Saviours (Daryl Dixon)

48: Silence

"Come on" I whisper dragging him out to the road.
I struggle to lead him towards the bridge as my hip drives to give out.
"So.. what happened to you?" I stutter looking at his wound.
"I fell on some pipes" he states in a slurred state.
"All the way though?" I ask concerned.
"Yeah" he growls and I nod.

"What about you?" He whispers fighting off the darkness.
"Saviours" I state pulling his shoulder closer.
"You have a fat ass" I comment as the weight begins to get too much.
"Just leave me" he says falling to the floor unconscious.
"No!" I shout grabbing his arm and dragging him back up.
I get halfway across the bridge as he wakes up again grumbling stuff about the group.

"No.no no, the bridges gotta break" he grumbles turning to the herd.
"It will come on" I grumble as a walker catches up.
I turn as it goes to bite me and an arrow impales it's head.
I look down the river bank and catch Daryl's eyes before the rest of the group appears.

They run towards the herd as my heart drops.
"No" rick grumble signalling them away.
"Don't do it leave me. Theirs too many" he says as my leg gives way and I stop supporting him.
I curse as I force it to work again and use my machete to take out all the ones close to us.
"Thea" rick calls me back and I turn to see him bent over.

"Thea I'm not gonna make it" he says as a box of explosives drop on the bridge.
"Don't get morbid with me. We will live" I growl.
"No. You will. You have to promise to protect Judith" he says.
"Rick I can't-" I start.
"Please. You have to protect her and go back to Daryl. It's too late for me, even if we got off this bridge they can't fix this" he says moving his hand causing more blood to drop.
"But they can-" I start.
"Thea! Please" he growls and I nod.
"I promise" I whisper and he smiles.

"Your like a daughter I never had. Thank you miss wenneck" he whispers and I nod turning to the herd.
"Miss Dixon now" I comment showing him the ring.
"Congratulations" he says smiling for the first time today.

"So what's the plan?" I ask.
"I need to blow up the bridge" he says grabbing his gun.
"But you'll get-"
"I'm already gone. I was gone when Carl died. When I watched the people I loved die" he explains.
"You think I didn't feel that?!" I shout and he nods.
"You did. But your not dying. Go please, my last wish" he says and I shake my head as tears appear.

"You can't make me do this. They will never forgive me" I say and he shakes his head.
"Let me do it" I argue as he walks passed me and back to the bridge.
"Rick!-" I shout as he fires the bullet. I get blown backwards.
I growl as I sit back up and notice the bridge is gone.

"No" I whisper looking around for ricks body.
"No!" I shout as michonne cry's fill my ears.
"H-he's gone" I whisper as I pull myself away from the flames.

(7 months later)
Doctors gave us the all clear. Everyone was heart broken by what happened.
Michonne is pregnant with ricks child, ironic isn't it?
Today michonne wanted to find The kids that were taken and me and Daryl joined her.
I trailed behind them as they walked so they could talk.

Since the bridge incident and ricks death I haven't spoken a word.
People have tried to get me to speak but so far nothings worked, doctor says it's just a coping mechanism of sorts.
We come to a park and they take a seat on the swings.
I sign to Daryl that I'm gonna go check out the area and he nods.

After 2 months he realised that I wasn't gonna talk anytime soon and leant the basics of sign language for me.
I walk around the building and notice a kid.
I wave at him as he runs around the corner.
I go to chase him as an object hits my head and darkness takes me.

I walk up and glance around the room noticing a kid burning an x sign and Daryl and michonne next to me.
"She's awake" the boy notes.
"Do it" Jocelyn says.
The boy walks over and lifts Daryl's top up before pushing it into his back.
He shouts into his gag and I kick the stick.
Jocelyn gets up and punches me in the face before kneeing my stomach, Daryl shouts at her as she turns to the boy.