Walking with the Dead

five

Kaylee's Pov
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After I announced that Carl died, I was shooken up. I walked inside the house and into Carl's room.

"Hey, you." I say and I stoke his pale face with my hand.

"I think you're amazing and great, and just so you know, i'm not going to cry. I'm not weak." I chuckle and grab his hand.

"You don't have to keep fighting. This world is a cruel world. I understand if you want to let go, in fact I think you should. I would rather you go this way than be ripped apart." I smile and sit down in the chair.

"You can let go. I see you are in pain and I just hope that you can hear me telling you that you don't have to keep trying." I kissed his cheek and grinned.

"Be peaceful." I chuckled, fighting not to cry and walked out. Kaitlyn saw me and smiled.

"I'm proud of you." She said and I giggled.

"I am a monster." I laughed.

"Why would you say that?" Someone asked behind me.

"Carl?" I asked and ran to hug him.

"Yea, its me. The person you told to let go, that they should die." He spoke.

"I didnt mean it like that!" I said.

"Then what did you mean?" He yelled.

"I want you safe!" I yelled.

"You want me dead, so I want you dead!" He yelled and stabbed me. I started screaming like crazy and then open my eyes.
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"Kaylee, are you alright?" Kaitlyn asked. I looked into the room and Carl was laying there.

"Did I scream again?" I asked her and she nodded.

"Well I wasn't even asleep." I said and she shrugged.

"Maybe that means you need some, go." She said and I nodded, taking a nap.

•

Its been two weeks, and thankfully, Carl was okay.

"Hello, my beautiful girlfriend." Carl said as I woke up.

"Hello, my handsome boyfriend." I kissed him on the cheek.

"Disgustingg!" Kaitlyn whined.

"Oh shut up, once you get a boyfriend that will be our reaction." I said.

"I think the rest of the guys our age are dead." She laughed.

"Myles was pretty cute, maybe he is still alive?"  I suggested and Carl nudged me.

"Myles was an asshole. Plus the day this started, he had a broken arm. Trust me, he is dead." Carl said.

"Like Sophia." Kaitlyn laughed and then we all stopped.

"Kaitlyn.." I whispered as she made eye contact with Carl and I.

"Im so sorry guys, I need to go." She said and ran off.

"We don't know anything, okay. She will be just fine." Carl held me.

"I know, I'm going find her." I grinned.

"Daryl is already out there! Its not safe." Carl yelled as I got farther away. I went by Glenn and he looked at me.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"Well, I was going to say, 'hey best buddy! How are you doing? Great, thats awesome, by the way, you and Maggie? So cute!' But you know, now that you mention it, you wouldn't mind sneaking me a gun or something, right?" I asked as he grinned.

"You are a devil." He laughed.

"Im an adorable devil, that helps this situation one hundred percent more." I squeal.

"You are so adorable, so why would an adorable little girl like you need a gun?" He mocked my voice.

"Glenn, just let me in the RV." I said.

"Not happening, Lopez." He responded.

"Fine." I huffed and charged to the RV, until he threw me on top on his shoulder and start marching back to camp.

"No fair!" I whined and he put me on he ground.

"Whats not fair is- hey Maggie!" He ran off and I grinned. I started running to the RV and got the gun.

"Fooling Glenn, not easy but throw in a pretty girl, you totally got him on the hook." I laughed to myself until somebody cleared their throat behind me.

"Im going to tell you kid, you are one badass motherfucker." Shane smiled and I did too.

"Thanks, I'm going in the woods, do me a favor, don't tell anyone." I said and ran off.

"Kaylee!" I heard Glenn scream behind me and I tried to run until he wrapped his arms around me again.

"Glenn, I need to find Sophia! She could be dea-"

"There is walkers in the barn." He whispered and bent down to my height level.

"What?" I asked.

"They.. Hershel has kept his family in there, lots of them. He thinks their is a cure. Would you go do something because I don't want you to end up in the barn." He said.

"Fine, im not going to the woods." I sighed and ran away to Kaitlyn.

"I need to tell you something." I whispered.

"What?" She asked.

"It's my pills. My pill's I needed to take after my dad died. The ones that kept me calm, I need those to stop screaming." I said and she nodded.

"I know." She said and took them out her pocket, tossing them to me.

"Hello sweetheart, Kaitlyn." Carl says to us. I smile at him as Kaitlyn tells him hello back.

"I have a gun, wanna go in the woods?" Kaitlyn asked.

"Yes! I had been wanting to go for the longest time!" Carl cheers as I just smile.

"As much as I would love to, I have to help Beth with something." I smile, remembering what I told Glenn.

"Beth? I don't really like her." Kaitlyn snarls as I just giggle.

"Why not, shes as sweet as sugar. Now you guys go on, bye!" I yell as I run to the farm house. I bump into Glenn and Maggie on horses.

"Where are y'all going?" I ask.

"Just get some things, need anything?" Maggie asked.

"Just a tooth brush and toothpaste please." I tell her.

"Sure thing!" They rode off as Glenn turned back to me, and I winked at him.

"Have fun!" I yelled, "not too much fun though." I whispered to myself and laughed.

"Kaylee, where is Carl?" Lori asked.

"Oh he is with Kaitlyn in the.. Um I don't know." I stop myself before running into the woods. I look for them and then I hear growling. Of course. I picked up my switchblade and noticed my hands were shaking. I stabbed the walker in the neck and once it fell, I sighed in relief.

"Kaylee!" Carl yelled as I turned around just to get met face to face of a walker. I kept in my screamed and fell to the ground. It tripped over me and I got on top of if, stabbing it.

"He looked like a prick." Kaitlyn laughed as I turned to them.

"Your mom wants you." I told Carl and he nodded. We walked out and a gunshot went off. We all looked to our right and saw Rick screaming. We ran to them and saw Daryl Dixon shot in the head. I flinched and started to turn away until Carl grabbed my hand.

"Stop running away."