Dead or alive, I love you

2.8 nebraska

Maggie helps Genny out of the bed with Daryl watching anxiously by the end of the bed. "Okay, we're just gonna take it slow at first. Trying to stand and then walk towards the dresser," Maggie says holding her up.

Daryl bites his finger remembering their conversation of the night before.

"One...two...three," Maggie says before pulling Genny up.

Genny grunts making Daryl snap out of the memory. He moves forward but Maggie stops him. "She's okay," she assures him.

That night Genny sits in the bed bored as Daryl had other things to do. She sighs before she gets out of the bed. She falls over as her legs don't work fully but pulls herself up on the dresser.

She struggles over to the window where she watches Daryl run around acting goofy with Carl. His eyes eventually fall on her and he can't help but smile seeing her standing on her own by the window.

He gets distracted by her and waves softly. She waves back with a smile until carl runs Daryl down to the ground. She chuckles looking at them as they start play fighting.

Daryl eventually goes to her and picks her up. He helps her in the bed and lays down next her. "Tell me again," she whispers after a while.

He's playing with her hand again. "Glenn told us about the barn, Rick wanted to talk to Hershel but Shane wanted to clear it. I just wanted to go out and look for Sophia. Rick went with Hershel and jimmy and came back with walkers on stick. Shane had already hand out weapons to us and we all ran over to the barn. Shane went crazy and shot the walker Hershel was holding. That's when he opened the barn and we all started shooting the walkers that came out. Shane, t, Glenn, Andrea and I. They were all down and that's when she came out. She was bit on her shoulder, at the start when she went missing, because Otis put her in. Rick shot her and it was quiet. I was holding a sobbing carol and Lori was holding a sobbing Carl. Beth went to her mother who almost bit Beth until Andrea killed her. We have until you are back on your feet, then we must go," he explains as they both have their eyes closed.

"I liked Sophia. She was so pure and innocent, especially with the father she had," Genny lets out a sigh as Daryl kisses her head.

"At least she didn't suffer much. She wasn't waiting or looking for us," he says softly.

Genny nods kissing his cheek. "That's a good thing," she whispers laying her head on his chest.