The scar left by memories.

Part 10: Randal

It has come to the next morning and Rick, Glenn and Hershel came back but they had brought some guy with them. We are stood around in a circle waiting for Daryl to come back from 'talking' with Randal.

Daryl came rushing down towards us "they have weapons heavy stuff, automatics" he lists out "boy there's got 30 men, he ain't looking to make friends" Daryl carries on "they roll through here our men are dead, and our women they gonna with they were and I don't want that for Ava".

I look down at Daryl nuckles and they was all bloodied up it's clear he beat him up "what did you do?" Carol asks "has a little chat" Daryl says with a Shrug on his shoulders. "No one goes near this guy" Rick exclaims "Rick what are you gonna do?" Shane questions "we have no choice. He's a threat and we have to eliminate the threat" Rick explains.

"Your just gonna kill him?" Dale says in disbelief "it's settled I'll do it today" Rick replies. Daryl turns to me and kneels to my level "Ava I will only tell you this once do not go in that barn near that bad guy you hear me" he says firmly "ok I hear you".

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It's not been long since Randal has been locked in the barn, me and Carl are sat in the grass drawing each other pictures that is until Carl stands up "where ya going?" I ask in curiosity "to the barn come on" he starts to pull me up "wait wait we ain't aloud in there" I try to stop but Carl forces me towards the barn "no one will know come on!" Before I could even argue any more Carl ends up climbing into the barn and I hesitate a little but I end up climbing in too.

Me and Carl peek over the railing looking down at Randal "hey"- he starts to talk "that's a sweet hat, I'm Randal. What are your names?" We just look at him and don't answer "the sheriff guy he's your dad?" He says pointing at Carl "and the bald guy he's your dad?" He points at me and we just look at him.

We climb down the ladder towards him "your lucky you still got your family, I lost mine" "hey I don't know what those people are saying about me but I didn't do nothing. I swear!" I just look at Carl and wisper in his ear "he talks to much", Carl giggles in response.

Before he could say much more shame comes barging in "what the hell are you doing in here!" He yells "what did you say to them?" Shane grabs him by the scruff of the neck "what'd you say huh?"

"Shane no!" Andrea yells as me and Carl back away from the barn "you two get here now!" "What the hell do you think you're playing at?!" Shane yells in my face like it was only me in that barn "you could have gotten hurt in there what made you think it was a good idea to go in there!".

I back away and run off with tears running down my cheeks it was not my fault why did he not tell Carl off? I find a tree far from the house and lean against it with my head in my knees. A few moments later Daryl came over to me and sat down next to me "Ava" I look up at him "did you go in that barn?" I stayed silent for a while "yes, but it wasn't my fault....carl forced my hand he wouldn't let go he gave me no choice" I looked down, he stared for a while "then Shane yelled at me right in my face and he didn't even tell Carl off and I was just his target like always" Daryl looked at me and I could see the anger fill his eyes "that man is just mean and selfish just stay away from him right?" I look at Daryl's eyes and appreciate how much he cares for me when no one else does.

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Back at the house we are deciding what we should do with Randal "I want him away from my girls" Hershel states I couldn't hear them as I took my hearing aids out to save the batteries as I only have one left.

"Let me change your mind" dale interferes "dale" Rick gave him the stern eye. We all parted ways and did our own thing, Daryl took me back to the tree and it came night fall.

"Daryl have you ever wondered how"- just as I was gonna finish my sentence screaming came from the end of the field. We all ran towards the screaming it wa dark so it was hard to see. As we got there the shock and hurt that filled my body is unexplainable.

It's Dale.

He is laid on the floor he had been bit, the fear in his eyes lingered "dale" I say bolting towards him but Daryl holds me back. "We gotta help him" Andrea cries, but everyone just look at each other in defeat. Rick holds his gun up to shoot him but he could do it "here let me" Daryl says taking the gun. Daryl holds the gun at dales head for a while "sorry brother" then...

Bang....

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