We park a decent distance around the back of the college and go in that way. As we approach the big red buildings Daryl says "Looks like we're getting closer."
"The building we want is just up ahead." Tyreese says
We enter the building and have no problems for a while "Alright, let's make this quick" Daryl says as we enter a classroom.
I grab whatever bottles I can see just in case before following Daryl into the supply room. "Right Daryl, Tyreese you come with me. Bob, you go with Michonne in here." I say and head towards the second medicine room.
"What we looking for Gwen?" Daryl asks
"Anything ending in cilin or cin, according to Dr S. We also need I.V's, tubes, needles." I tell him while I look for the more specific stuff.
I find everything on the list and take it by the armful and a few extra things just in case. I move back over to Daryl "How you doing?"
"Yeah, I got it" He replies
"Ty?" I ask
He nods at me "Yeah, I'm good"
"Let's get back to the others" I say and head out the door.
"How'd you do?" Bob asks as we head into the room him and Michonne are in
"Bags, tubes, clamps, connectors. Everything on the list. What about y'all?" Tyreese asks
"Yeah, we got it all." Bob says
"Yeah. We're good." Michonne says
"All right, let's roll." Daryl says and heads back out the door.
I follow Daryl down the corridor. We move quickly but carefully. Daryl stops momentarily and peeks into a room. I hear the growing before I see anything. I sigh as we move faster.
"Honestly, every fucking time" I mutter
We enter a room full of cages and I do my best not to look into any of them. "Hey, the doors busted!" Bob whispers from the door.
"Oh, hold up" Daryl says and kicks cages in front of the door to block it.
"There" Michonne whispers. I follow her light and see a sign for stairs.
"Let's go" I say and head over.
I hear growling followed by Tyreese grunting and hitting something. I look over and see a walker fall to his feet. We keep going. Michonne grabs the chain on the door and sighs. Walkers suddenly press against the door causing us all to jump back in surprise.
"How many?" Daryl asks
"I can't tell" Michonne says.
A noise from the other end of the room attracts us. Walkers are getting through Daryl's mini barricade. Tyreese moves forward.
"We can take 'em." Ty says
"No! They're infected. Same as at the prison. We fire at 'em, get their blood on us, breathe it in. We didn't come all this way to get sick." Bob shouts
"How do we know the ones in there aren't any different?" Tyreese shouts back
"We don't." Michonne states
"Well, it's gotta change sometime." Daryl says as he breaks something apart. It's too dark to tell what. I pull my gun out and hold it up.
"Ready?" He says then breaks the door open.
I fire as the walkers spill into the room. Thankfully there wasn't many and we run up the stairs. Walkers start coming out of the woodwork. They are everywhere, blocking us at every turn. We reach a dead end with one door leading to the stairs and it doesn't budge as Michonne pushes on it.
"Don't have an exit." Michonne says
"Then we make one." Daryl says and jump up onto a ledge next to the windows
"Get down!" Tyreese yells and throws a fire extinguisher at the window.
"Gwen, you first, come on!" Daryl shouts and grabs my hand.
Tyreese pushes me up from behind and Daryl helps me onto the window sill and I jump onto the thin roof about three feet from the window. I barely make it. I'm not the best jumper, and fall to my knees.
Michonne follows after me and lands perfectly. She pulls me to me feet "You okay?" She asks
I nod "Yeah"
I put pressure on my leg and wince "I busted my knee"
Tyreese follow Michonne, then Daryl. "Daryl, Gwen hurt herself."
Daryl wraps his arm around my waist "It's okay, I got ya"
Bob jumps out the window and skids across the roof and almost loses his bag. He ends up fighting with walkers to try and keep it. I see him slipping and break from Daryl to help him.
"Bob, let it go!" Ty says
I grab Bob's arm, almost getting scratched by a walker and pull. I slip forward as Bob does and I let out a scream. I would have tumbled off the roof if Daryl hadn't grabbed me and pulled me back. I hold my chest as my heart beats hard against my chest.
"Let go of the bag, man!" Daryl growls.
Bob manages to pull himself back saving himself and his bag. His bag hits the roof with a clunk. I frown. That sounds like a bottle.
Daryl help mes to my feet and passes me over to Tyreese to hold onto. He kneels down and pulls a bottle of Whiskey out of Bob's back and I feel mighty pissed off. I nearly became walker meat for that?
"You got no meds in your bag? Just this? My wife almost died for this?" Daryl snaps angrily "You should have kept walking that day." He lifts the bottle to throw it
"Don't." Bob says reaching for his gun. My eyes widen and my heart jumps.
Daryl looks pissed. He stalks up to Bob and presses his forehead against his threateningly. "Just let it go, Daryl. The man's made his choice. Nothing you can do about it." Tyreese says
Daryl continues to press against Bob. He pulls Bob's gun from his holster "Just gotta let it go." Tyreese says
Daryl doesn't move, his hand tightening on the gun. I break from Tyreese and limp over to Daryl and touch his shoulder "Honey, leave it. Ty is right. Nothing you can do about it"
Daryl pulls away from Bob "I didn't want to hurt nobody. It was just for when it gets quiet." Bob says
Daryl presses the bottle into Bob's chest "Take one sip before those meds get in our people, I will beat your ass into the ground. You hear me?" He growls.
Daryl turns and retrieves his crossbow and bag before coming back for me. He help me off the roof and back towards the car. My knee starts to loosen up and feel better.
"You can let go now Daryl. I'm fine." I tell him. He holds tighter. "Daryl"
Daryl doesn't let go of me until we are back at the car and he climbs into the passenger side and plays with the piece of jasper moodily. Ty, Michonne and I decide how we're getting back
"That's where I was traveling, Highway 100." Tyreese says
"Then it will take about seven hours to get there. We're gonna need more gas." Michonne says
"But we'll get there." I tell her and climb into the driver's seat.
"Taking Highway 100." Ty tells Daryl
"I heard." He says sulkily.
Michonne leans over from the back and says "You're right what you said before, about the trail going cold. I don't need to go out anymore"
Daryl looks back at her briefly before slamming his door closed "Good"
I look back at Michonne and smile. I lean over and kiss Daryl's temple "You okay?" I ask quietly.
He nods "Yeah"
I smile sadly and stroke his hair back from his face "Liar"
He stares at me as I start the car and head off to Highway 100. You could cut the tension in this car with a knife. Daryl continues to play with the jasper in his hand. Everyone in the back looks fucking miserable. I reach my hand out and take Daryl's and hold it on his knee. His eyes flick to me and he holds my hand back as I drive.