Chapter 37
"I thought I heard a gun fire. How?" He asked.
"A walker…..ripped him open." I said slowly.
He was silent for a few moments before saying,
"Are you alright?"
I shrugged.
"Dale was like a grandfather to me." Was all I said.
Chris nodded and then looked at Daryl.
"I need you to get me a shirt and these IV's off." He said.
I looked at him in shock.
"Chris you cannot…."
"Prue don't try and stop me." he said.
Once he had his shirt and the IV's were off Daryl helped him get down the stairs.
"Wake them up." He said.
"Ye sure?" Daryl asked.
Chris nodded and Daryl whistled loud. Everyone jumped up and when they saw Chris they all stared in shock.
"Chris?" Lori asked.
"Yeah I'm alive. No thanks to Officer Walsh." Chris said.
Everyone rounded on Shane.
"Stop! Now wait a minute!" Chris said.
They all turned back and looked at him.
"Prue asked me to go with Rick and Shane. I won't say why. I stayed hidden by her request when I came back so that there wouldn't be chaos among the group…."
He lifted his shirt and showed them all his wound. A few of them gasped and the others stared in shock.
"Shane did this to me because I stopped him from shooting Randall. Rick wasn't there so he didn't know any of this. Daryl brought Prue to me tonight. She told me about Dale. I wish I could have seen him one more time. But I didn't get the chance. I didn't come to you guys so you could be mad at Shane. I came here for Dale. So that you could forgive Shane. I forgive him." Chris said.
I had to admit that even I was shocked. I looked at Chris and then I looked at Daryl. How could bringing me to Chris have helped? If only to show me that….I was losing my humanity. My eyes widened and then filled with tears.
"Prue?" Daryl asked.
I took his hand and squeezed it. Then I turned and faced the group.
"We are losing our humanity."
"What?" Rick asked.
"Now I know what Dale meant. We are losing our humanity. Killing Randall makes us animals. The animals I hunt. We are no better then walkers." I said.
No one said anything. I continued.
"Is that not what Dale said? That this group was broken? We are losing our humanity….even Carl. He wished to watch his father shoot a man! I know he will not have a normal childhood like we had but even in this world a child should to see a man executed. A living breathing man! There may be no more rules in this world….but some should still remain in this group! If not…I shall leave. For I shall not remain in a group where we are no better then the monsters that plague our world." I said.
"I ain't gonna let my wife go anywhere without me." Daryl said.
"Then I go as well." Chris said.
Anthony and Brandon also stated they would go. And of course Eveleen would not remain anywhere Anthony was not. The same went for Andrea and Brandon. Rick looked at me.
"Prue's right. Dale was right. We should all get some sleep. Tomorrow morning I'll finish this conversation when we bury Dale." Rick said.
We all agreed and I looked at Chris and smiled. He winked and I took Daryl's hand.
"Let's go." I whispered.
Together Daryl and I walked back outside and to our tent.
"Thank you." I said.
"Fer what?" He asked.
I stopped and looked at him. I smiled as I looked into his blue eyes.
"For taking me to Chris. For knowing that I needed to see. You are a good man Daryl. You….you are my man." I said.
He smiled and laughed. I shook my head and pulled his lips down to mine. When I pulled away he put his hands on my face.
"Ya know I have an idea." He said.
I smiled for I knew where he was going.
"Oh really?" I asked.
He smirked and picked me up and ran us back to our tent. He did have a remarkable idea.