always have each others backs and look out for each other, wherever i am its more than likely Carl will be with me.
I had been walking for a hour or so and i had found nothing, i couldn't even pick up any tracks nearby which was something Daryl had taught me when we use to go hunting before the outbreak. I knew the chances of me finding them where slim but i had to try, if i didn't i would never forgive myself. I looked up at the sun and knew i still had at good half a day before i had to head back to the prison, the sun was blazing hot and wearing my leather jacket is something i now regretted.
I come across an area that had string around the outside, there was also a small fire and a little cove. They had to be here. I cautiously step over the make shift fence and walk towards the cove, i peer my head inside when something inside grabs hold of me. I fall backwards with a walker landing on top of me, i go to reach for my knife but its gone. I look across to see my knife out of my reach, it must of fallen out when i fell to the floor. I struggle to get my gun out the holster because of the weight of the walker, i was just trying my best to hold its chomping mouth away from me. I finally get a grip on my gun and pull it out and shoot the damn walker in the head, that was way to close. I push the walker off me and lie there a while trying to catch my breath back. I begin to hear groaning so i lift my head up hoping to see Daryl and Merle stood there but instead its walkers about two dozen of them, theres no way i can take them on alone. I quickly pick up my knife and run as fast as i could all the way back to the prison.
After running for what felt like forever i finally get back to the prison, i probably could of stopped running a while ago but i didn't want to risk it. I see Rick is stood over by the little wooden bridge by
the woods and i see Hershel walking down towards the bottom of the fence. I walk through the gate and begin walking back up towards the second gate to get back inside the prison, so far so good.
"Grace" Hershel shouts
"Yeah" I shout back
Rick motions me to come to where he and Hershel where stood. Rick was on the other side of the fence to me and Hershel but it didn't make it any better as i knew he was not going to be happy.
"Hey sweetheart where have you been" Hershel asks placing a hand on my shoulder
"I just went for a walk" I lied
"Long walk" Rick says sarcastically
"Yeah" i agree
"Carl and Beth said that you had gone hunting in the woods nearby" Hershel adds
"Mmmh hm" I nod
"Did you not catch anything, not like you to come back with nothing" Rick asks
"Guess my luck ran out" I say
"I looked in the woods nearby for you but couldn't find you" Rick spoke
"Okay so maybe i wasn't hunting nearby, or even hunting at all" I admitted
"I never would of realised" Rick says sarcastically
I knew he knew i was lying as soon as i came back but i thought id be able to tell a few lies and get away with it, Rick was a lot tougher to try and convince. I know he told Daryl he would look out for me but doesn't need be my dad.
"Why where you out there on your own?" Hershel asks
"I went to find Daryl and Merle" I admit
"Did you find anything?" Hershel questions
"I found a little base where i think they had been staying but all i found was a herd of walkers" I sighed
"are you okay?" Rick spoke
"they didn't get me, i killed one then realised i couldn't take down two dozen walkers alone so just out ran them"
"no bites or scratches?" Ricks asks
"no, i was careful" i continued
Suddenly i hear a gun shot, i look around to see where it came from when there are more shots fired towards Rick, Hershel and I.
"Grace, Hershel get down" Rick shouts
Heshel chucks his crutches to the side and gets to the floor and puts his arm over me like he was trying to protect me. If Hershel still had his other leg i would make a run for it but theres no way we could make it back up inside the prison without being shot at, and i definitely wasn't going to leave him alone. The shooting sounds finally stop only to then be replaced by a crashing sound. I slowly lift my head up to see a truck stopped near to us and the gate on the floor, i then look across to see the Governor and a couple of other men stood next to another car. The shots begin to fire again and a bullet comes close to hitting me.
"Grace stay down" Rick screamed
"are you hit" Hershel panics
"no they missed me, I'm fine" I reassure
"just don't move, we don't want them seeing us again" Hershel informed
The truck lifts up the metal panel on the back and Walkers come stumbling out, there was way to many to be able to get Hershel out of here without them getting us. The governor shoots a few more rounds before getting into his car and leaving. Not only where there the walkers that they brought into the prison but now the loud noises from the gunshots was drawing a herd of walkers in.
"Hershel, Grace get out of there" Rick shouts before starting to fight off the walkers
"Ill distract them, whilst you make your way back" I announced
"You cant theres to many of them your get yourself killed" Hershel argued
"Just get up there as fast as you can" I say running towards the herd of walkers that were getting closer
I look around the see Hershel beginning to make his way slowly back, i knew i had to distract them for as long as possible to give Hershel and chance of making it back. I run up to a few walkers stabbing them in the head as i tried to dodge the mouths of them. My knife gets stuck into one of the walkers heads, i try to yank it out but it was completely stuck, seeing the other walkers are getting close i go to grab my crossbow and realise its not there. I must of dropped it. Some of the walkers begin to break off and head towards Hershel so i reach for my gun and start firing at them, this was now enough to get there attention back on me. I continue to fire at as many of them as i could but there was so many and to make matters worst i had run out of bullets. I go to run but realised I'm corned into the fence, i cant die not like this. All my thoughts turn to my Childhood with Daryl and Merle and know i wasn't going to see them again. I finally snap out of it and climb up the fence as high as i could, the walkers begin slamming into the fencing making it become unsteady and sway. I see Glenn arrive in a car he starts to drive towards me but he can't get close because of the herd of walkers.
"Just get Hershel" I shout
The fence is beginning to sway uncontrollably now, i don't know how much longer its going to last.
"Hold on" a familiar voice shouts
"Were coming to get you" another voice shouts
"Daryl, Merle?" I whisper to myself
Daryl, Merle and Rick come charging over and begin to fight off the walkers underneath me, when they where all finally dead i climb down and run to Daryl. He pulls me into a hug lifting me of the ground and holding me as tightly as he could, nothing felt better than the safety of being in my brothers arms.
"don't ever leave again" I say holding him tighter
"Im here now" He says realising me
I then walk over to Merle and also give him a hug, my brothers and i weren't ones for affection but after that close call i just couldn't help myself.
"Im sorry" i say to Merle "I should of come with you, your my brothers"
"you were injured, you couldn't of got very far out there" Merle admitted
"Just don't leave again" I adressed
"Stop being so soppy" Merle laughed ruffling my hair
"i'm just happy your both alive" I smile
