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Chapter 8 - Zach

It had been 30 days since we had brought the bus load of people from Woodbury to the prison, i only know this because Beth made a calendar so that when anything happens she can write it down. So far it had been 30 days without an incident a record number around here. It was starting to get pretty cramped with everyone here especially as Daryl had been bringing in people he had found whilst being on runs as well, something we were normally very cautious of doing. It was now becoming easier to get things done around here with so many people, certain people would come on runs with the rest of us. Some would help Rick and Hershel with the garden and the kids had a little class that Carol would teach, just like when Lori and Carol use to teach Carl, Sophia and I when this all started.

Daryl and I walk out of the prison to the courtyard where people where sat on tables eating the food that Carol was serving up. We walk over to Carol who was stood with a boy around my age who was helping with the food.

"That fence doesn't look like its going to stay up much longer" I admit

"Hi Daryl" a lady says walking past us

"Hi" Daryl replies as he picks up some food and starts to eat it

"There all building up in one area" "Carol points out

"Hey Mr Dixon" another lady adds

"Um hi" Daryl says

"Just to let you know i liked you first" Carol jokes

"Why are they all so, ya know?" Daryl asks

"So friendly?" I laugh

"Ugh yeah i guess" Daryl mumbles

"Your just have to get use to the love" I smile

"Patrick could you take over please?" Carols asks passing him a wooden spoon

"Mr Dixon i just wanted to thank you for bringing that deer home its a real treat id be honoured to shake your hand" Patrick announced

Daryl shoves his last piece of food into his mouth then licks all of his fingers before shaking Patricks hand.

"Your so gross" I laugh

"What" Daryl asks

"All boys are the same" Carol says winking at me

"I can still hear you" Daryl pointed out

"I don't know if we will be able to spare a lot of people for the run today, we've had a pretty big build up of them overnight" Carol says looking at the walkers outside the fences

"We will have to try and drive them out somehow" I reply

"Good luck with that" Daryl adds

Daryl rounds up a few people for the run and then we start to load up the car ready to go, I place the last of the guns into the boot of the car and turn around to see Beth and Zach kissing.

"Get a room" I laugh

"Arn't you going to say goodbye?" Zach says watching Beth walk away

"Nope" Beth says turning around giving him a smile

"Damn romance novel" Daryl says sarcastically

We arrive at what looks like a convenience store, there are fences all the way around the building and couple of tents dotted around. I really hope we find some more food especially with all the people we now had to feed back at the Prison.

"Army came in and put fences up, It was a place for people to go. They had a bunch of guard dogs guarding the place" Daryl explains walking towards the fence

"So where are all the people" Glenn asks

"They where no longer people" Michonne admits

"Came in a few days ago put a music player to draw them out" Daryl answered

"Grab what you can, we will come back with more people as soon as we can" Daryl adds

We manoeuvre our way past the tents that the army had put up and abandoned to get to the front of the store. The front of the store had glass windows and door, we try to look in but all we can see is darkness. Daryl bangs on the glass and leans against the wall whilst he tells us to wait for a couple of minutes to see if any walkers emerge.

"Okay I think i got it" Zach announces suddenly

"Got what?" Michonne asks

"Ive been trying to guess what Daryl did before the turn" Zach explains

"He's been guessing for 6 weeks" I laugh

"Okay shoot" Daryl says

"The way you are at the prison, your helping people and you track"

"You where a homicide cop" Zach continues

Michonne and I both look to each other and start to laugh, some of these guesses Zach had made over the last 6 weeks had been funny but not nearly as funny as this guess. I look over to Daryl who was now giving Michonne and I daggers.

"Whats so funny he's right" Daryl confessed

"It was some pretty heavy stuff" Daryl continues

"Cmmon really" Michonne laughs as she watches Daryl bow his head down and start to laugh

"Ill keep guessing" Zach sighs

A walker suddenly bangs on the glass pressing its disintegrated body against the glass, Daryl opens the door and takes out the lone walker. We all enter the building and walk around to check that there where no more walkers around that we could see after a good 5 minutes checking around we begin to look around and grab supplies. After a while Glenn and I stumble across some polaroid cameras that we stand and look at for a while.

