Living

Chapter 4-

*Lillie's prov*

Dad stop! This isn't like you! DAD PLEASE! I jolt awake drenched in my own sweat terrified of what I had just dream't. My dad beating to a pulp for the first time of my life. I hadn't done anything to deserve it I was a straight A student my whole life, I didn't do anything that would get me in trouble, and I didn't say anything ignorant either. He just beat me... for no reason while my mom watched soon joining in shortly after. It all started a few weeks before Carl turned into a bully. They never in my life hit or even thought of it till that day. The day they thought of it. The day I thought that would never come. The day that haunts me every moment now. I calm myself down then being startled by Carl being right next to me. I punched him in the jaw but I didn't mean it. It was just an natural instinct.

"Carl I'm so so sorry I didn't mean it! It's just a natural instinct!" I whisper yell.

"It's okay I should have been more careful..."

"It's just being out there for so long with seeing anyone and then being surrounded by lots of people is kinda overwhelming."

"I understand Lillie it's alright," he says sincerely, "are you okay you were talking in your sleep and it sounded like you were in trouble..."

"I'm fine it was nothing..." I say as a tear rolls down my face. I try hiding it but it doesn';t work.

"No it's not your crying..."

"It w- was about my dad and mom..." I say looking in his eyes then looking down at my feet, "when they started... you know..."

"Sadly I do know and so did the kids at our school..." I look back up staring into his eyes once more,

"look Lillie I know I was such an ass and you want to kill me and you'll won't forgive me, but I'm so so sorry for what I did to you. I don't know what I could do to make up for either."

"You don't have to do anything."

"What?"

"You apologized and meant it... that's all I wanted from you." He smiled and hugged me tightly. When he pulled away I look at his jaw and noticed it was dislocated.

"Hey Carl?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you in pain?"

"Like mental?"

"No physical."

"Yeah. Why?"

"Because I dislocated your jaw..."

"What?!"

"Come here..."

"Why?"

"I'm going to fix it..."

"I don't know..."

"Get over here you pussy."

"Hey I'm not a pussy."

"Then get your ass over." I laughed

"Fine..." My hands lock on his jawline then popping it back in place.

"Ow!"

"There it wasn't that bad... when I dislocated my shoulder I had to pop it back in myself."

"That would've sucked."

"Yeah it did."

I stand up grabbing a black crop top, navy blue high-waist jeans, socks, and my black leather boots, etc and walk to the bathroom. I get a shower something that's rare in this world. When I hop out I start drying off and put on my clothes. I dry my hair and brush all the knots and tangles. 

There's a toothbrush with my name on it so I pick up rinse it off with water putting toothpaste on it, then brushing my teeth and tongue. Floss is next to me I pick it up take some floss and floss my teeth. I pick up all my dirty clothes and put them in the wash basket. 

Walking out of the bathroom I go to the Cafeteria picking up a tray and walking over to an older lady with short gray hair next to her is a girl a little older than me with blonde hair.

"Hello Lillie my name is Carol." Says the older lady.

"My name is Beth." Says the blonde.

to the Cafeteria picking up a tray and walking over to an older lady with short gray hair next to her is a girl a little older than me with blonde hair.

"Hello Lillie my name is Carol." Says the older lady.

"My name is Beth." Says the blonde.

"Hello"

"Here you go..." Carol say putting pancakes and a side of butter on a plate, then gently sits it on my tray.

"Thank you."

"Your welcome." They both say. I smile and walk over to a table outside and start eating. I haven't eaten something this good in a long time.

"Can you taste the food?" Carl and a boy my age say in unison then they both sit across from me.

"I haven't had a hot meal or let alone a meal in 4 or 5 years..."

"What?!" Says the boy, "That's ridiculous!"

"That's just how life is I guess..."

"I never introduced myself," I look from my tray and into his eyes, "I'm Patrick"

"Lillie."

"Nice to meet you Lillie."

"Nice to meet you too." I continue eating my food as I feel eyes on me. When I'm done I carry my tray over the trashcan and throw my food away, then put my tray on the cart. I look up and there's a schedule with the chores and jobs on it. It says I have to kill the walkers at the fence.

I walk out and see what they mean there's pokers by the fence. I run down and pick up a poker stabbing every last walker along the fence. I take a deep breath closing my eyes and opening them and stab the last walker. I put the poker back where it was before. Walking up the hill towards the prison I see Carl and Patrick staring at me. I guess they were watching me kill walkers.

"Take a picture it'll last longer!" I yell smiling and walk back inside the prison leaving them both deeply blushing

"Hello"

"Here you go..." Carol say putting pancakes and a side of butter on a plate, then gently sits it on my tray.

"Thank you."

"Your welcome." They both say. I smile and walk over to a table outside and start eating. I haven't eaten something this good in a long time.

"Can you taste the food?" Carl and a boy my age say in unison then they both sit across from me.

"I haven't had a hot meal or let alone a meal in 4 or 5 years..."

"What?!" Says the boy, "That's ridiculous!"

"That's just how life is I guess..."

"I never introduced myself," I look from my tray and into his eyes, "I'm Patrick"

"Lillie."

"Nice to meet you Lillie."

"Nice to meet you too." I continue eating my food as I feel eyes on me. When I'm done I carry my tray over the trashcan and throw my food away, then put my tray on the cart. I look up and there's a schedule with the chores and jobs on it. It says I have to kill the walkers at the fence.

I walk out and see what they mean there's pokers by the fence. I run down and pick up a poker stabbing every last walker along the fence. I take a deep breath closing my eyes and opening them and stab the last walker. I put the poker back where it was before. Walking up the hill towards the prison I see Carl and Patrick staring at me. I guess they were watching me kill walkers.

"Take a picture it'll last longer!" I yell smiling and walk back inside the prison leaving them both deeply blushing.