The Walking Dead, Fearless

Ch. 5 "Confinement"

                                           Daryl POV 

I haven't left Hayden's side, the kid took a beating and the way I hear it she didn't show that old man of her's any kind of fear, 

Taking everything he gave her with a grain assault, 

I guess that's what drew me to step up for her, to protect her, she reminded me of myself when I was younger, angry, rebellious, 

Toughest damn kid I've met, 

"Little brother  why don't you get something to eat, I'll watch over her for a little," Merle said 

"I'm fine," I said 

"No yer not, you haven't slept since we've gotten back, which I might remind you has been six days," He said 

"What you countin, my sleep now," I said 

"Just get something in ya," He said 

I sighed and walked towards the cafeteria, 

                                        Hayden POV 

It hurt, Everything hurt, 

It's dark, quiet.. 

Come on Hayden wake up... 

Wake up!! I thought 

My very heavy eyelids slowly flutter open, 

I was staring at the bottom of a bed frame, 

My vision was so blurry, 

I close my eyes again, and slowly open them, 

It hurt so bad to even breathe, 

I slowly turn my head, and See a IV in my arm, I looked around the room, seeing I'm in a prison cell, 

My breathing picking up, 

I bite my lip as I stand up, stumbling like a toddle learning to walk, 

I rip out the IV, 

You see I don't do small spaces, I just can't stand them, 

My breathing ragged, and shallow, I held onto the side of the door way, 

I stumble out of the cell, I looked around realizing I'm in a prison, I stumbled out of the cell, using the wall as an anchor as I walked, 

I had to hold back the tears, the pain that ran through my body, 

I was having trouble breathing, gasping for air with each step I took, 

"Oh my goodness Hayden!" Carol said rushing towards me, 

She was now helping me stand, 

"Hayden sweetheart you shouldn't be up let alone walking," She said 

I shook my head in too much pain to talk, 

"Daryl! Hershel!" She yelled, 

"Come on lets get you back to bed," She said 

I shook my head no, 

"No, don't, I don't," I said stammering over my words,

"Hayden!" I hear

Daryl runs to me, 

"What on earth are ya thinkin," He said rushing to me, 

"Let's get you back in bed you shouldn't be walking," Hershel said 

I shook my head no, 

"No, Please don't make me go back in there please," I said pleading with the,

Daryl and Merle looked at me concerned, 

"Please don't make me go back in there, I don't want to go back in there," I said as it was getting harder to breathe, 

My chest rising and falling at a fast pace, 

"All right darlin, we won't put you back there," Daryl said 

"But we do need to get you back to laying down," Hershel said

                                Daryl POV 

we put Hayden were I set up, no confinement, I could tell by the look in her eyes, she did not want anything to do with small spaces, 

If I would come face to face with that bastard again, I would kill him, 

We laid a mattress out for her, and Hershel put a New IV in her arm, 

Her breathing slowed down, her eyelids slowly fluttering shut, 

I held her hand, 

"I promise nothing like this is ever going to happen again," I whispered 

I kissed her forehead, 

"Not as long as I'm around," I said as I ran my thumb over the top of her hand,