This Is Reality

Chapter 20

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Chapter 20

-Daryl's POV-

Dodger had popped her stitches, just what she needed. In my bag I had drugs that would knock her out for a few hours. I gave her Propofol. It'd put her in a coma for a bit, not long though. She'll be fine. She wasn't going to stay still so what else could I have done? Her pleads didn't stop me, she wasn't the same.

"Daryl what the hell are you doing!?" Rick yells taking the syringe from me and pulling me away from Dodger's side.

"I was helpin' her!" I yell back at him

Maggie rushed over to her side and quickly got to work on fixing her up again. She checked her pulse, her eyes, her breathing, and her temperature. I soon saw Carl make his way over to her side sitting next to her. He looked at her like a big sister or a mother-like figure.

"You're done seeing her for now" Rick said snapping me back into reality.

He had taken me out front without me even noticing. I was sitting on the ground. His words punctured my heart. I looked at the ground in despair.

"What were you thinking!?" Rick says worried, running a hand through his hair

"I just wanted to help her Rick"

Rick looks at me like I'm crazy or something. "You're kidding right?"

I don't look up at him or answer.

"What if whatever you just gave her kills her? Do you even know what that was!? Where did you get that!" Rick says aggravated, pacing back and forth in front of me

"Rick? A word please?" Maggie says coming out the door half way

Rick nods and goes back inside with her.

He has a point, what if she doesn't wake up or dies. It'll all be on me, they won't trust me. My position here is done for...

I sat outside for some time before Rick came back out. The look on his face didn't give me any sign of what happened.

"How is she..." I ask quietly

"You just tried to kill her and now you're asking how she is? Thought she was your girlfriend. Thought you loved her Daryl. When did all that change, huh?" He says coming closer to me

"I didn't try to kill her Rick"

"Well Maggie just told me that whatever was in there, could stop her heart. Is that still trying to save her? Trying to stop her heart is saving her?"

"Her heart rate was elevated, she'll be fine" I say putting my face in my hands

Rick stands up and sighs. I hear commotion inside, Rick goes inside and forces me to stay outside. He really doesn't trust me anymore...

When Rick went inside I couldn't hear what was going on. I don't know if something happened to Dodger or what. I wasn't scared, should I be?

-Maggie's POV-

I was restitching Dodger's side, cleaning it as I went. Every so often I would check her pulse to make sure it didn't stop. When Daryl came inside alone, he wasn't right. Before him and Dodger left the day before, they were all over each other. What made him change his mind like that? Dodger is so strong, they belong together.

The amount of blood Dodger was losing wasn't good. If I didn't get the bleeding to stop shortly, she would need blood transfusions and I can't do that. I finished her side quickly but correctly.

"Michonne?" I called, cleaning up Dodger's side

"Yes?" She says walking in the door

"Can you sit her up while I change her shirt?" I grab a clean shirt out of a bag

Michonne nodded and slowly sat her up. I carefully removed her shirt and slipped on a new one. She picked up Dodger while I changed the sheets so she wouldn't be lying in blood. As I was changing the sheet, Michonne spoke nervously

"Maggie... I can't find her pulse..." Her voice shakes

Panic rushed through my body and I felt her neck, nothing. Her wrist, nothing. Her temples, nothing. She didn't have a pulse, her heart had stopped.

"Lay her on the bed, quickly, now" I say to Michonne, pulling my short hair into a ponytail

Michonne puts her on the bed and puts her ear to her chest and her eyes widen, she frowns. "There's nothing there..." Her voice a whisper

I put my ear to her chest, just to make sure. There's was nothing, not even the slightest, slowest beat. I quickly started doing chest compressions. A defibrillator would be nice right about now...

"Michonne take over while I get Rick. Can you keep the rate I was doing?" I question quickly.

Michonne nods and comes over, I back away as she continues the motion. I quickly make my way out front without looking too too worried, but that didn't work. I open the front door to find Rick yelling at Daryl.

"Rick? A word please?" I said trying to hide the nervousness in my voice.

"What is it?" He says stepping inside as I close the door

"Whatever Daryl injected into her stopped her heart. We caught it when it happened so she should be fine. Michonne is doing chest compressions. If he gave her anymore, she would have been dead for sure..." I take a deep breath hoping she's okay

"Alright. Go back and make sure she doesn't go. I'll stay out with Daryl until she's stable" He says reaching for the doorknob

I nod and go back into her room, quickly shutting the door

"How is she?" I ask Michonne

"Still nothing" She says between compressions then checking her pulse

"I hate to do this, but what if we got Daryl in here?" I ask taking over

"Are you serious? She's pissed at him..." Michonne says

"Well then who else?"

"Carl maybe? I'd hate bringing him in here but do we have a choice" She suggests

I shrug and check her pulse. It's faint

"She's got one but it's faint..." I sigh

"That's okay" She crosses her arms

"But not good enough" I tuck the loose hairs behind my ears

I check her pulse, still the same.

"I'll be right back, watch her pulse..." I say to Michonne going out of the room

She nods and goes to her side.