Chapter 4: Fuck You Hick Boy!
Abby sat in the back of the van with Daryl, T-Dog and Glenn, she kept her eyes on the ground afraid that if she looked at any of them it would make her more nervous than she already felt.
Rick stopped the van and they all climbed out, Abby grabbed two of the bags she'd emptied and threw them over her shoulder. One was slightly heavier thanks to the guns that john had insisted she take with her,
' Ok Glenn which way is the quickest way to the hospital?' Rick said taking charge,
' We go through a back street that way and we can get to a back entrance I went through before' Glenn said, Abby couldn't help noticing the slight tremor in his voice and felt guilt crush her insides for making him do this,
' I'll be as quick as I can Glenn I promise' she said giving him a weak smile and he nodded,
' Lets get going then' Daryl said grabbing a bag from Abby's arm and walking towards the gap in the wire fence, Abby stared at Rick in surprise,
' You know I'm not sure if he's being a gentleman or if he's planning to knock me out and ditch us with a bag of supplies in tow?' Rick laughed under his breath and they followed Glenn.
It didn't take them too long to get to the back entrance and Abby was quietly happy that they hadn't come across any walkers yet,
' Ok how are we doing this?' Glenn said looking at Rick then Abby,
' The fewer of us that go in, the better' Abby said and Rick nodded in agreement, Glenn flinched slightly as he peered through the small crack in the door,
' You don't have to go Glenn, I could do with having you here in case we need to make a quick exit' Abby said smiling warmly at him, he looked relieved and nodded,
' I'll go I want this done quick so we can find merle' Daryl said standing up
' Ok then Glenn guard the door, me and T-Dog will try and keep watch by the stairs and corridor, be quick you guys' Abby nodded and she and Daryl grabbed the extra bags from Glenn and T-Dog and walked through the door.
Rick and T-Dog followed them and both stopped along the way leaving Abby with Daryl. Daryl walked ahead of her, crossbow at the ready should any walkers try and surprise them. Abby darted in and out of rooms and offices after Daryl had checked them and loaded the bags up with anything she could find,
' You done yet?' Daryl whispered in a frustrated tone,
' Look I know you want to get to your brother but the less you bitch at me the quicker I'll go' she said standing up and slinging the bag over her shoulder.
They walked side by side and listened every few steps for any sounds; Daryl glanced over at Abby a few times,
' Spit it out' she whispered
' What?'
' Whatever you have to say spit it out?'
' Fine I want you to hurry up rich doctor girl so I can go see if my brothers still alive, that ok with you princess?'
' Fuck you hick boy, you know nothing about me…and I'm not a doctor I'm a nurse' she expected angry Daryl to reply but instead he smirked,
' Quite the potty mouth you got there princess'
' Coming from you I'll take that as a compliment' she said smirking back
' Seriously how much longer?'
' I need to check out a couple of the operating theatres and we're done will you chill out already'.
She walked up a flight of stairs with Daryl just ahead of her and he stopped outside some double doors that led to two theatres,
' I wont be long'
' I'm going in with you'
' No I need you to stay here and guard the doors, if they corner us in here we're fucked'
' Fine just…watch your back in there'
' Didn't know you cared' she said smirking as she walked past him.
The putrid smell of rotting flesh hit her as she walked in, the boiling hot weather didn't help matters much either. Lying on the operating table was the body of what she assumed was once a woman, though it was difficult to tell the carcass had been picked clean.
In no mood to hang around in the hot, stinking ambience that was once an operating theatre she scrambled about as quickly and as quietly as she could grabbing anything she could use. Daryl stuck his head round the door to check on her and scrunched his face up at the smell,
' Ahh fuck how are you still alive in there it stinks?'
' I'm done lets get the fuck out of here' Abby said heaving the bags onto her shoulders. They felt like they weighed a ton and the straps were cutting into her skin as soon as they'd got back down the stairs,
' Gimme one of them' Daryl said holding his hand out
' I'm fine just pay attention'
' Will you stop arguing with me and give me the damn bag'
' Stop arguing with me and be ready to kill'
' God dammit…what is your problem?'
' My problem! I'm not the one picking fights'
' Sorry princess I thought you could hack it but you're all talk I guess your missing daddy's credit card, your fancy convertible car, your rich doctor boyfriend and your big house and…' he stopped talking as Abby pulled the gun on him and pointed it at his forehead,
' You gonna shoot me rich girl…what's the matter don't like the truth…go on then do it!' Abby simply stared at him; her hand was steady as a rock as she pointed the gun at him,
' I knew you'd be one of them'
' One of what?'
' One of them selfish fuckers who kills those around them and makes off with everything…what is it you just wanted a couple of bodyguards you could push onto the walkers so you'd be safe is that it?' Abby chewed the inside of her cheek angrily,
' Least your smart enough to put a silencer on that gun, Rick and the others wont suspect a thing if you go running back saying walkers got me will – ' Daryl didn't finish his sentence the gun may have had a silencer but it still made his teeth rattle in his skull as it went off beside his head.
He stared at her with stony eyes before turning to see what had thumped to the ground behind him. He hadn't even heard it coming and she'd hit it square between the eyes.
Abby walked around Daryl, she didn't meet his eyes, and nudged the walker with her foot. It had been maybe 5 or 6 feet away from him and he hadn't heard it coming, he turned and followed her as she moved quickly, despite the heavy bags, through the hospital corridors.
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