The scar left by memories.

Part 12: prison

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We have been on the road for months after the farm got overrun. Rick and Daryl went hunting and found this prison which was perfect for Lori to have the baby, so we decided to clear it out.

"If we can shut that gate, prevent more from filling the yard, we can pick off these walkers" Rick explained to everyone. "And we'll take the field by tonight".

"So how do we shut the gate?" Daryl asks, "I'll do it you guys cover me" Glenn steps forward and I just look at him in confusion as my hearing aids ran out of battery........again. "No. It's a suicide run." Maggie butts in "I'm the fastest" he argued,  "no you Maggie and Beth draw as many as you can over there" Rick ordered.

"Daryl, go back to the other tower with Ava, keeping her safe cause she cannot hear" , "Carol you've become a good shot, take your time we don't have a lot of ammo" Rick ordered the rest of the people and I saw Daryl run over to me and he picks me up rushing to a tower.

As we got in the tower I ask him "what we doin?" I sign, "I have to keep you safe up here, so I know a wallet won't get you" he signs back, I was shocked he's actually getting good at sign.

Minutes go by and all the walkers was cleared out, "he did it" Carl says in shock. We all come down from the towers, Daryl picks me up and walks through the gates "Daryl can I go run about?" I sign to him "yeah vi go on, don't go far only where I can see you got it?" He signs "yeah thankyou" I sign while hugging him, I soon run off.

"I haven't felt this good in weeks" Glenn cheers "we haven't had this much space since we left the farm" Carol said in excitement.

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It has gotten to night and we are all sitting around the fire, I'm sat on Daryl's knees with my head resting on his shoulder "let's go around the fire and say what we are grateful for in this messed up world, starting with Daryl" Rick explains. "Uhm.... First of all I want to say I'm great full for all of you guys for taking me out, treating me like family" Daryl signs "but for most of all I'm grateful for this little girl here" he signs and squeezes me tighter, I feel a smile grow "she came into this camp with a dad that didn't always appreciate her, but then she came into my care and she's made my life complete, like I was missing something and it was her" he explains with a little tear down his cheek.

I start to cry happy tears and the thought of someone loving me more than my dad did, "she's my daughter and she always will be" he signs for the last time I hug him tight as I can. Everyone's eyes was all teary and the speak Daryl just gave no one thought he could do that "I'm happy to hear you care for me, I've always been a burden but you changed that and I thank you for that" I sign to him.

It is the next morning and Rick Daryl and some others are clearing the inside of the prison, Daryl made me sit by a tree just behind where the rest of them are drawing walkers as he don't want to risk me getting hurt. I was just looking at my picture book, "I can't see them. Can you see them?" Carls asks "back there" Lori points.

They had cleared it all out and we had come into the prison "we sleep in cells" Rick orders "I ain't sleepin' in no cell, I'll take the perch" he states "Ava take this cell so your right next to me and I can see you" he signs to me. I nod.

I walk into the cell next to Daryl and plop my bag on the floor, I look around the cell and take in the mustyness in the air there is a mirror and a small desk. I decorate it abit put some little photos I have of me and Daryl and me and Carl and Rick and Lori on the wall. I have one of my dad but I put it back in my bag as it brings back too many memories.

I came down to the hanging round bit and I saw Beth, it looked like she was singing I nudge Daryl "I need batteries for my hearing aids, it's getting quite annoying bit hearing anyone" I sign, he looks at me and smiles "I'm going on a run with Glenn soon so we will find you some ok?" Daryl signs back and I just nod.

Rick pulled out these armour looking things but they looked.....old. "I ain't wearing this shit" Daryl says dropping them back on the table with his disgusted face "we could boil em'" t-dog suggested. "Ain't enough firewood in the whole forest. No." Rick said firmly.

"Uncle Rick what's happening" I sign to him with a real confused face "we are going to go clear out the kitchen to get food" he signs back, I smile at him telling him that I understand.

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They had been gone clearing out the area for at least 30 mins but then Rick and the others ran in holding Hershel, he seems to have lost a leg "oh my what's happened, where's Daryl?" I signed to Rick "Hershel got bit had to take his leg, Daryl is coming with some guys stay away from them ok?" He signs.

Before I could answer Daryl comes in with a group of men with some funny clothes on, I turn to look at him "you took forever" I signed to him "sorry bug taking care of these idiots" he signed back I noticed that one guy kept staring at me very weirdly I just back away, Daryl then punches him round the face "keep them scrawny eyes of my daughter hear?" He yells while chucking them all in the cell and locks them up.

I just look at Hershel worried about what's gonna happen to him, I can't loose another person.

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