Savior

Chapter 10: Waking Carl

Chapter 10: Waking Carl

Bright white, that's all I see through my closed eye kids for a split second, then complete darkness. I groan and throw the nearest thing I could in the direction of the flash," Go away, Enid, you've got enough pictures for your scrapbook." I groan snuggling deeper into the warmth. I hear a deep chuckle at my attempts to go back to sleep. Wait, that's not Enid. I jolt up and see that Rick had a camera in his hands." What's going on? Why am I here? Where am I?" I say, panicking. WHAT THE CRAP IS GOING ON?????" Calm down, Tia, you fell asleep in Carl's room last night." Rick tells me, trying to assure my everything is okay. I sigh in relief, trying to climb out of bed. Carl didn't seem to want to let me go just yet, he pulled me back down to lay with him. I giggle and lay with him." Hey, Tia, can you wake him up? I need to sign him up for school." Rick asks, I nod." Sure." He tips his hat in thanks, and I smile as a your welcome." Love, wake up..." I tell him. He groans and pulls me closer. I force his arms off of me before I flip him onto his back." Baby, wake up..." I coo." Noo..." he whines. I sigh and sit on his stomach." Babe, wake up..." I beg. He just pulls me down to lay on him." Carl... come on, baby, you gotta get up." I demand." But I don't wanna..." he whines again." I won't cuddle with you the rest of the week if you don't get up." I say firmly." Fine..." Carl starts with a sigh," I guess I won't be able to cuddle you the rest of the week." He pouts, trying to get back to sleep." Carl, get up this instant or I won't even come around you for the rest of the week." I growl getting off of him and the bed. Carl sits up looking as though he was going to cry." B-baby, you don't mean that... do you...?" He sounds so hurt." It won't happen as long as you get up and get ready for the day." I say like it's nothing, but in reality, it's killing me to do this to him. He climbs out of bed, grabs his crutches, and heads to his closet. A few minutes later he's walking out on his crutches in his clothes for the day. A solid black undershirt, a blue and red button up left open, blue jeans, combat boots, and his hat." Why do you where that hat so much?" I ask, sitting on his bed." My dad gave it to me after I joined the 'I Got Shot' club when I was eleven or twelve." Carl tolled me. I gasped before I jumped up and hugged him." I'm glad you survived." I whispered into his ear." Babe, I am perfectly fine. It left a scar, that's it." He promised me. I nodded into his chest before pulling away." Hey, while you finish getting ready I'll run home and get ready myself." I giggled before kissing him goodbye.

I quickly finish zipping my boot up as soon as my love opens the door, good thing to because I literally just fell foreword. Carl and I fell to the floor with a crash, his crutches falling to the sides. I quickly stood up as soon as Carl let out a pained scream. Once I'm on my feet Carl rolls over on his side in the fetal position, face red in agony. Oops... I guess I kneed him when I fell...I lean down beside him and put my hand on his arm." Carl... baby, are you okay...?" I ask sheepishly. He shakes his head no. Rick walks down stairs with baby Judith in his arms." What happened to Carl?" Rick asked me, obviously worried." I-I accidentally kneed his when I fell after he opened the door..." I say embarrassed and guiltily.