Shoot Or Run

Chapter 2

I walked down the trail with Carl and Sophia heading to look for some berries. Sophia and Carl were a few feet behind me laughing and pushing each other. Then I heard a strange sound coming from the trees a little to my right. Carl and Sophia of course couldn't hear because of their giggling but I could.

"Shhhh!" I said and they fell silent. Carl and Sophia came up to me. "What is it?" Carl asked. "Monster!!" Sophia shrieked and then broke into a run back to camp. Carl followed her gaze and began screaming as well, and then he took off towards camp. They were right; up ahead was a walker feasting on a dead deer.

It didn't even seen us because it was so busy with its meal. I heard adults yelling and Rick, Lori, Carol, Shane, Jim, Dale, Glenn and Morales came into sight. Mom and Amy ran forward and mom pulled my into her arms, "Elena, are you okay?" She asked.

I nodded slowly, "I'm fine. It hasn't noticed us," I said. Rick, Shane, Jim, Glenn, Dale and Morales walked forward. While Mom, Amy, Lori, Carol took Me, Carl and Sophia back to camp.

After a moment, Daryl, arrived at the camp from we arrived. "Merle! Merle! Get your ugly ass out here! I got us some squirrel! Let's stew 'em up!" Daryl yelled. Mom looked at me and the other kids, "Kids, go to the RV," She said. Me, Carl, Sophia and bout Morales kids we went to the RV. "What do you think is going to happen?" Sophia asked. "I don't know," I said.

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Rick, Daryl, Glenn and T-Dog went back to Atlanta, for get back Merle and the bag of guns that Rick said he lost as he got in Atlanta. It had been four hours since they left.

I was with Carl while Mom and Amy went to catch us fish. "Hey, check it out," I heard Morales called. I looked around and I see Amy and Mom, both holding a string of a variety of fish. Everyone had a big smile on their faces, and some were even shocked.

I went over to them with Carl, "Ladies, Because of you my children will eat tonight. Thank you," Morales said, has both of them handed him the lines. "Thank you Dale. It's his canoe and gear," Mom said, giving Jacqui a high five. 

"Mom, look at all the fish," Carl pointed at the fish, as Morales tried to shove them in Lori's face. "Where did you two learn to do that?" Lori asked, "Our dad," Amy replied proudly. "Can you teach me how to do that?" Carl asked. "Sure. I'll teach you all about nail knots and stuff . . . If that's okay?" Amy asked Lori. "You won't catch me arguing," Lori said.

Dale walked up, head down and had this weird look on his face. "Hey, Dale. When's the last time you oiled those line reels? They are a disgrace," Mom asked. "I, uh -- I don't want to alarm anyone, but we may have a bit of a problem," Dale said, and he pointed off in the distance and I can see Jim digging.

We made it up to the hill and Jim was still digging. He didn't bother to look at us. "Hey, Jim?" Shane was the first to talk. "Why don't you hold up, all right? Just give me a second here, please," Shane asked. Jim put the shovel down and looked at Shane, "What do you want?" He asked.

"We're all just a little concerned, man, That's all," Shane said. "Dale says you've been out here for hours," Morales spoke up. "So?" Jim asked. "So why are you digging? Are you heading to China, Jim?" Shane joked. "What does it matter? I'm not hurting anyone," Jim said. "Yeah, except maybe yourself. It's a hundred degrees today. You can't keep this up," Dale said.

"Sure I can. Watch me," Jim said, shoving the shovel in the ground again. Lori step up to Shane and Dale. "Jim, they're not gonna say it so I will . . . You're scaring people. You're scaring my son, Andrea and Carol's daughters," She said.

Carl stood beside me and held my hand while Amy wrapped her arms around us. "They got nothing to be scared of. I mean, what the hell, people? I'm out here by myself. Why don't you all just go and leave me the hell alone?" Jim snapped, and digging into the ground again.