Living with the Dead.(twd)

Heart Still Beating. (143)

CARL'S POV.
I lie her on the ground while everybody just watches. Dad can't move he stays stuck in the same position trying to process what's happening. I put my ear to her chest and try to hear her heart beat but everybody is shouting and screaming.
"Come on Mads! STAY WITH ME!" I yell.
I put pressure on her shoulder to try and stop the bleeding. I watch her carefully and I see her taking in small ragid breaths.
She's alive.
I try and wipe away the blood from her face but it's no use, more blood replaces it.
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE! DO SOMETHING!" I yell at dad but he doesn't move he just stares at her body.

I get to my feet and march up to him. I shake his shoulder harshly.
"Dad!"
He still doesn't move but a tear falls down his cheek. My blood boils when I realise i'm doing this by myself, nobody is helping. They're just staring.
I finally snap and I punch my dad square in the face. The contact must have knocked some sence into him because he looks at me and I hope he retaliates. I hope he yells at me or pushes me. Hell I hope he hits me back just so that I can feel anything other than this sick, pain and suffering.
But of course he wouldn't do that.
I don't know how Madison controlled her pain so well, i'm freaking out.
Dad starts to tear up.
"Is s,she alive?" He stutters.
"Doesn't matter you killed the only doctor we have. You may as well have killed her yourself." I snap.

Suddenly I hear a high pitched scream and I turn hoping Madison had woken up but her body lays still and crumpled on the ground. It makes me sick.
I look around for the source of the ear splitting scream and I find Beth pushing through the crowd trying to get to Madison. She falls to her knees next to her and fumbles her hands around Madison's body trying to decide which wound to put pressure on. She's crying hysterically and now I can't keep myself together. Dad and I run and kneel next to her.
"Please do something!" I beg her.
Beth looks up at me with fear in her eyes.
"GET MAGGIE! SOMEBODY GET MAGGIE!" She screams. Maggie can't help we know that, but right now she's our only hope.
"I'm here, whats going on?" A voice calls from the back of the crowd. The people push apart to make a pathway for Maggie.
"Oh my God!" She gasps and runs to Madison.
"Get her to the infirmary!" Maggie screams.

I pick up Madison without hesitation and people scatter everywhere, running in all directions apart from Deanna who we leave behind as she cries into her dead husbands shoulder.

We run to the infirmary and when we're close enough to see the window blind open and suddenly Tara is outside with a gurney. I lay her down on it and about five pairs of hands help push the gurney inside.
"Who's this?" Dad points when we catch sight of a small, stout woman with Glasses on the bridge of her nose and a book in her hand .
"Denise. She's the doctor in training." Tara explains.
"She's the new doctor now." Beth replies as we lift Madison onto the bed.
"What happened to her?" Tara gasps at the sight and suddenly everyone stops and looks at me. Nobody had asked that question yet
"Jenna." I croak.
Dad starts for the door but Maggie stops him.
"No Rick. You need to stay here with her. She might not have much time left with us." She orders and cries at the same time.

Denise grabs a drip from a drawer and fumbles with the needle to stick in the IV.
Maggie takes it from her and sticks it in Madison's arm in seconds.
"I can help, just tell me how?" Maggie says.
"I don't know what to do!" Denise sobs.
Suddenly Beth slaps Denise across the face and the sound from the connection echoes in the room. Denise's cheek is red and Tara starts giving out but Beth cuts her off.
"Listen here. My best friends life is in your hands. Get your shit together and do something because if she dies i'll kill you." Beth snaps.
Denise nods repeatedly in fear and grabs her Stethoscope and puts it to Madison's chest.
"I have a heart beat. It's faint, but it's there. Grab my kit. I have anesthesa and my stitching kit. We need to stop the bleeding and check her bones for breaks or sprains. Anyone who isn't from their original group get out!"
Dad, Beth, Maggie, Tara and I stay in the room while others evacuate.
All we can do is watch Denise work and Maggie helps along side her. I look down at my hands. I turn them back forth and they glisten red in Madison's blood.
Too much blood! How could she still be alive?