The One (Daryl Dixon)

Chapter 3

I was breathing really heavy and started to cry. I remember that Daryl was the top bunk and decided to wake him up. I got out of my bed and looked at the top bed.
"Daryl?" i whispered while tears slowly left my eyes
"Yeah?" he said sitting straight up and turning towards me
"What's wrong? You okay?" he asked
"Yeah..I just had a bad dream and can't go back to sleep." i told him
"C'mere." he said scooting over, so that I could join him
"Thanks." i said, against his chest
"No problem." he said, rubbing my back
"Did you want to talk about it?" he asked. I thought about it, and thought that maybe it would help.
"I was in the woods and I saw her. I was just about to run to her, until a thing went from behind her and bit her. I watched as blood went everywhere and I ran as fast as I could, but she was already bitten, twice." i said tears slipping from my eyes
"Shshsh. It's okay. We are going to find her, I promise." he said, reassuring me
After a few moments, I started to drift off to sleep, wondering if we are really going to find her.
I woke up to Daryl's arms wrapped around my torso.
"Hey are we going or-" I watched Rick come in and stop in his tracks
"What." he finished
"Huh?" Daryl asked, sitting up, taking me with him. Rick looked at his hands on my sides and Daryl realized what was going on and took his hands off me, as his eyes widened.
"Um, yeah we're going." said breaking the awkward silence and getting off the top bed. Daryl watched me as I collected my socks from off the floor and put them on, along with my shoes. Rick snapped his fingers in front of Daryl's face.
"Are you okay?" Rick asked him
"Yeah, I'm fine." he said getting off the bed
"You got your stuff done already, right?" Rick asked him
"I only got one arrow lef' ta sharpen." he answered back
"Okay. I'll be back in a couple minutes." Rick said
"Do you know what time it is?" I asked the both of them
"Glenn might know." Rick told me just before he left
"Knowin' Glenn and Maggie, they are in one of the watchtowers. I suggest ya don't go up there." he warned me
"Why?" I asked him and he looked me in the eyes and raised his eyebrows.
"Oh. Ok, then." I said realizing what he meant
"don't want ya to go blind." he told me and I giggled, making him smile.
"Are you done?" Rick asked, coming in
"Yeah. Let's go." Daryl said. I got my rubber band and put my hair in a messy bun and walked out the door.
As I got outside, I saw how colorful the sky is.
"Must be aroun' 7." Daryl said, reading my mind and I nodded my head. Now, my back started to ache.
"Hold up." Daryl said, distracting me from my thoughts and making me stop. I watched Rick get up the watch tower, so that we have protection against any walkers trying to get in or attack us.
"Are you okay?" Daryl asked me
"Yeah. I'm fine." i answered him
"Are you sure?" he asked again
"Yeah." i said back he gave me a look that says that he doesn't believe me
"My back just hurts a little." i said
"A little?" he asked
"Yeah." i said and he gave me that look again
"Okay..Maybe it just hurts a little more than a little." i said
"You should be resting. Maybe you should just stay here." he said looking at the prison and back at me
"No. I want- I need to help." i said with a serious face on. I looked at Rick and saw that he finally got up to the top. He opened the door, cautiously, and the look on his face was priceless. I started laughing and pointing at him and Daryl caught on and laughed, too.
"You're so cute." he said quietly
"What?" i asked him, turning my head towards him and his face went bright face. I smiled,"You're not so bad yourself." i said back to him and Rick came down
"Everything okay?" Rick asked us and we both nodded our heads.
The gates opened, and we set out to find her.