Someone Like Me

Chapter 4 (I remember)

I WANTED TO ADD THIS SONG DUE TO AMY IN THIS CHAPTER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO THAT IS OKAY! 

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Alex P.O.V

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They've been away for a long time, so I've devoted most of my time to gathering food for the camp. I've hunted five squirrels and three rabbits, which I believe should be sufficient food. 

As I was heading back to camp, two walkers spotted me and began to approach. I swiftly dealt with them by stabbing both in the head simultaneously. Once I withdrew my sword, their bodies fell, and I prepared to leave until something caught my attention. On the wrist of one of the walkers was a watch, not just any watch, but an SW watch. I grabbed the watch from the walker, and I plan to ask questions to my parents about the secret club because they haven't spoken a word about what happed to the club. 

After I walked to the fire pit and set the food down, I headed to my tent to lie down. As I lay there, my thoughts began to wander. Why haven't they returned yet? I really hope everyone is okay. Is Carl alright? I haven't spoken to him since earlier today, after that embarrassing moment when he caught me in my underwear. As I pondered, I felt my cheeks start to warm slightly. Why does this happen whenever I think of Carl? I'll have to ask my parents when they return. My thoughts were interrupted by Carl himself.

"Alex?" Carl called out; his voice soft yet loud enough to ensure I heard him.

"Yes Carl" I said sitting up looking over at the tent door

"Andrea and Amy brought back a lot of fish, and I was wondering if you might be hungry," Carl said in a very soft tone, almost as if he was nervous to ask me.

I was reluctant to go because my parents had returned, and I wasn't hungry, but Carl's invitation changed my mind. As I reached up to unzip the tent and stepped out, our eyes met. Time seemed to slow down around us, except for Carl. The only question that comes to mind is, "What is this?" my heart racing.

"I'll race you there" I said 

We dashed toward the firepit, with Amy cheering me on and Andrea rooting for Carl. As we neared the firepit, I decelerated slightly to let him win, but his taunting tongue-out gesture spurred me to accelerate, watching his tongue snap back in surprise. We ended up tying, and as he slowed, Carl stumbled. I reached out to catch him, tumbling down together, which sent Carl and me into fits of laughter, soon joined by everyone else.

Carl and I got up to sit on the log, Carl sat next to Lori, and I sat next to him. We went around telling stories and laughing and this is the first time that I sat down and talked to the rest of the group. We ate fish with the side of side of squirrels and rabbit stew. We sat for another 20 minutes before Amy got up and started to walk away from the group.

"Where are you going?" Andrea asked her sister 

"Am I not allowed to use the bathroom" she said in a joking voice 

I heard a noise which sounded like a walker growling but before I can ask the rest of the group if the heard that.

"Is there anymore toilet paper?" She asked as she is laughing a little bit 

Before anyone could answer Amy, a walker emerged from the doorway and bite down on her arm and ripping her flesh off. The sudden appearance of the walker and Amy getting bite stunned everyone, causing them to leap from their seats. I reached for my hip, only to remember I hadn't taken my weapons from the tent. The only thing I had was the single dagger in my right boot. Amy collapsed, screaming, onto her knees as the walker toppled over her, biting her neck.

In a panic, my first instinct was to search for Carl. Spotting him with Lori, my anxiety eased. Then, I realized I needed to retrieve my sword from my tent. As I headed there, three walkers approached. I quickly dispatched the nearest one with a dagger to the head, then rushed the next, decapitating it with a roundhouse kick and ensuring its demise with a stomp. The final walker nearly surprised me, lunging with full weight in an attack. I did a sidestep to make the walker miss then I grab his head and smashed it against the tree which instantly killed him. I glanced at my hand and vomited from seeing all the blood, then I continued on to my destination.

Bursting into the tent, I was met with the sounds of screams and gunfire from outside. I swiftly seized my sword and dashed back into the fray. Stepping out of the tent, I heard a walker. Turning my head to the left, I glanced towards Carol's tent, then it hit me—Ed wasn't with us around the firepit. Drawing nearer, the unmistakable sounds of flesh being ripped apart and devoured grew louder.

"Hey!" I screamed hoping to grab the walker's attention

 The noises inside the tent stopped. I unsheathed my katana and waited for the walker to appear. As he stepped out, I lunged forward, piercing his head. I removed my katana from his head and proceeded to inspect the interior when another walker emerged from within falling on top of me. Just as the walker was about to bite my neck, a knife pierced its head. The body was then shoved off me, and as I looked up, I saw Jim standing there.

"Are you alright?" he asked me while helping me up 

"Yeah thanks" I replied 

"Good, let's go we're not finished," he said, jogging towards the next walker and then driving his knife into the walker's eye, which killed it.

I bent down to pick up my sword and followed Jim to the campfire pit. Upon our arrival, I paused, while Jim headed straight for another walker, leaving six remaining. Glancing around, I saw Rick and Shane defending those who couldn't protect themselves, either from never having killed a walker or from being too scared to act. Andrea was on the ground, crying and clutching her sister, who was about to turn, all the while being shielded by Glenn and Dale. "I don't see my parents," I thought, but my concern was abruptly interrupted by two walkers, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I positioned my katana in front of me and took a deep breath. Then, I turned the blade to the right, ensuring the sharp edge was facing the walker. I chopped off his head Then, I swiftly shifted my stance, bringing my katana upward from below, slicing through the approaching walker diagonally. The upper half of her body falls backward as her lower half collapses to its knees before dropping.

I walked over to her top half then I brought the tip of my katana up hovering over her head, and I let it go making in fall stabbing her head.  With five walkers left, I spun around to locate the remaining few when suddenly, two gunshots rang out. I whipped around towards the sound and saw my mom and dad, each taking down a walker. They flashed me a smile, and in that moment, I hurled my dagger, striking down another walker that was creeping up behind them. There were two left, and one had just walked in front of my parents, so they holster their guns while I stabbed my katana in the ground. I dashed toward the walker, slid underneath, and delivered a kick to its chest. Simultaneously, my parents landed punches on its face, sending it tumbling backward. I approached the downed walker, plunged my dagger into its head, and twisted it before yanking the blade out.

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"Mom, Dad," I said as I ran into their arms, crying.

"Shh, sweetie, we are okay," my mom said, hugging me.

"Yeah, buddy, we would never leave you," my dad said, placing his hand on my head.

As we regrouped, my mind began to race with questions: How? Why? What? When? How many did we lose? Is Carl, okay? I was snapped back to reality by Andrea's ongoing crying and Jim's words, "Now I remember my dream and why I dug those holes." 

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IF YOU THIS SONG YHEN YOU KNOW THE FEELING HEARING THAT SONG WHEN SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS IN JJK  

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ANMIE IF YOU HAVE ONE? 

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