Stay With Me

July 12, 7:30 AM

***Amie's POV***
I woke up to the face of Carl. My boyfriend. I buried my face in my pillow and giggled. I picked my head up off of my pillow a little bit and looked at him again. He was awake, but barely. "Good morning beautiful," he mumbled to me.
"Good morning." He propped his head up on his elbow. He leaned in a gave me a kiss - morning breath and all. I blushed and kissed him on the cheek. I climbed out of the sleeping bag. "Shit," I muttered. I had scratched the cuts on my thighs. Now I and blood running down my legs. Carl got up and walked over to me. He pressed a towel to the wounds, trying to stop the bleeding. I was so embarrassed. I couldn't help myself. I collapsed on the ground and started sobbing.
"Hey, hey, hey. There's no need for tears. It was an accident. You didn't mean to." I was still sobbing. "Yes I - did. I -did this to my-self." I was straight up bawlin' now.
"Look at me. Amie. Look at me! I don't want you to do this anymore. I can't let you get hurt in this world, especially not from yourself. I know it's hard, but I'll help you. We can beat this. I know we can." I looked up at him and smiled a little. He wiped my tears and helped me finish cleaning up my legs and my wrists. He went and got a wet rag, and he washed my arms, wrists, thighs, and hands. He looked at me with so much love in his eyes. I held my hand out for him to grab, and he pulled me up. I love him. I love him so much.
***Carl's POV***
Poor Amie. She didn't mean for this to happen. I feel so bad that I couldn't do anything for her. I need to make her feel better. "Carl! Come here for a minute!" My dad called to me from the campfire. I ran over there from the tent. "What's up?" He looked serious. "Is Amie alright? She came out of the tent and she looked awful." I hesitated. I didn't know what I should tell him.
"She's fine. She scratched some of her cuts in her sleep. I helped her clean them up. I feel bad for her." A wave if relief crossed his face. "Okay. I just wanted to make sure nothing bad happened."
I decided to go find her. I figured she was in the house with Beth, since they were close.
I wonder how close.
Stop thinking like that! She wouldn't tell her!
I decided to go back to the tent to ponder what I should do. I opened the flap to see Amie sitting on the ground bandaging her legs. "I'm sorry. I thought you were in the house. I'm just gonna, uh, you know." I turned around to go when I her voice.
"No! Please don't go. Stay with me." I turned around to see her standing up. I felt awkward, so I sat down and started fiddling with my backpack. She laughed at me.
"Why so shy? You don't have to be so timid." I looked up to see her in her full glory. "Admire what's yours. Enjoy it while you can." I watched her get dressed, her perfect figure covered by the loose tank top and skinny jeans. She pulled a brush through her hair and tugged her Converse onto her feet. She pulled me off the ground and kissed me before stepping out into the sunshine.
***Amie's POV***
I should be embarrassed about what I said to Carl, but I'm not, so whatever. I put on my bracelets and a hoodie so that no one would see my scars. I walked into the house to talk to Beth.
"Hey Beth, can I talk to you?"
"Yeah, sure." We walked upstairs into her bedroom. "What's up?" She eyed me for a minute. Then she gasped. "You didn't!"
"No! What is wring with your head? No!" I knew what she was thinking. It was pretty obvious. "We kissed, and he saw me almost naked, and I was flirting with him. Oh, gosh, I love him! He makes me feel so happy! Like nothing in this world could hurt me. I want... Something. But I don't know what. But yeah. I just wanted to tell someone before I exploded from joy." I walked downstairs and outside to see Carl talking to Glenn. I walked over to where Lori and Carol were sitting and sat down. I wasn't really paying attention to the conversation, but nothing in the universe could capture my attention as much as what was on my mind right now.
***Carl's POV***
I figured that if I wanted to do something special for Amie, Glenn was the guy to talk to. He was sitting by the fire, poking around in the ashes with a stick. "Hey Glenn." He looked up at me and signaled for me to sit down. "What's up?"
"When are you going on the next run?"
"Today or tomorrow. Why?"
"Just curious. I need something."
"What would that be?" He looked at me and wiggled his eyebrows. I rolled my eyes.
"Can you keep a secret?" He hesitated.
"Yeah. What do you need?"
"A gift for Amie. I asked her to be my girlfriend and she said yes. I want to give her something special."
"OK. I think I'll be able to do something."
***A/N***
Hai! Kind of a short chapter, if you ask me. But a chapter none the less. Pic of the sandwiches tgey were eating on the side. Cuz I have no other ideas . Guys, I really need characters, side pics, and that kind of thing. Also thinking about changing the title of the story. Comment what you think!