chapter three, hershel

While the others were away, clearing the prison, Nora was having a conversation with Hershel, about her condition, after she properly introduced herself to everyone else. Her and Hershel, were mostly talking about what she can do to stop being in so much pain. Overall, he was just doing everything in his power to help her.

After a while of small talk, Nora heard someone's footsteps. When she turned around she was met with Glenn's face. The man instructed them to follow him, and they did as they were told.

The small group entered the building, and was soon led to one of the cell blocks. Nora wasn't paying much attention, she just quietly walked among them. She walked up the stairs and she just stood there. She felt herself zone out. She wasn't thinking of anything. Literally nothing was on her mind. She snapped out of it, when she felt someone touch her shoulder.

"Hey." Nora turned around and faced the pretty blonde girl, Beth.

"Do you...want to share a cell with me?" Nora was sort of taken aback by the girl's offer. But she accepted it, with a slight nod of her head. She wanted company and Beth looked like the best type of it. Both girls paced around, searching for an empty, half decent cell. Luckily they found one and they immediately walked in.

"Dibs on the top bunk!" The younger one called out, making Beth laugh. Nora threw her bag somewhere and just jumped on the bed, as Beth was mimicking her actions. Soon both of them drifted off to sleep. Sleep that they definitely needed.

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Nora turned to her side, as she grabbed her blanket and hid her head in it, in order to shield her from the sunlight. She knew she had to get up but she just did not want to. The girl sat there for about five more minutes, trying to enjoy the morning peace, until she was interrupted.

"Come on! Get up! You've slept enough!" Beth walked in and pulled the covers off of the girl.

"Leave me alone!" She whined back, not wanting to get up.

"Come on! It's a great day! The sun is shining! The air is salty... And we have cereal for breakfast!" Beth sort of sang the last parts, as she was trying to convince the girl to get up and go on with her day.

"I'm up!" The word 'cereal' alone was enough to convince her. She heard Beth let out a laugh, as she jumped down her bed and landed her feet on the cold ground, that she soon realized was also really, really, really dirty. She had a look of disgust on her face. She put on her socks and shoes, after wiping her feet about fifty times. She then proceeded to take her shirt off, but she soon came to the realization that she had slept with her clothes on.

"Here." Beth passed her a clean shirt of hers and walked out, so she could give her some privacy. Nora changed in a matter of seconds and followed the older girl out of the cell. She muttered a faint 'thank you' and fell silent. They were walking towards the main area, to find Rick, Daryl, Glenn, T-Dog, Maggie and Hershel gearing up. She also noticed the boy, that stood close to Rick.

"Good morning." She said in a quiet voice. Maggie instantly went by her side, asking her how she was and how was her leg.

"I'll try and find something that can help you, alright?" She stroke Nora's hair gently, while giving her a smile.

"Okay. Just be careful."

"I will, don't you worry." With that, they all left and Nora was left alone, with Beth and the boy, who seemed to be really annoyed by her presence. What an asshole.

Nora walked back to her cell. Each step she took, echoed through the big room. She kneeled down, and searched her bag, to find something to eat. After seconds, her hand grabbed an apple. She took it out with a fast motion and took a bite out of it.

She sat down on the floor, with her back against the wall and continued to eat her apple.

"Hey." Lori walked in, and sat down on Beth's bed.

"Can I have one?" She pointed to the apple in her hand. Nora immediately dug back into her bag, trying to find one. When she did, she stretched her legs and got up. She walked over to the woman, and handed her the apple.

"Here." Lori thanked her and the girl walked back to her previous spot.

"Is everything okay?" She tilted her head, looking at the girl.

"Yeah."

"Are you okay?" She moved herself, I'm an attempt to sit more comfortably on the bed.

"Yeah." Nora didn't feel like talking much, so she took another bite out of her apple. But she thought the woman, might need someone to talk to.

"How are you feeling?" Lori was taken by surprise, when Nora spoke up on her own.

