The Day Before Yesterday

Part 36

  I felt a hand lightly stroke my cheek. I shook my head away, I opened my eyes to see David sitting next to me.

  I was in the infirmary and my arm was in A LOT of pain.

  I sat up quickly, "David."

  "How are you feeling Ann?" He smiled.

  I couldn't think of else to do than just wrap my arms around him.

  "Your okay." I smiled with my head over his shoulder.

  He put his and around me, "Yeah. But, more importantly your okay."

  I let go and looked at him, "Is he dead?"

  "Yes. Daryl got him between the eyes." David smiled. "I'm so sorry. I didn't notice you were gone."

  "It's not your fault and don't think that for a second." I sighed.

  "What?" David questioned.

  "Vector, just..."

  "Vector what?" David sat next to me on the infirmary bed.

  "He wanted me to kill you. He wanted to see your blood spilled on my hands." I said softly. "I could never do that.  Never. I would rather die."

  "He's dead now.  We don't have to worry about him coming back." David grabbed my hands.

  "I'm still amazed that he was all the way out here." I told David.

  "That is kinda weird. And he came alone."

  "What if he was just a warning sign? What if more are coming?"

  David looked at me, he was thinking about it, but he wasn't sure.

  "This isn't the end, David. There's going to be a war." I felt it in my stomach.

  "Well, if there is, it will happen and we will win." David reassured me.

  I needed to tell Rick and the rest of them. I started getting up.

  David put his hands out, "Whoa whoa whoa. Carol said your in NO position to be walking."

  "David. When have you known me to actually listen?" I asked as I continued to stand.

  "True, but I don't want you to get hurt."

  "David, I'll be fine. I haven't died yet." I smiled.

  He smiled and grabbed my crutches for me.

  I put them under my arms, it really hurt.  With my arm being cut open, it sent alot of pain when I had to swing forward.

  David stood next to me as I crutched to the cafeteria.

  When I walked in my friends turned and looked at me.

  "Ann!" Aiden smiled as he got up. He ran over and hugged me, "You're okay."

  "I will always be fine." I smiled.

  Asher got up and walked over to me. "I'm glad you're okay." He hugged me.

  I smiled, "I'm glad I get to see my cousins again."

  I saw Daryl at a table. He was eating his breakfast.

  I crutched over, "Thank you Daryl."

  "It's nothing." Replied as he shoved a spoonful of Fruit Loops into his mouth.

  "No, it is something. If you weren't there to save me, I would of had to do something horrible." I a shiver went down my spine.

  "What did he want?" Glen questioned.

  I sighed, "He wanted to see me put a bullet or knife into David's head. He wanted to see his blood spilled on my hands and all over the floor." I put my head down.

  "Why would he want that?" Maggie asked.

  "He stalked me in middle school, because he liked me. And, well, thing got complicated from there."

  Everyone nodded their heads in understanding.

  "I think that Vector coming was just a warning." I spatted out quickly.

  Everyone turned their heads and looked at me.

  "What do you mean, you think he was just a warning?" Carl asked.

  "Well, he came alone. There's going to be a war. He came all the way from California too. Someone else is coming." I explained.

  "What are we going to do?" My Uncle Todd asked.

  "Well, they are coming here after me. So, imma leave." I announced.

  "You are in no condition to be out on your own!" Carol sputtered.

  "I have too.  No one else is going to get hurt. If it's me they want, it's me their going to get."

  "Your not capable of being on your own!" My aunt yelled.

  "Who said she's going to be alone?" David questioned.

  "No, David." I turned to look at him. "I would be going by myself. I can't risk anyone else dying, because of me."

  "I would follow. You can't do it alone, no matter how strong you are." Asher responded.

  "I'll triple that." Aiden stopped eating.

  "No one is leaving." Rick announced.

  "But, Rick. I'm threatening all of your lives staying here." I tryed talking some sense into him.

  "No, we stick together.  No matter the costs."

  "I agree with Rick.  We are a group, a family.  We stay together, we fight together." Maggie joined in.

  "We aren't letting you give up now." Abraham crossed his arms and leaned back.

  "Ugh. You guys make stuff so difficult." I smiled.

  "We stick together." Glen chimed in.

  "Okay..." I started to get woozy. "I'm going to go and lay down."

  I started to crutch to my room, when I heard David call after me.

  I stopped and waited for him to catch up.

  "So, I'm going to grab my stuff out of your room and put it back in mine." I explained to David.

  "Um, no. Didn't you just explain to everyone that more people might be after you?!" David questioned.

  I sighed, knowing he wouldn't stop intill I agreed to stay in the cell with them. "Fine. I'll stay."

  "Wow, that was easier than I thought it would be." David shrugged his shoulders.

  We got to the cell and I sat back down in the corner.

  "Ann..." David glared at me.

  "David..." I glared back at him. "I'm sleeping down here. I do NOT care what you say."

  "Fine, then I'm staying down here too."

  He threw his pillow to the ground and sat down next to me, again. 

  I layed back onto my pillow and put my head against the wall.

  "Are you going to take a nap?" David asked as he leaned back on his pillow.

  "Yeah. I'm exhausted."

  "Here, lay your head on my shoulder. It's probably more comfortable than the wall."

  I turned my head and looked at him, "You're seriously trying that hard?"

  "Is it that noticeable?" David asked.

  "Uh huh." I smiled. I layed my head down on his shoulder. I started to drift off.

  I fell asleep with his last words ringing in my ears, "I love you Ann."