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Lori is dead.
And I'm dying.
After the alarms had sounded I had ran out of my cell with the hope of helping Lori , Maggie, and Carl when they had came running into the cell block. Despite my ankle burning the whole time the 4 of us were able to make it to a boiler room of sort when the cell block became over run.
But with all the running Lori had gone into labor. I tried to take the baby out while still hoping to keep her alive but it didn't work. She had died. Right there in front of Carl. To make it worse Carl had to put her down. He wouldn't let any of us do it.
The 4 of us had been walking back to the cell block when a group of walkers had jumped us. Maggie, Carl and the baby had ran down a hallway while I got the other walkers to follow me. It was the safest thing to do since I couldn't get infected.
About half way through running down the hallway my ankle gave out and I tumbled to the floor. I got up as fast as I could but a walker grabbed me and now I was missing the skin on my right shoulder blade.
I had found a closet and that's where I lay dying.
It wasn't from the infection it was from the blood loss. I tried to bind the wound make it stop but there was no use. I had lost too much. Not only that but from what I'm learning is every time I get bit I get really sick afterwards. So pair extreme blood loss with a sickness it makes for a very deadly problem.
My only hope was someone from the group would find me.
. . .
Daryl's POV.
"Did you see Eva?" I yelled over my shoulder as Maggie and I rode to the shopping center.
"Last I saw she ran off in the opposite direction as me and Carl. She was distracting the walkers for us." She yelled back.
"Don't worry Daryl, I'm sure she's fine." Maggie yelled when I didn't answer her.
Truth is a strong part of me wanted to turn around and go back and try an find her. But I knew shed get pissed at me for putting her in front of the baby. So we continued to ride.
We went to the shopping center first but the parking lot was filled with too many walkers so Maggie suggested we head back to a road that had signs for a daycare.
I kept watch while Maggie broke a window.
We ended up getting a few bottles, some diapers, and 2 cans of formula. I even found the little girl a doll.
. . .
Maggie and I made it back to the prison a little after dark. As we rode up I saw Glenn in the watch tower taking out walkers.
When we entered the cell block we could hear the baby crying no doubt from hunger.
As Maggie and Beth made the bottle I took the little girl from Carl's arms. I knew how to hold a baby. On time for probation I had to volunteer at a daycare. I hated it and only last a day but in that short time I learned a few things.
As I feed her I looked at Carl and watched at he looked at his sister with love.
"She got a name yet?" I asked.
He shook his head and looked at the ground.
"I was thinking Sofia.." And he then went on to name the dead women we had lost. But I sroped him when he said Eva.
"What do you mean Eva?" I said.
"We searched but we didn't find her Daryl" Glenn said stepping forward.
"That don't mean she's dead!" I yelled at him causing the baby to give a little cry.
"Shhh.." I said to the baby and started rocking her again.
"Beth come here." I said and when she stepped forward I gave her the baby.
I walked away and got my crossbow and started to leave the cell block.
"Daryl where are you going?" Glenn said stepping in front of me.
"I'm gonna go find Eva. She ain't dead." I said and stepped around him.
She couldn't be dead.
. . .
Searched all night. I didn't find her. Not even a body to bury. I sat down in her cell and felt the pain that was threatening to consume me. I wanted to give in and be able to go off the handle like Rick did. But I couldn't. Eva wouldn't let me even now in her death she still had her control over me.
I looked at her pack. She had found it on a run a few months back it was blue with white flowers all over it. It screamed Eva. I looked at her bed a gave a small laugh at her attempted drawing of me. She would always get so upset cause I couldn't sit still enough for her to draw me. During those rare moments we got to be alone during the winter she would always try and then give up because I didn't like the way she had to be so focused on me.
I felt a tear slip down my face and quickly wiped at it. But it was no use because more followed. All the way till I was clutching her art book to my chest and just cried. I stayed quiet I didn't want the others to hear.
Her face flashed before my eyes as I closed them.
It was the face of the girl on the highway. I had never told her. But that first night at camp hadn't been the first time I had seen her. It was on the highway. She had been wearing her converse I remembered thinking she was an idiot because they weren't survival shoes. But when I looked at her face I got mad because she was so damn pretty. I had never thought a girl was pretty. But man she was. I watched her for a good hour till she drove off to the quarry Merle hadn't wanted to go but I convinced him because I wanted to see her again.
