Living

Chapter 2-

Before the apocalypse I was bullied. I had one friend who helped me through it all his name was Carl Grimes. We were best friends since kindergarten but it all changed when he decided to be my worst nightmare. 

He would beat me up, knock down my belongs, call me names, spread rumors. He told about how my parents changed. One day my parents were kind... the next day they would beat me... my parents became bullies like Carl. Anyway Carl told the whole school but before Child Services came the apocalypse broke out.

I eventually met up with my fucked up family. We drove out of the city when we ran out of gas we were forced to walk. That's when the herd came... it all happened so fast! One minute we were safe the next minute my family was being eaten by walkers and I was forced to run. 

I know they beat me but they're my family and I want them back. You have to be careful nowadays or the things that you cherish the most will be taken from you. That's how it works.

I have one older brother that I've been searching for ever since the world ended. Which happened 4 years ago. I'm starting to lose hope of finding him. I'm torn from my thoughts when I hear cars I look behind me and there's two cars. 

A man that's driving the first car meets eyes with me. I run as fast as I can away from the cars when a herd of twenty walkers surround me. I don't want to use my bow so I take out my knife and start stabbing all the walkers. 

When they're all dead I turn and see all the people that were in the cars they're all out of the cars eyeing me. One was a boy about my age... he is wearing a sheriff's hat. How odd.

I heard leaves crunch and a gunshot I look back to the people and none of them shot me. I look at the direction the leaves once crunched and saw a man. When he went to shoot at one of the men I held my knife above my head aiming it perfectly and throw it ever so perfectly. 

My knife pierces through the man's skull making him fall to the ground face first. My vision becomes blurry and I start seeing black dots everywhere. Suddenly, I fall to the ground and darkness takes over me. I lie there passed out where I can be killed any moment. Fuck. What am I going to do?

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"Do you think she's a danger to the group?"

"I don't know Daryl..."

"If she tries anything we'll have to put her down..."

"If it comes down to that then yes."

I'm trying to open my eyes but I can't like my eyes are glued shut. I can hear every word they say I just can't see them.

"Why don't we just kill her now?!"

"We are going to give her a chance Merle! That's final!"

I use all the strength I can muster up, which wasn't a lot because I was just shot, and pry my eyes open and let me tell you it hurt like hell. I look at the men trying to sit up. I felt a horrific pain burning in my chest looking down I see blood soaking my shirt.

I've been shot in the heart. How am I still alive it makes no sense, you would think if you got shot in the heart you would die automatically but in my case I didn't. The man who I save crouches down next to my bed he looks me in my eyes.

"I'm Rick Grimes the leader of this group. Thank you for saving me." Shit this is Carl's dad! I look around and see three other men and a boy my age. Wait... that's Carl! Shit shit SHIT! You know what I'm just going to act calm and collective about this as much as possible.

"Don't thank me that's what people are suppose to do, and I have to start somewhere if I want to be a good person..."

"What's your name?"

"Lillie Forman"

"Lillie? Is it really you?"

"The one and only."

"I've missed you!"

"I missed you to Rick" I chuckle.

"I'm going to ask you three questions is that okay?"

"Sure, ask away."

"How many walkers have you killed?"

"Too many to count."

"How many people have you killed?" If I do tell him they would allow me in their group, but if I don't the truth with be clawing at my throat and I'll spill the truth. I have to tell him... I hate lying I lied my whole life and now... it disgusts me.

"Hello?"

"O-over thirty..." They all start looking at me like I'm Satan and that's exactly why I didn't what to tell him.

"W-why?"

"They were all bad people. People who tried killing me or others, people who tried raping me or others, and my parents... it was the walkers who killed them... I tried saving them but there was just too many..." My lip trembles when I speak a tear slides down my face.

"Rick she's a danger to this group."

"Merle..." he says then turns his head to me looking me dead in the eyes like he's trying to read my mind, "I don't think she is..."

"Are you kidding me! She killed over thirty people!"

"And so did you! You killed people, you kidnapped Glenn and Maggie, you were even working with the governor! But we still let you back in the group!"

"You were the one who handcuffed me to the roof forcing me to cut my own hand off!" Merle spits out like venom in Rick's face.

"I'm actually glad you brought that up Merle."

"Why's that Rick Grimes!"

"I cuffed you to that roof because you were a danger to the group which proves my point that you're dangerous!"

"Guys stop!" An Asian man yells.

"Shut up Glenn!" Merle yells back.

"I'm tired of this!" Another man shouts vociferously then punches Merle in the temple knocking him out.

"Thank you Daryl." Rick says.

"Yep" Daryl replies dragging Merle out of the cell.

"I'm allowing you to stay but if you try anything you're out."

"Alright."

"We have chores around here I'll assign you yours soon. We also have a 9:00 curfew and be prepared to wake up early, okay?"

"Okay."

"It looks like your stitches broke... Carl's going to bring you to Hershel."

"Who's Hershel?"

"The doctor he's the one who fixed you up." He says then leaves. Carl walks over with keys and unlocks handcuffs that I didn't even notice I had on. I sit up and follow Carl to Hershel. It takes some time for me to realize I'm literally in a prison. It hurts to walk but I block it out. A warm liquid expands against my skin but I keep walking. 

todieI stand in a cell full of medicine bottles, towels, gauze, needles, crutches, pillows, blankets, and a few beds. The floor and walls of the cell are exactly the same as the other cells- gray and dull. Once I step inside the cell Carl and I make eyes contact. Hershel walks in and I lie down on one of the beds. He cleans up the wound and stitches it back up.

"I'm surprised you didn't even flinch."

"I'm use to pain."

"There you go."

"Thank you for stitching me up both times..."

"Your welcome" I slowly stand up when I'm scared half to death.

"Hey!"

"Rick! You almost scared me to death!" I say making Carl laugh. I haven't seen an innocent laugh from him in awhile.

"I'm sorry!" He laughs, "Well anyway there aren't any cells so you'll have to share a cell with Carl. It's two cells to the right. I'll show you around the prison, come with me."