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                       chapter five !

Beth's POV

THE SMELL OF burning flesh hit me like a ton of bricks. I opened my eyes to see that they have bombed the entire area right in front of our cell block, both walls, the one in front of me and the one to my left have completely crashed down, allowing daylight to seep through each and every corner of the room.

I wonder how I am not dead.

The horde of walkers are lying on the ground, all piled up on eachother, and I notice one right in front of me, it's hand centimetres away from where I am perched on the ground.

I suppose you could say that the bomb saved me.

I shake the horrible thought from my head, looking around once again I take out my gun, aimed and ready. I try not to trip over dead walkers and boulders of rock as I slowly make my way out of whatever is left of the area and cautiously walk down the hall.

I'm surprised this area hasn't been attacked yet, but what surprises me most is the eery calmness, the prison feels completely empty, untouched. But that's not the case because I know that Maggie is going to be waiting for me by the bus, everyone is going to be safe and okay and I just need to hurry so I don't keep them waiting any longer than I already have. I start to sprint down the hall, every bit of worry disappearing from my body. As I run, the stench of burning flesh follows closely behind me, itching my nose.

Everything is going to be okay, I just know it, we're all going to make it and we're all going to be okay.

Oh how wrong I was.

I push open the heavy door and immediately flinch, covering my eyes from the intense sunlight, after being in that dark hallway for so long. I look around for Maggie but I can't see her. Maybe she's around the back of the prison. I crouch down behind walls and sprint to the back of the prison and start to scream when I see the school bus driving away without me.

My heart starts racing. I run as fast as I can towards it but the faster I run the smaller the bus gets and soon I can't see it anymore. "Wait wait! Wait for me you forgot me!" I scream but my throat is too dry for anyone to hear.

I can feel hot tears starting to form in my eyes and my vision becomes blurry. I sink to the ground and cry into my hands. "They've forgotten me and left me all alone. What do I do now?"

My heart feels torn in half, my eyes feel raw from all the crying I've done today and I've never felt so exhausted in my life. Today's events have left me traumatised.

I rub my eyes for what feels like the thousand time today. I have to have hope and look at the bright side, atleast they made it safe and they're going to be okay. The thought makes my heart feel warm and gives me motivation to get up from tbe ground.

I start to walk away from the prison. I have no idea where I'm going or where I'm going to sleep tonight. I kill 3 walkers in my way but stop when I notice an empty, tiny baby carrier cot, smothered in blood.

Judith's carrier cot.

I cry out in pain, my heart feels physically ripped in two and I dont think it can take any more pain. I didn't think today could get any worse than it already has.

Out of the corner of my eye I see some wild purple flowers. I pick some up and place them on her cot, while saying a silent prayer that it was fast and didn't hurt her. I can't stay too long as I can see a big horde coming towards the prison so I have to get up again and keep moving. This time its hard as the weight of my heavy heart is slowing me down.

I get to the entrance of the prison and hear a loud BANG. I turn around to see the entire building up in flames. It might be silly, but I feel sort of guilty and sorry for the way the prison was treated, its gates knocked down and cells blocks bombed and eventually they blew the whole thing up. The prison gave us safety and somewhere to live, a roof over our heads, somewhere to call home and this is what it's been given in return.

There's nothing I can do now, so I just keep walking, I'm not sure where to, but I just keep walking.