Two of a kind

Two of a kind chapter 48

Two of a kind
Chapter 48

Daryl POV

"Run George run!"

It didn't sound like a herd maybe one or two walkers but I didn't want to risk my son to a walker. I watched him run then I don't know why he started to veer away from the truck and head back toward the forest.

"George stop running don't run back into the forest."

I chase him back into the forest. I look I can't see him. I'm starting to panic. "George! George! Come on out it's dad. Where are you son?" Oh god where are you. Okay think Dixon what have I been teaching him to track so fucking track goddammit. I look at the forest floor I can see his tracks come on son stop running. Then all of a sudden they stop its like he vanished. Oh god where is he?

"George! Where are you?"

"I'm up here daddy."

Oh god I think I had a heart attack. I look up and he's hiding in a tree.

"Son what in god's name are you doing up there and why didn't you go to the truck?"

"Felt like something was there. So I ran."

"Okay son come on down from there." I watch him jump down before I can catch him I watch him fall and land on the ground.

"Ow my ankle daddy." Dammit your mom is gonna be pissed.

"It's okay I'll carry you." I pick him up and we walk back towards the truck. Then I see why he ran away. There are four walkers in the field where the truck is parked. "I gotta put you down. Okay son if you ever see these bastards you need to hit them in the head. It's the only way to kill them. Okay."

"Yes sir."

I walk us back to where we camped. I can see one walker I put George down and take my crossbow and load it and aim it, I press the trigger the bolt hits the walker in the neck.

"Dammit!"

I load again thank fully this time I hit it in the head and it goes down.

"Dad behind you!"

The next thing I feel is one of those bastards on me, I can't reach my knife. "George you got your knife you need to stab him."

"I can't dad. I can't kill a person."

"Yes you can it's not a human being."

"Get off my daddy!"

The next thing I see is him hobbling over and stabs the creature in the head. Then I was able to throw it off me unfortunately I got it's blood on me.

"Oh daddy I was so scared." He hobbles up and hugs me and starts crying.

"Son it's okay. Come on now let's get in the truck." I help him climb in and then I check myself, nothing on my arms and I look in the mirror can't see anything. I get in the truck and drive off.

"Dad why was that there I thought they said the creatures were gone?"

"They must have been people that didn't get the cure. That would mean they would come back if they died."

"Do we tell someone dad or not?"

"I don't know son. I mean if it's only them and we killed them there's no point but I don't know. Maybe we will tell mom, I kind of have to seeming you got hurt."

"I'm okay dad it doesn't hurt anymore."

We arrive at the gate shortly. They let's us in with no trouble. We get to our house and I help George out of the truck and carry him up the steps and open the door.