Lost (Carl Grimes love story; Completed)

Chapter 20

After I collected myself I walked to the kids and we started walking down the field to the road.

"I couldn't forget the picture" I heard a voice behind me say.

I turned around and saw a bloody teenage daydream walking towards me.

"And this.." He held up the dead rose that he gave me on our first date.

I ran to him with tear filled eyes and tear stained cheeks while I jumped into his arms wrapping my legs around his waist. Him almost falling backwards.

Judith came running over and hugged his leg.

I got down and Carl picked up his little sister hugging her. I swear he looked just like Rick at that moment... I smiled and we walked down the road to wherever the hell is safe for the night.

20 minutes later.

As we were walking down the road we stumbled on an abandoned house.

After Carl cleared it out we all walked in and put the kids to bed.

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I plopped down on the dusty couch letting out a big sigh and staring at the no longer working television.

Thinking about everything that happened in the past hour.

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I started crying. Harder than ever.

"Liz?" A voice sounded from the kitchen.

He came walking in realizing that I was bawling my eyes out.

Carl came rushing by my side. "Liz what's wrong" His deep voice sounded worried.

I shook my head and wiped my tears. "Their all dead." I whispered in between sobs.

Carl sighed and looked up to the ceiling. "I know it's hard... But we have to-"

"Pull through.. I know it always comes to pulling through! I'm sick of tired of trying to "pull through". Well what if I can't anymore! What if everytime I pull through I just lose someone. Well this time I lost everyone!" I yelled with tears streaming down my face.

"Liz.." Carl sighed reaching for my hand.

I jerked my hand away shaking my head and walking outside.

I cant do this anymore. I thought.

I can't...

I closed my eyes and let out a big sigh.

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After about 10 minutes I finally walked inside and saw Carl laying on the couch looking at the ceiling.

He looked at me with a sad expression.

"I'll be with the kids.. Goodnight.." I sighed.

Carl just looked back to the celing.

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4:00 am

I was rolling.. Tossing and turning.

I probally got around 30 minutes of sleep total.

I got up and walked to the washroom looking in the dirty mirror.

I saw a wavy frizzy ball of bird nest on my head and sighed.

I grabbed my water bottle; wet my hand then wet my face. After I was done I walked downstairs.

I walked into the living room seeing Carl laying stomach down on the couch.

"I'm not a scratcher!" I called out as I slammed down ontop of him.

He jumped letting out a grunt. "What?" He sighed in a growgy voice.

"I'm sorry" I admitted playing with a strand of his dirty brown hair.

"I know what you are going through.. I mean I had to kill my own mother and see that my dad died. I have no emotion anymore... I feel like nothing.." He ran his hand over the carpet.

"I'm sorry you lost your parents.." I closed my eyes taking in the warmth Carl's body gave me.

"I'm sorry about yours.."

I got off of him so he could sit up and we both sat on the couch facing eachother.

"Were in Georgia right?" I questioned with furrowed eyebrows.

"Yeah?" He replied confused.

"My parents and sister never came back which made me think they died. But what if they came back and are in my house.. Alive.." I looked at him with hopeful eyes.

"I don't know were your going with this.." He held doubt in his eyes.

"What if they are there.. Waiting on me to get back.."

"So your saying that we should go to Florida to see if your parents and sister are waiting there for you..."

I nodded my head.

"Do you know how long that would take..." He sighed

"I can drive! That's how I ended up here." I smiled.

"Oh god I'm scared.."

"Is that a yes?" My smile grew bigger.

He looked in my eyes for a moment, thinking before he sighed, "I never said no."

My eyes grew big and I jumped into his arms; tears streaming down my face. I couldn't say anything but a chocked out thank you.

Me and Carl went up to bed with the kids. Happy.