The Walking Dead (Carl Grimes x Jamie Dabbs)

Chapter 20: Fixing Alexandria

Season 6 Part 3

Episode 9

We were practically invisible to the walkers. I'm not going to lie I was scared, but being scared can also be a way to motivate you to keep going. As long as no one talked or it didn't rain, we were going to be okay. Rick pulled us aside and said this time, we're going to the cars to get away then we'd come back. Gabriel volunteered to take Judith to the church and Rick agreed. Jesse wanted Sam to go too, but he insisted he stayed to make it through, so she agreed. We kept going and we held hands again. I was in between Jesse and Carl again.

Soon, it was night and we were still trying to make it to the cars. Then Sam started freaking out. Jesse tried to get him to move, but he wasn't doing anything. Then walkers came and ate him alive. Then it happened to Jesse since she screamed. I was still holding onto her and she wouldn't let go. I got Rick to help me and he chopped her arm off. Then Ron pulled a gun out and when he fired, Michonne stabbed him and he was eaten. When I looked at Carl, his right eye was bleeding and he passed out. I cried as he fell. Then Rick grabbed him and ran to the infirmary as Michonne and I killed as many walkers as we could. I was upset, mad, hysterical, all emotions were going through me as I slaughtered all the walkers. We finally made it and Denise got to work.

"Jamie, come here. You can save him," she said.

I didn't hesitate. I took the bedsheet off of me and started to help her remove the bullet the best I could while Rick went outside. Michonne did too and so did the others. Denise and I kept working as hard as we could to save Carl. I had both of our keychains in my pocket to motivate me even more. I cleaned the wound thoroughly to make sure it wouldn't get worse as Denise put an IV in him. I patched his eye up and we put him on one of the beds. He was still unconscious but stable.

"Baby, stay with me, okay? You promised I wouldn't lose you, so please prove it. I am never losing you again," I said and kissed his forehead.

I looked out the window to see all of Alexandria fighting the walkers. They were standing together until finally all the walkers were dead.

Daybreak came and everyone waited outside Carl's room except for me and Rick. We held his hands. Rick told him how he was wrong about Alexandria. He thought they were weak, but they came together and fought to keep Alexandria alive. I cried as he mentioned the hospital. I held my other hand out for him and he held it. He said how he wanted to show Carl the world, but we needed him to wake up. Then we felt his hands gently tighten around ours and he came to. We smiled and hugged him. After a while, Rick gave us some time alone.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah. Do you remember when you first became a nurse here and I said I would injure myself everyday just to see you? This wasn't what I had in mind," he joked.

I giggled through tears then said, "I'm just glad you're here."

"I am too. I told you you wouldn't lose me," he replied.

"Yeah, you did. And I'm very grateful for it," I responded.

"I know you saved my life. I know Denise did too, but who else would put their heart and soul into something they love to do for someone they love?" he mentioned.

I chuckled and said, "Well, you know me. I wanted to take your place the whole time, to take the pain away."

"You did. I told you that I trust you with my life, and you proved me right," he pointed out.

"By the way, I held onto this along with mine to motivate myself to save you," I replied, handing him his keychain that had my name on it.

He chuckled then told me, "I love you."