The Walsh boy

The First Night

Before the radio stopped working there was a message telling about a refugee camp in Atlanta so we were going there. I am trying to put on a brave face but I'm scared I don't know what is going on. Daddy says that sick people are biting and eating others. If you get bit you get sick. What kind of disease dose this? I bury my face into Lady's neck fur and wrapped my arms around her. I can feel her tongue on my ear. It does help my fear a bit but I'm still scared.
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Me and Carl sitting in the car it had been stopped cus of the traffic. I can't see well from the back seat but it looks like a lot of cars from all the headlights that light up the cloudy night. Daddy is standing outside trying to figure out what is going on.
I hear Carl speak he sounds so small " Mom , what did he mean he passed if Shane passed by him why didn't he bring Dad with him?" I know Carl knows what Dad meant by passed so why is he asking dose he not believe it? Aunt Lori turns around in her seat and holds Carls hand in hers. She takes a minute to speak " Shane meant he died love your father is dead I'm so sorry you have to go through this. It's going to really hurt but you have me I'm always going to be your mom. Your dad loved you more than anything in the world he would want you to keep going forward. Try to remember the good memories of him you can always talk to me. I love you so much and I am so proud of you your dad was too." She puts one hand in his hair. "Do you want to say any of the good memories of your dad?" She asked "can I keep them to myself?" Carl voice sounds a bit better than before " of course Carl you don't have to talk if you don't want to" aunt Lori smiles and runs her fingers through his hair "you need a hair cut you look like a raggamuffin. You do to Jacob your hair is even worse than Carl's" I smile but shake my head my hair wasn't long enough in my eyes. Lori gets out of the car.
It is just Carl Lady and me in the car now. There a moment of quiet. I put my hand on his shoulder let's get out of the car I think Lady needs to potty and we all need to stretch." He nods and we get out of the car.
Lady runs over to the grass and dose her business while starting at me. I read somewhere that dogs do that when the trust you and I don't want to take my eyes off her there in no telling what could happen so I watch over her.
When she is done she runs back up to me I pet her and we walk to the others.
There are three new people by the car. I come in just in time for the introduction. The lady has really short gray hair I've never seen such short hair on a lady but who am I to judge I'm a boy and I like my hair longer than the adults think it should be. Her name is Carol she seems nice but something is up it's probably the stress of everything going on. Her daughter is named Sophia she has long curly blond hair she looks my age. She smiles I hope she is nice like she looks. The last person is her husband I don't like him Sophia and her mom flinch when he raises his voice or touches them. His name is Ed but I don't want to think of him with a name he is too mean. I think something is going on I want to tell Dad but he is so worried about us he can't worry about them so maybe I should wait.
I greet them and dad introduces us " I'm officer Shane Walsh this is my son Jacob, that's Carl and Lori" he motions to each of us as he says our names. "Do either of you want to play checkers? I have a board." Sophia asks me and Carl "I'll play you do you want to play winner Jay?" Carl turns to me "yeah but I ain't no good" I say. Carl,Sophia and I sit on the tailgate I sit next to Sophia I can watch the game. I don't want to be by Ed but I don't want to sit on the ground. Lady jumps up a lays her front paws and head in my across lap. You never get personal space with Lady your space is her space.
A bit into the game daddy comes up "champ how ya doing?" " I think I'm ok daddy how long have we been stopped?" I ask he sighs and puts his hand in my hair cupping the side of my face " it's been bout and hour or two. What do you mean by you think do you want to talk just you and me?" I nod and raise my arms to be picked up. Lady jumps down, Daddy picks me up, I hug his neck and put my face in his neck. I really need daddy right now I'm scared daddy will make things better he has too.
Daddy carries me to the front wheel of our car that faces the grass. He sits down and leans against the car. " so bucko what are you feeling?" " I'm scared daddy I know you want me to be brave but I don't know what is going on. Those people aren't just sick are they there is more going on isn't there you said you were going to explain later but you never did!" I'm getting loud and crying I try to stop but I can't " sorry for crying daddy I know I'm not suppose to be a brat and cry but I can't stop im trying I really am" I know it's hard to understand me because I'm holding my bottom lip so stiff in the effort not to cry. "Its ok son I understand your scared your not being a brat stop crying and I'll explain to you" Daddy rubs my back after a few minutes I'm able to get control of myself I lean back so I can see him " ok I'm ok now " I say " what's going on is those people aren't sick son they are dead. Those things are the walking dead."
I look at him im staring into his eyes when I say "don't understand if they are dead how are the walking and eating people?" "It's some kind of disease Jacob I don't know how it is spread but bites do and scratches also I think. If Any of those things gunk gets in you I think you turn into one of those monsters also." He pauses and takes a breath before continuing "the only why to kill those things is to destroy the brain like a shot to the head. You have to kill the brain to kill the things. Stuff that would kill a person like a shot to the heart won't work that won't kill it."
I take a moment to take it all in a take a breath "everything is different now isn't it. Like no more school no more anything." I lay my head against his chest a listen to his heartbeat and breathing it's weird but comforting I close my eyes. Dad puts his hand on my back we stay like that for a bit.
Dad puts his hands on my shoulders a pushes me back gently so we can look in each other eyes " lots of people have died and more people are going to die. I can't promise that I won't die but I'm going to everything in my power to you and Carl safe ok Lori is going to protect you boys too. Your going to have to protect them to. You and Carl are a duo like me and Rick were the day may come where all you'll have is each other you'll have to depend on each other and be there for him no matter what and he'll be there for you no matter what. I don't want to scare ya but I may die, I won't always be there to protect you so no more crying you need to grow up and be a man. You understand right?" His eyes are so intense. I look down nodding I wipe my tears away roughly I should be use to dads talks but I'm not but he is right no more crying.
I get up to head back to the game dad goes to mess with the radio. When I return to the game Carl looks up "oh Jacob uhh.." he trails Carol speaks up "Sophia the deal was he plays winner Carl won your game and you started a new one but he's back now so let him play" Sophia sighs and reaches to rest her pieces they look like they are enjoying themselves " no it's ok you can play I'm good" Sophia smiles "thank you so much!" Carl nods " thanks Jay !" " it's nothing guys have fun" it means more to them.
After that game Carl says "mom I'm hungry"  " I know Carl we all are" Aunt Lori hugs him. Carol speaks up "Ed has a bunch of survival MREs in the back we can give you a few" she goes to get some of the MREs I don't know what those are but it sounds like food and my mouth water. Carol comes back says they forgot them she gives us some candies in her purse.  I hear Sophia talking to Carl and me "y'all dad is nice" me and Carl speak at the same time " thank you" "Shane not my dad my dads dead" he is still struggling with that "well your mom nice" Sophia says she is trying to be nice "thank you""she not my mom" now me and Carl have switched places. I don't like thinking about my egg donor so I don't. Sophia is kind enough not to press more, I like her I hope we can be friends.
I look up when I hear planes they fly over heading to Atlanta dad runs to see what's going on Carol agrees to watch us and aunt Lori follows him.
Then I heard the bombs.
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AN
This chapter took longer to write.
I realize that Shane and Jacob had not talked to each other so I fixed that they need some bonding time because I don't want it to seem like they don't care about each other. Because they do so that it why Shane had that speech was for.
Jacob calls Rick and Lori uncle and aunt because that's how he sees them I know it may be annoying for every time put uncle and aunt but I want there to be a change later on when some stuff goes down.
This is the longest chapter and the probably the worst I don't like it but I'm not sure how to fix it.
This book may only last till season 1 or maybe 2
Date 12/22/21