-𝐂𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐰-
TAYLOR
THE SOUNDS OF THE OLD ROCK band 'Nirvana' drifted throughout Taylor's father's car as it sped down the road, the others giving her worried looks.
"What?" She asked, "You guys have been looking at me like that for the past hour.".
"Taylor, do you want me to take over driving. You can have a snack and then take a nap." Glenn offered, but she refused.
"No, Glenn. I'm alright. I wouldn't be able to sleep easy anyway knowing Daryl's slowly dying back at the prison." Sighing tiredly, she rubbed the bridge of her nose before looking back to the road.
"Who taught you how to drive stick shift; let alone drive?" Tyreese asked.
"Daryl taught me." She smiled, "Well...he taught me the Dixon way, so it probably wouldn't be up to standards if the dead weren't roaming around.".
Suddenly, the car slowly came to a stop, Taylor groaning as she pulled the key out of the ignition, "Oh fuck me in the ass...stupid piece of shit...".
"Thought you filled up before we left the prison?" Michonne pointed out.
"I did," Taylor sighed, "But gas is running low there; I couldn't bring extra. Luckily for us," She pointed to a gas station across the road, "Our asses just got super lucky.".
They all hopped out of the car, making their way to the gas station.
"Um...hey Glenn. Does Taylor seem...different?" Jordyn whispered over to him.
"She's desperate. She's ignoring herself and the world around her, and she only has one goal in mind: saving Daryl." He replied.
"...He means that much to her...huh?" Jordyn asked as the two walked into the gas station.
"Ever since the beginning, even though Daryl never showed it, he really cared about her. Once he started to open up, the two have been inseparable. If Taylor lost Daryl, I have no clue what she'd do." He responded.
"Fuck yeah! Two whole gas cans; these should get us there and back." Taylor smiled, walking out of the back room with two gas cans in hand.
"Alright then, let's get them back to the car." Tyreese said before the group walked back outside.
Taylor filled up the car with one can while Tyreese put the other on the trunk, the others hopping back in the car.
After Taylor finished, she saw Glenn had hopped into the driver's, "Glenn what are you doing?.
"Taylor, I get that your worried about Daryl, but that doesn't mean you can ignore your own needs. Please, just hop in, eat a snack, and take a nap." He pleaded.
Sighing, she hopped in, "Alright, fine.".
Glenn started up the car and drove off and away from the gas station.
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"I PROMISE YOU, TAYLOR. DARYL
will be just fine. I mean it." Glenn told her as she munched on a granola bar Jordyn had given her.
"...I know you do, Glenn; and I appreciate it. It's just...I'm scared. Of how I saw him before we left...he looked horrible...and it scares the shit out of me. That's all I see when I close my eyes..." She explained.
"I know what you mean, Taylor. I feel the exact same about Sasha." Tyreese spoke up.
"No no no..." Glenn groaned, the car slowing down.
"What? Are we-...holy shit..." Taylor gasped, looking ahead at the road.
Out before them was a herd of walkers that looked like they stretched for miles and all the wau up to the university.
"...Park the car near the trees; we'll walk from here." Taylor said to Glenn.
"Are you sure about this, Taylor? That's a long walk with over thousands of walkers and between us and the university." Jordyn said as Glenn parked the car.
"...Daryl didn't just teach me how to hunt. He may not realize it, but he's taught me how to be a leader." Taylor smiled up at her before the group made their way around the herd by moving through the woods.
"There it is; the university." Michonne whispered, pointing it out through the forest line.
"Alright then, we'll cut off here. Everyone stay low and quiet." Taylor instructed as the group came from out of the woods, slipping through a small gap in the front gate brfore closing it behind them.
"Anyone have any where the medicine'll be?" Tyreese asked.
"They probably keep it in some high safety per-caution shit so that way when the students were here, they wouldn't get into it." Taylor replied.
"How about a teacher storage closet?" Michonne suggested.
