Bad Boy With A Soft Side - Carl grimes fanfic

Chapter 27

Rick's Pov

Weeks have passed since the incident that lead to Carls coma had occurred. The prison has this heavy blanket of sadness that seems to just smother everyone under its grips. Things were just starting to go back to the way they were and that terrible Tuesday took everything....

*flash back*

I stare deep in thought as the sound of people's silverware clank against their plates. It's so good to see Carl happy again. It's crazy the effect Lexi has on him. She's really like the angel on his shoulder. Within time she'll remember everything again and things will resume to the way they were.
A rough hand on my shoulder broke my inner thoughts.
"Rick, we should probably send someone out for more supplies" Hershel calmly said
I look up at him, he had a calm expression on his face. He always looked so relaxed like nothing could phase him anymore. I thank god every day that we came across his farm. I owe him everything.
" We can send Glen and Maggie out" I replied.
He nodded and with that he had walked away I'm assuming to go spread the word.

I got up and made my way out to the yard. I stare out at the crops we have farmed from nothing. The corn had grown tall, tall enough to play hide and seek. Again my thoughts were interrupted by a light touch to my shoulder.

" We are heading out, we'll hopefully only be a few hours" Glen explained
A smiled was plastered all over his face as he looked over at me and then at Maggie.

I chuckled "Be safe and be back before night fall"

"We will" he said as he got into the car which Maggie was already waiting inside. I waved to the lady who was working the gate to open them. They drove out quickly with the gate being closed behind them. I watched as the car quickly left my sight. I turned and started to walk back when a loud roar shot out of the prison. My once walking pace turned into a fast run. I made my way into the cafeteria, there was blood scattered across the walls. A group of our people were trembling in a corner huddled together.Across from them laid a lady we had once found on a supply run. Her lifeless body laid on the ground with half her face blown off. Blood pooled from her head making a huge bloody puddle. Her mouth was still wide open capturing the true terror she felt before she lost her life. I shot my head to the door the lead to the tunnels. A man wearing all black with bright green eyes with pinned up against the wall by Daryl. Daryl was screaming at the man demanding where he came from, and if there were others. I quickly helped our people into the cellblock and explained to go back to their cells and lock all the cells. After all were safe and secure I locked the gate behind them. I made my way to Daryl, the man had managed to escape Daryl's take grasp and take Daryl down to the ground. Without hesitation, I pulled out my gun and pulled the trigger. This man had took one of our people's lives and was trying to take other. Theirs no saving him, he had made his death sentence. Daryl pushed the now limp body off of him. I reached out my hand and helped Daryl up off the ground. Before Daryl could clue me in on what the hell was happening. A gun shot echoed from the tunnels. We both looked at each other. Our looks matched perfectly, both filled with fear and confusion.
" Lexi and Carl are in the tunnels" I managed to croak out.
We both began to quickly make our way through the tunnels.
"What's going on" I asked
" We have un wanted visitors that came through a hole on the far west side of the prison" he explained
"Visitors, that means he's not alone" ? I questioned
"Yes, apparently he has a friend somewhere down here, but that's all I was able to find out before he tackled me down" he replied with almost a sense of disappointment in his voice.
We both froze for a second when another gun shot screamed over our conversation. We quickly made our way to where we had heard the gun shots. It lead us to a door I had never seen before. Daryl looked at me signalling that he was going to kick the door open first. With that he swung his foot into the door revealing the horrifying sight. A man was in front of us laying on the ground surrounded by his own blood just a little ways a head was Carl on the ground being held by Lexi. Blood stained both Lexi and Carl. We made our way closer and Carl was soaked with blood pouring out of a side. Lexi just sat there holding on to him for dear life, crying.  Her tears mixing in with all the blood.
"Is he breathing" I tried asking.
She just sat there not acknowledging me, she was clearly in shock in a whole different world. Daryl walked over and placed his fingers on his neck, checking for a pulse.
"Barely" he Replied.
Suddenly Herschel and Beth rushed through the door gasping as they saw the scene in front of them. I looked at both of them with worry and fear in my eyes. Herschel had seen this look in my eyes before it was the same look they held when Carl was shot the first time back at his farm.
"Hurry someone go get everybody ready back at the cell block" I demanded. Beth and Herschel both nodded in agreement and quickly left.
"Lexi get up" Daryl said. But she still laid there motionless, lifeless, clinging on to my son's body.
"Lexi" I said trying to snap her out of it. I looked at Daryl signalling him to take her back to the cell block and with that he scooped her up in his arms. I walked over quickly, picking Carl up in my arms. Together, we raced back to our cell block. Daryl had went to drop her off at her cell and I raced to drop my son off into the arms that had once saved him before. The room was prepped with as much medical supplies that we had which wasn't much to begin with. Herschel and Beth quickly began to try to remove the bullet from Carls side. My eyes began to water and reality was finally seeping in. How could this be happening again. My poor boy, being shot not once but twice. Before I could realize what was happening, I was being taken out of the room.
"Let them work, he'll be alright" Daryl calmly said. I looked at him with just a simple nod. There was still things to do.
" let's go patch the hole and clean up this mess" I replied. He looked at me with understanding and waved out his hand, signalling after you. Carol quickly came out of Beth's cell, I'm assuming she was left with the babies.
" Can you help clean up the cafeteria, we'll be right back" I asked softly. She looked around with sadness in her eyes.
"Go, I've got this" she confidently said.
We turn back and headed out the door weapons in head.

End of flashback.

We were able to fix up the hole, so we shouldn't have anymore problems in the future. Carol was able to scrub out most of the blood from the cafeteria and she even cleaned up the Library that Lexi spends most of her time in now a days. Everything almost looked the same but grief and absence still lingered. I walk down the hall of cells and slowly pass by Carls. Lexi laid on his bed sleeping in one of his T-shirts. She hasn't been coping very well. At first she lost the guy that she had been with when she lost her memory and now she has witnessed another bloody scene with my son. I think this might have broke her. When she's not in here, she's visiting him in the infirmary or she's in the library. Other than that she's not seen much. I walk into the blue room with bright white fluorescent lighting. I walk over to the bed my son has been lying in for the past few weeks. I sat down in the chair beside the bed.
He looked awfully thin and bedridden. His hair had gotten quite long, almost passed his shoulders. The surgery had gone quite well Herschel and Beth were able to get the bullet out and stop the bleeding in time. Herschel keeps saying it's a matter of time before he wakes up but I think he's just trying to reassure me with positivity.
"Son, please wake up. I need you here with me" I whispered. A small tear crept down my cheek and softly landed onto him. I held his hand in mine and prayed that hopefully he'll wake up soon.

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