The Truth Is

Chapter 9 - Friends

I walk outside and sit on a tree stump. I don't even know what to do. I don't know what to say to anyone. Talk about what happened while I was gone? That seems to sad. They lost so many people.

"Hey." I turn around. It's Noah. "Hey." I say back. He sits on the ground in front of me. "Did something happen to you when you were out there alone? Or were you even alone?" What? "What makes you say that?" "Well, when I said it's hard to trust people you barely know you said 'I of all people know' and then you just looked at your lap and sat in silence." I don't really feel like explaining my story.

But I do anyway. "Well I found these two people, and they were really nice to me. They gave me food, water, clothing. But then walkers were coming and we were in the woods and they stabbed my foot and said 'I'm sorry' and just took off. I was sitting there, not being able to move. I was just sitting there bleeding. They left me so they could save themselves. I thought I could've trusted them. I was wrong."

Noah has the saddest look in his eyes and I know he feels bad for me. "I'm sorry." he says after a short moment of silence. "You're with your family though, they will never do that to you." He assures me. "I know."

Noah finally speaks after 2 minutes of awkward silence. "I'm sorry I left you and Beth. I was trying to find weapons to bring back to you guys and get you out but that's when I found Daryl and he helped everyone save you." Beth was right. He was just thinking of a plan to get us out. "Thank you." I say. "For what?" "Saving me. Not totally just leaving us there." "I didn't do that. Daryl did. I wish I could've." He thinks he didn't save us. "You did." I say.

"Come on, let's go inside." Noah says.

We head back in the small house. "Hey Brooke!" Glenn shouts. I walk over to where glenn is standing. "yeah?" "We found the game Apples to Apples. Want to play?" "Sure." I walk over to the table. "okay, let's split into teams. Me, Maggie and Rick. Carl, Brooke and Noah. Beth, Daryl and Michonne. Carol, Tyreese and Sasha."

We all nod in agreement and go into our groups. "Ready to kick some butt?" Noah laughs. "Let's do this." I say back, laughing.

We get through about seven rounds and I think Carl got annoyed because he stood up and walked upstairs.

Okay? What is up with this? I stare at Rick giving him the 'What's wrong with him look?'

"I'll go talk to him." Rick says. "No I will." I say and I walk upstairs.

"Hey." I say to Carl. "Hi." he says kind of rudely. "Okay! What is going on? Did I do something at the farm?" I don't even remember if I've done anything wrong to him. In fact, I don't even remember our last conversation.

"No." He says looking out the window. "Then what is it? I know you're not ignoring me for no reason." I'm actually getting pretty pissed now because I don't think I've done anything wrong to him.

"I just.. I.. I miss sophia." He confesses. "Don't we all? She was my sister!" "I know. I haven't really thought about her to much until you showed up." "so.. what? all of this is my fault?" "No! I never said that!" "Then what are you saying, Carl?"

"Sophia was my best friend. My only friend. Whenever I see you, I see her." I start to be much calmer. "And that hurts you, doesn't it? You miss her." "I loved her. She was always there. I thought that maybe I could be the one that would've found her. I would be the hero. But she turned out as one of them. When she came out of the barn, she didn't even know who I was! She just wanted to chomp on my flesh and eat me alive! I didn't even get to say goodbye!" He stars to cry. "Carl." I say with a lot of sympathy.

I hug him. "I miss her too. She was my only friend. Maybe we can become best friends. For her. She would've wanted that." I smile. "Yeah. I'd like that." He gives a faint smile. "Me too." I smile back.