"Probably. It's most likely one to a research sience lab for biology or whatever the fuck kids were studying. Let's try to find a map and see where it is." Taylor explained before they headed inside.
They searched around the frint office until Glenn spoke up, "Here's a map. It's a bit decay, but it'll get the job done.".
He handed Taylor the map as she thanked him, "Let's see...here it is. Research sience lab, room 204. Sounds like it's on the second floor.".
"Shit, look." Jordyn pointed to the front door, a large group of walkers banging on the glass.
"Shit. There must be a breach somewhere along the fence-line." Taylor muttered.
"How are we gonna get out once were done?" Tyreese asked.
"Don't know; back entrance I guess. C'mon, we're loosing light!" Taylor called, following the signs that said stairs.
They made their way to the second floor, finding room 204.
Taylor kicked open the door before they all rushed inside.
Trying the storage closet door, she cursed, "Of course it's fucking locked.".
"Here we go. This guy had the key." Jordyn said, handing her the key.
"Thanks." Taylor smiled before she unlocked the door.
Walking inside, she dropped her backpack and dug through it, pulling out a notebook, "You guys try to find anything that looke useful; we could use the meds. I'll find the medicine Hershel said we need.".
The group spent a few minutes searching before Taylor spoke up, "Here it is, got what we need.".
"There's no way out of the front entrance. Walkers keep piling up." Michonne said, walking up to her.
"Oh fuck me. Okay, I guess we have no choice." Taylor sighed, walking up to the dead walker corpse that had the key to the storage closest.
She pulled out her hunting knife and cut open the corpses stomach, grabbing a handful of it's blood and guts as she began to rub it over her body, "Everyone lather up.".
"Oh god, not this again." Glenn groaned, grabbing a handful himself as he began rubbing it over his clothes.
"So uh...what's this supposed to do besides smell really bad?" Tyreese asked, rubbing some on his clothes.
"You and Sasha haven't tried this, have you? Well, walker's detect you by scent, sight, and hearing. As long as you mask your scent with walker guts, stay quiet, and move slow just like them, you can slip through any size horde undetected." Taylor explained.
"So basically camouflage?" Tyreese replied.
"Basically. Alright, everyone looks good. Walker's should break through the doors downstairs any minute. Once they do, we'll slip through them and head back to my dad's car." Taylor said.
"What if we accidentally split up or run into trouble?" Jordyn asked.
"You do what you can to get back to the car. My top priority is getting the medicine to the car, but you guys need to make sure you make it back at all costs." Taylor replied.
A loud crash rang out from downstairs, "There in. Let's do this.".
The group slowly made their way downstairs, slipping right past the walker's at the front entrance as they slowly made their way through.
"We need to find the breach. It's the only way to get out undetected." Glenn whispered.
"Over to the left." Tyreese whispered back.
"I see it. C'mon guys, almost there." Taylor nodded.
They slowly made their way to the fence-line, slipping out as they made it back outside and to the woods.
"Home stretch. All we gotta do is get to the car and get back to the prison." Taylor said, wiping the walker blood off her face.
The group rushed through the forest, and after awhile, Jordyn pointed out Taylor's father's car up ahead.
Everyone hopped in before Taylor pulled out back onto the road and began driving back to the prison.
After she put in another 'Nirvana' tape, Glenn spoke up, "Hey, Taylor?".
"Yeah?" She asked, looking over at him.
"You did a good job. Daryl'll be proud when we get back, and everyone else will too.".
"...Thanks, Glenn." She smiled, her eyes turning back to the road.
"Your welcome, kid." He smiled back.
To Be Continued...
Word Count: 1528
Edited: ❌
(A/n: Hey guys! I'm so sorry this chapter took so long to come out! Not only have I had to deal with science fair, I've also had the famous case of writer's block. Luckily though I'm on Thanksgiving break now, so you guys should see another two to three updates before I go back! I'll see you guys in the next chapter! Bye! ^^)