The darkest days

4

"Please don't shoot."I squeak out quietly as I cower a little.He backs up."Stand up."He says in a familiar gruff voice.
I stand up and I try to see the mans face from behind the crossbow but I can't."Oh jesus." I hear him mutter.The crossbow lowers and I see the familiar scruff and dirty man that I grew to love then grew apart from."Dar...", I can't even finish his name as I start to breath
heavily."Y-You told me to leave.....To get out of your Life,Why?"I ask,shaking a little."Cause,everyone leaves me."He says gruffly,squaring up his

shoulders and putting his walls up."I was going to college!"I yell out to him.
He shakes his head "Cece..."He says in his rough tone again."I don't want to talk about this."He says looking me dead in the eye.I sigh and even out my nerves. I walk over to my rucksack and put the cans of food in and my blanket."I have a camp not to far away."He says throwing his crossbow on his shoulder. "Sure."I say,getting what he means. I start walking out of the door and I wait for him to lead the way. sigh as I hear the door close and I see him walk ahead. I look up and down his lanky form

He has gotten more calloused and rough,definitely more muscle then before,and has some what of a tan,or it might just be dirt. I sigh. We walk for a while until I finally have enough of the silence. I start mumbling to myself and I see Daryl look over to me "Sorry."
I say looking down and kicking the dirt. We finally see an untouched farm. So quiet and peaceful. I look across the land and I see people walking walking around like we weren't in a living hell. "Thank you for bringing me here."I say timidly. "I would have never forgiven myself if I didn't."He says in a gruff distant voice. I wince a little at how distant we were and are now. We walk up and I stay behind Daryl and keep my mouth shut. "Who is this?!"I see a tanned man walk up to us with a scary look on his face. "She's with me."Daryl says with a growl. Everyone starts to crowd around us and I start to feel anxiety kick in.      I wrap my arms around my waist and I try and make my self shrink. "This is Cecelia....A very old friend.She's harmless."He says then walks off. I look at everyone and I shake a little."Give her room."I hear a woman say and I see her stand in front of me."I'm Maggie.Let's get you cleaned up."She says with a smile.

I nod and I walk with her to the nice farm house."This is a beautiful house."I say
shyly."I like to just look outside but I guess it's nice."She says giggling. I start to even my shaky breaths and I straighten up a little
bit."My name is Cecelia."I say,tying my hair up with my purple ribbon and brushing my bangs to the side. "Let's get you showered and dressed.You look a bit smaller then me but I have plenty of old clothes that don't fit me anymore that your welcome to have."She says with a smile. She shows me to the shower and shows me how to work it. She leaves and then comes back with a couple of choices for clothes. I lock the bathroom door after she leaves and I shed my clothes,I start to

look at all of the scars that litter my body but I look away so I don't Break down.I take an ice cold shower and I sigh as the water streams down my back. I get out and I put on a pair of olive green short,a blue plaid button up and some converse.

"This will have to do."I mumble while looking in the full length mirror.