The darkest path, the walking dead

Chapter 2: tinkerbell

I run as fast as I can, not stopping or slowing down for anything. I run out of the building and into the streets, there is a car that wasn't parked there before, when I run out of the building the people in the car stare at me wide eyed their mouths dropped open but before they could even think to grab me I was gone into an alley.
"Get her" the guy on top of the building yells to his people but I am already half way down the alley, I have always loved to run it is my comfort zone. I run out the other side of the alley to see a car speeding towards me. It is too late to get our of the way, too late for them to stop. I put my hand out as if it will stop the car from slamming into me at top speed but it doesn't, it hits my hand first, I hear an awful cracking sound like the one I heard when I kicked the walker in the knee two days ago. Next the car slams into my ribs sending me flying into the tar road and then I black out, it's weird out of all the things I could think of, the thing I think of is I wonder if the driver of the car feels bad or maybe they wanted to hit me. Then I think of other things like it's too late to save my sisters, it's too late to save my mum, it's to late too stop my dad from leaving me, it's too late to stop myself from killing my dad, it's to late too hide in a different building, too late to live.

I wake up to see, I'm in a car laying on the back seat, my right hand is hurting like crazy and so are my ribs, and left knee but mostly my hand. I turn my head up to see a boy who looks my age, he has brown hair and blue eyes a strange combination but he is cute it suits him.
I gasp sitting up as fast as I can but I have to blink tears away because of how much it hurts my ribs. The boy puts his hands in front of him to reach for me but then stops.
"Please I'm not going to hurt you" he says, I still back away but I don't think he will hurt me he looks to kind.
"I know" I say quietly, he looks a little relieved but looks stressed again once I pull my knees to my chest and rock back and forth slightly.
"Are you ok? Is there anything I can get you?" He asks almost reaching out to me again. I look down at my hand before answering there's a bandage around it with blood on it.
"I'm fine" I say simply moving away from him even more, I am pressed against the door so hard that I can't move any further away but I was still try. I look in the drivers seat and there's no one driving, I flinch but then realise that we are not moving. The car is parked and we are the only ones in the car. It's very dark outside which will help me escape.
"The adults have gone to see if they can find anything useful it's just us Sophia, Lucas, my mum Lori and Carol" he says smiling a little as if I know who those people are.
"I think I'm going to get some fresh air" I say getting out of the car.
"I'll come with you" the boy says smiling.
"No it's fine" I say getting further out of the car, his face falls and I feel bad a little bit for making him sad but I won't feel bad for long.
"Ok I understand but whats your name?" he sighs, I look at him and hesitate.
"It doesn't matter" I mumble, his face falls again as I walked away I hear him call after me.
"My names carl grimes" he yells. I was lying I am not going to just get some fresh air I am leaving I don't need a group to survive. I have to find my bag with my things In it, I need my bow and catquiver the most. I start searching around the little bit of road their set up on, they have the cars in a line and a small fire in the middle everyone but carl sits around the fire as far as I can tell. I walk into an RV to see a boy a little older than me sitting in the seat playing with one of my arrows I jump into the RV further where he can see me.
"That's mine" I say looking at the boy. He just laughs.
"So Tinker bell how's your hand" he says smirking.
"Why Tinker bell?" I ask smiling.
"It obviously resembles your personality" he shrugs. I give him a confused look and he shrugs again.
"I've never watched tinker bell you are going to have to explain why I am like her" I laugh.
"I can't believe ticker bell has never watched, well tinkerbell. You resemble her because Despite her cute appearance, Tinker Bell is very independent, opinionated, sassy, stubborn, and hot-tempered just like you" he laughs because I blush, he called me cute.
"How do you know I'm all them things?" I laugh sitting across from him in the RV.
"Well you are very cute, you are obviously independent you were on your own, you are stubborn I know this because we had to hit you with a car before you would stop running away from us your sassy I could tell before you opened your mouth and it's also super obvious you have a hot temper to have survived on your own since the beginning." He finishes and he was right I was all of the things Tinker bell is...well not cute but my head fell as I confessed something.
"I haven't been alone since the start" I sigh.
"Well what happened to Peter Pan and the lost boys" he jokes but in a serious tone.
"I don't want to talk about it" I blink away tears.
"So how long has it been since you were with your group?" he asks.
"I was with my family not a group and it's been five months if I can remember correctly." I say.
"Umm I don't know your name" I say looking back up at him.
"I'm Lucas" he answers, I nod and grab my bow and carquiver and start to walk out the door.
"what's your name?" Lucas asks me as I start towards the door.
"It's Tinker bell" I smile and he laughs a little as I walk away. I have my stuff I can go now far away from here from people forever. It is weird I feel like me and Lucas had bonded if I was staying we would be good friends I think. I follow a road hoping it led to Atlanta. I have been walking for twenty minutes when I hear a stick brake behind me I turned with my bow raised. I expect a walker but instead I hear a familiar voice.
"Don't shoot" says carl coming out from the bushes.
"Why did you follow me?" I almost yell but stopped myself.
"I need to keep you safe" carl says standing taller. This kid was so stupid if he had a family back there he just left them but I would give it to him if he wanted me to stay he was doing a good job at it because I couldn't tell him to go back by him self I don't think he can defend himself and I couldn't lead him away from his family. I got the feeling this kid was going to irritate me.
"I can keep myself safe you will just slow me down" I snap. His face falls and he looks at the ground.
"Why are you being mean?" He says in a sad voice. I sigh that's not what I wanted to do I just wanted to keep him with his family.
"I'm sorry carl I just don't know how to be around people anymore I have been alone for along time" I say and he looked up at me sadly.
"Where is your family?" Carl asks me and I don't know how to reply the only word that comes out of my mouth is.
"dead" I say emotionlessly.
"I'm sorry I just thought maybe you have a group" he says looking at me sadly but I am not angry anymore.
"It's ok trust me Carl. Where is your family?" I ask trying to make conversation.
"My mums at camp and my dads on a run" he says smiling and I can tell the world has not taken it's toll on him yet it's nice to see that once and a while, even when I was talking to Lucas I could tell he had lost some close or he has had to do something that he shouldn't have had to do.

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