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Chapter 5

His face in a wall

No window, No air at all

In the dark of night,

Those faces they haunt me

But I wish you were,

So close to me

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Daryl could see Carol lying on the bunk, in the med cell, her body unnaturally lax, obviously unconscious, Hershel and Dr.S examining her, concerned looks on their faces.

Rick met him at the door of the cell with a pacifying hand held up

"Daryl, you have to stay calm, ok?"

"What the fuck happened to her?" He choaked out. Rick put his hand on Daryl's shoulder.

"Beth and Carl were taking Judith outside, they set Judith down on a blanket in one of the caged in staircase landings, and then they went around the corner to pull her kiddie pool out for her. They didn't latch the door all the way shut I guess ,..Jude...pulled herself up holding the door and it opened. I guess and Carol saw it happen and ran for her, Carl and Beth came around the corner but they were too far away. Jude started to fall and Carl said Carol just flung herself forward and grabbed Jude but it was to late, Carl said she twisted so she would break Jude's fall and ended up smashing her head on the concrete staircase."

"Fuck..., she alright?" Daryl whispered glancing at a distraught looking Beth and Carl with Judith in the hallway.

"She was unconscious for a minute or so, I heard Beth and Carl yelling and I ran out there, but when she woke up, ...I don't know I think she had a seizure or something, and past out again. She hasn't woken up since" Rick responded looking worried.

Daryl had never known what it felt like to hyperventilate before, but suddenly he knew that's what was happening to him. His breath was coming out in spurts, and he felt as though his knees were becoming weak. He took a step back and stumbled slightly. Rick lead him to the chair in the med cell and he sat down covering his face with his hands. He could hear Glenn dispersing the crowd of onlookers outside the cell, and Maggie and Michonne arriving from watch asking what happened, but it all seemed to be coming to him from far away. This couldn't be happening, please be a dream, wake up he thought. The hollow pit festering in his gut, remained though. He'd had plenty of bumps to the head in his life, but a fucking seizure? That wouldn't have been good pre Turn let alone now.

He watched as Dr.S shined a light in her eyes, opening and closing them gauging her reaction, he made a motion like he was going to turn to the group when Carol moaned. Dr. S, leaned down speaking to her

"Carol, can you hear me?"

Daryl did a double take as Carol nodded and he asked Rick "She nodded right? That was a fucking nod, I didn't just see that right?"

Rick shook his head yes, about to speak when suddenly everyone's attention was diverted to Carol on the bunk

"Daryl" Carol whispered her eyes still closed

Daryl was on his knees next to the bunk by her head instantly, grabbing her hand.

"Carol, open up your eyes, it's me, can you open em?" He flinched when he saw her wincing in pain keeping her eyes closed.

"Can't...head hurts,... sleep...stay?" She mumbled before seemingly drifting back off.

He pressed his forehead to hers as Dr.S spoke behind him

"The fact that she woke up is good, even more so is the fact that she asked for Daryl and seemed orientated, her pupil reaction is expected for a concussion, but the seizure worries me, there's just no way to know if she's bleeding into her brain, we will just have to wait and see, hopefully it's just a bad concussion, if she's had a concussions in the past sometimes progressive ones are worse."

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"Please you have to wake up"

Daryl was sitting at Carol'sbedside, in her cell. When Dr. S had said she could be moved he picked her up an carried her to her cell he knew that was where she would want to be. Dr.S had said someone needed to stay with her at all times, there'd been no question in Daryl's mind, he wasn't leaving.

She'd been unconscious for three hours, Dr.S or Hershel coming to check on her hourly. He'd changed her clothes and cleaned her up but she remained sleeping (he hoped she was sleeping anyway).Carol had moaned a few times in her sleep, said his name once and called out for Sophia which had made his blood freeze in his veins in fear.

"Don't even think about leaving me, I can't lose you too. Sophia's ok, she's in a better place, I need you, please, open your eyes"

Draping his arm across her abdomen he pressed his face into her waist and whispered

"Please, I can't lose you too."