Chapter 8: $40
Abby stayed close to Daryl and slowly the whole group, minus the kids, were out of the cars and looking ahead to see who or what was coming at them. Abby could see that Daryl was gripping his crossbow; he was ready to fire should it be a walker,
' Can you tell who it is?' Andrea asked dale who had pulled out his binoculars to get a better look,
' Young guy…not a walker' there was a collective sigh from all of them as they waited for him to reach them but Abby noticed Daryl's hands hadn't eased up on the crossbow,
' Oh fuck!' Abby moaned as she realised who it was,
' Oh…it's not him is it?' john groaned next to her
' Yeah…it's him' she muttered, her jaw slightly clenched,
' Who is it?' Rick said turning to look at them
' His names Simon Cunningham, I used to work with him at the hospital before…all of this, when our camp got attacked he shoved Carrie out oh his jeep and drove off to leave us to fight the walkers off'
' i remember him...rich boy right?' shane said looking at abby who nodded,
' Prick' john muttered angrily.
Simon reached them and dramatically slumped over, panting for breath. He didn't seem to have noticed, john, Carrie and Abby standing at the back,
' You want me to fuck with him?' Daryl muttered to Abby, she bit back a laugh and shook her head,
' Not even a little bit?' he said quieter
' Don't tempt me Dixon' she murmured though a stifled laugh, Daryl smirked and they turned their attention back to Simon,
' Please… help me, I've been running for days from walkers that killed all my camp mates…please spare me some water and let me come with you?'
' What happened to the jeep?' Abby said stepping to the front of the crowd, he stared at her aghast and struggled to speak,
' Now these camp mates you spoke of…would the dead ones be us or did you screw another group of people over Simon?' john said smiling maliciously, Simon went on the defensive,
' Whatever they've told you is a lie, they abandoned me in the woods and left me to die…I'm a doctor I help people, I wouldn't hurt anyone' he was doing his best to play innocent, Abby scoffed and rolled her eyes,
' Look…I know you three aren't happy about this but I can't leave anyone behind' Rick said diplomatically, Abby eyed Daryl's crossbow and he moved it away from her with a smirk,
' Excuse me…three of you?' Simon said feebly, Carrie stepped forwards and glared at him hatefully,
' Yeah three of us' Carrie said shaking,
' Fine if he's coming then can we go…just keep him away from me' Abby said glaring at Simon,
' Fine by me I don't wanna share anything with the girl who whored herself out to pay for medical school' Abby stopped dead in her tracks, she could feel everyone's eyes burning into the back of her neck,
' Oh…. didn't tell anyone about that did you Abby…didn't tell them you fucked for money in med school' the triumph in Simon's voice cut through her. She turned slightly and saw the pained look in john's eyes and the shock in Carrie's before turning round and walking back to Daryl's truck.
She sat in the truck and aced the window, her hand shielding her eyes. She heard the door open and the truck trembled as Daryl climbed in and slammed the door behind him. They sat still for a moment, Daryl waited for the others to get in their vehicles and go but he kept glancing over to Abby,
' You want me to kill him? I can make it look like a hunting accident if you want' Daryl said calmly as he watched Simon climb into Shane's truck. Abby shook her head and he started the engine again.
It was a few miles down the road before she took her hand away from her face and another few miles before she finally turned away from the window. Daryl glanced over at her every few minutes; she hadn't been crying he noticed; she just seemed humiliated.
' I wasn't a whore' she finally mumbled, he turned to her
' Or a prostitute or anything else like that…I didn't and have never fucked anyone for money' her voice trembled slightly and Daryl nodded
' Damn does that mean the $40 in my bag is wasted on you?' he paused to see if she would laugh or hit him, he was glad when she gave him a small smile,
' $40! How cheap do you think I am?' she said laughing a little, Daryl laughed and rubbed his face,
' I'd never call you cheap princess…so why'd he say that?' he glanced over at her, Abby pushed her hair back and looked at him,
' I wasn't a prostitute…but I was a stripper' Daryl's mouth fell open into a shocked 'o' shape,
' Really?' he said in sounding slightly impressed,
' It paid really good money and unlike Simon I didn't have a rich mummy and daddy who paid for everything I wanted, I had to pay my own way through med school and stripping did that' she stared down at her hands as she spoke,
' I take it you never told anyone you stripped though?' she shook her head
' No…no one to tell really…except john and I just couldn't stand him knowing I did that, I mean look how ashamed he looked when Simon said that'
' Yeah when he thought you were fucking for money, that's way worse than getting naked for a couple of minutes'
' Is it? I'm not so sure he'll see it that way' they were silent for a moment before Daryl suddenly spoke,
' Ok little question, if we get to this place and there's no cure and it's a dead cert that we're going to die…would my $40 get me a lap dance?' she laughed loudly and Daryl smirked,
' Ask me nearer that time' she said still laughing
' And to think I thought you were an innocent little princess…. one who admittedly will kill any walker within a few feet of her but still' he sat back in his seat and steadied the steering wheel with his knees,
' I think everyone here is hiding something' she said putting her feet up on the dashboard so she could stretch her legs,
' So now I know a little something about you…why not share the rest?' she looked over to him and smiled,
' I think I'd rather give you the lap dance' she said her smile fading
' Oh come on it can't be that bad?' he turned to look at her when she didn't answer but she had resumed looking out of the window again.
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