The darkest days

6

I walk out the door to the farm's beautiful landscape.

I see an Asian man beckon me over to a table where a blonde woman

sits next to a Black man and across from her is an old man.

I walk over slowly and I sit down next to the Asian man."My names Glenn."He says with a warm welcoming smile.

The blonde woman looks at him and scoffs

as she stands up and walks over to the RV.

"That was Andrea.My name is Dale."The old man says warmly and nods at me in an accepting way.

"My Name is T-Dog." the Black man says smiling a

worn down smile then going back to the food.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" I ask all of the guys at the table and they

all look down at their food."Because we understand what your going

through.We've all been in your spot,Nervous and scared." The old man says sincerely.

"So you and Daryl Huh?" Glenn says smirking and handing me a plate of

food."We have been friends for a long time."I say looking down at my food and taking small bites of it.

"What was he like before all of this went down."

T-Dog asks looking at me with a questioning look in his eyes.

"He was.....He was less rough.He really liked reading books and looking at clouds,as cheesy as it might sound."I say

staring off and smiling.

"Don't tell him that I told you that.He would kill me.It's something that he would only do around me."I say looking

at all of the guys around me.

They all bust out laughing quietly and I giggle along with them.

I see him walk by,not even looking at me and my laughing dies down."He doesn't even look at me anymore."

I say wincing at what I said."He'll come around."I hear Dale say and I look at him and give him a small smile.

"I'm going to go find a river and see if I can go catch some fish."I say standing up.

"Wanna come along?"I ask looking at Glenn."I can teach you."I say smiling

he gives me a nervous look."I dunno."

he says scratching the back of his head."come on."I say grabbing his

hand i dragging him into the forest to find a river.

I sit down on the ground and I take my shoes and socks off.''you might want to roll your pant legs up.'' I say smirking at him.

I start wading through the water,feeling the soft mud under the water.

"You have to be still and quiet."I say,walking through the water slowly.

I spot a fish and I snatch it up in my hands."You also have to be quick.''

he looks at me in shock.

"Help me out."I say throwing the fish to the ground next to his feet.

after 13 fish and Glenn getting soaked trying to catch a frog,we trek

back to the camp and I put my walls up a little bit because I see Daryl gutting a couple of squirrels.

Glenn gets all excited because we caught fish and i start gutting them by the fire.

A shiver wracks through my body and I stop gutting them for a moment

and I take a deep breath."Stop,yer freezing."I hear Daryl say next to me

as he takes the rest of the fish and drapes something over my shoulders.

I wrap it around my small frame and I curl up into the large coat.

I breath in and I smell his musky forest scent and I automatically feel comfort."Thanks."

I mutter quietly.He grunts in response.