Chapter 17

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I slowly began, talking about my parents and siblings. "So, the zombies came into our house and we all ran. We tried to stay together but there was a herd... And my sister..." I wiped my eyes. I hadn't cried for them in so long, I wasn't about to start in front of Daryl. "She got eated. Mom and dad grabbed my brother and disappeared. They thought I was right behind them but I got grabbed and ran the other direction." I sighed and circled my finger around the top of the bottle.

"Anyways. You don't know how happy I was when y'all found me. I've never liked Lori though." I let out a chuckle. "She never was the sweetest person on earth. Beth is probably my best friend though. You guys'll never know how much I appreciate you all. Especially you."

He rose a brow and I gestured to him with my bottle. "You've saved me and the group countless times. You always keep strong for everyone and you never show any emotion to help us."

I sighed and took another drink. "I've never had a crush on Carl and Carol is amazing. I admire her so much. Same with Michone. They have such an amazing skill set I wish I could be like them. But there's one person I admire more than anyone. More than Glenn. More than Rick. More than Carol.

"He always keeps strong and quiet and never lets himself feel so I can't tell him. I'm afraid of telling him because I'm sure he'll reject me for two reasons. One, he already has someone but he doesn't realize his feelings yet. Two, he doesn't get close to anyone and I know why. He's lost so much and I can't stand being close to him and hurting him.

"I try to be calm around him, but I want him to know. I want him to know how much I admire him. How much I want to hug him and tell him everything's alright. I want him to be able to cry on my shoulder and I want to be able to be the only person who can comfort him."

I looked up to see Daryl staring at me. "Ya, sunshine. I like you, Dixon."

Sorry, I know I'm a lazy bum. The first time I made this chapter it deleted and so I had to rewrite. Also, writing about you with kilila is hard, so I merely used my feelings about Daryl. Do you all feel the same?

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