The scar left by memories.

Part 14: greif....sorrow

It's been a day since Lori had passed away, everyone is so silent you could hear a rat walking across the floor. We are all sat on the floor in a circle.....not so much Rick he's gone a little mad.

I'm sat on Daryl's knee as there ain't much space on the floor "Ava why don't you sing us your special song" Hershel broke the silence, everyone looked at me "you can sing vi?" Daryl asks curiously. I nod.

I clear my throat and look around for a minute.

"Wise men say,only fools rush in"

"But I can't help falling in love with you"

"Shall I stay.....would it be a sin."

"If I can't help falling in love with you"

As I stop singing I see some people have tears escaping their eyes, "where'd you learn to sing like that vi?" Daryl asks "my momma she used to sing it to my dad" I say looking down "where's your momma now?" Beth asks. I stay silent for a moment thinking about that night.

"She left......when I was 5 she was doing them pills and drinking too much" I stopped there as I didn't want to tell them the whole story.

Daryl ruffled my hair "no need to carry on your safe with us" I look up at him a smile.

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It has been a while since my little singing lesson appeared and Daryl and Maggie went to get some supplies for the baby. I came outside to sit at Carol t-dog and lori's grave, I trace Lori's name with my finger and tears run down my red cheeks "I wish you could see the baby" I wisper "she has your eyes" I smile faintly.

Carl comes up from behind me "hiya vi" I look up at him and quickly wipe my tears "hey" I smile. "There always looking down on us" it was silent for a moment "yeah I know".

[time skip]

It has been at least 2 hours daryl and Maggie has just come back with the baby stuff "how she doin" Daryl asks Beth "shh shh come on" Daryl ricks the baby as he wait for the milk to be made "she got a name yet?" Daryl asks.

"Not yet" Beth responds "but I was thinking maybe Sophia..... then there's Carol too"

"And Andrea"

"Also Amy"

"Jaqui"

"Patricia"

"Or....lori...I don't know" Carl listed all these names of the people we lost. Daryl started to feed the baby "you like that? Huh? Lil as' kicker", I chuckled at the name he had called her "right? That's a good name, right?" Daryl questioned "as a nickname yeah" I giggled.

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We are all sitting in the cafeteria area eating I'm sat at Daryl's legs eat my food as Rick walks in "I cleared out the boiler block" he disturbs the silence "how many?" Hershel asks "I don't know a dozen or so".

"I have to get back, just wanted to check on Carl and Ava" with that Rick walked out with no other words.

"Maggie and me are planning on making a run this afternoon" Glenn stated "found a book with baby places".

[time skip]

Maggie and Glenn went out for a supply run like ages ago, me and Carl are outside drawing on the floor with some chalk before we spot someone at the end of the field "Carl......who's that" I ask point at the women covered in blood "uhm I don't know" at that moment I stepped backwards a little "Daryl! Rick!" I yell.

They come running out from the prison "what what you okey? What happened?" Daryl says in a rush but me and Carl cannot take our eyes off the women, she looks scary "look...." I say pointing.

"Oh shit" Rick says in a weirded out voice.

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Heyyy guyssss this one is shorter as I'm going through a writers block....

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