An Unexpected Turn. (Entered for Wattys 2017)

Chapter 12~~what happened to her?!

Before I get into the story, this chapter will all be Daryl's point of view. And remember there might be different deaths in the following chapters.

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"What happened" I asked "where's Georgia? Sophia?"

"Sophia ran off and Georgia went after her. Rick is looking for them" Shane said.

"Ok... how's Carol?" Shane pointed at her with Lori and Andrea.

It came to sunset and rick came back alone.

"Where is she?" Carol asked

"Couldn't find her"

"Georgia?" I couldn't look at him as I said this.

"No.... just some blood and horse tracks"

I stormed off. I heard someone following me. "What do you want?!"

"Why are you mad Daryl?" Rick asked

"You fucking lost her and all you could find was blood and horse tracks!"

"Daryl I found a piece of Georgia's shirt... it was by the blood and tracks" I turned around and he handed my the piece of cloth.

"But she's not?"

"I don't think she's dead"

"Thank you.."

"We're going to start looking for the two of them in a few days"

I nodded.

"Now get some sleep Daryl" he walked away. I climbed into Georgia's truck and laid down, holding the price of fabric. After about an hour or so I fell asleep.

~a two weeks later~

I woke up to rick knocking on the window. I roll it down "rise and shine sunshine"

We've been looking for them, but no luck.

I get out of the truck and stuff the fabrics into my pocket, like I always do, then we go into the woods, Lori, Carol, rick, Shane, and I were heading out, when carl said "can I come with?"

"I don't know-" Shane started

"Sure" rick and Lori interrupted. We all left. I was tracking their foot prints. I found Sofia's, but they got all jumbled up, probably because she got scared. Then we found a tent. There was just a dead walker in it. We decided to split up, Lori, Carol, and I would take one way to go back to the highway while Shane, Rick, and carl would take another way. While we were about half way there, we heard a gun shot.

"Do you think that was them?" Carol asked

"They wouldn't waste a single bullet on one walker" 

"Ok..."

We kept walking when a brunette on a horse rode up "Lori Grimes?"

"That's me" Lori said

"Rick said that you need to come with me"

"Ok" Lori climbed up on the horse

"Did you see a girl by a tree yesterday?" I asked her

"My families farm is down the highway. There's a mailbox that says Greene on that turn" she rode off

"You didn't answer my question!" I yelled to her. "Come on Carol" we ran to the highway. I told everyone the information and Carol, dale, Clem, lee and Glenn decided to stay here just in case Sophia comes. We also decided they would leave food water and a painted note for her. T, Doug, Andrea, and I left today. We went and found where we were going. We got there and got told by the same brunette

"Hi, I'm Maggie. You guys can set up camp,tell the boy is ready, over there" we set up camp and she brought us into the house. There this old man, named Hershel, patched up T's arm.

After a few hours I head to talk to Maggie.

"Daryl, right?" She asked

"Yea. You never answer my question"

"About the girl? I found her. She's upstairs with a broken leg"

"Which room?!"

"First door on the left" I ran up to the room to find Georgia, reading. I looked at her and she looked back at me smiling.

"Hey Dixon" I walked over to her.

"Don't scare me like that Georgia"

She sat up, her shirt had a giant hole in it "your, uh, shirt has a huge hole in it..."

"Musta happened when I fell" I handed her the fabric from my pocket "seriously? You had this in your pocket?"

"It's all rick could find. Other then blood and tracks" I kissed her forehead

"The others?"

"Rick, carl, Lori, Andrea, Doug, T, and myself are here. Shane's getting stuff because carl got shot. Carol, dale, lee, Clem, and Glenn are coming tomorrow"

"Ok" she patted next to her "sit"

I sat down "did you see Sophia?"

"I told her how to get back if I didn't come back... she didn't come back?!"

"No.. we couldn't fine her earlier either" she looked sad.

"Don't tell Carol that I lost her. Please Daryl... she'll hate me"

"I won't" I wiped away the tear rolling down her face "so how did you fall?"

"Climbed a tree to escape some walkers. Feel out of it and landed wrong. Now I'm stuck with this" she motions to her makeshift cast and splint.

"First time climbing trees?"

"Naw I grew up in a tree when I wanted to escape Juan."

"Ok.. your my tree monkey" she smiled at me

"And your my badass fearless crossbow wielding man" she smiled "I don't know anymore" she hugged me.

"It's getting late, I'm going to get to your and my tent"

"No stay"

"I don't think I can Georgia"

"You have to stay. Please. I've already gone a week not sleeping with you. I can't take it. I can't sleep without you here"

"Georgia"

"Please Daryl.." she gave me puppy eyes

"Fine" I laid on the other side of the bed by her.

"Want me to read to you?"

"Depends, what are you reading?"

"Just a comic book series." She showed me the cover

"Melvina's Therapy?"

"Yea I've always loved horror stories

"Ok." I turned and faced Georgia as she read to me.

A couple hours later she had fallen asleep. I just laid there until I feel asleep.