Finding Hope [A Carl Grimes FanFic]

C3~ The Sheriffs Son

After we were all done getting settled in, Lacy and Lexi, they almost reminded me of my sisters in a way, went to go play in the field. They were twins and had just turned 7 the other day, so finding a great shelter is what they would consider a birthday gift in the way the world works now.

"Hey, Hope right?" A soft voice came from behind me,

I turn to the source, Carl, the sheriffs son. I took a closer look at him, his hair was like a brown waterfall, it wasn't greasy or ruffled like mine probably was, I hadn't seen myself in a long time, there's not a lot of mirrors that aren't broken in the woods. They have showers here, I faintly remember Carol saying that the showers were off limits for now, due to some sort of difficulty, I can't remember what.

I desperately need a shower.
His eyes made me feel like I was looking into a deep sea, they were so beautiful and complex.

"Yea, Carl, right?" I ask , even though I knew fully his name was Carl. I am good with names.

"Yeah," he chuckles, "so? Where are you from?" He ask looking into my eyes. I felt my heart speed up.

"Atlanta," I reply looking back into his eyes.

"Kentucky," he says keep his eyes glued to mine. (A/N ~ Sorry guys I can't remember if they said the state so I'm going by the comics)

I gently nodded making sure our eye contact didn't break.

"We were heading to Atlanta when this whole thing went down, they said they had shelter, food, that it was safe, good thing we only got to were we did, Atlanta was not what they described, it was surrounded by fire, and... well... death," he said still keeping his eyes on mine.

"We had a small camp a couple miles out from the main city. But the walkers attacked so we left, looking for somewhere... Safer. We ended up on the side of a highway for awhile, until we could clear the way. There was this girl," he paused, girl... That word made me feel funny coming from him, "her name was Sophia, she got.. lost, but we found her, as a walker, at Hershel's farm, in the barn, full of walkers," he hesitated,

Wait what? There was a barn full of walkers? I'm so confused!

"We were there for a while, but it got over run. So we were on the road for a while, that's when we found this place, it was overrun but we took care of all the walkers and made it livable again. You were the first people we've brought in just for the sake of it, I hope we keep bringing in more people, it's nice to meet other people, especially when .....they're your age."
He exhaled still not taking his eyes away from mine. I stood there with my mouth slightly agape.

Who knew, I wasn't the only person who could talk for a long time without getting off topic. I smiled widely at him and his cheeks turned a dark pink.
I was slightly confused about why, but then I figured it out and smiled to myself,

"So," Carl muttered

"You know, this whole... Thing that's happening, do you think it'll ever be over, do you think we'll ever get our old lives back? I mean what if this is all just a big dream! What if this isn't actually happening! .....You know 11 year old me, was so naive. I was spoiled rotten and I was so self absorbed, I had everything I wanted. I didn't care about anyone else. After my parents died I had nothing, no reason to keep going. I had almost given up hope, that I'd never have anything precious in my life again. I feel like that's gonna change, I feel like we can have a life here, have hope... you know," I voiced, choosing my words carefully.