I've been with my 8 year old daughter ever since 1 month ago when my brother threw himself in front of the herd of zombies to save me and Charlie. We don't know where we are going all we know is we are alone.
Charlie and myself are riding on my motorcycle when we hear screaming we don't want to get in the middle of it. I would not risk Charlie so I park my bike in a garage a bit back and we walk into the forest hoping to get away from whatever happened.
I have my bow and also my crossbow I was taught how to hunt from a young age when my father wasn't drunk and beating me and my mother he taught me how to hunt. Also my old best friend darryl taught me most of the stuff I know. I haven't seen him since the night before I left for nursing school 8 years ago.
A twig snapping takes me out of my thoughts all I see is a girl running down two geeks after her she looks about ten I have to go after her. She could die should no I have to protect Charlie alright I'll go. " Charlie listen I need you to climb this tree you don't get out until I come and get no matter what I'll come back take ur crossbow and climb mama will be right back I promise "mama please don't leave me please"
" listen sweetie I'll come back I always do I promise". With that she climbed the tree and I ran for the girl I didn't know her name so I couldn't call her. I ran I was really fast I did track in high school. I stop to listen to the forest I hear her mumbling. I run to the bridge and see her trip and fall in the water a geek nearly getting her. I grab my bow and shoot the geek the girl looks at me with pleading eyes. I grab her and take her by the hand I don't know where her camp is so I take her to Charlie. I come back to the tree I left Charlie. All I see is her hat " CHARLIE SWEETIE WHERE ARE YOU" I start to panic I follow her trail with the little girl behind me I don't know her name. I need to find Charlie. " alright we need to find my daughters r you stay behind at all times do not run off ok"!?
" ok thank you for saving me"
" its alright"
We are tracking Charlie I come across one of her arrows lodged in a geeks head she is close" CHARLIE WHERE ARE YOU "
" mummy over here"
" Charlie I told you to stay in the tree what happened"
" sorry I had to go the man would of seen"
" what man what did he look like"
" he wore a cowboy hat and a badge"
It's the sheriff maybe he can help this little girl.
1 HOUR TIME JUMP
we make it to the garage where my bike is I lock the door and the girls go to sleep in the van tomorrow we are going to find Sophia's parents she told Charlie their names they have become friends hahah how cute.
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We are walking on the freeway when we see a Rv but it looks clean we only see it from a distance but I looks clean
" Sophia what are your group staying in."
" a camper van thing"
I see I see where this little girl lost her family we walk slowly I tell Charlie and Sophia to stay in a van and stay down I'll check it out
" hello anyone here hello"
This man comes out with a gun and fuzzy thick hair
" what do you want, we don't take strays"
Then this women comes out with shaved grey hair that has to be Sophia's mum they have the same eyes. All of a sound there is two men come from the woods a Korean and the police man Sophia was talking about everyone is looking like I'm crazy.
" hey I asked you a question you better answer me " he said raising the gun at my head a pulled my bow and loaded an arrow in it I was ready.
" that's no way to treat someone who found Sophia is it"
They look at me all jaws dropped and carol smiled
" you found my baby?where is she?! is she alright"
" tell the guy lower the gun and I'll go get her"
" Shane lower the gun! Shane lower it now" the cowboy man said
" I'll go get the kid I'll be back in five minutes she will need water and a sleep"
" carol why don't you get everything set up for when she comes back. " this long brown hair women said.5 MINUTES LATER
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Charlie is holding Sophia's hand we are walking towards the Rv when carols screams and runs towards Sophia
" my baby!! You found my baby!!! Thank you"
" your welcome"
The cowboy steps forward and holds out his hand
" rick grimes thank you for finding her "
I shake his hand
" Amber Stanley nice to meet you"
"How did you find her" the man I learned to be Shane asked I don't like the way he looks he looks like he has something bad in his eyes I'm leaving here as soon as I can
" heard a scream tracked and listened in the forest found a geek on her shot with my bow took her the garage with Charlie"
" you mean you found her last night" carol asked
" I found about 1 hour after her screaming but then I lost Charlie found her it was about 10 to dark to find you guys took her home fed her and she slept I the van with Charlie while I took watch. "
" thank you so much I can never repay! You ever"
" I would of done the same thing for anyone! I would like to stay and chat but I have to go Charlie have a long day tomorrow we are heading to my cousins farm"
" are you sure you can't stay it is the least we can do you bought her back alive" rick asked
" we really should be going. It's a long walk back to the garage nice meeting you all"
" you have a beautiful daughter she has lovely blue eyes" carol said
" thank you carol " I hugged carol goodbye" she needs a lot of hugs she was nearly killed" I whispered in her ear she hugged back" thank you again you are her savour"
Just as I was about to walk around the corner.
