Don't Get Dead | TWD | Volume 1

[38] Driving Too Fast

Ace was up early, for a change.

Movement across the room woke her up, which was Rick getting ready to go out on watch as Daryl walked in. She let out a disgruntled sound and rolled over, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get back to sleep.

Daryl sat on the ground next to her, leaning his head back against the wall and closing his eyes. She decided not to bother him, knowing that he had been out on watch for most of the night, and even if he wasn't sleeping, she still decided to give him some space.

It was an hour or two later when the others started to wake up, the noise triggering more and more of them to rise. Still, it was quiet. Everyone was just coming around, and they all wanted whatever privacy they could get before they had to pack up.

There was a bang that alerted Daryl, his eyes snapping open. Both he and T-Dog stood up, running out of the room. Ace shoved the book in her bag and followed them. They rounded a corner to the back of the building, where there was a fire exit door.

Daryl swung the door open, pulling out his knife and killing a walker immediately behind the door. T-Dog stepped outside and looked around, before immediately rushing backwards, behind the safety of the doors.

Ace's eyes widened as she stared out. There were hundreds of walkers, there had to be, all coming towards the storage units. The noise they all made was immense, and she was surprised they didn't hear it before.

"Oh my God," Glenn said, over her shoulder.

Daryl stepped back, slamming the doors behind him. He made everyone follow him back to the room they had all been staying in that night, before yelling out instructions, "Everyone getcha shit! We're leavin'!"

Ace was one of the first back in the room, grabbing her brown, flannel coat and the yellow bag from the ground next to it. It took her seconds, which was more than she could say for most others around the room.

She moved over to help Beth shove a blanket in her bag, grabbing a few bits and bobs she left on the ground until Beth said that she was okay and didn't need anymore help. Ace nodded and stood, looking around for others that needed her help.

"Ace!" Daryl called, grabbing her wrist and pulling her out of the room. "Go out to Rick, tell him we gotta get the hell outta here."

Ace's eyes widened, "What about you guys?"

"I gotta get everyone else out, we ain't gonna take long," he said. "But Rick don' know what's happenin',"

He reminded her that Rick was even outside, on watch to make sure something like this didn't happen. The walkers came from the back, though, so she couldn't really blame him for not knowing about the incoming herd.

Daryl placed a hand on her shoulder, lightly shoving her to make her walk further down the hallway. "Go on!"

Ace pursed her lips, unsure. He had everyone else, but she didn't want to leave, she wanted to help them all get out. If walkers got in through the back, they could get trapped in a room and cornered.

She ran off down the hallway, following Daryl's instructions to find Rick who was on watch. He had to be just outside, with the cars. She zipped around the corners and headed straight for the front of the storage units.

Ace found Rick tucked against a wall, and she realised that he had seen the herd too. Ace's breath caught in her throat as she stared at the corpses, now noticing the sheer number of walkers there was around them.

"Walkers are trying to get into the back," Ace said. "Daryl wanted me to warn you."

"It's a little late for that," Rick tried to keep his voice down, hoping the wandering herd would miss them. "Where are the others?"