Through the woods (a Daryl Dixon x oc story )

Behind me lies the truth

Meghan's p.o.v.
We'd been driving forever and yet Alex slept throughout the entire trip! I stayed up, unable to sleep, and just chatted lightly with Daryl. We talked about what we did in the past, but still he only lightly touched on the subject, he seemed as if it was an uncomfortable topic for him and I didn't want to push my limits so I didn't mention it.
He honestly seemed interested in my life, my family, my friends, my hobbies, and anything else, but once he asked the question that I silently prayed he wouldn't ask I felt as if I should start to build up my barriers again, he's gotten to close to me.

"So what about your family?" He asked.
My heart stopped.
"What about them?" I asked.
Stay calm.
"What where they like? ,Like, what kind of people were they?"
I wouldn't consider them people.
"Oh you know...like any other family."
I'm lying.
"Well...what kind of things did you guys like to do?"
Nothing.
I said nothing.
How do you tell a stranger that your dad hit and beat your own mother? He beat down on her so hard that she died!
How do you tell someone that?
How do you put all of your misery and hurt into words?
How could you not be messed up when you fell asleep to screams instead of a mothers lovingly voice?
How do you tell someone that once your mother was gone...all the hate came to you?
That your father beat, raped, and gave you up?
How do you tell someone that?
As everything came spilling into my head , pushing against my skull, the pressure cause the tears to fall silently down my cheeks.

"M' sorry... I shouldn't have asked" he said. Looking at me through the corner of his eye.
"It's fine..." I said wiping my tears. "I just... don't like talking about them is all, they weren't exactly the best family."
"Yea I get it, no worries"
For the rest of the trip we talked lightly and skimmed a bit over our past, but nothing major.

*skip to C. D. C. *
I looked through the almost opaque window to the once lively town that was Atlanta. As we neared our destination the body count of the walkers grew, but they had all been killed, again of course. We stopped at the perimeter of the building and exited the vehicles. Daryl ran around the front of the car towards Alex and I ,and stood protectively In front of us, of course because I couldn't wield both a gun and a kid .
We all stalked towards the front of the building and stopped in front of the doors.
(Ok tbh I don't remember the exact conversation that was spoken so I'm just going to wing it)
"Looks like nobody's home" Shane said smirking slightly, thinking he had won.
"We don't know that" Rick spat back.
"Now come on.-" Shane yelled throwing his arms into the air, " we've been talking about fort benning  for a while now..."
His words hung in the air as the barely audible moans of the dead broke through.
"Daryl" I whispered holding a shaking Alex closer to my chest.
" it's ok. Don't worry" Daryl said stepping besides me and looking into my eyes. His blue crystal eyes shine into my fearful brown ones and promised to keep me safe.
"I trust you" I said
"Meg" Alex said clutching my shirt in his small hands. "Meg. I'm scared. "
"Hey now little buddy, no need to be scared" Daryl said as he shot a walker coming near us.
"Ya' got me" he said smiling lightly towards Alex. "I'll keep ya' safe"
Alex's face lit up with knowing that the monsters wouldn't hurt him.
As for me... I was overjoyed that Daryl would risk his safety to keep Alex and I out of harms way.
Thats one hell of a man.

Daryl's. P. O. V.
"I trust you" she said.
Trust.
"Meg" Alex spoke quietly and his body was trembling visibly.
"Meg. I'm scared." He said clutching her.
"Hey now little buddy, no need to be scared" I said shooting a walker with my bow.
"Ya' got me" I said slightly smiling.
"I'll keep ya' safe" I said.
I promise.