Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
DARYL DIXON HAD YET to return to camp by the next morning. Like clockwork everyone had risen from their slumber and began with their daily tasks. Laundry was done while many of the men began to strip down the Dodge Challenger for its parts, much to Glenn's chagrin. He had taken to sulking off to the side, his eyes drinking in the sight of the car being pulled apart.
Breakfast hadn't been had by anyone yet. The need for fresh, clean water meant they needed to wait until Shane returned from the lake with their water for the day. Due to the high number of people living within the quarry's bounds, the group ran through water at a quick pace.
Marie had been grinning from ear to ear, looking like a kid version of the joker, when her dad had allowed her to tag along while he fetched the water for the day. She's especially been happy when Carl had been held back by his mom, who had said he'd had no business being so close to the water without proper supervision.
As her dad continued to fill the large containers with water from the quarry, Marie sat upon the opened trunk of his Jeep Wrangler, her little legs swinging back and forth. "I miss school." She suddenly admitted.
The canister Shane had been filling slipped from his fingers, splashing into the water. "You what?" He incredulously asked, the man unable to stop the laugh of disbelief that he let out. He grinned widely while reaching for the canister. "Last I remember was you kickin' and screamin' to stay home and watch cartoons. Now you miss school?"
She wasn't sure why she missed school. Maybe it wasn't even the actual school she missed but instead the friends she had made while there. She wondered if they had made it out of King's County safely. She hoped they had. The idea of her friends walking about mindlessly, absolutely ravaged with hunger, really upset her stomach.
She hadn't really thought about them since they'd escaped but her uncle's return had the young girl thinking about everyone that maybe hadn't been so lucky.
Instead of verbalising this feeling, Marie just shrugged and allowed a small smile to form. Shane chuckled once again. "Who are you and what have you done with my daughter?"
After about ten minutes of waiting, Shane's Jeep Wrangler bustled into the camp, the loose soil crumbling beneath the tires weight as the vehicle came to a stop.
"Waters here, y'all." The Walsh man announced to the group. As he pushed open the driver side door and stepped out, he continued to say, "Just a reminder to boil before use."
Amy rushed forward towards the back of the jeep, ruffling Marie's hair as she passed by the child, and began to grab at large water coolers that were filled to the brim with lake water.
