Strength In Darkness// {Carl Grimes}

1 |{hopefulness}

you can't run from the demons inside your head.

{Skye's pov}
2 years later.
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My eyes slightly open to see the trees above me. I let my eyes adjust to the sunlight. I slowly sit up being careful not to wake Harvey who was laying in my arms. I rub my eyes and look around at our small camp. I look down at Harvey and see him peacefully sleeping. He's still so innocent and pure, I don't want the world to destroy his peaceful mind. the annoying little brother was still within him.

I pull out my knife and grab a rock, I start to sharpen it letting that be the only noise I can hear, then i start to hear growls that were a safe distance away from us, but i couldn't take too many chances now a days. I slightly shake Harvey and say "hey Harvey come on we have to leave."

He stretches his arms out and sits up. I help him to his feet and grabbed our stuff. I put my sweater back in my backpack and my gun in my holster. "Let's get going." I wrapped my back pack around me.

I grab Harvey's hand and we walk through the woods. "Do you think mom is looking for us?" I sighed. I don't want to lie to him and say that she is, because I didn't know if she is even alive, I don't know if anyone I knew before this new horrible world is still alive. "Um let's not think about that okay?" He nods and continues to look forward.

"Oh Skye look what I found." We stopped in the middle of the forest as he unzipped his bag. He pulled out a small box. "Open it." He encouraged. I smiled and opened the red box.

I smiled even more when I saw a beautiful gold necklace that held the letter K. My face filled with confusion. I didn't understand why there was a K. I looked down on Harvey and said "I love it Harvey, but why is there a K?"

He smiled and said "I know you don't like your real name but I love it. So the K stands for Kennedy." I smiled and hugged him. When I was younger only my family called me Kennedy then the abusing started, our happy family turned into a horror movie. My dad began to hit us almost everyday. We would have those good days where we did things perfect but other days were full of blood and bruises.

I pushed the memory back far into my mind remembering those day are over, now we needed to worry about fighting the dead and fearing the living.

We stopped dead in our tracks when we heard a gunshot. I pulled out my gun and grabbed Harvey. It was dead silence until we heard a ear piercing scream. Harvey grabbed my hand and started to pull, but I wouldn't budge. People are a danger and they would kill if needed.

"Skye please come on, please." I closed my eyes thinking for a moment. I finally nodded and we both started running towards the sounds.

I hold my gun in my hand as we run through the thick forest. My heart pounded in my chest, I was terrified to see another human being, they could kill us, what if they take Harvey away from me? I wouldn't be who I am without Harvey, I wouldn't be as protective and what you call rude without him, I wouldn't be alive without him for he was the reason the insanity hasn't got to my head yet.

We reached two people who were about my age struggling to fight off about five walkers that they obviously couldn't handle.

"Okay Harvey stay right here. Don't move." He nodded in response.

I pulled out my knife and ran towards a walker that was tackling a boy. I pulled the walker by the hair and threw him to the ground, I got on top of him and stabbed him in the head. The boy looked back at me but I didn't really take notice to him, for there was walker upon walker coming towards us. Too much for us to handle.