"Eli, do you want to take watch with me later tonight?" Carl asks me. I nod and Carl smiles. "When?" I ask. "It starts at 12 and ends at sun up." He says. "OK." I say walking away.
"Wake up, its time to go." I wake up to see Carl standing there. I sit up and throw my shoes on. Slowly, tiredly I stand up then realize I'll be all alone with Carl in the guard tower. Elysa Ann Dixson what the hell are you thinking?! He is your best friend. But he is cute. ELYZA! I give up on you. "Are you OK?" Carl pulls me out if my thoughts as he says that. "Ya, you ready?" I ask and he nods.
We sit in the guard tower and he looks at me but I pretend not to notice. "What was your family like before th-." I am cut off by Carl's warm lips pressing against mine. I didn't kiss back in shock and he pulls away. "I didn't say stop." I say cutely and lean in. Carl's lips met mine half way. We stay like that for what felt like forever. I wrap my arms around his neck. We pull away for air. I look at Carl and laugh. He soon joins me. "I think I love you." I say and look at Carl to see him smiling like a fool." I have loved you since the first day I saw you." Carl says holding my chin in between his index finger and his thumb. I have to stand on my tippy toes to reach Carl's height. We stand there face to face, not letting go of each other until we hear the door open. Carl and I pull away and see Maggie coming up the stairs. "You two ain't doing nothing bad, right?" She asks u. "You two have been kissing. Next time don't stand so close to the window." Maggie says laughing then starts to leave. "You won't tell our dads will you?" I ask her. "No I won't tell. I think young love is adorable." She says walking out of the tower.
I wake up to see I'm in a different cell. I look over to see Carl laying next to me. His deep blue eyes staring at me. "How did I get here?" I ask him. "You fell asleep in the guard tower so I carried you here. Do you remember anything that happened last night?" He asks back. The hugging, the kissing, I remember everything. "I remember everything from last night. And by the way, Grimes, you're not a bad kisser." I say winking at him while standing up.
We're going on a run, you two wanna come?" Dad asks. Carl and I nod at the same time. Dad walks away laughing. "You think their on to us yet?" I ask Carl. He shakes his head laughing. "No, not yet."
Surrounded. Alone and surrounded by walkers. The beasts have cornered me and getting too close. If these things want me I'm taking a few with. I use one of my arrows and stab it in the head. I see a break in the wall of walkers and make a run for it. As I run I feel one of my stitches cut. I look down to see way too much blood for one stitch so they all must have opened up.
Blurred voices, a mumble, then a whisper. "Hello? Is anyone there?" I ask into the darkness. The light cut through the darkness. A woman walked in waring white. "Is this heaven?" I ask her. "No. This is Alexandria. You were pretty bumped up when we found you. My name is Deanna. If you ever need anything just came talk to me." She says. "Where's Carl? Where's Dad?" I say starting to panic. The woman gave me a funny look then says the three words I dreaded most. "You were alone."
"Hey, Eli. You wanna come hang out with use. We're going to watch a movie." Enid says. God I hate her. She does not stop talking to me. Enid and I have nothing in common, I hate people, and I think that if Carl ever came she would be all over him. I miss Carl. It's been two weeks now and it's driving me insane. I look at Enid and scoff. "Come on, Enid. Stop trying, she doesn't like people. She won't even talk to anyone other then Deanna. Lets go watch the movie." Ron says from behind the stupid excuse for a fourteen year old girl. I glare Ron down and he puts his hands up in surrender backing up.
After they walk away I walk inside the house I'm staying in and go to my room. I close the door and strip out if the blood tangle of cloths. I stay in my bra and panties. Looking in the mirror I see a ghost if my past. I look like the old me. My foster dad came home drunk almost every night and would beat me. Scars and bruises. I stare at the mirror as the anger flows through me. Before I knew what I was doing I punch the mirror full force. Blood gushes over the cuts as I start to calm down. I shake my hand once and go to the bathroom. I turn on the water and run it over my hand. I stand there for a few minutes then turn off the water. I go back to my room and get new cloths. Black ripped jeans and a light grey loose tee shirt.
I walk back outside and to Deanna's house. I knock on the door and she comes. I show her my hand and she hands me gauze and tape. I fix up my hand and she walks off with me. "I have to greet the new people that are at the door if you wanna come?" She asks. I look at her and smile. "Ya, I'll meet you there." I say walking away. I take the long way around and turn a corner to see Ron and Enid totally making out. I turn around and walk back around the wall. I bite my lip to stop me from laughing.
I make my way to the doors to see a crowd there. My curious part of the took over so I push through the people to hear my name being called. I look to my right to see...
