𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝗼𝐬𝐬𝐛𝗼𝐰 | Daryl Dixon

Shiva

I decide to go see Ezekiel again, I get up and walk down the street "it sure is quiet at night" I get to the building, when I walk in shiva stands up "Bella...how do you like your room?" I nod "I do" I look down at my feet "do you know any other groups out here besides the saviors?" He thinks for a minute "no....I don't think so" I nod "ok"I look over at shiva "before all this happened, I volunteered at a zoo....could I?" He smiles "go crazy" I walk up to shiva "good girl" she growls, Ezekiel snaps his finger and she sits down, I scratch behind her ear, she starts to purr "good girl" Ezekiel looks at me in disbelief "I have been looking for that spot for ages" I laugh "it's always behind the ear" I get up "I have to get back, I have been so excited to sleep in that bed" he nods

I get back to my room, I turn off the lights and get in the bed, I can't sleep though, all I can think about is Daryl, all I can think is "is he ok?" "Is he alive?" I know that both answers are yes, but that's all I can think of, before I know it I lol over at the clock "8:00 am" I get up and grab my bow, I'm about to walk out the door but then I look down at my bow, I set it down and then I walk outside, I find some coffee "finally!...I haven't had coffee in forever"

While I'm waking down the street I hear "horses?" I look over and see a barn, I walk in and see a man feeding the horses "hey...aren't you the new girl?" I smile "I swear I feel like I'm in middle school...I'm Bella he grins and shakes his head, "I'm Richard" I walk up to a black Clydesdale "she's beautiful" I smile and he looks over at me "no one owns her...do you want her?" I look over at him with my mouth wide open "really?!" He smiles "yes, you can have her" I look back at the horse "what's her name?" I pets the horse in front of him "she doesnt have a name" I look between him and the horse "I'll name her mazikeen" he looks at me confused "mazikeen?" I grin "maze for short"

I look down "want to go ride them?" He opens the horse gate "sure" we put the saddles on them and go out to the pasture, while we're riding them maze bucks and i fall off, Richard gets off his horse and stands over me, I just lay on my back "are you ok?" I laugh and so does he "I guess I'm a little rusty" I get back in and we ride out into the woods, Richard is holding a gun and I have my crossbow, we ride trough the woods "so you got bit by a crocodile?" I stop and lift up my shirt, revealing a big scar on my side "yep" he covers his mouth "damn" I laugh "I've had worse" he smirks, we sit there laughing, we make it to the road

"Have we gone that far?" I look over at him "I guess so?" When we turn around we hear a group of walkers, we turn around and ride onto the road, I see a group of walkers running after three people I look further

"Daryl?"