Days Go Bye | Rick Grimes

Priorities.

Chapter Four

After the CDC disaster, we took to the roads. I thought of life before all of this, but the main thing that I was thinking about was Lori and Rick. Lori always ripped into Rick, and sometimes in front of Carl, there would be nights Rick would call me to come get Carl because of the stress he was under he didn't want Carl to hear it all. He spent many nights at my house asking me why his parents fought, if they loved each other and if they loved him, all I answered the best I could. That's why I was Aunty. So when they let Carl go hunting/looking for Sophia, I refused to stay with the group. Saying if anything happened to them they would need medical aid. I honestly couldn't care less about Sophia. Rick allowed this.

Then bang. Carl got shot by a man named Otis, and we ran to a man named Hersheal, I couldn't help him in the middle of the woods to a bullet to the stomach, it was such a sensitive area. When we got to the field Rick was losing speed. "Give him to me!" I said and he shook his head. I stopped him. "You're slowing down! Give him to me!" I almost screamed, yanking Carl into my arms and I began to run, I ran fast because I had been able to keep my stamina as Rick lost him, and as Shane dealt with Otis. When I made it to the house Rick was a few paces behind.

"Was he bit?!" the old man yelled.

"Gunshot wound to the abdomen! Your man Oris did it!" I said as Rick followed.

"He said to find Hershel! Please can you help my boy?" Rick cried as Hershel ushered us inside, Hershel led us to a room and stripped the bedding where I put him.

"Whatever you need I'm a nurse!" I said to him and he nodded.

"Get a pillow case and add pressure to his wound." He said and I did, folding it and pressing down. Rick left the room as we worked, and I put the IV in as who I'm assuming is Hershel's daughter held the Saline. Rick came back with Shane. "What is his blood type?"

"A-Positive, same as Ricks. We'll be able to do a transfusion as needed." I said and Hershel nodded. Rick looked taken back that I knew that. They explained what happened I ignored

"Fortunate that he had both his parents with him," Hershel said and I looked at him.

"Rick and I- no. I'm his Aunt. His mom is my best friend." I said and Rick began to become emotional, the adrenaline must have begun to wear off. I moved to him as I didn't have a reason to be helping Carl at the moment.

"Lori doesn't know- my wife doesn't know-" He spoke thickly.

"Rick- it's okay. Look someone can go- they must be able too- I mean this is your man's fault." I said to Hershel and he nodded at me, he knew I was right. "His mother needs to know," I said and Rick grabbed my arm. I turned to him and moved him to the chair. "You need to sit, I can tell the adrenaline is coming down, you might go down with it," I said and he nodded at me. Rick and Shane were forced to leave the room when Hershel started to do the Surgery. Or a semblance of what it was. I helped the best I could.

"Go get Rick and start the blood!" Hershel said to me and I got up, opening the door.

"Rick, he needs blood, come," I said and he rushed in. I made him sit and Shane was made to hold Carl down as he woke up. I prepped Rick's arm as fast as I could, Rick pulled from me as Carl cried out.

"Stop! You're killing him!"

"You want him to live?!" Hershel yelled back. I yanked Rick back to me hard.

"To live he needs blood NOW!" I yelled and slapped Rick's inner elbow. I shoved the needle in getting the vein immediately. Carl ended up passing out and I sat on the floor when he was stable, Rick looked at me and I nodded. "I'll stay in the room but don't you fucking dare leave this house. Your son needs your blood. Shane can go, he's able." I said and he slowly nodded before stepping out. I leaned over Carl applying a cold cloth to his head and wiped his forehead of the cold sweat created by his painful experience. I heard Hershel mention how Carl could die but with the medical supplies and a Nurse there would be a high chance of survival, Maggie agreed to go find Lori and I just started to Cry. I hid beside the bed on the floor and cried into my knees. Even if it wasn't Carl I always felt this way when a child was on the table. Then I thought of Sophia- oh god. I suddenly saw Rick standing next to me. "Oh, Rick." I got up and jumped into his arms, he held me, I cried and he looked at me.