Here is another update! It's a short one because I have another chapter all lined up and will probably post tomorrow morning! So pumped that the new season will be starting soon, may have to binge watch them all again as a refresher.
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It had been about a week since Daryl had kissed me, and we had been interrupted by Glenn. A week...and Daryl was clearly avoiding me at all cost. He had volunteered for runs or watches every chance he could, and when he wasn't doing either of those he was hunting. At this point I swear the man never seemed to sleep. I knew that if I had wanted the opportunity to talk to him it would have to be a sneak attack. Unfortunately, I never really got the opportunity because I had to head out on a run for formula with Glen. We were both quick and could easily maneuver our way in and out of places mostly undetected by walker's. In fact we had become quite the little tag team since I had joined the group. Maggie would sometimes go, but today she was helping Hershall prep for some possible crops to be planted. Things really seemed to be going so well at the prison, and we were really building a somewhat normal life here. I should have known the moment that those thoughts came into my head, that something would go wrong.
"There are a bunch of little toys in here too. We should grab something baby is going to need something to keep her entertained sooner or later." I said as I looked at Glen through one eye squinting to see past the glaring sun. I made my way around the truck to load my basket of supplies inside, but before I could I felt a blade at my throat and a gun to my head.
"You're probably right." Glenn said as he set the formula down and moved to re-enter the daycare to pick out some toys for the baby. Before he made it through my captors voice made him freeze. He ran to my side of the truck moments later, when he had finally pulled himself together from the shock of I assuming hearing a stranger's voice with them.
"Hey chinaman, miss me?" The thick redneck answered in a thick southern accent.
"Merle, what the hell man?" I heard Glenn say in response.
"Wait you know him?" I asked clearly shocked, pissed and terrified.
"Long story." Was all Glenn offered before he made to try and negotiate with Merle.
"Pfft..Not that long at all really." Merle said with a laugh. "Him and that entire group left me chained on a rooftop in Atlanta to die."
"We went back for you man! Daryl, Rick, T-dog and I. We all went back to find you, but you'd already cut off your hand and stole our van." Glenn yelled.
"Don't matter, I've got me something more useful than a hand anyways." He said as he looked down at the blade that was still sitting against my throat. "Ain't she a beauty sugar-tits. You're a beauty too. Hopefully the boss'll let me have a few minutes alone with you."
"Merle...Daryl wouldn't.." Glenn began but Merle interrupted him.
"Daryl...how is my baby brother?" Merle asked looking up at Glenn, I could feel the smirk against my face. "He still alive? Still with the group?"
"He's alive. If you just let us go we will have him come out to meet you." Glenn practically begged.
"Nah I've got something else in mind. Get in the car." He said pointing to the passengers side. While he waited for Glenn to move Merle threw me into the backseat. " Get in the car now chinaman or I will blow her pretty little brains out right here."
"Fine, but we're not taking you back to our camp." Glenn said angrily.
"Nope, we're going back to mine." Merle said with a laugh. I looked up front at Glenn who turned back look at me. We both shared the same expression...fear. We had no idea what Merle planned to do, at least with walker's you knew what you were going to get. I was also still in shock that this man was Daryl's brother. Not that we had talked about him, I mean we really hadn't talked at all since our kiss. Now I may never get the chance to know what the hell is going on in that redneck's head.
We road along to where Merle's camp was and both Glenn and I were shocked at what we saw when we pulled up. We saw what looked like a giant fortress, built out of whatever they could find lying around and inside we heard the sounds go children playing, people laughing. It sounded like a decent place, but we were obviously not invited guests and I very much doubted we would be getting to enjoy that experience.
Once we entered the gate they quickly ushered the vehicle in through a back entrance. From there it looked like we were being dragged into some sort of warehouse that had been converted to a makeshift interrogation room. The men quickly separated us, so that we could be interrogated individually. I assumed they wanted to know where the prison was, but they weren't going to get that information from me, no matter what they did.