We are meant to be

She's just a little girl..

Chapter 8

Cassie's POV

I wake up next to Carl in the middle of the night thirsty. I stand up and walk to the kitchen quietly for a drink. Once I'm done, I slowly walk back towards the stairs, when someone grabs me by the waist. And it's not Carl. I freeze and tense up, unable to move,"Now now, don't struggle, and maybe I'll let you go," it's Merle's voice. He takes his hand and makes his way up from my stomach to my chest. I start screaming as everyone comes out form there cell. Carl's the first to come out. I finally get away from Merle and run up the stairs to the safety of Carl's arms."What the hell do you think you were doing?!" Daryl yells, pinning his brother to the wall,"That's a little girl, what the crap Merle?!" he screams."Get out. Now." he says. He pushes Merle towards the exit,"Fine! Y'all won't stand a chance when the Governor comes anyway. I'll just fight for him! Knowing you all, your gonna die when he comes! And Cassie, you'll be the first one I kill!" he yells. Daryl and Rick take him outside, and just before they do, Rick makes a cut on Merle's arm. He won't last the night with that cut. We all know why Rick did what he did. I'm crying on Carl's shoulder as everyone runs up to me,"Are you ok?" they asked, I just ignored them, hiding my face from them in Carl's shirt. "Merle..he's gonna shoot me." I say in between sobs. "I won't let that happen." Carl says. "Don't worry, we won't let him touch you." Maggie says. After a few minutes everyone goes back to their cells, and Daryl comes in and sits on the bottom bed with us,"Cassie, I'm so sorry Merle did that to you. I thought we could trust him, but I guess he'll still be the monster he's always been. He didn't hurt you or anything did he?" he asks. I shake my head no as he holds out his arms. I embrace him, and the tears just keep coming."It's ok, I promise it's ok, Carl and I, and the rest of us too, won't let Merle hurt you, ok?" he says. He stands up, and walks out of our cell. "God I hate Merle, I never trusted him from the start." Carl says, putting his arm around me. I sniffle, as he takes my hand,"Please stop crying, I hate to see you upset." he says. "I can't" I reply. He presses his lips to mine, and when we pull away, the tears stop. "See? You could've stopped, with a little help from me." he says, smiling. He leans back against the wall as I rest my head on his chest. I give him his shirt back, and help him slide it his arms through.

Carl's POV

Cassie falls asleep with her head on my chest. I lay her down at the head of the bed, and cover her up. I soon fall asleep, as she curls up next to me.