The Walking Dead [Daryl Dixon]

Chapter 14- Jesus

Daryl's P.O.V.

We kept running, and running, and running. Along the road. Sprinting, we found the vending machine got discarded from the truck. It was just laying there. I broke the glass with the crowbar. I reached my hand in and took out a few snacks shoving them into my bag. "This is a special request from the doctor" I said taking out a few soda pops

"Hey, whatever she wants"

One of them was had a hole so I drank from it handing it off to Rick. He took it "She saved Carl's life. We didn't know her and she turned out to be alright"

I put the backpack on my back "If there's still people out here, and there still people. We should bring 'em in"

He handed me the drink back "What like this guy?" I asked him

"No, not this guy"

"We still got a trail" I said

Rick finished the drink and threw it in the vending machine "Let's go" We began sprinting off on the road

-

Haley was walking along the community until she saw Maggie. She decided to stop by, see how she was doing "Hey, how are you feeling?" She asked

Maggie smiled and nodded "Good"

"How's it like being pregnant?" Haley asked crossing her arms

"How's it like being married to Daryl?" She gave me a nudge

"Good, it feels good"

"You know never would I thought Daryl would meet someone as amazing as you, and never would I thought he would be married"

Haley chuckled "Yea I know. You know sometimes I wonder what it would've been like if none of this would've happened. I don't know if I would've ever met Daryl"

She thought about it for a second "Yea me too. I don't know if I would've ever met Glenn. But then I stop thinking about it. Wondering what would've happened. I can't think about that. Because that's all in the past"

Haley nodded "That's very true"

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"Come here you little shit!" I yelled. Jesus was in the drivers seat but I was trying to drag him out. I grabbed his leg trying to get him out. The hammer clicked on the gun and he pointed it at me. I stopped and looked at him

"Duck" He calmly said

I ducked and heard a gunshot. I turned to see the walker go down then turned back to him "Thanks" I grabbed the gun and punched him across the face "That's my gun!" I got on the step and grabbed him "Come here!" I tried taking him out when suddenly the truck began to move backwards. We both jumped out as I heard a loud grunt. I turned to see the truck going into the water. Damn it. I stood up and flipped him over, he was out cold

"You alright?" Rick asked as we watched the truck submerge into the water

"Yea, law of averages. That's bullshit man. Let's go check them cars, get the hell out of here" I turned to walk away

"What about the guy?" Rick asked

"What 'bout him?"

"Well he helped you" Rick said as he stood next to me panting

"Maybe" I responded

"He ever pull a weapon on you?"

"Fine" I holstered my gun and began to walk to him "Let's put him up a tree" I grabbed him by the arms and began to drag him back

We put him into a car and began our journey back to Alexandria. I was behind him while he was still unconscious

"He took a pretty hard hit" Rick said "Denise needs to look him over"

I rested my elbow on the frame from the glass next to the door "Yea" I agreed

"You wouldn't have gone through with it. You wouldn't left him"

"I would've" I said "Right up in a tree. I would've"

"No. I know. Almost as soon as we got Alexandria you got it. You saw.. You and Michonne, Glenn, you all tried to tell me. So shut up" Rick said moving the car to the side as Jesus came to me. I grunted as I pushed him to the other side with my elbow "Cause I'm finally listening"

I turned to look back outside. He drove in silence as we finally made it back to the community. The entire ride back I was thinking about Haley, everything we've been through. It was already dark "You know I was thinking, back before we went back to the quarry. The morning after Reg and Pete. You said we shouldn't be looking for people no more. You were right"

We came to a stop at the gate "No, I was wrong. You were right" Rick said flickering the lights to signal it was us. The gate squeaked as it opened up

He drove in and we carried him inside. Rick knocked at a door. The lights turned on and Denise as well as Tara opened the door

"Sorry to wake you up" Rick said

"Who's this" Denise asked

"Come on man he's heavy" I said "Oh that thing didn't work out" I said referring to the cokes "It's this assholes fault sorry"

"Lay him on the bed" Denise said

We began to take him in "All right take a look at him. He ain't staying though"

We went in and laid him down. Then we took him downstairs were no one could go. I laid a glass of water and some napkins. Rick put down a note

"We'll see" Rick said "It is pretty stupid of us to go out there isn't it?" He asked walking to me

"Yep, do it agains tomorrow?" I asked

"Yup" Rick said as we left

I stayed outside guarding him when Haley walked over to me "Hey, Rick told me you would be here"

I kissed her before she sat next to me "He also told me everything, sounds like a crazy day"

I put my arm around her waist "Yea, we're going out again tomorrow"

"Can I come?" She asked

I gave her a look but she gave me a pout "Please"

I thought about it for a second "Fine"

After the day I had, I'm happy to come home to her