Dixon Family Matters

Where is He?

            Daryl didn't return the next day. Or the next. Or even the next. And it was getting harder to distract Christian.

            "Do you want to look for more birds today?' Dale asked the boy, but Christian shook head, keeping the binoculars trained on the forest.

            "He'll be back soon," Dale tried to assure him.

            "How do ya know?" Christian asked, "He said he'd back an' he's not. Uncle Merle said he'd be back an' he's not."

            "You're right," Dale said reluctantly, "We don't know happened in Atlanta, but I'm sure they'll be back soon. As for your dad, he said that if wasn't back you shouldn't worry, right?"

            Before Christian could say anything, a loud, screeching siren reverberated around them.

            "What is that?" Lori asked and Shane ran over to the RV.

            "Dale?" he called up to the older man as Dale scanned the trees with his binoculars.

            "Nothing," Dale shook his head, "Wait a minute."

            "What is it?" Amy asked.

            "Stolen car by the looks of it," he replied. Sure enough, the speeding, screeching car pulled into their camp and Glenn got out, smiling widely.

            "Would you turn that thing off?" Dale shouted at him. Christian stood next to him, covering his ears against the noise.

            "Turn it off!" Shane yelled.

            "I don't know how," Glenn said, opening the hood so Shane could look as Dale and Christian climbed down and walked over. Shane and Dale managed to get the siren to stop just as a truck pulled up behind them and the rest of the Atlanta group pulled out.

            Christian stood back and watched Amy ran to hug her sister and Morales reunited with his family. He watched as Carl ran to hug his dad, which confused Christian because Carl had told him his dad was dead. Everyone around him was so happy to be reunited with their friends and family. Every except Christian. The little boy stepped forward, staring at the truck as if expecting his uncle to jump out. He turned to face the others.

            "Where's my uncle?" he asked loudly and everyone fell silent.

            "Where's my uncle?" Christian repeated, "Where is he?" He looked at Andrea and Jacqui and Glenn and everyone else who'd just come back from Atlanta and saw how sad they looked.

            "Christian-" Andrea stepped towards him, but he ignored her and took off to the tent he had been sharing with his dad and uncle. He lied on the sleeping bag, crying and wishing his dad was back.

So, without giving away any spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen it, can I just say how much I loved Sunday's episode? The whole episode had me on the edge of my seat and the Daryl-Carol interaction was adorable.

Thanks so much for reading this chapter! Let me know what you think!