" Amber fucking Greene !"
Oh my shit it can't be he can't see us we need to leave but I can't be mean I'm frozen I turn around to face hi.
" hi darryl"
" hang on you two know each other" rick asked pointing to us both
" let's just say darryl was my savour once a long time ago "
" nice to see you again what are you doing here " he said with venom In his voice
" I returned Sophia to her family"
" you found her when " ?
" yesterday I need to go come on Charlie we are leaving" I give one more hug to carol and a hand shake to rick. " I hope to see you again sometime in the future" rick said with a genuine smile.
" I hope so to rick I hope so"
I give a head nod to the group they all say goodbye as I'm holding Charlie's hand and walking away.
DARRYLS POV ::
Who does she think she is she left me and now she is back and looking good NO STOP IT DARRYL. I wonder who's the kids is. I hope I never see her again.
" why doesn't she wanna stay darryl" rick asking me snapped me out of my trance.
" I dunno did she say if the kid was and how old we could look after them why would she leave"
" you should go after her she can't survive with the kid alone"
Ricks right you should after her she was the one that saved you that day.
FLASHBACK: _____________________----------_____-------------
Amber is now 16 and I'm 19
We were sitting in my room talking about movies and stuff when the front door opened slamming into the wall. Great papas home
" Amber hide now don't come out no matter what ok"
" he will hurt you again won't he?"
" I'll be fine go"
She crawled I the closet and just as the door shut my father comes barging in my room with the whip in one hand and a beer in the other. I knew what was coming but I know Amber can't hear me whimper she would leave the closet to stick up for me I can't let her do that "
" darryl you dirty son of a bitch what did I tell you"
" you didn't tell me anything dad nothing" oh shit I back chatted here it come
CRACK
the whip hit my back and stomach I whimper low so Amber doesn't hear.
CRACK
CRACK.
His is one of his moods I let a painful scream out I saw the shadow under the door of the closet she was coming. Oh shit Amber please no stay please.
" leave him alone you prick "
BANG
she hit him in the stomach with a bat he fell to the floor she grabbed my hand and we ran to the forest behind our houses because we lived next door. We bolted the way her hair flew behind her and the way the sun hit her tan skin in her sleepless dark blue flannel shirt and short shorts she was beautiful.
We camped outfit three days that time the. Is when I raised she was my savour who broke and tore down all my walls I had built so high.
FLASHBACK OVER -----------
RICKS POV::
It has been three days since I saw Amber and the girl.
Right now Shane and I took Carl out for a walk . We came across a buck he was so close to touching it.
BANG
Carl's little body fell to the floor. This man comes running telling us to go to the farm 2 kilometres away and look for Amber and hershel they will help could it be the same Amber if it was she would definitely be family she bought Sofia and she could help my son.
I'm running across the field I see a girl with short brown hair to her chin she screamed and Amber came running out
" RICK! What happened?"
" he got shot by your man"
"Otis" maggie asked
" get Carl inside maggie go get hershel I'll need his help rick I'll bring him back but I need you to hop out"
" lori needs to know she doesn't know"
" ok !!!MAGGIE HERSHEL I need you now"
" will he be alright"
" rick look at me he will be fine I'll make sure of it hop out for now."
I sent maggie to find lori she went 45 minutes agoDARRYLS POV
" you still fussen about that damn gun shot women "
" why just one they wouldn't risk it for a walker something is wrong I know it"
" AHHHHHHH "
I turned my head to see Andrea pinned by a walker all of a sudden this chick rode up on a horse with a baseball bat and knocked the walker of its ass flyin over Andrea
" lori lori grimes?"
" that's me what's wrong"
" rick sent me there's been an accident Carl has been shot"
" is he alright is he dead"
" no Amber is helping him you need to. Come now "
" hang on Amber Greene"
" yeah rick said you guys where on the highway"
" yeah" Glenn said still in shock"
" back track take a left mailbox says Greene"
Just like that she was gone.
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Non-FictionAmber and darryl have known each other since they met at 1st day of high school and we're best friends since What will happen 8 years after Amber leaves for nursing school And darryl didn't confess his feelings instead drove her further away When...