Lilly X Carl Grimes

Camp Pt. 2

Word count: 712

At the top of the stairwell the shots get louder before Morales opens the door. On the roof the man they're calling "Dixon" is shooting biters. The rest of what happened in the city was pretty messy.

Merle Dixon got left on a roof cuffed to some pipes after him and t-dog got in a fight, and we had to smear guts on our selves to get out of the walker mess.
Me and Glenn found a sweet car and he drove it to lead the biters away from the rest of the group. He says we're almost back to their camp, but the car alarm is still going off. When we get to the camp there's about a dozen people in all. And older man yells "Turn that damn thing off".

People start scrambling and a girl that looks sort of Andrea keep asking questions. "And who's this?" a man points at me.
Glenn look over at me "This is umm.."
"Lilly" i say.

Rick Aka The man who was trying to climb in the tank comes behind us in a u-haul with Andrea, morales, and Jacqui. When he steps out a little boys starts running to him, he looks about my age. Everyone is so happy, they're lucky they still have all their family.
Everyone hugs and talks, i stand off to the side, a few people look over at me but i don't think anything of it.

My mind races, i have no clue what i'm going to do now that Marcus is gone. I still have his backpack, which makes me want to cry every time i look at it. A tall slimmer lady with beautiful brown hair and a locket around her neck comes over to me and crouches down "I'm Lori, you're Lilly right?"
I nod, she smiles and keeps going "That little boy over there is my son Carl, you two will share a tent right next to me and Rick, so if you need anything at all, just come and ask, ok?" she says in a sweet tone while smiling. I go and set my set my stuff on one side of the tent i look at my brothers backpack one last time before i head back over to the group.

They're gathering wood for a fire tonight, so i help get twigs for kindling.
We all sit around the fire and Rick starts talking about everything that's happened. He was in a Coma from getting shot before the outbreak so he's only known what's going on for a few days. As everyone talks i sit and think about Marcus. It's almost like i can't get it through my head that i won't be seeing him again, ever.

There's another girl my age, Sophia. Her mom is a lady named carol, whose husband is a jerk, Ed.

That man Merle who got left on the roof has a brother, so they're trying to figure out how they're going to tell him. I start to get tired so i walk towards the tent.

I set up my stuff and sit down. I can't help but look over at Marcus' bag. I grab the bag and unzip it, at the top there were bandages, food, and random stuff. He had a few shirts and at the very bottom there was a letter, with my name on it.

I grab the letter and open it, it says "Lilly, if you're reading this i'm sorry. I'm sorry i let you down, i made a promise to Momma and Dad that i would protect you in this messed up world. With my leg being so bad i didn't really think i had much more time. I'm so so sorry Lilly, i love you -Marcus P.S Don't ever let your guard down".

As I finish reading the note my chest gets tight and my eyes start to water. I put the letter down and go back to looking in his backpack. In the front pocket was a silver cross necklace he used to wear every single day. I took the necklace and put it on, i put everything back in the bag and lie down. The Zipper to the tent opens, and someone comes in.