Carl & I

Chapter Thirty Three Who Can We Trust

Lucas continued to race towards my daughter and it seemed as if everything slowed down, like the world went into slow motion. I saw Carl from the corner of my draw his gun and shoot a single bullet into the back of Lucas' head. His lifeless body dropped to the floor.

I ran arms open to Phoenix and pulled her into my arms. Tears falling from my eyes. Carl hugged us from behind and as I sobbed thinking about what could've just happened to my daughter.

"He, he was never like this.." The words stuttered as they came from Karlie's mouth. "Ever since we met him, he was the most kind person we had met. I think he just lost it."

"Well, he's gone now. He won't hurt anyone now." Carl said.

I looked over to see Karlie, Kaden and Kyle huddled into the hall peering over Lucas' body. It hurt them, but it had to be done.

"You think any of those walkers heard the shot?" Kyle muttered under his breath. "We just got settled down, safe."

Carl shrugged his shoulders and kissed me on the cheek. "I'm going to go check the perimeters again. Kyle's gonna come with me and Kaden too. Karlie stay here with y/n and Phoenix."

The three of them left and I looked at Karlie. "He wasn't like that before?" I asked.

"No, not at all. I've never seen him act that way before. We've been out here so long, maybe I didn't notice." An overwhelming look of guilt took over her face as she looked at Lucas one more time. "We should burry him."

I nodded and I placed Phoenix in her bed upstairs. The two of us picked up Lucas and carried him outside. "I'll start digging the hole, just keep an eye on Phoenix. She needs a brave mother like you." Karlie smiled and waved me on.

I walked back upstairs to Phoenix who was sleeping in her crib. She was so beautiful, so little. She'll never know what the real world was like.

"HELP" Karlie's screams startled me from my day dream. I grabbed my gun and tightly shut the door behind me so nothing would get to Phoenix. I sprinted down the stairs and outside to see multiple walkers devouring Karlie's body.

I was frozen in place. I couldn't move. "Y/n HELP US GET THEM OFF" Kyle screamed, but I couldn't move. Carl shot walkers left and right before realizing we were over powered. The four of headed into the house to grab gear and Phoenix. "We're are we going to go?" I yelled.

"I don't know, but Karlie and Lucas are dead and we need to leave now." Carl yelled.