After a while all of the bodies are buried but one.
Amy.
The site in front of us is very sad, Andrea struggling to get Amy in the hole while Dale trys to help her but she continuously tells him that she's got it. It was sad but I understood her wanting to do it alone, it was the last thing she was ever going to do for Amy. After Amy was buried everyone starts heading back to camp silently, until Rick stops Lori at the front of the truck a distance in front of Sam, Dean, and I so we stop at the back so they can talk.
"Burying other people is bad enough, but the thought of one of us--" Rick starts.
"Shh" Lori cuts him off.
"Are we safe now dad?" Carl asks as Lori pulls him closer to her. "Now that we're together?"
"I won't leave again. I promise you that not for anything. Now give me a chance to discuss some things with your mom, okay?" Rick says to Carl while crouched down to his level.
"Okay" Carl quietly says nodding his head.
"We'll walk down with him" I tell them as Sam, Dean and I walk closer to them.
"Thank you" Rick says motioning for Carl to go with us.
"It's no problem, we'll take him down to hang out with the other kids and when you're ready we'll go talk to Jim" I tell him As I reach my hand out for Carl to take.
"Got it" he says before we head off.
We start heading down again. When we get to the bottom of the path Carl stops making me stop too.
"Are you okay?" I ask him.
"You'll stay to right? Like dad?" Carl asks looking up.
"We don't plan on leaving anytime soon don't worry" I tell him crouching down to his level.
"So you'll keep us safe? Like you said you did with dad?" He asks looking down.
"Hey" I say lifting his head up. "It's okay to be scared okay? I promise I'll do everything I can to keep you, your family, and everyone else safe okay? Just keep in mind I can only do so much, but you, my brothers, and your family are at the very top of my list of people to keep safe okay?"
"Okay" he says nodding.
Before I can stand up he gives me a hug and says a quick 'thank you' before he lets go and runs off to join the other kids.
"You always have been good with kids" Sam says with a small smile as I stand up straight.
"What can I say, they love me" I give him a teasing smile before walking away to get some water.
A few minutes later Rick and Lori finish talking and walk the rest of the way to camp, as they walk towards the RV Rick gives me a nop to tell me their ready to check on jim. I put my cup down and walk to join them as they enter the RV.
"His fever is worse" Carol says as we enter the small room in the back.
"You need anything? " Lori asks Jim.
"Uh... Water. Could use more water" he tells her.
"I'll get some. Carol, you help me?" Lori asks Carol with her hand reached out to her.
When Lori and Carol leave Rick sits down across from Jim, while I stay standing leaning on the wall.
"You save a grave for me?" Jim asks after moving a little to be more comfortable.
"Nobody wants that" Rick tells him.
"It's not about what you want. That, uh- that sound you hear, that's God laughing while you make plans" Jim says coughing a little.
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Damaged || A The Walking Dead Story
FanfictionWhat happens when a 26 year old woman who was alone for over a month finds a man in a hospital gown right outside of a hospital? What happens when she realizes like her he is trying to find his family? Well you just have to read to find out! ~~~ I...
