Save Me

Still

It felt like forever since we've been on the tracks. We camped in the woods at night for cover. I looked around in my bag and then I discovered a folded up piece of paper. It looked familiar like I've seen it before... I open the note to find out who it's from.

To whom my concern,

I know it's a sin for doing this but we simply must. God will forgive us.

Sincerely,

Henry, Mabel, and Nemo

How could I have forgotten? My grandparent's suicide note. So they really were planning to kill me. All I could feel was shock but then I understood why they had to do it. They wouldn't have lasted a day out here. I feel a knot in my gut and my stomach twisting.

"Intresting.." I say as I fold the paper back and inside my pocket.

"What is it?" Carl asked as he turns his head.

I shake my head, "It's nothing really." I say grabbing his hand. "Here," I say reaching out of my pocket and handing him his necklace I got him "You still look good in it." It was an old symbol of some sort, maybe an old religion, who knows. 

He smiled and put it on. "Here you go," he said going behind me and putting my hands over my eyes "Don't peek, now lift up your hair," I lifted up my hair as i keep one hand over my eyes, I felt a necklace wrapped around my neck "Now open." I look down and see a beautiful Opal pendent with the outside lining of... DIAMONDS?!?!

"Carl?!! Diamonds?? How did you get this?" I say panicking.

"I get anything for my baby girl." He said winking. We catch up to Rick and Michone. We got to an open field still on the tracks Carl and Michone were balancing on the tracks having fun.

"We have about a day's worth of water," Rick said turning around, "What are you doing?"

"Winning a bet." Carl quickly responded.

"In your dreams."

"I'm still on." Carl said almost falling off.

"Haha, spoke to soon wise guy."

"This might go on awhile, maybe we can speed this up?"

"Yeah your right, we shouldn't be fooling around, we should probably-" Michone shouted something and fell off the train track.

Carl smiled at her, "I win, pay up," She pulls out two candy bars, "Is that really the last Big Cat?" He asked, he hesitated in his decision, then chose the Big Cat.

"Owe come on!"

"Hey, but you said winners choice."

"Go ahead take it, it's your's, you won it fair and square." He ripped it in half and offered her a piece.

"Come on we always share." She took it and took a bite, she was instantly delighted. It's been a couple more days, we started a fire in the woods and heated up some canned food.

"How hungry are you? On a scale of 1 to 10?" Rick asked.

"15." Carl said. Rick looked over at Michone.

"28" said Michone. Then he looked at me.

"59." I said.

"Yeah, we'll it's been awhile, I'm gonna go check the snare." Rick said while standing.

"Can I go with you?" Carl said looking up at Rick.

"Well how else are you gonna learn? Both of you too." Rick said.