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I couldn't stop my tears from coming out when Hershal died. I just started shooting. After I ran out of ammo, I backed away since they were coming closer. Everyone started running so I quickly ran back to my cell and collected my things. I grabbed my backpack and started putting stuff in it. I put in my flashlight, 2 guns, ammo, 1 shirt, 1 pant, jacket, my Polaroid camera. I quickly took my picture of me and my brother and the small Polaroid one of Daryl teaching me to use his cross bow. I put them in my bag and put it on. I ran out of the prison and started looking for Daryl. "Dad!" Daryl adopted me at the farm a while back. He saw me as his son, and I saw him as a dad. I couldn't find him. I knew I had to get on the bus, but I need to find Daryl. I was next to a shadow figure which look like him. "Dad?" I turn around and is not Daryl. I quickly take out my knife as it comes close. It grabs my shoulder and I quickly drive my knife into its scull. Yep, definitely not Daryl. I hear another explosion. I think for a second and realize how many walkers are here. I have to get out. I turn to a broken exit; it may have a little fire but it's the only close exit. I turn and just run to it. I barely get out without getting hurt. I see a few walkers coming my way, but I just run the opposite direction. 

I ran so far. I was too scared to stop. The place we built and took so long to make. Was destroyed by the fucking governor. If only Andrea did her fucking job, then we would have the prison. I finally stop running after around 15-30 minutes. I was exhausted. I decide to just walk for a little. After around 10 minutes of walking, I come across an abandoned car. I open the driver seat door and stab the walker in the head. It only had one bite mark on its shoulder, so it looks like a pretty new walker. I then open the back seat door and my eyes go wide. I slowly look at a sleeping toddler. It is sound asleep, so I gently check for any injuries. I see that he is fine and set him back in his car seat. I then find a small bag of kid stuff and take off my backpack. I couldn't leave a child in the apocalypse to survive it will die in less than a week alone. I put some of the stuff in it. I put my bag back on and pick up the toddler with his blanket. I look around the car a bit and on a small polaroid and it has the words. 'Harry's 4th birthday!' it looks relevantly new. So, he is around 4 years old, and his name is Harry. I set the polaroid down next to the dead walker and gently close the car doors not to wake up the kid. I hope I make it far with this kid, so he has somewhere to grow up safely. I hope Judith is okay too. 

After A couple hours of walking, I come across a small house. the sun is setting so this is the next best thing. I gently open the door and take out my knife. I clear the house and find that nothing is in it. I go to one of the bedrooms and seal it up tight. I set harry down on the bed and take off my backpack. I hear him wake up and look at me. "Mommy?" I turn to him and smile. "Hi, I am regulus." He immediately looks confused. "You like mommy." I smile at him. "My name is Harry! I dis many!" He puts up 4 fingers. So, he is 4. "Wow you're so big." He smiles and nods. I hear his stomach grumble and he immediately looks embarrassed. I take out a can of peaches and a fork for him. I open the can and hand it to him. "Here." He smiles and nods. He slowly starts eating it. I take out a wet wipe to wipe his hands when he is done. "Do you know if you are allergic to something harry?" He nods. "Daddy used to say no peanuts, but I no know what it is." I nod. 

When he eats around half of the can he stops eating. "I full reg-regulus." I smile and set the can on a side table. "Give me your hands, and you can call me Reggie." He nods and smiles. I wipe his hands clean, and he yawns. "Your sleepy still?" He smiles and nods. I quickly finish the can of peaches and help him get under the covers. When he gets comfortable, he says. "Terry?" I was confused for a second, but I realize it was the stuffed animal I found. "Yep." I brag it and hand it to him. "You sing to me?" I take a minute to register what he said. "Uhm... sure." I think back to a song Beth taught me and sit next the harry. "When I'm lyin' in my bed at night, I don't wanna grow up, Nothin' ever seems to turn out right, I don't wanna grow up, How do you move in a world of fog, That's always changing things, Makes me wish that I could be a dog, When I see the price that you pay, I don't wanna grow up, I don't ever wanna be that way, I don't wanna grow up" when I stop that part of the song he is fast asleep I smile and lay down next to him. I feel myself start dozing off. After a little but I let myself fall asleep. I hope I find my group again.


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