Escaping Death (TWD Fanfic book 3)

Chapter 13~Gone

         He stares at the doorway again then back at the bed, then back to the doorway.  He grabs a hold of the table and tries to get up.  He stands up and I stand up too, he holds his arm and looks at me, "I didn't know who I was talking to. I said I would do what I had to to earn my keep, but I didn't know you. But I know-- I know who I am. I know what happened and what's going on. I know. You didn't show me shit. You, you're dead. Everything that you were is dead. And it's-- it's not over. I forgave her because it's not over. It's not over" he sobs. He points at me, "Tyreese what are you talking about?" I ask.
    He points at me again, "I didn't turn away. I kept listening to the news so I could do what I could to help! I'm not giving up. You hear me? I'm not giving up! People like me-- people like me, they can live. Ain't nobody got to die today" he says. I stand there udderly confused,  he falls backwards into the wall. I rush to his side and wrap his arm as best I can manage. He starts to doze off,  "Come on Tyreese, stay with me" I say and grab his hand.  Everyone comes in and Rick pushes me out of the way, they cut off Tyreese's arm and start dragging him away. I run behind them but I'm not focusing on anything around me.  My mind is somewhere else.
     We make it out to the gate and Rick leaves to help with the gate and the Walkers. Noah let's go of Tyreese and all the weight falls on me,  we both fall to the ground. Tyreese just stares off in the distance. I try to wrap up his arm as best I can and Rick and Glenn pick him back up. 
    We struggle to get him through the gate and into the car but we do, I hold him up and Rick gets on the radio,  "Carol we're at the car  gonna need to  cauterise the arm. Get Sasha and Carl away they don't need to see this."
     Rick starts the car but its stuck. Finally it moves and we slam into the truck in front of us. A bunch of de-limbed Walker torsos hit the hood and start snapping at us. Rick throws the van in reverse and the car lurks backwards before flying forwards and we're on the road.
     I hold Tyreese as he stares out the window, "Turn it off" he whispers. He scans the front seat, then the back seat, then looks back up front before looking back out the window. Slowly he closes his eyes and I start to cry.
    We pull to a stop and drag Tyreese out of the car.  We decide to have a little funeral for him,  Father Gabriel reads from the Bible, "We look not at what can be seen, but we look at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."
    Sasha throws a shovel full of dirt on his grave and drops the shovel. Rick starts shoveling more dirt on his grave. I walk away and I glance up at Daryl, he is leaning against a tree with his arms crossed. His cheeks are tear stained and I can see he's trying to fight his feelings. I just duck my head down and continue walking past him.
     Aura runs up to me crying and distraught. I pick her up and cradle her in my arms as I try not to cry. "Is Tyreese with Daddy now?" she asks. "Yeah baby, he's in a better place" I say and stroke her hair. "I miss him" she says. "I know pumpkin, we all do"  I say and cradle her in my arms.
   We all get back into our cars and start driving again. I sit right next to Daryl and I decide to make a bold move, I reach over and I grab his hand, squeezing it reassuringly. He doesn't pull away, he squeezes tighter. I look back out the window holding my tears inside.