Wake the Dead

chapter 26

"Oh my god... Shit. Shit." Rick whispered as he pulled Carl and we all started running.

There was no way for us to get over to the house, we couldn't get throught the walkers, and we couldn't go around them either. "Stay close." Rick whispered to us as we then started to run towards the barn, dodging walkers. Rick stayed on the left side of Carl and I stayed on his right, but what good would I do, I didn't have my gun on me.

We ran into the barn, quickly closing the doors behind us. I grabbed a metal pole that was off to the side and stuck it through the door handles, so it can't be opened. We looked around frantically, what the hell are we gona do. What is the rest of the group going to do? Daryl? Syd.... 

I snapped out of my thoughts as I spotted some gallons of gas. I snapped at Rick and pointed over to them. We all ran and grabbed one, dumping it all over the barn. We finished and then Rick pointed to a latter, leading to the top of the barn. "Hurry! Both of you up there!" Rick yelled in a hushed voice to us. 

"What about you!?" Carl asked. 

Rick handed me the lighter. "Drop this when I say. I'm going to lead some of them in here, distract them from the house." He paused. "Carl, I love you." He then looked at me and nodded, I nodded back at him and then led Carl to the ladder, climbing up after him.

Rick ran up to the barn doors and kicked and yelled at them, then pulled the metal pole out, opening the doors. "Come on!!!" He yelled at them. "OVER HERE!" 

All the walkers started piling in as Rick ran for the ladder. He screamed some more at them and then made his way all the way up. "DROP THE LIGHTER!" He yelled.

I clicked the lighter, creating the flame, and then dropping down on the walkers, fire instantly catching. The moans of the walkers rang in my ears as we turned around and went onto the ledge of the window. Carl handed me his gun, knowing I was a better shot, and let Rick and I shoot the walkers below us. 

The RV started driving toward us, this could be our way out. "HEY! OVER HERE!" Rick yelled. I saw Jimmy drive the RV over to where Rick had pointed and we jumped on, heading to the ladder on the back. I heard Jimmy's screams from the RV and instantly knew he was gone.

We all ran down the ladder, shooting the walkers in our way as we ran, heading towards the forest line. I saw cars circling around and gun shots all over the place, were they trying to kill them all? There is no way...

We didn't head into the forest, instead we went towards the house to find Hershel standing there, shooting the walkers. There was one about to get him from behind, but Rick took it out. "Lori! Have you seen Lori?" Rick asked him. 

"No! They're like a plague, they just keep coming!" Hershel yelled.

We had to drag him away, he didn't want to leave his farm. We were running to the car when I heard a unmistakably familiar scream. I stopped dead in my tracks and saw Syd being circled by walkers. 

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrulQAZq7Y8 <----- this song for the next scene/rest of chapter)

"SYD!!" I screamed as I started to run towards her. I shot as many walkers as I could around her, but soon ran out of ammo. I ran over pulling out my knife, but before I could get close enough she let out a blood curdling scream as a walker snuck up behind her and took a bite out of her neck. "NO! SYD! NOO!!" I screamed as I ran over, but a pair of hands grabbed my waist pulling me back. "We have to go!" Rick screamed from behind me.

"NO! SYDNEY! NO. NO!" I screamed breaking free of his grasp and running over. I felt every fiber of my being and will shatter into pieces. My sister. My sister. I failed her. I had to get to her.