Mercy (Carl Grimes)

Chapter 15

My mind was blown, my eyes still wide, I can't believe I found him, daryl, my stepbrother...

"Hey carl guess what?" I spoke, as I took a seat next to him on the cell bed.

His eyes wandered up from his comic book, "what?"

I cleared my throat and smiled at him. "carl, I just found out that Daryl is my.."

"Your what marina?" he asked, anxiously.

"Stepbrother." I confirmed in a proud tone. "he's my stepbrother."

He smiled his warm smile. "marina that's great! I'm so happy you found him again, that's an overjoying feeling to feel I bet." he spoke, looking down at his boots.

"I'm glad, I found someone I knew, small world now, ain't' it?" I said, he chuckled a little at my response.

"Gosh, you even sound like him!"

I laughed. "yeah, I guess I was around him lots, I just... forgot it all."

I suddenly took his hand and grasped it tightly.

"I need you to know that I care for you so much and I want to spend every second of my limited life with you, the times I've had with you were golden! This life splitting epidemic had taken over every aspect of our lives! it's horrific to think that way, if it's even possible really, I know this world has turned into this disease bearing, psychotic scenario of hell... but we just gotta pull through, and I know you know that, a somewhat majority of our humanity is still here, fighting, fighting to KEEP our humanity.
It's a decision not something you just let go of. We are all together now, here, at a place where most people would not want to risk going to even if it's for there own good, a prison, it's what we call home, memories were all shared, made, and defined HERE, and I don't want lose this place, I mean we've already lost so much! It's crazy and upsetting to think through it all, it's a challenge, everyday is a challenge! All patches we've been through were rough, tiring, sad, everything a nightmare could hold! but that's what living is nowadays! and I know we all hate it, we hate it so much it hurts, I just can't lose you carl, you're one of the best things that's ever occurred to me....I-I love you carl." I preached, tears were ready to pour.

"I love you too marina." he cried, "so much."

"Oh carl!" I chirped, I threw my arms around him and hugged him ever so tightly, all the things I just spoke was the truth, it was honesty at my best, we all need something to keep us to ourselves, a little honesty, confidence ,capableness, and gratefulness is the key, so that we can go far enough to reach the goals we have been inspired to reach all our lives.

"I need you too, Marina." he said, while I buried my face in the crook of his neck.

"I know, we all feel differently about certain things, but today, I let it all out and I shared my thoughts, emotions, feelings, about everything, don't you think?"

I felt him nod.

"Of course." He sniffled from all his tears. "Your my fire, my passion, the light I need to lead me out of the tunnel, that's why all we have left is eachother! to rely on heavily! The trust is what we need inside us so that others around us can survive."

He then started to stroke my hair, soothing me a little, I loved the way his hands felt when they touched my skin, it relaxed me and made me feel safe.

"I'll always be by your side, no matter what, I'll guide you through thick and thin, even though we've known each other for about 3 months or so, it went by fast, it seemed." He told me, as he lifted up my chin to kiss me lightly.

"Thanks, I needed that." I reasoned.

He grinned, more butterflies forming in my stomach.

His blue eyes locked onto mine, they were a sight to see, so beautiful, all though I saw so many broken emotions held deeply inside them.

His smile, oh his smile, gets me every time, and it makes me happier every time his lips curve into that wonderful shape I love to see, its rare, that's the only dread.

His persona, it's played differently everyday, treats everyone in different ways, good or bad, depends on which path he's on, I don't exactly blame him, he lost a lot, but he keeps it bottled up inside him, but besides from that part in the book, he's developed in a way that no one else is, one of a kind, I should say.

I quickly snapped out of my little daydream/thought phase when I saw a bus pull up to the prison doors.

We all scattered towards the doors, all wondering what was going on.

"Everyone these is some families from a town called Woodbury, there gonna stay with us." Rick informed, we all gladly welcomed them once we got to them.

But as we got to the last few folks, I saw a familiar face that I recognize from a few years ago, it wasn't a face I ever wanted to lay my eyes on ever again.

It was her

The girl who ruined everything for me.

My enemy

My foe

She was right in front of me.

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A/n- hey guiyz, so I know that was a kinda emotional, different, quote type chapter, random but whatever it's really late here so yeah I update for YOU GUYS! um ya and be prepared for the bext chapter mwahhh. okee byeee

-laney