Living in the Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter Thirty-Nine: My Worst Fears Come True

A man with a gun facing the wrong way hits my head and I black out.

"C'mon Bane! This bitch looks like she'd be fun to fuck!"

"Damnit Billy! Shut the fuck up she is waking up! Hello pretty little lady, what's your name?"

I had a my arms behind me tied up and my mouth taped. But this man pulled it off.

"Aye, we got a mute here boys!" He pulls out a knife and runs it across my face.

"Now tell me what your name is!" He started to run his hand up my leg. So I throw my knee up and decked him in the face.

Everyone else raises there weapons and pointed them at me.

"How 'bout we release the girl!"

"Matthew, shut the hell up!" The other man with knocks out Matthew.

"What don't I just kill your sweet ass now?"

Again he was too close to my knee and as hard as I could I pounded his head and he fell to the side of me.

The other man had shot my left arm and I got up and slid, causing him to fall. I rapidly stood up and knock him out.

I grab that mans knife and saw off the duct tape and steal all of there weapons and shoot them. I didn't want to have to deal with them again. But I was hesitant on the kid who got knocked out. I didn't know what to do so I decided I would duct tape his hands and take him a little farther out of town and dump his ass.

I put him on the horse and headed outta town. I rode for a half and hour when I found a car and put him there with some food and a knife and headed back to camp.

I hit the liquor store to get something for my headache and gun shot.

I tore off part of my shirt and tied it to a stick to stop the bleeding.

I smoked the whole way back to keep my mind off of the pain.

I rode by the camp and Rick saw that my left arm was shot.

"What happened?"

"I ran into some assholes who held me hostage and were probably going to rape me. But I killed them both but fired a shot at my arm."

"Damn girl you're tough! Lets go to Hershel's house. Do you want Daryl?"

"No, I'll get stitched up before. Please don't."

I got to Hershel's and he dug out three parts of the bullet.

"Well it just barely missed your bone and you didn't lose too much blood but it will take at least two weeks to heal. Up to then try and not use it as much!"

"Thank you for treating my wounds Hershel! I really appreciate it!"

"Your welcome. Now go eat something sugary to help with the dizziness"

I went to his kitchen and Maggie had some cookies and orange juice set out for me. I ate them and went back to the group.

"What's the news on the kid?"

"Well we're about to find out"

"Boy there's gotta gang, 3o men. They got heavy artillery and they ain't lookin to make friends. They roll through here, our boys are dead. And our women, they're gonna, they're gonna wish they were."

"No one goes near this guy." says Rick.

"Rick, what are you gonna do?" Lori questioned.

"We have no choice. He's a threat!" Rick said firmly before pausing. "We have to eliminate threat!"

"You're just gonna kill him?" Dale speaks up.

"It's settled. I'll do it today."

Rick and Dale walk off.

Daryl walks up to me and sees my bandage.

"I ran into some assholes who held me hostage and were probably going to rape me. But I killed them both but got shot. Don't worry, they didn't touch me without getting away with it!"

"That's why I shoulda came!"

"Daryl, I am fine. I just want to be with you. I love you!"

He put his right hand around his crossbow strap and he had bloody knuckles.

"What happened to your knuckles?"

"I chatted with the kid"

I put my arms around him and hug him but my left arm hurt.

"Does it hurt ya?"

"What do you think?" I winked at him and he kissed me.

We heard foot steps approaching. It is Dale!

"Do you guys have a minute?"

"Yeah, go ahead" I said with a smile.

"Stand with me to save the kids life. He's just a kid and doesn't deserve to die."

"Why his people probably tried to rape Grace!"

"HIS people, not him"

"I'll stand with you Dale! And Daryl will.."

"No! This group's broken! Rick will never let the kid live as long as Shane is whispering in his ear!"

"Torturing people? That isn't you! You're a decent man! So is Rick. Shane, is different"

"Why's that? 'Cause he killed Otis?"

Dale's face completely changed, he stood there in shock.

"He tell you that?"

"He told some story, how Otis covered him, saved his ass. He showed up with the dead guy's gun. Rick ain't stupid! If he didn't figure that out, it's 'cause be didn't wanna. It's like I said, group's broken!"

Daryl carefully picks me up and carries me to my truck.

"What the hell was that about?"

"What?"

"What you just did to Dale!"

"Well it's true!"

"Daryl it is still no reason to go off on so.."

"Why didn't ya have som one com and get me?"

"I don't know. I just didn't want to freak you out, I guess"

He began to get red eyed and then carefully hugged me.

"I love ya, I'm not leavin yer side! I don want anything touchin ya again!"

"Ever? I need to pee by myself at least!"

He laughed a little and then hugged me a little tighter.

I began to stroke his hair and softly said. "I love you my love!"