A New Beginning (Carl Grimes Fanfiction)

So this is my first book I've really written on watt pad so y'all just let me know if I should continue with it or if I'm a shitty writer. Please don't be like, overly mean if you don't like it. Just give me some tips and if it's not really a good story, just tell me I won't get offended.

CHAPTER ONE

*Danielle's POV*
I have been living at the CDC ever since this whole 'apocalypse' thing started. My mom got infected and volunteered her body for an experiment, she thought it would help us have a better understanding of what was happening to everyone. She turned into a walker within hours before someone shot her in the head. Almost all the staff had left the CDC, either that or they just killed themselves in the hallways. The only person left who actually worked there was Dr. Jenner. He had been married to my mom. I liked Dr. Jenner a lot. I respected him. He took care of my brother (Cameron) , my grandma Jill, and I. He was so much better than my real dad.

*flashback, Danielle's POV*

I was only four years old, but I still remember that day clearly in my mind. I was sitting on the couch with my mother. It was late at night or early morning and I couldn't sleep. That was probably because my dad hadn't come home for two days. Its not like I wasn't used to it by then. This happened a lot. My dad was hardly ever around. Once, he disappeared for three weeks and when he finally came back he just passed out on our front porch. I was never particularly fond of my father, but back then he was still family, still my dad, and I didn't want to lose him. I was just falling asleep when i saw headlights glowing through the windows and heard a car door slam from the driveway. I looked at my mom but she was already sleeping. I got off of the couch carefully so I wouldn't wake her, and crept over to the window. I saw my dad staggering up to our front door and fumbling with his keys, trying to find the right one. I ran over to my mom, trying to shake her awake. My mom looked startled at first, but her head snapped towards the door when she heard the doorknob rattle. She told me to go up to my room and try to get some sleep. I did what i was told, but I could still hear the yelling through the walls. My mom's voice was quieter, begging him to be there for our family. My dad was angrier. He yelled that this family would be nothing without him. I heard a door slam and a car drive away. I peaked my head out of my door and saw my mom leaning against the door with her head in her hands. She was crying, I think. I walked down the stairs, trying to comfort her, but once I got near her, she stood up, wiped away her tears, and tole me a joke about how my father probably forgot something at 'work'. It wasn't funny, but I laughed anyway.

Less than a month later my parents got divorced. I saw my dad for the very last time in that courthouse and that was absolutely fine with me.

I'm jerked back to reality when Cameron, my older brother, runs into the room.

"Danielle, there are people out front. They need help, but Dr. Jenner won't let them in! What should we do?"

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Ok, so I know this is probably like the shortest chapter you've ever even seen and all, but I just wanted to kinda put this out there and get some feedback before I start really writing this story. If you like it, let me know (or you could even vote for this I won't stop you) if you don't like it, let me know what I did wrong. Thanks.