Pretty Poison (Carl Grimes x Reader)

The Break Down

Rick gave the me directions to Alexandrea and 7 hour  later we were there waiting in-front of the gate. "Veronica just stay here I'll talk to them." Rick said getting out of the car. Rick walked up to the gate and talked to someone who was posted up top. I let go of the steering wheel placed  my hands and picked at my peeling black nail polish. Carl noticed." Veronica there is nothing to be nervous about." I turned my head to look at him." I'm not nervous." Carl gave me a look almost as if he were saying ' cut the crap'. I turned my head back focusing in Rick. "Veronica it is ok to be nervous." Carl said placing his hand on my shoulder.  I shrugged his hand off." No.....its not ok... its weak." I said. Carl sighed." Don't bullshit me V , I know you." Carl said. "No you don't." I said. Rick walked back to the truck opened the door and got in. The gate opened. I started the car and drove in. I stopped after I passed the gate. Rick, Carl and I hopped out to help the others. I opened the door to get the short haired woman who I learned was named Maggie.

" Hey.. Maggie." I shook her slightly to get her to wake up and she did." Oh... we here already" she said quietly. "Yes, Ma'am" I replied. I helped her out the truck and she leaned on me a little. The man who was sitting in the back with her got out." I can take  her from here." He said. " Ok" I said and gave Maggie to the man. one everyone was out of the truck. the woman in the back went and dug graves for the men my father killed. 

"Carl why don't you take Veronica to the house before anyone else sees her, just so we have time to tell people what is going on." Rick said. Carl nodded. " lets go V" Carl said and started jogging. I was right behind him.  

A minute later Carl stopped at a house." This is it come on." He said opening the door. I walked inside and it was clean and There was a living room, dinning room, even a kitchen. " I haven't seen anything like this in so long." I said. Seeing all of this made me miss how life was before the fall. "I bet, Lets head up to my room I wanna talk to you." Carl said walking up the stairs. " You're talking to me now cowboy." I said while walking behind him." Its Sheriff actually." He said proudly walking down the hallway. I hear a cooing from one of the rooms. Carl turns around I give him a confused look. " Ooh right come meet my sister." Carl said opening the door in-front of us. I walk in and its a baby's room. Carl walks over to the crib and picks up a toddler with dirty blond hair. He walks over to me. " This is my sister Judith." He says.  They have the same smile its cute. He hands her to me. I was not expecting that....

"Carl I'm not good with babies. "I said having her sit on my hip." That's at lie look at her she is fine." He said. I sat on the floor a grabbed  small stuffed animal and held it to her. She is really cute. Carl at next to me. Judith took the toy and hugged it burying her head in my chest. A minute later she was out like a light. I got up slowly and put her in her crib. Carl got up motioning to the door. He closed the door behind me and went to the next room. I followed in.

" This is my room." He said. I looked around  nothing to it just comics in the corner a dresser against the wall, a desk, and a bed. " you can sit if you want." Carl said. I walked to the desk pulled out the chair and sat down and he sat on the bed." When we were in the truck you said I don't know you... what did you mean?" He question. I took a breath in." I'm not the same Veronica you knew. People change Carl." I said. "That's not answering the question." Carl said." Grimes I did I answered or maybe you're asking the wrong question, try again." I said. "What happened to you, I haven't seen you nor talked to you in 4 and a half years what has happened since then." He said. I looked right at him. " Do you really want the truth." I said." yes" he replied

"My mother died a few weeks after this shit started....  Her cancer had come back and she was on treatment..... Dad went out to get more , while he was gone.....she locked her self in her room and killed her self. We burned the house down . My mother left us these jackets. Weeks later we found people living in what is now the Sanctuary.   The former leaders weren't doing a good job of keeping walkers away. The people had barley any food. My father and I took the whole place over. We put rules in place to keep them safe, we even built a fence......... and that's it that's the truth. "I explained trying not to look at him.