Finding Uncle Daryl

Chapter 33

It's night and everyone knows I've been bit and they've all been talking to me, hugging me, some crying.

"I don't intend on leaving you all here to suffer, I want you to be free or at least have a chance of escaping" I say

I tell them Spencer's plan and they hop on board. I climb the broken ladder after Mike lifts me up and I rest on the rooftop

"This is my last night" I breathe looking at the full moon

I enter Carters office snatching the radios and leave as fast as I could. I sneak into the building where Spencer was waiting. He hugs me saying a goodbye and Carl cries not even looking at me as Sasha comforts him. I leave saying goodnight as I fall asleep with Uncle Daryl holding my hand

*****

I wake up and I stand to my feet. I walk over to everyone and Spencer is sitting on ground beaten.

"Someone has the other Radio and things are going to get ugly if someone doesn't fess up" Carter spoke

My head pounded because of the head ache

"Morning" I say

Everyone turns to me and smiles, Uncle Daryl whisks me into the air

"How do you feel?" He asked happily

"Just a head ache" I say

He holds me

"How is she still alive?" Rick asked

Everyone looks at my wrist and it's almost healed as if nothing had happened

"She's-she's.... Immune" Glenn said

I look up and everyone is staring wide eyed at me. I snatch my arm away pressing it against my chest. Uncle Daryl presses his hand against my forehead

"It's normal" he said

"She could be the cure!" Carol exclaims

"We can't be sure" Rick said not fully turning his head to look at her

"What do you mean? She clearly hasn't changed since the bite, it's pretty much healed!" Glenn shouts

"This is bad" Mike frowned

"What?"

"If you thought her being a little girl was already making her an easy target you've got another problem. My friend was immune, she was kidnapped by a group of people saying she could cure the world. She didn't want to leave so they took her at gunpoint, I haven't seen her or a cure since" Mike said glumly

"A little kid and a cure in one. That's a bad mix, I'm thinking about her safety"

Everyone seemed to be deep in the same thought as I glance around

"We could just..... Forget this happened" Luke said

"In a world like this how do you ignore something this big?" Michonne asks

"You're special kid" Abraham said

"I don't want to be" I say sadly

"Why?"

"Because what happens if someone I love or all of you die? I'll still be here, waiting to starve or die of thirst"

"Don't think like that, there will always be someone to take care of you" Rosita said

I massage my face with the palms of my hands, upset. Ugh, I'm just a liability

"I'm a liability, what if one of you got hurt trying to protect me? It'd be my fault" I reason

"You've risked your life trying to save us plenty of times. We'd just be returning the favor" Eugene spoke up

"No! I don't want you to return the favor! If it means someone dies, forget it. I'm pulling you down"

"Don't say that" Uncle Daryl said looking at me

"But it's true, I couldn't live anymore if I knew I killed one of you" I sigh

"Everything is gone be okay" Uncle Daryl spoke softly holding me in his arms