Safe haven, Rick Grimes

008. WHAT I NEED TO SAVE HIM

Chapter eight

"What I need to save him." 

Scarlett was walking in the hallway and as she did, she passed Rick's hospital room and as she did, she didn't see anyone in there and she had thought someone had mentioned that Lori and Carl had come to see him, as she furrowed her brows, she turned walking down the hallway and as she did, a nurse bumped into her "whoa. Is everything okay?" Scarlett asked her "Dr Avery, exactly the person i was sent to find." the nurse shared "why? What's wrong?" Scarlett asked her, as the nurse turned and began walking toward's the church that was in the hospital.

The two stopped at the door, where Carl was sitting in the back while Lori was sitting up in the front crying "I had checked the board and didn't see that you had any surgery scheduled but if you'd like me to get someone else to.." the nurse was telling her "no, no, I got it. Thank you, for coming to get me." Scarlett told her, walking inside, she stepped toward's Carl, sitting down next to him "hey." she said "she's crying again. I know she tries to put a brave face on but I can hear her crying at night when she thinks I'm asleep." Carl shared.

"Well would you mind continuing to be the brave boy for me and come get some pudding with me down at the cafeteria? You can have as many cups as you want. Free of charge." Scarlett told him, as Carl smiled, nodding "okay." Scarlett told him, getting up, she walked to the front and crouched down to Lori "I'm gonna take Carl down to the cafeteria, okay?" she asked her, as Lori quickly sat up "no, no, you don't..you don't have to do that." she told her, wiping her tears "I know. He'll be safe with me. We're just going to get some pudding and I'll bring him right back. Depending on how many cups he wants." Scarlett shared, smiling, Lori chuckled, as Scarlett turned around and walked to the door, opening it, Carl headed out first, as Scarlett followed after him.

Holding him in her arms, Scarlett was holding Carl's body close to her chest as she was running down the field, Rick was running next to her, Shane was behind them making sure the man named Otis kept up with them "hey, you move, shithead. Come on. Get us there." he told him, as Rick stopped looking at him "how far? How far!" Rick voiced "another half mile that way." Otis told them, pointing straight "straight." Rick told Scarlett, as the two of them continued running "Hershel. Talk to Hershel. He'll help your boy." Otis told them.

As Scarlett and Rick soon saw the house in the distance, they continued running, as they passed the fence and headed up to the house, an older man, an older woman, a teenage boy, a teenage girl and a woman in her twenties walked out "was he bit?" the older man asked "shot. by your man." Rick told them "Otis?" the older woman asked "he said find Hershel. He said that you can help. I'm a doctor. I just need whatever medical supplies you have so I can save him." Scarlett shared "get him inside." Hershel told them, as they all turned walking in.

"Patricia, get this woman my full kit. Maggie, painkillers, coagulates..grab everything." Hershel was saying, as they walked through the living room and into the back bedroom "clean towels, sheets, alcohol. In here." Hershel said, pulling up the blankets, Scarlett laid Carl down on the bed, as Rick stood behind her "is he alive?" he asked, as Hershel began tying his belt around Carl, Scarlett put her hands down on her sweatshirt putting pressure on the wound, she leaned her head down and listened for his heartbeat, where it took a while but she soon heard it but it was faint "his heartbeats faint." she told them.

"Maggie, IV." Hershel told her, as Maggie walked up giving it to Scarlett, Scarlett began putting it in Carl's arm "your names?" Hershel asked "I'm Scarlett. He's Rick." Scarlett told him, as Hershel looked to Rick "Rick, we are gonna everything we can. You need to give us some room." he told him "Scarlett?" Rick asked her, seeing the blood all over her "move!" Shane voiced from outside, as Rick turned walking out to him.