Lost Too Much 【REDONE】 ║ Daryl/OC or Shane/OC

Chapter 67: It's a miracle we're all still alive.

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(DAY 190) Alright. I've been at the CDC a good few days now and there's still no progress. I've resorted to just trying the door back here. It's this metal one, kinda like the back of a truck that pulls up or something, I don't know. The security camera above it shifts to look at me every time I come near it, and sometimes even when I'm walking toward the door it turns to me. Part of me is convinced that it's wired to do that, to turn toward movement when it senses it, but another part of me is just sure that there are people inside watching me, trying to decide whether or not to open the door. I don't see why they wouldn't. I mean, I'm dirty from the trip here, but I'm not disgusting looking, and it's obvious I'm not bit by now.

I don't want to go home yet, though, and for multiple reasons. One, it's only been 10 days since I left and I promised myself I'd wait at least two weeks. The thing is, though, that I've been here the whole time and wasting that time trying to get in here rather than searching for a new place. So I'm extending it just a bit. I'm gonna keep trying here until Day 195, and if I don't get in by then, I'll find gas for this truck and travel around a little more.

Another reason I don't want to leave yet is that I had really thought my chances of finding Merle and Daryl would be much higher. Again, I've been here this whole time so I haven't been out and about to run into them. I want more time to see if they're still nearby. I don't think I'm too far from home now, as in, my home and their home. I'm pretty far from Woodbury but only half that distance from our old street. I'm not the best at locations or remembering how to get places, but this place does feel a little familiar like I've passed here before.

Well, I'm gonna get low. There are a good few biters outside and I'm too tired to take them on.

Signing out,
Corynn Elaine August (Jenner)
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I could feel Clark's judging eyes on me, watching as I stomped out of the house, down onto the street again. I had hit a point where all I felt was defeat, a complete loss of energy and motivation. We had searched so many houses since we left this morning and there hadn't been the slightest hint of life anywhere around here.

Our search for Merle had been a bust and I wasn't sure why I was even trying anymore. Merle was probably gone, far away from here or maybe he was dead. There was still the chance that he had been taken by the Saviors again, too. I was still freaked out from last night, for more reasons than one.

Primarily, I had been spotted by the Saviors last night, and after further investigation, we learned that Clark had been discovered, too. I had been keeping an eye out for Clark through the window of the Barrington house after Conner and I went inside, but I didn't see him anywhere until it was all over. I learned he had gone to the trailer, looking for me, and just stayed inside to hide. He had been seen by Simon almost immediately, though, so both of us were screwed on that.

A lot of people had died, Saviors and our own people both. We had a handful of people still in the infirmary this morning, injured from battle. Tara reported that Dwight had hit her, and I wasn't sure how to take that. Dwight was a complete wild-card at this point and it hurt my head to think about it. Dwight wasn't so much of a concern in the grand scheme of things anymore. Once the group heard that Clark and I were both going to be the talk of the Sanctuary, they decided as a whole that it would be best if Clark and I stayed away from Hilltop for some of the day in case the Saviors came back. Of course, our first instinct was to restart our search for Merle and Shane.

Michelle was babysitting for me. She had Edwin and Dixie back home, and I trusted they'd be okay. Conner could take care of himself for a few hours, I was sure, but I also knew people would keep an eye on him for me. We had gone out early in the morning, and it was practically noon by now and we had made no progress. We hadn't found anything useful, nor did we find any clues linking to Merle or Shane, or both.