Follow Your Heart

Chapter Four: Let's Run

          I woke up slowly with a pounding head. Once I could get a look around the room I saw Daryl on the other side chained to the wall. "Daryl.. You awake?" He didn't answer me so I started to freak out. I started pulling on the chains trying to break them or at least get my hands free but I stopped when I felt them cutting into my wrists. One of them came in and unlocked the chains pulling me to my feet. He grabbed me by the waist and I started screaming. Daryl woke up and fought against his restraints.

          I could feel blood going down my back. There was a cut of my head making my head worse. It all made me wonder if the world hadn't ended if they would still do this. I needed a way out but I doubted it I could find one.

        I laid on the floor trying to find the strength to get up. The door opened and one of the men walked in. I grabbed a piece of the broken wood and stabbed it through his eye. His scream brought the other two in only for a fight to happen. Everything seemed like a blur. One moment I was being hit and then I had the keys. I ran into the room they kept us in and kicked the door open. Daryl looked shocked to see me. I unlocked the restraints and tried to find the exit. Our stuff was piled in the hall luckily.  

        "Holy shit.." "Are we in Atlanta?" The weirdness of our situation almost made me laugh. "Where did Rick say he was headed?" "The CDC." I walked out into the street and saw my truck just yards away. The doors were locked but the window was still open. I went in and tore up the seat. Daryl stood outside looking for any walkers. Under the seat I had more ammo and a few knives along with more shirts and a pair of boots. "Supplies?" "Always have a stash somewhere. Come on we need to get to the CDC." 

       I walked over dead bodies not wanting to see anyone I knew but in this who knew. I've seen my friends and family die. Everyone has. I tripped and Daryl grabbed me before I hit the ground. "Be careful."  We were just getting there when I saw Rick run in with a bag. We ran after him and got in just as the door closed. "Who are you?" "They're with us. Daryl, Miranda this is Dr. Jenner." We went through a blood test and then he showed us to where we could eat. Daryl was up walking around looking through the cabinets. "Booze! Booyah!" I sat away from everyone hoping no one talked to me. Rick kept looking over but I ignored him. I knew he wanted to know what happened but I wasn't going to tell him. That was between Daryl and me no matter how much we couldn't stand each other at times. Daryl passed me a bottle of whiskey and I took it happily. Jenner showed us to the offices after we ate and told us to go easy on the hot water. Running water is what made everyone go nuts. I chose an office and grabbed a change of clothes.

           I got out of the shower and changed into my pajamas. Carol was with the kids in the rec room. I walked over to the books and she left. I picked one up and started reading the back when the door opened. "Hey darlin'." "Shane." I started to walk out when he grabbed my arm. "Let go of me."  He didn't listen and pulled me towards him. He smashed his lips on mine and I slapped him. He backed me into the pinball machine and ran his hand up my leg. He grabbed my chest and I pushed him back almost throwing up from disgust. "Get away from me!" I ran out of the room and went to my room. I opened my bag to find my bandages but I didn't have much left. I threw it against the wall and started crying. 

      I walked out of the office and found Jenner at the computers. "Is anything wrong?" "No I was wondering if there was any medical supplies here?" "I think there should be some in the locker room. There's a closet in there." I nodded and he pointed me in the direction of locker room. I opened the door to see everything still in the lockers.

       "Miranda?" I jumped and hit my head on the shelf in the locker. "Oh.. hey Carol." "Can I help you with something?"  "I'm just going through the lockers for anything we could use." She smiled and opened up another locker. I found a make up bag and smiled. I tossed it in a bag and kept going through the lockers. I ended up finding a couple pair of shoes, some random clothes and some pills. I opened the closet and found bandages, disinfectant spray and some more. 

       I cut off the bandages on my leg and cleaned the wound. I sprayed it and wrapped it again. "Is that?" "Yeah.. It's healing well though." We walked back out to everyone and saw a bit of a panic. "This place is going to explode in twenty minutes."  

       "Randy!" I stopped running and went back. "For someone you don't like you seem to run at the slightest call."  "Shut it Shane. I've had enough of you." I punched him and ran back to Daryl. I found him in the kitchen going through cabinets. "What are you doing?" "If we get out of here we need more food. We can't keep goin' on nothin'."  I nodded and started putting whatever was left in my bag. When Rick yelled for us. We ran as fast as we could.