The Love Of A Boy |C.G.|

Chapter 8

Hailey's P.o.v.

"Maggie will get Lori and Shane and Otis will get the medicine and supplies. Carl will be just fine." Beth tells me.

Shane and Otis had to go get supplies for Carl's surgery. The bullet broke inside of him. Hershal, the old guy, managed to get some out but the others are too deep. Hershal may have to do the surgery without the supplies if they don't get back soon. That's what scares me. He said that doing it without the correct supplies is risky, but so is the wait itself. It could start internal bleeding. Beth took me to her bedroom so she could calm me down.

"Beth I appreciate you trying to calm me." I say. She smiles and nods.

"No problem. How old are you?" She asks.

"Fourteen and you?"

"Seventeen. I can tell we are going to be great friends." She says. I smile.

"Me too."

Beth and I raced downstairs after we heard crying. It's Lori.

"Shh.." Rick says hugging her before she walks into the room where Carl is. I cover mouth as tears begin to form. Beth took my mind off of it and now that Lori is here and crying...it just made me realize more about what's going on. Beth and I go back up to her room.

"He will be fine. My daddy will do what he can." Beth says.

I pace around the room.

"What happenes if he dies while we wait for Shane to get back!?" I scream.

"That's not going to happen."

"You don't know that! Anything is possible at any given moment!"

Shane and Otis have been gone for to long. I need to go and see if they are okay.

"I'm going after them." I say opening her bedroom door.

"No! You can't do that! It's too dark!" Beth yells grabbing my arm. I quickly pull away.

"You can't stop me."

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It's cold and dark. No walkers are insight. I've been walking for about thirty minuets. According to the map I took, I'm almost there. In the midst of the darkness I see a building, it's the school they went to, to get the supplies. As I get closer to the school gate's I hear moaning. Lots of it. Then, gunshots. I climb over the fence and see Shane and Otis running from about fourty or more walkers. Shane is limping and Otis is lagging behind. They are both carrying bags.

That must be the supplies and medicine!

I watch as the unspeakable happened.

Shane pulls out his gun and shoots Otis. Shane grabs the bag he had on him before the walkers tore Otis apart. Shane runs to me.

"What the hell are you doing out here!" He yells. I jump back over the fence and so does he.

"I came to see if you guys needed help! You shouldn't be questioning me, I should be questioning you!' I yell referring to him killing Otis.

"Don't tell anyone!" He says. I shake my head.

"No I will! You killed an innocent man to save your ass!"

Shane drops the bags and wraps his hand around my neck tightly and lifts me up.

I can't breath! I struggle to get out of his grasp.

"If you tell anyone!" He yells making his grip tighter.

"I will kill you."

I fall to the ground coughing. I feel my neck and it hurts. It's going to bruise, I can already feel it. Shane grabs the bags and limps to the car. I follow.

"Get in." He says with no emotion.

I'm honestly scared to sit next to him, but I have to be strong. I get in and buckle up. I wince in pain as the seat belt rubs against my neck. It hurts badly. A tear drops from my eyes as I move the seatbelt off my neck. Shane starts the truck and takes off.

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We drive up to the house and Shane gets out with the bags. I stay in the car and just watch and wait for that filthy scumbag to lie.

"Where's Otis?" Maggie asks running out with the others. Shane shakes his head.

"He didn't make it."

"No one tell Patricia. We need her for this surgery." Hershal says walking back in the house. Everyone follows except for Rick.

"Hailey?" He asks looking in the windshield. I sigh as get out of the car.

"Why were you in the truck? Did you go out there?"

"Rick...before you get mad." I struggle to say do to the pain in my neck. I cough before speaking again.

"I went to go see if Otis and Shane needed help. Rick...I saw something."

He puts his hand on his gun holster and shifts his weight to his left leg.

"Shane killed Otis" I say coughing. He shakes his head.

"Shane wouldn't do that." He says. My eyes grow wide.

"I saw it with my own eyes!" I yell. That wasn't a good idea. The pain becomes sharp which makes me tear up.

"What's wrong?"

"I almost got choked to death by Shane, but I guess you don't believe that either..." I say stepping close to him and showing him the forming bruise.

"Even though I have the mark to prove it."

I walk back into the house. I slowly open the door and see Hershal working on Carl. I shut it quietly and walk upstairs to Beth's room. She's laying on her bed reading. She looks up and frowns.

"What happened?" She asks.

"If I tell you, you can't tell anyone. Okay?" She nods.

"When I went out to see if they were okay...I-.." I take a deep breath.

"I saw Shane kill Otis. When I said I was going to tell, he picked me up by my throat and strangled me. He said he would kill me if I told anyone."

"Did you tell Rick?" She gasps. I nod.

"He didn't believe me."

Beth shakes her head. "That isn't right." I sit on her bed and nod.

"Yeah...I know. Hey, is my neck going to be okay?" I ask.

It was worth a try because her father knows medical aid, so maybe he taught her some things.

"Yeah, by the looks of it, it's just bruised. It's going to hurt for a couple weeks." She says. I scoot to her and hug her.

"Thank you. Beth, you're like my big sister and bestfriend rolled up into one."

She laughs.

"I feel the same about you."

I smile and lay my head on her chest. I soon become sleepy and fall asleep.