The Next World

Chapter 14

We all ran out and stayed close to the wall. We got closer to the platform and about a dozen walkers were surrounding Maggie. They kept moving the platform back and forth. If they kept doing that, it was going to break.

"No," Glenn said as we watched Maggie trying to stay level.

"Go get her! Go get her!" Glenn shouted.

"You've got this Enid," I said.

She looked at me and then nodded. Glenn had started running up the street. I followed him.

"No. Amelia go help Enid," Glenn said when he turned around.

"She can handle herself, I'm helping you," I said.

"No," he started.

"I'm not leaving you Glenn! You hear me? I'm not leaving you," I exclaimed.

I made my way past him.

"OVER HERE YOU SONS OF BITCHES!!!! COME ON!" I yelled getting the attention of the walkers.

I started firing. Glenn followed.

"Amelia! Glenn!" I heard Maggie scream.

"I'M RIGHT HERE! COME ON!!!!" I yelled taking out as many as I could.

"Just go! Just get over!" Glenn shouted over at Maggie.

I fired at each and every one that came at us. The both of us were pinned up against the wall by the front gate. More were coming at us. I had taken out my knife and started going hand to hand. They were closing in on us but we were fighting like hell to keep them away. Just when I thought it was the end, rapid gunfire was suddenly being shot. Glenn grabbed and covered me. All of a sudden, the rapid gunfire came to a stop.

"Can you get the gate? Appreciate it, pal," Abraham shouted.

I looked up and saw both him and Sasha. They both had taken out all the walkers that had surrounded us. I stood up and went over to open the gate. Once I got the gate opened, there was a truck waiting nearby. It moved closer in order to get Enid and Maggie off the platform. When I looked closer at the driver's seat, my heart leapt with happiness.

"Daryl," I said smiling.

I went over to the driver's seat just as he lowered the window.

"Hey, what the hell..." he began but I cut him off by kissing him.

"You're okay," I whispered when we parted.

"And so are you," he said.

I wiped away the tears that had fallen.

"What happened?" he asked me again.

I cleared my throat.

"People broke into the place and started slaughtering our people. Then half of the walkers broke off and came here. The tower fell and that's how they all came in. We gotta get rid of them, Daryl. We have to get rid of all of them," I said.

"All right hop on," he said.

I went and climbed on the top of the truck. Everyone else manage to squeeze into it. Daryl drove to the little creek we had within the walls and stopped. He and Glenn got off. I went over to the back to see what Daryl was doing. It was then that I realized this was a fuel truck. He turned a valve and the gas began spilling into the water. A distraction. But what could be used to set it on fire? I got down and helped with the walkers that were making their way over to us.

"Everyone back inside," Daryl ordered after a few minutes.

I got back up on the top of the truck and Daryl had an RPG with him.