The Girl Who Ran From Her Past

TS-19

People are yelling.

Radio chatters.

Shane opens the door to Rick’s room and looks out to see a group of men in military gear are running past him and up the hallway. 'Hey hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.'

Shane tries to get anyone’s attention but they keep running past. He grabs a nurse by the arm. 'Ma’am. Ma’am, please. Please, can you help me?'

'No, no!' She breaks free and runs along with the others. Shane looks back the way they came.

A man speaks. 'Check them all. Check them all.'

Shane runs down the hall where the all the people had just run.

A helicopter passes.

Just as he grabs a gurney he looks down around the corner and he sees men in full camouflage gear with gas masks shooting doctors and nurses.

People scream.

After they all have been shot one of the soldiers puts a bullet in each person’s head. Behind one of the soldiers a double door opens. A walker comes through and grabs him. Startled he starts firing off rounds into the ceiling. More walkers come through and the group of soldiers is overwhelmed. Shane grabs the gurney and runs back to Rick’s room.

Gunshots continue firing.

Shane is panting. He leaves the gurney outside and goes into the room where Rick lays lifelessly. 'Okay. I’m gonna get you out of here, bud.'

The heart monitor goes off.

Shane grunts, trying to pick Rick up but fails.

Shane looks at the monitor with Rick’s vitals. 'Okay. Okay.'

Shane squats down on the far side of Rick’s bed. He looks at the monitor and back at Rick. 'What do I do?'

The door opens. Shane ducks down. A soldier in riot gear looks into the room. He doesn’t see Shane and he hesitates when he sees Rick lying lifeless in the bed. Behind him comes more of his troops. 'Come on, Corporal, move out!'

The soldier backs out the door and follows command.

Shane is forlorn. 'Listen to me. If you’re gonna wake up, I need you to do it now. Okay? Now. Please, man, you just show me a sign, anything. Please Rick.'

There is an explosion. The power whirls down.

A man calls out. 'The place is coming down! Fall back! All units fall back.'

Shane puts his head to Rick’s chest but cannot hear any sounds. He starts crying. 'I’m…I’m okay.'

Shane goes out the door, his gun out and ready.

People continue to yell.

The soldiers have passed Rick’s room and are continuing to shoot anyone they see.

Shane looks behind him and sees walkers coming up the hallway toward him. Gunfire ahead of him, walkers behind him, Shane opens the door to Rick’s room. Rick is still lying there as if he were dead. Shane points his gun at the walkers but doesn’t fire. He covers his mouth with a towel, pulls the door closed and pushes the gurney up against Rick’s door. He backs away from the walkers, pointing but not shooting his gun, turns and runs.

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The group is just outside the C.D.C. still standing in the light from the open doorway.

Shane looks over. 'Daryl, Lils, you two cover the back.'

Rick calls out. 'Hello? Hello?'

'Close those doors. Watch for walkers.' Dale warns.