Surviving The Walking Dead

Ch:9 Spending time with Carl

 Carl looked at me and broke down crying. I told Daryl to come sit by Rick. He did and I walked over to Carl. I slowly saw down next to him as he cried.

I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him close to me. Carl wrapped his hands around me and wouldnt let go. His tears soaked my shirt underneath my leather vest. I quietly said "It's ok, let it all out". I looked over at Daryl and he was smiling at me. I smiled back at him then looked at Carl again.

Carl wouldnt stop crying. All the bottled up emotions he had came pouring out of him. I took off his hat and I ran one of my hands through his hair. As he calmed down he fell asleep in my arms. I leaned up against the wall and looked at Daryl. Him and Rick were sleeping on the couch. I wanted to move, but I didnt because of Carl. I kept my arms wrapped around him and I slowly drifted asleep.

When I woke up the sun was shining through the windows. Rick and Daryl were looking at me. I looked down and Carl was still asleep in my arms. Rick smiled and asked "do you want me to move him"? I smiled and said "no, let him rest". Daryl walked over and sat next to me.

He looked at me and asked "are you ok"? I looked at Carl then back at Daryl. I said "yeah, I just miss ass kicker". Daryl grabbed my hand and said "you were really brave to do that. When Rick got up this morning he told me that he could never thank you enough for all that you did for Judith". I smiled and looked down because Carl moved.

His eyes opened and he looked up at me. His beautiful blue eyes looked into my eyes and wouldnt look anywhere else. I smiled at him and asked "how are you feeling"? He said "fine" then he got up. He walked over to Rick and hugged him. I stood up and stretched.

Daryl got up too and we walked into the kitchen. I asked "what do we do now"? He looked at me and said "well, we have to talk to Rick about that". We walked into the living room again and sat down on the couch.

Daryl looked at Rick and asked "so whats the plan"? Rick looked at all of us then said "well we need to find the others". I asked "well how do we even know where to begin looking"? Rick thought for a few seconds then said "well we need to retrace our steps starting at the prison". I said "well when I went to grab Judith the bus tore through the back".

Daryl said "that leads to Woodbury". Rick stood up and said "well then we have to go there". I said "we should stay here for one more night and get prepared". Suprisingly Carl said to Rick "she's right, we need to prepare". I said "well lets look around the other houses and search for food". Carl got up and said "I'll go with you". I smiled and said "ok".

Daryl got up and hugged me. He kissed me on the head then said "please be careful". I smiled and said "I made it this far didnt I"! He smiled and said "man, you remind me of myself when I was your age". I smiled and said "I learned from the best didnt I"?

I smiled and grabbed my backpack and slung it onto my back. I checked to make sure my knifes were in both of my boots, they were. Rick came over and said "please look after Carl". I smiled and said "dont worry, I will".

I walked over to the couch and grabbed my crossbow. Then I walked over to Carl. He picked up his shotgun and looked at me. I asked his "are you ready"? He said "yeah" and we walked outside.

I loaded my crossbow and aimed it at a walkers head. Carl raised his gun, but I put my hand on it and I lowered it. I said "there is only one, I can kill it. We need to be silent and not draw any attention. Now if we end up in a sticky situation, then you can start shooting". He smiled and said "yes sir".

We walked for a while, but didnt find a house. But we pushed on and kept looking. As we walked Carl asked "so how do you know Daryl"? I smiled and said "Him, my dad, and Merle were best friends. They grew up together. We all lived in the trailer park. So when I was born I grew up hanging around them. Daryl and Merle are like my older brothers and when I heard that Merle died, I couldnt belive it".

Carl laughed and said "so thats why you act and dress like a boy". I pushed him jokingly and laughed. He said "hey, I'm sorry for how I acted last night, and I'm really sorry for what I said to you". I said "it's no big deal, I'm over it now, and thanks".

Carl said "And thanks for saving Judith back at the prison". I nodded and said "I had to, I couldnt just let her die".

As we talked some more we came across a house. I looked at him and said "cmon lets check it out"! We ran to the house and tried the door. It was locked so I lifted my leg and kicked the door in. Carl looked at me and said "let me guess, Daryl showed you how to do that". I smiled and walked inside. Carl followed close behind me.

I went into the kitchen and walked over to the pantry. I opened it and my eyes popped wide open. Carl came over and said "holy shit". The whole pantry was full of boxed and canned stuff. We looked at eachother and smiled. I opened my bag and filled it with the goodies from the pantry. Carl walked over and grabbed an empty duffle sitting on the table.

He walked back over to the pantry and grabbed stuff along with me. There was one more can in the pantry so we both reached for it. Our hands touched and we looked at eachother. He smiled and said "your really pretty". I smiled and said "your cute".

He was about to kiss me, but a walker came in and grabbed Carl. It was ready to bite down on Carl's neck, But I put an arrow through it's head. I grabbed the arrow and helped Carl up. I asked "are you ok"? He smiled and said "yeah". He picked up the duffle bag and smiled at me. I zipped up the backpack and loaded my crossbow again. I picked up the shotgun and handed it back to Carl.

We ran out the front door and about 10 walkers were standing outside. We ran back inside and closed the door. I ran through the house and found another exit. It was a sliding glass door so I slid it open. We ran outside and there were 5 walkers in the yard. I grabbed my knife from my boot and Carl cocked the shotgun.

I ran to a walker and stabbed it in the head while Carl took 2 out with his shotgun. I ran over to another one and kicked it. It fell down and I smashed it's face in with my boot. Carl was about to shoot the last one, but I said "I got it, you check out the area. I threw my knife across the yard and it landed into to the walkers head. I ran over to it and grabbed my knife.

Carl shot about 4 times so I ran around to the front of the house. He was standing there shooting at the 10 walkers we ran into before. 4 were on the ground dead and 6 others were running after him. He shot twice more and 2 more dropped to the ground. 

I ran over to the the 4 that were left and I screamed "cover me".  As I ran over to the walkers an arrow went into ones head and a small bullet went into another. Daryl and Rick were standing by Carl. I charged at the remaining 2. I kicked one to the ground and stabbed the other one. As I got the knife out of one I smashed the others face in with my boot again.

I picked the arrow out of the walker and gave it back to Daryl. Rick looked at us and asked "are you guys alright"? I smiled and said "never been better". Daryl smiled and said "little ass kicker #1 strikes again". I smiled and let out a small laugh.

We walked back to the house and locked the door behind us. Carl and I went over to the table and opened up our bags. Daryl and Rick smiled at us and said "good job guys". Daryl said "we have enought food to last us all for 6 months if we use it wisely". I said "if we find the rest of the group it will last us for a few days".

Rick smiled and said "well we need to eat and rest up for tomorrow". I handed everybody a small can of fruit cocktail. I washed off my knife then stabbed into the can. I drank the delicious juice then devoured the fruit. Everybody did the same then threw the cans in the corner of the room

Daryl sat down on the couch and patted for me to sit next to him. I walked over and leaned against his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around me and  said "ok ass kicker, time to go to sleep". I laughed and jokingly said "ok mom". He laughed and closed his eyes. Rick and Carl went on the couch across from us and laid down. Rick quickly fell asleep. When I looked up Daryl was asleep too.

Carl looked at me and said "Thank you for saving my life". I smiled and said "no problem". I wrapped my arm around Daryl and fell asleep.

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