He doesn't get to win • Daryl Dixon

I wish my best friend was there

Her family should be back home since now. Where are they? Noa woke up and her family wasn't there. Her little brother broke his leg yesterday so their parents and him went to the hospital but they didn't came back.

She tried multiple times to call them with her phone but the line was off. She eyed the streets behind the curtains of the living room. Empty.

She waited a few more hours, maybe there were a lot of people at the hospital? Maybe her brother had to stay overnight?

But her worried kept on growing, bigger and bigger every second. What if something's happened? She grabbed her backpack with some snacks and her brother's baseball cap. It'll maybe cheer him up, she thought.

She got in her car and drove to the hospital. The streets were empty, it was always empty in Noa's small town, it never bothered her before. But this time something was up. It wasn't normal.

She entered the hospital's parking lot. A lot of cars were parked, that comforted Noa. She got out and started making her way toward the entrance. At the end of the parking was her parents car. Thanks god they're here!

She hurried herself and entered. Everything was dark in the staircase. She took her phone out of her back pocket and switched on the flashlight. She got to the first floor easily. The inside was ransacked. There was bullets on the floor, shattered glass and even blood. What happened here?

The reception, she thought. There has to be a reception where she'll be able to know where her family was.

Once she founded the reception she froze. A man was standing there. She took some time to analyze him. He was wearing an hospital grown. She wasn't sure if he could be a danger to her or not. Maybe it would be better to walk away? But before she could take a decision, the man looked up.

He started to walk toward her and she walked back in the other way, keeping her distance. He stopped, understanding her fear. "My name is Rick, Rick Grimes" She just looked at him still unsure. He seemed weak and lost but she had to be careful. "I'm not a threat kid" he raised both his hands.

"I'm looking for my family", she finally spoke softly. "Do you know what happened here?"

He sighed and put his hands down. "I'm looking for my family too", he then paused to look around. "And i'm as confused at you, I just know that no one is here anymore"

No one is here. Then where's my family? Their car is here, so where are they?

"We should probably get out of here then", she started to walk away when she passed by a door with the name 'smith' on it. She opened the door slowly. Rick followed her carefully. There was three persons in the room. One on the bed, and two beside it, in chairs. They all were covered by white sheets.

"Listen kid, I think we shouldn't stay here" Rick said, taking her arm to stop her.

She got out of his grip and turned toward him. "I need to know" She let her hand go through her hair. "I'm Noa, Noa Smith" She looked at the name on the door, Rick did the same and stepped back.

She stood there beside the bed. Do I really want to know? She didn't realized she was holding her breath until she felt Rick's hand on her shoulder. "I can check for you if it's too hard"

She fake smiled and shook her head. "That's my family, I need to be the one doing it" He nodded and squeezed her shoulder affectionately.

She grabbed the sheet in front of her until a wrist could be seen. A white and green bracelet was wrapped around it. She then looked at her wrist, the same bracelet was around it. She exhaled loudly. "That's my brother", she said almost whispering. She took her brother's bracelet and got out.