And now she was dead? I didn't want to believe it.
. . .
Glenn POV
"You really think she's alive?" Carl asked from next to me.
"Well the only way she could die was if walkers over ran her and she's not that stupid." I said back.
We had been walking through the tombs hoping to find Eva's body.
I like everyone else didn't think she was dead. It didn't feel right not looking for her. So Carl and I were walking back to the place they last saw her and hoping to maybe follow her last path.
"Daryl really loves her huh?" Carl asked.
"Looks like it. But according to Maggie he hasn't told her." I said back with a little smile.
"He should." Carl said.
"Yeah well its up to him" I said back
On the last hallway we turned into they're was a door. It was cracked a little and there was blood on the floor. As we opened it I breathed a sigh of relief because laying there was Eva curled into a tight ball and shirtless.
"Carl go tell Hershel it looks like she's hurt." I said as I kneeled down.
"Is she alive?" Carl asked.
I put my fingers to her neck and was able to feel a small thump.
"Yeah her pulse is weak but its there." I said as I wrapped her in my shirt. I heard Carl leave at what sounded like a run.
"Eva? Can you hear me?" I said as I pulled her body up.
"Hmm" was all I got back.
"Shh its ok were gonna take you back." I said as I lifted her.
She didn't weigh much and the walk back was easy.
As I entered the cell block I smiled as Maggie came running over.
"Is she ok?" She said putting a hand on her head.
"She's weak. But she's alive" I said.
"Have you told Daryl?" I asked.
"Carl just went and got him he's up in the guard tower." Maggie said with a smile.
I smiled back and before I could say anything else Daryl came bursting through the doors.
He stopped when he saw her. I saw his eyes widen as he looked at her in my arms.
"Glenn bring her in here" Hershel said from the cell block.
"Give her to me" Daryl said stepping forward and putting his arms out. Very carefully I handed her over. The look on Daryl's face told it all. It was a cross between amazement and love.
We all went into the cell block and watched Hershel look over her. He put a bandage on her shoulder wound that she had put her shirt on. He also rewrapped her ankle.
"She's dehydrated. And her blood sugar is low." Hershel said after checking her heart.
"Can we do anything to raise it?" Daryl asked from the foot of the bed. He stood there silently crewing on his thumb.
"Well it would be nice to have some orange juice or even a apple." He said. "But that stuff is next to impossible to find"
"Wait there's a market that was locked up with a padlock. Maybe there's something in there." I said stepping forward a little.
"If you can find a small sugar snack that would work as well" Hershel said.
"Ok I'll go we can look for baby stuff while were there." I said
"I'm coming with you." Maggie said stepping forward.
"Yeah me too" Daryl said.
"No you should stay here. Keep an eye on Rick and Eva." I said
I saw his jaw tighten as he nodded. I stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I know you want to help her but staying here and looking after the people she loves will help as well." I said next to his ear in a low voice. He only nodded.
"Alright let's go Maggie" I said as I left the cell.
. . .
Daryl POV
She's alive. Damn little doc.
Hershel had left the cell a little over an hour ago. Claiming he had to check on the baby but I knew he left me to be alone with her.
Eva stirred and he eyes opened. She instantly smiled as she saw me.
"Hey" she said her voice raspy.
"Hey" I said back with a smile.
"How'd you find me?" She asked looking around.
"I didn't Glenn did." I said as I scooted my chair closer.
"Oh I thought I heard his voice" she said while reaching out to grab my hand.
"Yeah huh" I said curling my fingers around her tiny hand.
"I thought you were dead." I said while looking down at her hand. I could feel the tears well up in my eyes. I didn't want her to see.
"So did I. I didn't think I'd make it out." She said.
Her saying that broke me and I felt a sob break its way out of my chest.
"Hey I'm ok" she said while reaching up to grab my face and wipe at my tears.
I nodded and leaned into her hand.
I took a deep breath and looking at her I said the words I ain't ever said to anyone before.
"I love you" I whispered.
Her eyes widened. And she gasped.
"I love you" she said back.
I released the breath I didn't realize I had been holding. I kissed her hand and just rested my head there basking in the happiness of finding her alive.