The darkest days

15

15
It all happens in a blur,one second we are sitting in the bar,
arguing with Rick with leaving us alone to me getting shot and "Saving" a boy named Randall
We run over to him and I hiss as I look at my blood soaked bandana
and I feel the layer of cold sweat get thicker as time flew by.
"Shit." I say as I look at my rib cage my more.
Hershel,Glenn and I run over to Rick and I see
the boy's leg is impaled on an arrowed fence.
"we have to go now!" I say to rick and the boy yells out."Shh!"
I say and I feel even more fatigued."I'm sorry son but we have to go."
Hershel says and I stumble and I lean myself against
the brick wall."No,No,Please don't leave me."
The boy cries but I sigh."We have to go." I say with shallow
breathing."we can't!" Rick sneers and Glenn looks irritated.
"He was just shooting at us!' Glenn points out and I nod
my head "He's a kid!" Rick yells back."Please,help me!"
He yells out again and I get a little dizzy but I slap myself.
"This place is crawling with walkers!" Glenn yells.
"We can't leave him!" Rick says harshly and Hershel
inspects it and I walk slowly over to look as well."The fence went clean through.There's
no way we can get the leg through in one piece"
I say holding on to the fence.Randall screams out in pain and
I shake my head,trying to get the ringing out of my ears."Shut up!Or I will shoot you myself!" I yell at him and he tries to
quiet down."That may be the answer." Hershel says walking away and I stay there holding my side.
"We're not going to get that leg off without tearing the muscle to shreds.He certainly can't run,he may bleed out" Hershel says
and Glenn walks over and touches The boys name and I wince as He screams out and Glenn is trying to shut him up.
"Maybe we should put him down." I suggest and Rick and
Hershel look at me."I don't wanna see anymore killing,but this is cruel."
Hershel says agreeing with me.
"Can't we just take the leg off?" Glenn asks and I look at the boys leg again."That hatchet still in the car?"
Rick asks ad the boy starts to plead."Will this cut through the bone?"
Rick asks Hershel and I start to get my head together"Yeah.We'll have to sever the ligaments below the knee cap,"
I say looking at Hershel "Cut above the tibia,He's going to lose his lower leg."
I say and Rick and Hershel look stunned a my knowledge."No time to be surprised!"
I say and they nod and come over."You know what to do?" I ask Hershel
and He nods and I lean my back fully against the fence.
"When we get clear of here,We're going to have to find some tinder and cauterize the wound,so he doesn't bleed out"
"all right,no choice.Hurry up." Rick says
Hershel says and Glenn and Rick nods as I start to get hazy vision.
"Hey,hey,Stick with me now." I hear Hershel's voice ring
out and I look at him."I'm gonna need your help."
He says and I nod and get up slowly."Hand me that stick." He asks and I grab the stick and hand it over,
as Hershel takes his white dress shirt off revealing a white under shirt and He ties the shirt
around the boys leg.
"Guys,Walkers!" Glenn yells out and I struggle to stay awake.
"Hurry up!" I hear Glenn say and I look at Everything around me...Stay awake...
"How we doing over there?" Rick asks and I look at Hershel"I need more hands,Cecelia is passing out!"
Hershel yells "Come on,we gotta go! I'm almost out of Ammo!" I hear Glenn say and I look up at him.
"We don't have much time! Come on,we gotta go!"
He yells again and I slide down but I feel some one pick me up and I see Glenn.
"Can't hold 'em off,Hershel,do it now!"
Rick yells and I wrap my arms around Glenn's neck."Come on,Hershel,there is no time!"
Rick yells and I get a little dizzier.I feel wind against my face and I see
that we are getting closer to the car before we hear a blood curdling scream and
Rick running to us with the boy in his arms.
I get laid down on the flat bed and I feel someone patting my cheek as they lay my head in their lap
"Cece, come on, wake up."I hear and I look up to see Glenn's face
"Hey." I say and I cough,making everything feel worse.
"We're almost home." He says and I look to the side to see the sun slowly rise.
"It's beautiful." I say and I cough again and I groan out in pain."Fuck."
I feel pressure on my side as Glenn makes sure that the bleeding doesn't start again.
"Hey,Hey stay with me now."
He says as He pats my cheek again and I shiver."You're skinny as all hell,you know that?"
I hear him say and I smile."Yeah,I've always been like this,and short."
I say and I cough again.The road starts to get bumpy and I start writhe
in pain,as I grip onto Glenn's hand "God!" I hiss out.
The car finally stops and I hear people crowd around the car.
Glenn helps me up and out of the car and I go to stand on my
own but I stumble and I feel strong arms go around me securely.
"Cece? Cecelia?!" I hear his southern accent ring out and I give a faint smile."Hey Dare.Mind patching me up?"
I say with a hoarse voice and Hershel nods,allowing us
to go into the house and use one of the rooms.
I feel a soft surface underneath me as I open my eyes a little
bit and I see Daryl getting a needle and some thread.
"The bullet-" I get cut off by a rage of coughs and I grab
onto the sheets in pain."Didn't go all the way through."
I say and Daryl gives me a worried glance for maybe...a millisecond.
"Grab some tweezers,rubbing Alcohol,a bowl and towels.Hurry."
I say and He nods and rushes out as I lay there in pain.
What felt like an hour but was only mere minutes,Daryl walks back in with Maggie for help and
I hiss from the pain as I shed my tank top and I lay back
down and I see Daryl looking away,flustered."Man up,We've done this so many times."
I say weakly and I smirk as he scoffs and hands me his leather belt and
I bite down on it."Hold 'er arms,Her punches hurt like a som'bitch."
He says gruffly and I roll my eyes.Maggie holds onto my arms as
I feel the tweezers dig into my sensitive flesh and I whimper loudly as I
bite down harder on the belt as I feel him trying to get the bullet out.
I squirm a little,and He finally gets it out and I let out a gasp as I feel the alcohol touch the wound.
"Mother fucker." I hiss out and He looks at my pale face,"Almost done Cece." He says concentrating
and he gets the needle ready and I starts to sew up the wound,thankfully
Maggie left after he got the bullet out,saying she had to check on Beth.
I grab his wrist as I sit up so he can put the bandage around my ribs and I look up at him."Thank you,truly."
I say quietly and he nods,flinching a little at my touch.
He started wrapping me up and I go into a fit of coughs.
Daryl holds onto my head with both hands."Com' on jus' breath." He says and
I start to gain my breathing back as Daryl just sits there kneeling in front of me and I look
into his eyes as he looks at my boney structure and
scars and I feel the sudden urge to cover up,I never stopped cutting,I just found different places to do so
on my body."Ce-" He says but I shake my head."Please get out,please." I say and He gets up and leaves and I sit there
tearing up,I never wanted him to see them,I promised him and I broke that.