Daryl's Girl

Chapter 85

Briana was right. All I needed was some sleep. I didn't wake up with that shitty feeling that I did yesterday. I felt refreshed. All I needed to do now was get some food in me.

I sat up and climbed down from the bed to find that Briana wasn't there. I then went out to the perch. Daryl wasn't there either. In fact, no one was in the cell block. Had I slept in or something? I had to have done.

I walked into the next room and everyone was sat at the tables. It only confirmed my suspicion. Yes, I'd slept in.

"Nice to see you better, Lily." Rick nodded and handed me a bowl of what looked to be porridge.

I took it thankfully and scanned the room for Briana. She wasn't here and neither was Daryl. "Where's Briana?" I asked, shovelling a mouthful of the slop.

"Briana went into town with Daryl to get some crutches. She was gonna wait for you, but we thought it best if we let you sleep." Tdog replied.

I have to admit, I was a little disappointed, but it is good in a way. Whilst Briana was away I could run my theory of Jace being her brother. All I needed was some evidence. Some proof but where to find it?

I finished the last of my food and placed my bowl back down on the table, heading for the cell block until Rick stopped me. "We'll wait until Daryl and Briana get back from their run before we get to work." Rick announced not saying what it was we were doing. "Don't go too far." This only gave me a small amount of time to gather some evidence. The last thing I wanted was everyone sticking their noses in.

I walked out of the room and left everyone else talking. First things first I needed to find Briana's photo. Maybe I could use it somehow to help me.

I made my way back up to our cell and went inside to begin looking. I didn't have to look very far as the photo was right underneath the record which had Jace's crossed out name on. Briana was so stupid sometimes. One minute she'll have something in her hand, the next it's completely vanished.

Now was the hard part. Talking to the other prisoner. I put the photo into my pocket and went down stairs, making sure my knife was in my belt. It was. In these tombs I never know when I might need it.

I used the keys that Rick had given to Carl to unlocked the gate where I then snuck into the tombs. I needed to hurry before anyone noticed I'd gone. Once again, the last thing I wanted was to be bomb barded with questions.

I slowly and quietly made my way deeper and deeper into the tombs passing the bodies of the other prisoners. We hadn't bothered to come back and move them. We couldn't risk it with the walkers round every corner.

Soom enough I came up to the gate for cell block B and took out the keys to open it. "Jace?...Axel?...Oscar?..." I called out into the cell block. No reply. "It's Lily. I need to talk to you?"

I stood in the cell block for a couple of minutes and figured that they must be outside when all of a sudden someone startled me. "What you doing here?" I heard Jace's voice echo from around the corner.

"I need to ask you something." I reached for the photo in my pocket. As I did I saw Axel and Oscar over the far side taking out walkers to be burnt. "Do you recognise these people?" I handed him the photo.

"Why?" He asked not bothering to look.

"Just do it will you. I'll explain in a minute." I sighed, rolling my eyes.

He looked at it and squinted his eyes. Then his eyes widened. "That's my mum and dad, my sister, Briana. Where did you get this?" He mumbled and handed me back the photo. He seemed to not even recognise his other younger sister Peri. Then again, he'd never met her.