We're Not Too Far Gone (Rick Grimes)

Chapter 17

I woke up the next morning to Ricks arms around me and the sound of his slow gentle breathing. I smiled and slowly moved his arms from around me and got up. I put some jeans and a tank top on and went downstairs. I decided to get some fresh air so i went out into the garden area and sat down on a log that was out there. I was out there for about half hour before i felt hands on my shoulders. I smiled, "Rick" I said and turned around to become face to face with a walker with plenty more trying to get into the house. I screamed as loud as i could then started to shout, "RICK, DARYL, BETH, CARL, SOMEONE HELP!" I shouted as loud as i could but this only attracted the attention of the other walkers, if the other ones got to me i was dead for sure. I tried to keep the walker away from me but i was becoming weaker and weaker. I saw the door open and Rick and Daryl appeared. Daryl shot a bolt through the walkers head that was fighting me and his bolt was only centimetres from my head. "Daryl that could have killed her!" Rick said. "But it didnt" Daryl said. I pulled the bolt out of the walkers skull and used it to stab some other ones. "Em, get inside and tell everyone to pack, then pack our stuff and you and the others get everything into the cars, we need to get out of here. I nodded and ran inside while they carried on killing the walkers. I ran straight to Beths room. "Pack, we're getting out of here" She nodded and quickly got out of bed. I did the same for everyone else, i helped Carl pack his and Judiths things before dragging him into my room so he can help me pack, i treated him like my son now and he loved it. We quickly threw Rick and I's things into our bags before getting Daryls things aswell. We met everyone else in the hall. "Okay, 5 to a car, Beth and Carls with me, you lot go first" I said, they nodded and made their ways to a car. "Okay Carl, you hold judith and your own bag, Beth you hold your bag, il take Ricks, Daryls and mine." They nodded and we ran downstairs, i kept hold of his hand so i didnt lose him in the walkers and we threw the things into the boot of the car. I waved to Rick and Daryl and they came running over, I jumped into the back with Carl and Beth, Rick got into the drivers seat and Daryl in the passengers. Carl sat between Beth and I. Rick started the car up and drove infront of the others, they all followed closely behind us, we had no idea where we were going to go, we drove around back roads until it started to get dark. We stopped on the side of the road and got out. "I have an idea," I said and everyone looked at me. "We all have cloths and things in the back of our cars, if we put them in the windows and then put the windows up so there secure, then stick them to the front and back windscreen, we can camp in the cars, yes it will be tight, but its safer than risking driving round and running out of fuel, we can carry on tomorrow, but for now this is our best bet" I said. "I agree," Rick said, "Theres nothing else we can really do, we can lock all of the doors to the cars from the inside, we should be reasonably safe, they wont be able to see us" Everyone else agreed and put the cloths on all of the windows. Rick and Daryl stayed in the front seats and slept sitting up, in the back, I sat up with Carls head on my lap and Beth sat in the other side, we stayed like that for the rest of the night.