"Elizabeth?"
I ignored Daryl's voice and continued staring at the wall, observing the writing and tally marks of past prisoners. I imagined their lives inside of these walls. How long were they here? One wall had a total of 112 tally marks. One wall said, "Forgive us for we have sinned." It was written in blood. In fact, many things were written in blood inside of this prison. The constant reeking of the dead reminded me how many people were left here to die. It reminded me how many people were forgotten. I didn't want to end up like those people. I wanted to be remembered.
I felt Daryl's weight plop down on the small bunk as he gazed over at me. "What's runnin' through that head of yours?"
I sighed as I looked down at the floor and contemplated his words. "We are going to war, Daryl."
Daryl cocked his head and continued listening to me, wondering what I was talking about. He knew exactly what I meant. I didn't personally know this Governor man, but I knew that he meant business. Something told me that none of this would end well for any of us
"I don't think this man is going to take this situation lightly. Somehow I know that he means business, Daryl. And we're involved in this all because of who? Merle and Andrea. They are the reason that we are a part of this." I pushed a piece of hair from my face and continued staring at the wall. I didn't like this situation at all. The last thing I wanted was to be separated from Daryl and my family. This man could take anyone next. And he could attack this prison whenever he wanted to.
"We are gonna be okay. We survive, that's what we do. Hell, you survived gettin' bit by one of them damn things. You and your old man both. Ain't nobody gonna take this place from us. And ain't nobody worth you gettin' all upset over. You think I'm worried bout this?" Daryl replied, his hand moving softly over mine. The feeling of him touching me was enough to restore my hope, but not even Daryl could keep the fear away.
I stared at him for a few moments before deciding that it was time for me to stop being scared and leave my cell. "I love you," I whispered, planting a small kiss on his forehead.
He never told me he loved me back. In fact, Daryl had never told me that before. It was his actions that told me how he felt. I knew that Daryl was not a very affectionate person, and I was okay with that. Just the way he looked at me sometimes told me how much he cared for me. I gave him a small smile before exiting the cell and leaving him behind. He probably needed some alone time anyways. When I walked out, my eyes quickly spotted a blonde haired woman standing with Carol, chatting. I quickly recognized her as Andrea. I knew that she had been here earlier, but I had no idea that she was still here. They both spotted me approaching them and quickly stopped chatting, greeting me with a smile. "Hello Elizabeth," Andrea said after a moment, giving me a smile. I didn't return the smile, however. I didn't feel like being friendly with Andrea when I knew that she was the enemy. After all of this time, Andrea sided with the Governor.
I knew that she wasn't here to stay, so I wasn't going to act like she was. I looked her over before turning my attention to Carol who was looking down at Judith. "Did you feed her?"
Carol nodded after a moment before returning my gaze with a smile, "I did. She is good for the night, I will take care of her. You can get some sleep." Both of their eyes wandered to footsteps behind me. I knew that it was Daryl exiting my cell and joining Rick in the other room. Everybody was catching on to both of us, but we never gave them a reason to suspect anything when we were around them. That didn't stop them from talking about it.
"Thank you for that, I need all the sleep that I can get," I replied before turning around to walk back to my cell. Before I walked away, I stopped next to Andrea. I could tell that she expected me to cuss her out, but I wasn't going to do that. I was just going to give her a small warning. "And Andrea," I purred as I made eye contact with her. I could see how nervous she was about this confrontation. "You can tell that Governor of yours that I am coming for him."
I saw the confusion and shock on her face as she listened to my words. In that moment, she realized how much I had changed in the past few months. I was no longer a scared little girl. I had adapted to the way things were now. After a moment, I slowly pulled my knife out of my boot and handed it to her. "And you can tell him that is from Elizabeth. That's what I am going to use to kill him."
Before Andrea could speak, I shoved the knife in her hand and began walking back to my cell. I knew that what I had just said would make me a target, but I didn't care. The Governor was going to know my name. I wanted him to say it while I was cutting him open.
Once I arrived in my cell, I quickly drifted off into a restful slumber. For once, I didn't have trouble sleeping. I didn't go to sleep scared. Somehow I knew that we were all going to be okay now. But I also knew that the Governor was going to come for me now. By handing over that knife, I basically put a big target on my back. But I also let him know that I wasn't someone he could play with. He messed with my sister, and now he was going to pay for that.
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Remember Me (Daryl Dixon)
Fanfiction"Don't say that," I replied, my lip shaking. He quickly looked at me when he realized how pitiful I sounded. "There's a reason we found each other. Maybe it's God, maybe it's fate. But I know it's not an accident that I found you." "And you mean tha...
