Living In The Real World (A Carl Grimes gay story)

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Tom's POV

The car in front had stopped about 50 meters ahead of us.

"What the hell's he waiting for?"

He turned his engine off, so did we. Someone stepped out of the passenger side

"There's two of them. Is that a cop?"

He closed his door and began walking to the right. Carol pulled out her pistol

"They might've seen us"

SHIT!

A walker was banging on Carol's window

Glad I'm not the only one who almost shit themselves

The cop began walking back towards the car, after moving things off the road.

Carl's POV

Dad?

Dad?

Daryl?

Tom?

"Tom? Where am I? Dad?"

"Shit!"

I looked to my right, a cop? I'm in a car

What's going on?

Tom's POV

"Look, the other ones getting out"

What the hell are they doing?

The cop on the right opened the back passenger seat

What the hell are they doing?

The other cop grabbed something from the front

Carl!

"We have to go Now! They're gonna kill him!"

I put Carl's hat on my own head

Can't have him losing this again

"Nah, we wa-"

I kicked open my door, jumping up

"Tom!"

I grabbed the walker that was against the car and threw it to the ground, began running as fast as I could

Carl's POV

The door at my head opened, a cop leaned over me holding my arms down, the door at my feet opened, another cop leaned on my feet with his arm, I was pinned down. I struggled, trying to get free.

"Let me go!"

"Stop! This won't hurt"

He handed the guy above my head a...

A needle!

"Stop!"

He put the needle in my neck

"CARL!"

Tom?!

"TOM!!-"

BLAM!

The back window shattered, glass went all over me

"We've got to g-"

Everything went black

Tom's POV

I used my pistol to shoot the back window, I didn't want to kill anybody, both the cops rushed back into the car

Come on Tom, You can make it

I reached the car, opened the back door, Carl was just laying there, I grabbed onto him, pulling him out

"Go! Go!"

The car started moving, pulling me along

I'm not leaving you Carl

I pulled harder. Dragging me and Carl to the ground, whilst the car sped away

"Come on Carl, wake up!"

"TOM!"

I looked behind, Daryl and Carol were running towards us, Daryl used his knife to kill the walker that was previously banging on the car

"It's okay Carl, we're going to be alr-
Shit!" I cursed to myself

Walkers were just ahead of us, opposite direction of where Daryl and Carol are. I picked Carl up, putting my hands underneath his arms, I dragged him for 5 meters before I heard the groans and snarls from behind my back, I turned around and walkers were filing out an alley

"Shit" We were cut off from Daryl and Carol

"Go! Find some place to hold up for the night! Get out of the city in the morning, get the others!" Daryl's shouting drew most of the walkers there way.

The street to my right was mostly clear, I used all the strength I had, picking Carl up by the waist, I threw him over my right shoulder

Damn, you're heavier than you look

I struggled carrying him down the sidewalk. I managed to slip down a side street without being noticed by the few walkers. I noticed an apartment building near the bottom of the street.

Let's pick up the pace

The outside looked dirty and worn down, just like everything else, one of the double doors was partially open, the door opened with a slight creek, the lobby was a wreck, paper and luggage scattered on the floor.

Let's go apartment hunting, shall we?

I wondered up the stairs, still carrying Carl, my shoulder was really starting to hurt now. I came across an open door

'2B' this will do for the night. I can't exactly leave you out here, come on

I pushed my shoulder up to get a better grip of him, unholstering my pistol with my left hand, I nudged the door open

"Right, let's do this"

The living room was clear, both bedrooms were clear, the bathroom, the closets, the cupboards, under the beds, were all clear, I barricaded the door with a desk and the couch. The whole apartment was wrecked, nearly everything had been taken, the couch was torn up, so were the beds, the TV was smashed.

"Home sweet home"

Well its home for night

I had laid Carl down on the floor next to a wall in the living room, once I knew it was safe. I found a blanket in one of closets and gently pulled it over him, I slid down the wall sitting down, I looked down at his face.

How do you still look so beautiful after everything we've been through today?

I loudly exhaled, lifting him up, I slid over laying him back down, his upper body now resting in my lap.

I'll take care of you

The room was empty and lifeless, slightly lit by the light shining through the window, coming from the moon.

"I guess I'll take first watch"