Chapter 13
When everyone had come out of the church we gathered around.
"Shane and I are going to stay and looked around some more." Rick said.
"Split the group? Ya sure?" Daryl asked.
"I wanna go too." Carl said.
Lori looked at him.
"Sophia is my friend. I want to help find her." He said.
Lori nodded slowly and hugged him.
"When did you get so grown up?" She said.
I smiled and walked over to Shane. He half smiled.
"Shane I need to talk to you before you leave, or well before I head back up to the high way." I said.
He nodded and looked at Rick.
"Give me a second."
Rick nodded and I walked away with him.
"Shane you have to know…..a lot of people in this group…..think very little of you." I whispered.
He looked at the ground for a minute and then back at me.
"And what do you think Prue?" He asked.
"Shane I don't believe them. I have no reason nor have I ever thought anything like that of you. You are my best friend and you actually understand me. We all have mistakes under our belts but that is what makes us human." I said.
He smiled and I smiled back and hugged him.
"I shall never think so little of you. You have my word." I said.
I pulled away and then walked back to Daryl. I smiled at him and he gave me a small smile. I sighed and looked down.
"Ye alright?" He asked.
I looked at him.
"Nothing it's just…I feel like you don't trust me." I said.
I walked over to Carol and Lori. Lori looked at me with concern.
"You alright honey?" She asked.
I shrugged and she rubbed my back a little. Carol put her hand on my shoulder and I smiled at them. We kept on walking until we heard a gunshot.
"SHANE!"
I started to run forward but Andrea stopped me.
"Prue calm down! Maybe it was just a walker." Andrea said.
I thought this through for a few seconds and then Lori voiced my thoughts.
"We all know if it was just o9ne walker they would not risk a bullet. They would do it quietly."
I nodded.
"Shouldn't they have met up with us by now? Maybe we should go back." Carol said.
"No point running around these woods chasing echoes." Daryl said.
\ I sighed. I knew he was right, but in my heart something told me he was wrong. That something horrible had happened.
"So what do we do?" Glenn asked.
"What we been doing. Beat the bush for Sophia and get back to the high way." Daryl said.
I nodded and we walked on. The look on Lori's face told me she felt the same way I did. I put mu hand on her shoulder and gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm sure everything is alright. Maybe it was someone else." I said.
She gave me a small smile and nodded. I knew she wanted to believe me but that she couldn't. We heard a scream and I realized Andrea was not with us.
"ANDREA!"
I was running towards her screams when a woman came up on a horse. Wielding a baseball bat she hit the walker and it flew backwards.
"Lori?! Lori Grimes!?"
"Yes that's me!" Lori said.
"You need to come with me! There's been an accident! Carl's been shot!"
My eyes widened and Lori took off her bag and walked over to the woman.
"Whoa! We don't know this girl! Ye can't get on that horse!" Daryl said.
"Rick said you had others! Up at the high way! Near that big traffic jam!" She said.
"Yeah." Glenn said.
"Back track two miles. There's a mailbox. Name's Greene! HEY YA!"
She galloped away and I looked at Daryl.
"We have to hurry!" I said.
He nodded and we all hurried back to the high way. Dale met us there.
"Hey where are the others?" He asked.
"Rick, Shane and Carl stayed behind to look more. Then this chick comes out of nowhere like Zorro on a horse and takes Lori." Glenn said.
"And you let her?!" Dale asked.
"Ain't dumb outta my ass old man! Rick sent her." Daryl said.
"Carl was shot." I said.
I ran after Daryl and then I saw T-dog. He looked like hell. I ran over to him.
"T-dog?" I asked.
I felt his forehead and gasped.
"Goddess Hecate!"
He didn't say anything. I turned and ran to the others.
"I have to get T-dog to that Greene place!" I said.
"Like hell!" Daryl said.
"T-dog will die if I don't!" I said.
He walked over to me.
"I don't like ya going on yer own!" He said.
I narrowed my eyes.
"How do I know you truly care!?" I challenged.
He grabbed me roughly and kissed me. In front of everyone. When he pulled away I was dumbstruck.
"'Cause yer my woman!" He said.
I looked at the others from then corner of my eye. They were all frozen in shock. I took this to my advantage and kissed Daryl passionately. Knotting my fingers in his hair and pulling him closer. That is until someone cleared their throat. I reluctantly pulled away and put my hands on Daryl's face.
"Trust me Daryl. I know what I am doing." I said.
He sighed and nodded. Giving me one last kiss I turned to Glenn.
"You are coming with me." I said.
"Why me!? Why is it always me!?"
"Because I can't take T-dog on my bike. He is too weak. If you take Carol's Cherokee he would be safer." I said.
He nodded and we took off.