"I'm good, I think. A little bit tired, but I'm good." She nodded her head and lowered her gaze.

"Can I ask you a question?" The older woman asked the girl.

"Sure." Nora just shrugged and awaited her question.

"How did you end up here?" Nora just stared down at the floor. She has no idea what to answer.

"I'm so sorry! Oh my god, I'm so sorry. I overstepped." Lori began apologizing, after she realized she probably crossed a boundary.

"No, it's not ── it's okay, don't worry. It's a long, weird and crazy story. But I was just walking, and walking, and walking, and somehow came across the prison." She tried her best to explain it to the woman, without the details.

"How did you guys ended up here?" She was determined to change the subject.

"Umm... I'm not quite sure. I think when Daryl and Rick went on walk, trying to find something to eat, they just stumbled upon it." Nora just nodded her head, and went back to being silent.

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After hours and hours of doing absolutely nothing, Nora heard a metal door opening, along with keys dangling and a man yelling "Open the door, it's Hershel." Nora stood up from her previous seat, against the wall and rushed out of her cell. After not even two steps, she was met with an annoyed face staring at her. The girl simply rolled her eyes and walked over to Carol, who was opening the door.

The girl caught sight of Hershel, who seemed to be on top of a metal table ── his leg was also cut off. The man's face was as white as paper and her heart broke for him. She prayed that somehow, with a miracle, he'd be okay.

Daryl and Rick moved him to a cell, and then proceeded to carry him, in order to lay him on the bed.

"We need bandages!" Carol was wrapping towels around Hershel's bleeding leg.

"We used everything we had!" Glenn spoke. Everyone was panicking about the elder man's condition.

"Carl go get the towels from the back, right next to my bed. Nora you too, get the ones I gave you." Lori ordered and Nora sprinted out to go get them.

When she ran into her cell, she almost slipped, but managed to catch herself. She was scanning the room with her eyes for the towels, as fast as she could. When she did locate them, she grabbed them with a swift motion and ran back to Lori.

She handed the woman the towels, and stood back up, observing the whole scene in front of her, terrified. This is crazy. She walked out, before she could lose her mind. Isn't it insane, how in a matter of seconds everything can changed and you could lose your life?

She was just standing there zoned out, when she felt someone's presence behind her. Her head snapped to the person's direction, and she was met with none other than the person she least liked here.

"Stop staring, it's creepy." She voiced her concerns and side eyed him. If she is honest, he actually was sorr of creepy.

"I wasn't staring!" He got all defensive and his face turned a little red.

"Yeah, sure, whatever makes you happy." Nora could physically feel the hatred, the boy had towards her from miles away. She chose to ignore him and walked back to check on Hershel. Before she could step foot into the cell, she heard yelling, once again. How surprising!

"What's that?" Beth questioned, the same thing Nora was thinking.

"Prisoners, survivors." Rick then told them, to stay where the were and not do anything. Safe to say Nora was concerned, but she shook that thought away and focused on Beth. The girl was shaking from fear. She walked a little closer to her and rubbed her back, in a way to say l, I'm here for you.

Beth turned around, with glossy eyes, and embraced Nora in a tight, comforting hug. Nora hugged her back and stroke her hair. None of them let go. They just sat there, hugging, for minutes straight. Beth seemed to be a little more calm, than she was before, and she let go of her younger friend. Nora just rested her back against the wall and held Beth's hand.

After a little while everyone started exiting the room, Nora being one of them, leaving the two sisters alone with their father. Nora stood guard on the door, along with Carl. At the moment she was the one staring at him. She was trying to figure him out. Why was he that way? Why did he act so annoyed when he met her? He didn't even know her.

She snapped out of her thoughts, when she saw Carl unlock the metal door, and T-Dog walking in after saying "food's here." Her face instantly lit up with the mention of food.

She walked over to T-Dog and took one bag off of his hands, after Carl did exactly the same. She followed him into an empty cell and layed the back down, in the corner. She simply decided she had enough interactions with people today and went back into her cell.

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