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*Present Day*

We walked through the woods. We were actually going pretty far today because the animals seem to be moving north. I stuck behind Daryl with my gun up when I heard a moan. I ducked down and watched as Daryl did the same. Daryl's hand shot out and he signaled for me to stay down.

He stalked towards the noise and I stayed where I was. The moaning got louder and soon Daryl was out of sight. All of a sudden I was thrown to the ground. I struggled with the weight and the snarling was right above me. I held the walker up and I tried to get my knife. It's rotted mouth was inches from my face and I couldn't reach my knife. "Daryl!" I called out and I could barely hold the walker up. "Daryl!" I called again and this time I heard his voice. "Natalie!"

I was just about to give up when an arrow pierced the walkers head. He collapsed on me and I just laid there trying to catch my breathe. Daryl ran over and he pushed the walker off of me. "Are you bit?!" He asked and I shook my head. He sighed and held his hand out. I grabbed it and he pulled me up. We literally took one step and I heard another moan. And another. And another. I started to panic because I was still slightly winded from the last walker.

I pulled my gun out and watched as about 20 walkers showed themselves from behind the trees. I grabbed onto Daryl's arm and I felt his hand wrap around my wrist. He pulled me forward threw the walkers. They spotted us and we started running. We ran until we saw a small house. We quickly ran to the back door and jumped inside. Daryl shut the door quietly and he pushed a dresser up against it. I was sitting on the floor trying to catch my breathe when Daryl reached over and covered my mouth. I tried to quiet my breathing but it didn't work.

Walkers were starting to pile up at the door and Daryl looked around. I ran around the house just to get my scent out and I heard Daryl call slightly. I ran back and I couldn't find him. The door was starting to break and I felt an arm around my stomach. I was pulled into the closet and the door shut behind me. I knew it was Daryl so I didn't panic as we dropped down to the floor.

Daryl clasped his hand over my mouth as I heard the door smash open. I shimmied back slightly but Daryl was already against the wall and I was flush against him. I heard the walkers as they walked around the room. my heart started to speed up as I saw shadows under the door. I pulled my gun out but I made sure not to make any noise. Daryl's crossbow was out next to the door so he couldn't get to it.

I tried to shimmy off of Daryl but it proved harder than I thought. I ended up with his knee pushing into the small of my back and I was hurting. I tried to be quiet but it was really painful. Daryl tried to shift and I could see he was pretty uncomfortable too. We shifted back to the original position of me sitting in between his legs.

I was starting to get really nervous as my claustrophobia set in. I started squirming and Daryl started to shift along with me. He moved his hand from my mouth and I started whispering. "Daryl, I -- I need to get out." I said and Daryl held my arms down. "Stand up." I heard him say and I got up and tried to say quiet. I stood and I helped Daryl up. When we were up we were face to face and I felt my face start to heat up. I swallowed hard and moved forward.

Daryl tapped my arm and I turned to see him. "If I can get my crossbow we can get out." He said and I nodded. I shifted so I was behind him and he was by the door. He creaked it open and I tried to glance over his shoulder. I saw about three walkers but I think there were more. Daryl picked up something that was on the floor and threw it into the other room.

The walkers heard it and followed the sound. Daryl opened the door wider and we stalked out and Daryl took out two of the three walkers I saw. I put my hand out to tell him that I got the last one. I found a penny on the desk and looked around the corner for it. I saw it and it was just learking around. I tossed the penny and it hit the window and the walker turned around.

I took my opportunity and snuck around the corner. I pulled my knife out and walked over to it. I was about half a foot away from it when I wrapped my hands around it's neck tightly and dug my knife into the side if it's head. I looked at Daryl and he nodded. We walked over to the front door and he checked to see if there were any walkers still outside. He shook his head in signal of there wasn't any.

We walked out the door and floored it towards the trees. The sun was starting to set and I was starting to get tired. "There's a house up ahead that we can crash in." Daryl said and I nodded and yawned. We quickly cleared the house and it was now officially dark. Daryl pushed a bunch of stuff in front of the door and we pulled the curtains.

There were two smaller love seats and I watched as Daryl put his crossbow on the ground and laid down in the chair with his leg propped up. I rolled my eyes and he glanced over. "You gonna sleep or what?" He asked and I nodded. I laid down on the chair and closed my eyes.

The sounds if natured were surrounding me but I just couldn't fall asleep. I sighed and I heard Daryl shift. "What's on your mind?" He said and I looked over at him. "I wish I had a phone or something so I could call Shane and tell him I'm alright. We were supposed to be back by sunset. He's probably worried sick." I said and he moved back to stare at the ceiling.

I glanced over and his jaw was clenched. "What's the matter?" I asked and he grunted. "Seriously? Daryl, What's the matter?" I said and he stood up. He walked into the kitchen and I stood up and followed. I walked in to find him with his hands on the counter and him looking out the window.

I walked over and I stood behind him. "Daryl?" I said and he turned around to look at me. "What?! What do you want?" He yelled as he got in my face. I was slightly taken aback. "Why are you mad at me? What the hell did I do?" I asked loudly and he just shook his head. He walked back into the living room and grabbed his crossbow. He headed towards the window and opened it. He jumped out and started off into the woods. "Daryl!" I whisper-yelled out the window but he just kept on walking.

I sighed and closed the window. Welp, if he was gonna be pissy then he was gonna stay out there. I walked over to the couch and laid down.

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I woke up still alone and I started to worry. I looked outside to see that I was completely alone. Shit. He went back to camp didn't he. Shit. I groaned and went into the kitchen. I grabbed some trailmix and ate that. I went through the house to see if there was anything we could use but there wasn't anything. I did find some clothes though so I changed my shirt since there was a bunch of blood from the walker that was on top of me.

I unblocked the door and walked outside. Shit. Which way do I go. I decided I would follow the path back to the highway and follow that.

I ended up seeing the city and I knew my way from there. I heard rustling and I instantly grabbed my knife and put my gun in the my other hand. I saw Daryl climb over a log and I sighed. I put my knife away and switched my gun to the other hand. Daryl walked over and took a rope with about ten squirrels off his shoulder and put it on mine. He just walked off after that and I sighed again.

I just kept walking until I saw the camp and I smiled. I walked up the path and I heard Dale call. "Natalie?!" He called and I waved my hand above my head. I saw Shane start running over and before I knew it, I was wrapped in his arms. I smiled and he let go. Lori hugged me and she looked like she had tears in her eyes. "What happened?! You were supposed to be back by sunset!" She exclaimed and Shane paid close attention.

Shane raised my eyebrow as I noticed I had attracted a crowd. "We decided to go a little further to get meat and I guess we attracted a small group of them but I didn't want to fire so we ran and we were trapped in a house for a little and by the time we got out we found a house and we fell asleep. Daryl was gone when I woke up but I ran into him on the way back and I think he's still hunting. He gave me this and went back to hunt I guess." I said and Shane nodded. He took the squirrels from me and handed them to Carol.

She took them and walked off and I noticed a bunch of people were missing. "Where is everyone? I asked Shane and he looked around. "Glenn came back and he took a few people with him this time. Said he could use more hands." Shane said and I nodded.

Shane went to get some more wood and I stayed back with Lori and Carl. Lori sat across from us and I had my arm around Carl.

That's when the CB started talking.