Journey to You

Missed by Miles

Journey to You

Chapter Two

Missed by Miles

'But you can skyrocket away from me

And never come back if you find another galaxy

Far from here with more room to fly

Just leave me your stardust to remember you by

-Boats and Birds by Gregory and the Hawk

Jobs had been dished out to each of the adults as soon as they arrived back at her parent's home, her mother grabbing and packing all food they had in the house that could be moved if needed, and her father grabbing his weapons, as Calla took care of grabbing clothes. She had made sure to keep Maverick close as she flitted from room to room. Her mind was racing as she handed him yogurt drops to keep him busy as she searched for her phone to call Daryl.

They shook so badly that she dropped the phone twice before calming them enough to hold on so she could dial the number. It rang forever, announcing to her that he was working, not having it on him, and she desperately hung up before punching in the new set of numbers that she had memorized shortly after he had started the job.

"Jasons' Auto Repair what can we do for you today?" came a sweet elderly voice. Calla breathed out in relief at hearing Georgina's voice.

"Georgie, it's Calla, I need you to get me Daryl on the phone right away," her voice shook, as she tried regaining control over her emotions, but she knew it must sound as if she was on the verge of crying. It wasn't far off. She could feel them prickling at the back of her eyes. "It's an emergency."

"Honey are you all right?" Georgina asked. "You don't sound well. I thought you all were on vacation with your parents."

"Please, Georgie, just get him. Hurry." The line went silent, and she could hear the distant sound of some kind of machinery, or tools before there was shuffling, and her ears were met with the one sound that she had been anxiously in need of hearing.

"Calla, what's going on?" Daryl asked, his voice anxious, the sound deep and raspy, but it put her at ease more than anything else could. "Georgina said something sounded wrong with yah."

"Daryl," she cried, having tried to force the tears back, but she found that the dam broke as soon as any sense of safety filled her at the sound of his voice.

"Peach, yah gotta calm down, breathe for me, girl." He coached her through calming her breathing, and she felt some of the control come back. Control was what she needed right now. She needed to calm down, tell Daryl what happened, and hopefully have him at her side in the next few hours. First, she just needed to explain.

"We were at the zoo, and it was terrible, they were attacking people right in front of us." Her voice had calmed enough that it only wobbled now but held firm. "One of them attacked daddy. She just lost her mind and kept comin' even though he shot at her leg. Daryl, he got hurt, she bit him, and he had to shoot her, to make her stop. She just kept comin'." She was dangerously close to having her voice break again, but she took a deep breath, lightly shaking herself, as she breathed out in a big exhale.

"Fuck," Daryl cursed, the worry only deepening as he listened. "Listen, Calla, I want you to get all of yer shit packed up there, help yah parents, Merle, and I are gonna come to get all of ya'll. You sit tight, stay safe in that house, and make sure to be ready for us. I'm comin' for yah, darlin'. I promise. I'll be there as fast as I can."