Fighting for our Future {TWD Daryl Dixon}

95: Road Trip With The Dixons

It's now been a few days, and I think I've figured out how to do it. I'm lucky I remember everything from when Rosita taught me how to make bombs, but getting everything I need wasn't easy. Who knew getting stuff to make bombs would actually be easier in the apocalypse. I had to go to several stores just to get what I needed because people started looking at me suspiciously. I mean they aren't wrong to look at me that way, I am planning on blowing up a bridge, but they don't know that.

The other difficult part has been hiding all my bomb making supplies from Dad, Lori, Shane and Carl. And with my father being a sheriff, I assume he'd get one look at all my bomb making ingredients and fully understand what it is I'm trying to do. I've been hiding them under my bed, which doesn't seem like the best situation, but it's the best I can do. I have nowhere else to hide them without the parental units finding out.

Now the thing is, I'm not going to just blow up any bridge. I want to try and make things like they were when I fell. I don't know if even the slightest difference will cause me to fail or not, so because of that reason, I'm traveling to Virginia.  

At this point, I've made all my bombs and crammed them into a suitcase. So when I do have the opportunity to leave the house unspotted, I can just go. 

Now, you may be wondering how I'm going to get to Virginia. Trust me that was a worry of mine for a while too, so I started texting Daryl. When he brought me 'home' a few nights ago he told me to text him if I ever needed a ride again because he could use another 'good laugh'. I honestly was worried that he wouldn't bring me all the way to Virginia, but his response was, 'I ain't got nothin better to do.'

He doesn't know why we're going though, and I feel kind of bad about that. But I'm sure if I told him, 'Hey just so you know, I'm planning on blowing up a bridge.' He would not only abandon me on the side of the road, but also call the authorities to come collect my ass, and that's the last thing I want.

I know I don't have much time left, I had another one of those 'dreams' last night where Daryl was sitting by my side, begging me to wake up. Siddiq came in the room and told him there's only two and a half days of oxygen left. So this trip to Virginia I'm taking, it needs to happen now.

I lucked out though. Dad went back to work yesterday and Lori said she will be leaving this morning to go shopping. She made me promise I wouldn't leave the house, I fully intend on breaking that promise, but she doesn't need to know that.

I woke up early, just so I could eat breakfast with Lori, Dad, Carl, and I guess Shane, one more time before I blow myself up. I know that after I wake myself up, I won't be able to see Lori anymore, and I hate that. It's been nice seeing her again, even if this version of her isn't the one that I came to know and love.

Lori was in the kitchen making scrambled eggs and sausage when I finally entered the kitchen. I sat down at the table next to the little gremlin and my father after grabbing some food. 

"How you feeling today, Bug?" Dad asked me before taking a sip of his coffee.

"I feel fine." I answered him while flashing him a small smile.

"Are you sure you don't want to come to the store with me today?" Lori asked. "We could have a girls day just like we used to. Get our nails done, get our hair done?"

I shook my head. "No. I mean, that does sound nice and I would love to. But I think we should do it another day. My stomach kind of hurts."

"I thought you said you felt fine?" Dad asked while tilting his head at me.