Girl in the mask(A Daryl Dixon Love Story) (Under revision)

Chapter eleven

Daryl's P.O.V.

It had been a while since Carol and Ghost had gone to get water. We were thinking of heading out as soon as they got back but it was taking a while so I had to go track them down by myself.

It took a while cuz Ghost was light on her feet so I couldn't find the trail. But I found the river and waterfall pretty quickly but I didn't see Carol or ghost but I saw something on the ground on near the edge of the water it looked like clothes and all the water bottles they were full and I saw some weapons but then where were Carol and Ghost. Then I saw someone pop out of the water. It was Ghost and she was naked. I could see all the scars on her back and then a twig snapped behind me and I turned around it was Carol and she gave me a shhh motion. Ghost then turned to look this way but she couldn't see us. I could see her face. She had a long scar coming down from her left mid-cheek to her neck, I could see the burns on the other side of her face and I think the faint imprint of a scar on her lip.

"Carol!? Carol is that you!?" She called. "Yeah sweetie it's me just relax and get dressed everything's fine I'll be there in a minute" Carol called to her from behind me. "'Lright!" Ghost replayed and started to make her way out of the water to her clothes. Carol grabbed my arm and took me a bit farther away.

"Don't tell anyone what you saw. She's not ready to show anyone" she told me. I looked at her like she was crazy. "She showed us the scars on her arms" I told her. "That's different her face is what makes her uncomfortable" she said and looked at me with pleading eyes. I examined her face. "Fine but I don't see nothing wrong with her" I said and she smiled. "I don't either but that's how she feels not us just give it time she'll come 'round. She can't hide her face forever" she said and patted my shoulder. "Now go back, take these, tell them you found me and that I told you we'd be there in a bit" she said and handed me some water bottles and I nodded and started to head out while she went back to Ghost.

She honestly wasn't as bad as she made herself out to be. Sure she had scars but that wasn't a bad thing I should know. What was I even thinkin' I still don't trust her and she wasn't my friend but I couldn't get her out of my head damn it.

Well this is just great I don't trust her but I have to keep what I saw a secret because Carol asked me to damn it. It didn't take long for me to get back with the water Carol had handed me. "Where are Carol and Ghost?" Carol asked me. "They'll be back in a bit they were finishing fillin' up the bottles"I said and handed in the waters then walked off to the side to wait.

Damn it I couldn't stop thinking about her. Why can't I stop thinking about her face? This was bad I don't want her or anyone thinking I'm soft or that I care that much. When they got back they handed back the last of the bottles. Ghost stepped up to me and held out the bottle to me. I looked at it and then at her then I hesitantly took it. "Thanks" I said as I avoided her gaze. "No problem" she said and turned to go back to Carol. She had her hood up probably hiding her wet hair till it dried. We were on our way to take Noah home.

It was Beth's last wish she wanted to get him home. So we were back on the road quickly.

It didn't take long for us to get there but it was too quiet and it looked like no one was here. Rick decided that only a few would be going in for now. Only him, Michone, Glenn, Tyrese, and Noah were going the rest of us are gonna stay back in case something goes wrong.

They hadn't been gone long but I was already getting a bad feeling. "They'll be fine" someone said behind me. I turn and see Ghost holding little ass kicker. I know they were going to be alright but everyone has been on edge since Beth passed. Everyone had been coping in a different way but it hit some of us hard me being one of them.

"I know that" I snapped. "No need to get mad about it I was just saying" she said and took a seat next to me and stayed silent. "Why are you here?" I asked her in a hash tone still not trusting her. "I don't know maybe I just don't want to be alone anymore or maybe you guys are growing on me faster than I thought you would." She stated as she bounced Judith on her leg to keep her entertained. I looked at her for a second then asked the question everyone wanted to know the answer to, "why'd you freak out when Beth dead? You didn't even know her?" She stiffened "I once lost someone close to me it was so sudden... it happened years ago but it still haunts me I guess you could say because it was my fault I lost that person and that caused me to end up the way that I am." She muttered so I was the only one who could hear it. "Who'd ya lose?" I asked as I watched how she reacted. "M-My s-sister..." she stuttered out. "What happened?" I asked bluntly it sounded like I didn't care but that's not how I felt. "S-she was kidnapped by a man who did things to her then shot her and left her to die out in the forest" she mumbled. "How old was she?" "T-Thirteen.... she was so young and it was my fault. I found her. I held her when she died. I couldn't protect her and I couldn't protect myself either" she started to sob. She had clearly gotten comfortable with us pretty quickly but not comfortable enough to show us her face which I found strange.

She quickly stood up and quickly handed Judith to Carl and walked off after a short explanation. She really wasn't good at handling her emotions when it came to certain thing. Why do I even care? She's not my friend I don't know 'er. God damn it what's wrong with me.

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Sorry if it's not that great I had writers block and I ended up with this and I feel like I was taking to long to update