Savannah POV
Ever since Daryl had had that confrontation, Jon had seemed to stay away for the most part. He was intimidated by Daryl, and everyone knew it, and it absolutely drove him insane. For the moment Dale allowed me to stay in his RV, just until we found another tent. He was helping me alot, trying to comfort me, but it was just so hard sometimes…
"Savannah? Can I...talk to you…?" a voice came from behind me
I turned around and surprisingly saw Andrea, and she didn't even look angry.
I nodded "Of course"
"I…" she sighed "I'm sorry for..for the way I've been treating you...I shouldn't be doing that I just...I thought you were something that you aren't and obviously Jon is something that I didn't think he was...I hope that you can forgive me somehow. I wouldn't be surprised with the way I've been treating you but...I needed to say it all the same…"
My eyes had widened throughout the conversation to a point I thought they might drop out. I couldn't believe that Andrea stood in front of me, and was apologizing. Seeing her with Jon, it had made me angry, but it also reminded me of how I used to be, naive to how he truly is. He had manipulated her just as he did myself, and I just couldn't angry with her. I smiled lightly and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Andrea. I...thank you for this. I very much appreciate it. I know we haven't been on the best of terms...but...you now see how Jon is...how he can be...He manipulated you, just as he did me. I hope that we can friends yes?"
She smiled "I'd like that very much Savannah. And really I truly am sorry, I was such an idiot. But...I promise I will make it up to you...in any way possible…" Andrea walked away, waving goodbye as she headed off to see her sister.
Knowing that Andrea was no longer hating me, it actually brought a bit off of my shoulders.
"What did Blondie want with ya hmm?" Daryl's voice came from behind me
"She was apologizing, for how she was acting"
"And you forgave her that easily?" he said incredulously
"When you are dealing with a man like Jon, you can recognize when someone is being manipulated, because it reflects the manipulation done upon you. Yes, she was quite hostile, but she didn't really do anything beyond that. She was another woman who fell into Jon's trap"
"Hmm...I don't know..All seems too easy...she better stay sorry. I certainly wouldn't of had the restraint you had with her"
I smiled "I think you would have handled it well. You do not seem to have very high thoughts of yourself. But you know, you are just as good as anyone else in this camp, do not let anyone tell you otherwise"
I could see a hint of blush rising into Daryl's cheek, and he brushed his thumb across his lip, something he usually did when he was thinking or was nervous.
"Well I uh…. I'm going to go huntin, wanna come?"
I nodded my head and the two of us headed off into the forest.
The next few weeks felt like a blur, but we were safe for the moment and that was all that mattered. Andrea had kept on her promise and tried to help me the best she could, and she obviously stayed away from Jon. A few times Jon had tried to talk to Andrea but she would just brush him off, totally shutting him out. Jon seemed to be getting angrier and angrier as the days rolled by, I knew that one of these days he would snap and would come after me
Carol,Amy, Andrea, Jaqui and I sat by the water's edge, washing people's clothes out. It was a nice sunny day out, then again that wasn't unusual for Georgia, the sun shone down on us, bringing warmth to our skin.
"What is the thing you guys miss most?" Andrea asked
"Texting…ugh...my thumbs keep twiddling because I miss it so much" Amy giggled
"I miss music. I miss...I miss playing the piano" I sighed
"Piano? You played Savannah?" Jaqui asked
I nodded "I used to teach piano lessons all the time, and singing too" I smiled at the memory of the big baby grand she used to play at, at the studio.
"Wow..wish I could've heard you play. You probably are amazing" Carol smiled shyly
Andrea sighed and then giggled "I miss my vibrator…"
Silence. Then out of nowhere all of us just started laughing our guts out.
"Me too…" Carol's soft voice rang out, causing our laughter to become even more loud.
From the corner of my eye I could see Carol's husband sauntering down to the waters edge. He frightened me, and reminded me of my own husband.
"What are you ladies giggling about?" his voice sent shivers down my spine
"Just girl talk" Andrea answered
"Well you girls should be busy cleaning, not chit chatting the whole time"
Andrea stood up and glared at him "If you want it done, maybe you should do your own laundry"
'Hey there missy that ain't my job. It's you women folks job. Come on Carol, let's go" he hissed
Andrea and Jaqui stood in front of Carol, creating a barrier "She doesn't have to go anywhere with you"
"Andrea please..it's ok…" Carol's soft scared voice said
"Come on now, otherwise I'll make you regret it!" he snarled at Carol
Carol walked forward but was grabbed by the hand, by Andrea. This made him really mad, and he cuffed Carol in the face, causing her to cry.
All of a sudden Shane grabbed him and shoved him to the ground, telling him to stay away from us. His fists collided with Carol's husbands face, beating him senseless until people screamed for him to stop. Carol ran over to him and started crying hysterically.
It was funny how Shane could overlook the fact that Jon, his friend, beat me, but wouldn't hesitate when it was someone such as Carol's husband...
Later that day the group that had gone out for a run had finally returned. Including Rick, Lori's husband, that was certainly going to complicate things...The real problem was, that Merle wasn't with them...Daryl and Mackynzie would not be happy about that.
"What do you mean you left him?" Daryl's voice raged
"He was a dangerous to us all we had to" Rick said
"I bolted the door shut. There is no way those geeks can get through" Tdog defended
Mackynzie stood beside her brother and glared " How could you just drop it? It's not like it was covered in lube or anything!"
"He probably did it on purpose!" Daryl hissed
"This is getting out of hand…" Andrea said as she stood beside me
"Very much so...Poor Daryl and Mac...to lose their family like that…" I sighed
"Well it sounds like Merle deserved it. Not like Merle was a big loss to the group.."
"You better watch your mouth Blonde!" Daryl's voice yelled at her
"I was just…" Andrea started
"Just shut up bitch. This is all y'all fault! We never should've joined this fucking group! You all are a bunch of fucks!" Daryl stomped off
Daryl POV
My mind was swimming with emotions, I was pissed to put it lightly. How could they leave him up there like an animal? I could see how the other's always looked a us...like we were some sort of rabid animal...like white trash…I wasn't surprised that they would do a move like this. That new guy, the sheriff said he'd go back with me to get him, along with the asian boy and that idiot that had dropped the key. Kynzie had wanted to come along, but I told her to stay, didn't want her to get in trouble if things went south.
"Daryl? Daryl? Are you out here?"
"What do you want Italia?" I said irritated and turned towards her
"I'm...I'm sorry about your brother…" she said with concerned eyes
"Ya...you don't give a shit. No one gives a shit that he's gone…" I frowned
"He could still be alive. If TDog did as he said...he could still be up there and you can bring him back"
"Why do you care? You're obviously not too fond of him"
"He and I may not see eye to eye, but...he is important to you...and...family is most important...I wish I had realized that a long time ago…" she sighed sadly with her soft italian accented voice.
I sighed and nodded
"Please be careful…."
She stepped forward towards me and put a hand to my cheek. I wasn't used to the touch and I froze, stiffening under her touch. Usually when this happened she would usually pull away, but this time it was different, her eyes searched mine and she stood up on her tip toes and pressed her lips against mine. I couldn't believe what was happening, this beautiful woman was kissing me, it all felt like a dream but..I couldn't do this...I didn't deserve her...I was nothing...just some dumb white trash...I quickly pulled away, not looking at her…
"I...i'm...I'm sorry I shouldn't have…" she sighed and said quietly before she started towards the camp.
I knew she was hurting...but I didn't follow her...I couldn't deal with this right now...FUCK….How could she care for me? Me of all people? All I am is a redneck asshole who follows around his big brother like his lapdog…
What could she see that I couldn't?