traded my life [TWD]

『88』

I felt the wind from the sword as the Governor pulls back and slices through the air. Then, I felt blood sprinkle on my face as the sword embedded in Hershel's neck.

Somehow, amidst everything, I hear Maggie's bloodcurdling scream from all the way at the prison.

Rick screams in anguish and suddenly fires his gun. Gunfire sounds from all around us. Panicked, I look at Hershel. he wriggles on the ground.

"Go!" I shout at Michonne.

She rolls on her side, flipping across the field.

One of the soldiers points his gun at me. I scurry backward. He goes to fire the gun, but a bullet sinks in his neck, his dead body falling to the ground. 

"Get the hell out of there!" Rick screams, backing away from the gunfight.

I scurry on my rear, hiding behind one of the cars. I bend my knees to my chest and hook my arms under my legs so they are tied in front of me.

I reach to my shirt and pull out my necklace. I use the key to my cell of the prison to cut the ties, albeit slower than I wanted because of my shaking and the chaos around me.

I hear gurgles of pain and my eyes widen. Hershel was inching closer, bleeding from his neck.

There's still a chance.

I push myself off the car and drag Hershel closer. I place my hands on his wound. 

"You're okay.. You're okay," I panic, trying to stop the bleeding as I sob. "You're gonna be okay."

Hershel moans in pain, his body starting to shiver from the blood loss.

"No.. No," I cry, cupping his face. "Stay with me. Stay with me, Grandpa."

The blood pours from his neck like a stream. I could see the inner workings of his neck as he fought to breathe, but his airway was cut.

A choked-out sob wrecks my body as my vision goes blurry.

"Go.." he wheezes. "Miracle.."

I couldn't even see if I was holding the wound any longer from all the tears. My hands were so soaked in blood that I couldn't tell what limb was me and which was Hershel. I shake my head feverishly. I had to try. I couldn't just leave him.

"Go.." he repeats. "They.. need.. you.."

I lean over his body and kiss his temple. "I'm sorry.. I'm sorry. Thank you."

I pick up the gun from the man Rick shot. I pull myself up with the car. I point the gun at Hershe's head, looking away as I shoot- mercy killing him so he doesn't turn.

Though it hurt, I carry myself through the chaos. The Governor and his people had tore down the fences and were driving closer to the prison.

Everything was a mess. Everyone was panicking and fighting back. I run through the field, dodging bullets as they flew at me.

I don't remember much of it. I kicked the door open and ran into the cell block and search for Woojina as people flood outside to the emergency bus.

"Woojin!" I scream, running through the prison. "Woojin!"

My feet slide as another blow from the tank rattles the building.

"Woojin!" I shriek. "Carl!"

I make it to Beth's cell where she had Judith and Woojin earlier. But, no one was there.

I rub back outside.

"Hyejin!" Maggie screams.

I hurry to her and hide behind the car. Sasha and Bob were also there.

"Have you seen Beth?" Maggie asks.

"No! I went inside but she and the kids are gone!" I explain amidst the gunfire.

"Jeannette said she went to go find them.." Magie pants. "They're together. She has Woojin and Judith.."

"On the bus?"

"That's where I left Glenn. Beth knows to go there, so we just.." 

Maggie and I watch as the bus leaves the prison.

"We'll figure it out," Sasha says. "Bob needs to get treated. We'll look for the bus when we're out of here!"

𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓇 𝓇𝒶𝓂𝒷𝓁𝑒𝓈--

she tried to save hershel even tho he himself knew it was a lost cause :(((((