My Dads name is Rick.

Hanging on, barely

Rick's P.O.V

Running, running running running. Running, with my princess's limp almost lifeless body in my arms.

"Come on! Hey, you move dickhead!" Shane shouts at the man that just shot my daughter.

"Come ON! Get us there! HOW FAR?" I yell, "HOW FAR?! I scream.

"Another half of mile, that way," he replies, out of breath, "Hershel, talk to Hershel. He'll help your girl! I'm sorry!" he adds.

We approach a big white farmhouse. A girl with short brown hair yells for her dad. An old man comes out.

"Was she bit?!" he questions.

"Shot," I quickly answer, "by your man," I add.

"Otis?" a blonde lady questions.

"He said find Hershel. Is that you?" I question, "hell my girl, please help my baby girl!" I say, tears rushing down my face.

"Get her inside!" Hershel shouts.

I block out everything he's saying and just focus on my girl.

"Is ... Is s-she alive?" I ask.

"Pillowcase. Quick!" he says.

"I-is she al-ive?" I ask again.

"Fold it, make a pad, put pressure on the wound," he demands, "I've got a heartbeat. It's faint," he adds.

No no no no no no.

"We need some space," the girl says.

"Your name?" Hershel asks.

"R-Rick ..." I shakily answer, "I'm, I'm Rick."

"Rick?" he says, I look at him, "we're gonna try the best we can. Do you know what her blood type is?" Hershel questions.

"A-Positive same a-as ... mine," I reply.

"That's fortunate. Don't wander to far I'm gonna need you," Hershel says.

"My wife. My wife Lori. S-she ... She doesn't know," I say.

Daryl's P.O.V

We heard ONE gunshot. I don't think nothing of it but Lori's freaking out over it.

"You still worrying 'bout it?" I ask.

"It was a gunshot," she replies.

Yeah no shit ...

"We all heard it," I state.

"Why one? Why just one gunshot?" she questions.

"Maybe they took down a walker ..." I suggest.

"Please don't patronize me! You know Rick, Shane or Arielle wouldn't risk one gunshot to take down a walker. They'd do it quietly," she replies.

Well ... She's got a point. Ari does have her katana with her.

"Shouldn't they have caught up with us already?" Glenn says. I notice him worrying too.

"There's nothin' we can do 'bout it. Can't run 'round these woods chasin' echoes," I say.

I tell them we gotta carry on, then I hear them blabbering about damn hoping and praying bullshit.

"I'll tell ya what it's worth. Not a damn thang! It's a waste a time, all this hopin' and prayin'. We're gonna locate that little girl and she's gon' be jus' fine!"I snapped, "am I the only one zen around here ?! Good lord," I add.

We carry on making our way back to the highway. They still haven't caught up with us ... Suddenly Andrea the dumb bitch starts screaming. Then a chick on a horse comes riding outta nowhere.

"Lori? Lori Grimes? Glenn Rhee?" she asks.

"I'm Lori, tha-that's Glenn," Lori replies, chinamans just staring in shock.

"Rick sent me ... You gotta come now, there's been an accident Arielle's been shot," she explains.

Ari's been shot...

"Lori come with me, we gotta go now! You're daughter, she's hanging in there and Carl is fine, you just gotta come, quick!" she demands, "RICK NEEDS YOU."

"Woah woah woah! We don't know this girl! You can't get on that horse!" I shout.

"Glenn, Rick said you have others back at that traffic snarl on the highway?" she states.

"Uh-huh ..." Glenn replies. Mesmerised by this chick.

"Backtrack to Fairburn Road, two miles down is our farm. Rick also wants you there asap. You'll see the mailbox. Name's Greene. Hi-yah!" she takes off.

What in the fuck...

"Shut up!" I growl at the walker and shoot it.

Glenn's P.O.V

My best friend has just been shot.

"Shot? What do you mean shot?" Dale questions.

"I don't know man, I wasn't there ..." I reply, "all I know is this chick rode out of nowhere like Zorro on a horse and took Lori," I add.

"And you let her?!" Dale turns to Daryl.

"Climb down outta my ass old man, she said Rick sent her, she knew Glenn, Lori, Carl's and Ari's names," Daryl snapped back.

I hope she's okay.

Rick's P.O.V

I talk to Hershel about his farm. It really is a beautiful property.

Hershels daughter arrives back with Lori. Lori hugs me and I take her inside to Arielle and Carl.

"You know, she gave you blood when you were in hospital. I tried to talk her out her out of it, but Arielle being Arielle. There was no getting through to her," Lori tells me, I chuckle and smile down at Arielle.
"Okay so... I understand that when Shane gets back with this other man-" Lori starts.

"Otis, Otis," Hershel interjects.

"The idiot who shot my daughter," Lori retorts.

"Ma'am it was an accident," Hershel reminds her.

"I'll take that under advisement later. For now he's the idiot that shot my daughter," she retorts.

"Lori, they're doing everthing they can to make it right," I say.

"Okay, as soon as they get back you can perform the surgery?" Lori asks.

"Yes. I'll do my best," Hershel replies.

We then find out Hershel's a VET not a doctor...