Farmer's Daughter (Daryl Dixon Love Story)

Chapter 9

Melinda's POV

As I look at the big red numbers I can't help but think what they are for. Its like I've seen exactly the same thing take place years ago, when I was just a child. Visions of doctors running around and a powerful alarm fill my mind. I see people running down the stairs to my right and people typing on computers like mad men to my left. Screaming fills my ears as everyone tries to cram into an elevator. The lights go out and I find myself screaming as well. The back up generators don't seem to be working and it makes my tiny body tremble. There are doctors running more frantic now and others are crying and praying. Then the lights come back on and everyone hollers, saying how it was a close call and the building might have blown up. A few hugs and hand shakes were shared and the crying stopped, but then it seems okay and everyone goes on with their day like nothing happened.

"Melinda!" I find Rick screaming in my face and shaking my shoulders as he brings me out of my trance. I look at him with wide eyes. If what I just visioned is supposed to happen we need to get out, fast.

"What happens in thirty-five minutes?" He ask as if he knew exactly what I was thinking. I shake my head and look at my uncle expectantly. He doesn't say anything and that's what enrages me.

"Everyone get your shit! We're leaving!" I call out to the small group. I started to run for the door, but before I got out the huge shutters came down. I stopped in my tracks and just stared at the door.

"Did he just lock us in here?! He just locked us in!" Glenn screamed. I was a little more shocked than mad. He just locked us in here, not even giving us a chance to get out. But what made me more sad was he was my own uncle. He knew what happened when the timer went out and he just locked us in like that. He didn't even think about the lives he was taking away. He didn't think about the families that would hold each other as they died. He didn't even think about our family. Tyler was still out there, my dad was still out there, my sisters, my brother! Even my little one was still out there somewhere.

"You let us out!" I growled as I turn and storm up to my uncle and the man that looked a little frightened by my actions. "You can't just do this! Open those doors!" I screamed in his face. Fuck being shocked, I'm pissed now!

"What happens when the time runs out?" I found Rick asking again. I turned from the man I call my uncle and stared at Rick.

"This whole damn place blows up!" I say through gritted teeth. Just by the look on his face I felt bad for him. He had family in here, he didn't want them to die like this!

"open the doors!" I turn back to my uncle. He looks back up at me and I know what he's about to say will piss me off.

"I'm sorry, I can't. Top side doors are shut, we don't have enough power to open them." He says, but he doesn't even look sorry. He looks pleased with his answer.

"What do you mean you can't?! Open the fucking doors!" I scream. I feel this is my fault, I could have warned the group earlier and we could have left. I knew this place wasn't safe, but instead I took all of it for granted and thought it was safe.

"What part of 'we don't have enough power' do you not understand?!" Henry stood up, pushing the chair back as he did. I took a swing at his face but before my hand made contact, I was pulled back by strong arms. I was spun around and met with the same blue eyes that always glare at me. He grabbed my face in his hands to make sure I was paying attention.

"calm yer ass down!" Daryl spoke slowly. I found myself nodding and he slowly pulled his hands away from my face. As soon as his hands left my face I turned around and threw a swift punch into my uncles nose. His head cocked back as blood started to run down his face. "Mel! What the hell?!" Daryl bellowed while grabbing me and pulling me back. How is he so calm?! We are about to die! You would expect me having to hold him back!