"You should get one for Maggie she would like it" I smile

"It will take up space that we need for supplies" Glenn admits walking around the corner

"Well if your sure" I say placing two of the cameras into my rucksack where I can give it to him back at the prison as a surprise

Suddenly there is a loud bang and glass shattering across the floor, i run around the corner to see a shelf with alcohol that has fallen down on Bob. Sasha, Tyreese and Daryl begin to lift the book shelf of Bob when walkers start to fall through the roof.

"We should probably go now" Glenn echos

"Take Gracie and Sasha back outside and the rest of us will get Bob" Daryl shouts

More and more walkers begin to fall through the roof some splattering on the floor and most getting back up and swamping the whole shop. I pull out my knife and begin stabbing some of the walkers that where getting to close to Bob who was still under the bookcase before looking across the room the see Glenn on the floor with two walkers practically on top of him. I hand Bob my knife to use on any of the walkers that get to close to him before running to Glenn who was trying to reach for his gun that had slipped out of his hand and across the floor. I stamp on the first walkers head whilst aiming and shooting at the other walker that was inches away from biting him.

"Thanks" Glenn says as he gets his breathe back

"Bob is still under the bookshelf we need to get him out from there" I commanded

"Ill get Daryl and ill meet you there" Glenn says running towards Daryl who was stood on a mountain of boxes surrounded by walkers.

I run to where to Bob is still laid to see Zach trying to lift the heavy shelf off of him. I help lift the shelf and Bob slides out from underneath unscathed with no bites but i knew we still weren't out of the woods yet. I look up to see a helicopter that was looking very unsteady I knew we only had a couple of minutes before we had to get out of here before it kills us.

"We need to go now" Daryl shouts to us all

"Wait my foots stuck" I plead

"Its fine ill lift it off your foot" Zach assured

As he lifts the shelf up my foot is set free and Daryl grabs hold of my arm and drags me away as quick as he could.

"Wait wheres Zach" I question

"Just keep looking forward" Michonne advised

"Why?" I ask instantly turning around to see Zach being eaten alive by walkers

"We have go to go" Daryl insists

"But he saved me, we have to help him" I shout

"He's gone, we cant save him" Daryl shouts back yanking at my arm to pull me out the shop as the helicopter was about to fall.

When we get back to the Prison we are all feeling down after what happened on the run, Daryl decides to go and tell beth what happened to Zach whilst we catch up with the others.

"What happened out there" Carl asks

'The place had so many supplies but the roof started to cave and walkers started falling through" I announced

"Your lucky you guys got out" Rick admitted

"Not all of us did though did we" I sigh

"He was a good kid" Carl added

"I don't want to go out there anymore' I admitted

"You don't have to" Rick approved

"But i do" I disagreed

"why do you think that?" Carl asks

"Because we all have to do things we don't like, wether i stay here or go on runs something will always happen, someone will always die" I confessed

"I know watching Zach get torn apart couldn't of been easy i know that he was your friend" Rick says placing an arm on my shoulder

"I don't want to talk about it" I demanded walking towards my cell

As I get closer to my cell i see Daryl talking to Beth, I walk a little bit closer so i can hear what there saying without them seeing me.

"What is it" Beth asks

"Its Zach" Daryl sighs

"Is he dead"

"Hm mh" Daryl mumbles

"Ok" Beth continued

"I don't cry anymore Daryl I'm just glad i got to know him" Beth smiles

"Me too" Daryl agrees

"Are you okay?" Beth acknowledges

"Im just tired of loosing people"

"Im glad i didn't say goodbye, i hate goodbyes" Beth admits hugging Daryl

"yeah me to" Daryl adds placing a arm on her back