"The Dahlonega Dead" (Carl Grimes FanFiction)

Episode 17: Hanging

                “Rise and shine!” A deep voice yelled out to me. I opened my eyes and saw 3 figures looking down at me. I shot up and was immediately grabbed by the hair.

                “Audrey!” Carl yelled out.

                I bit my lip. “Stop it!” I screamed.

                The person holding me grabbed Carl and literally dragged us out of the house. Carl began sweating like you wouldn’t believe.

                “No! No!” He screamed and quickly grabbed my hand.

                “Shut up!” The man yelled. It was sunny. Unbelievable sunny and a bit cold. I started screaming louder and louder.

                I just concentrated on Carl’s hand holding mine. I caught a glimpse of Gabby hugging her brother and looking apologetic. There was an old woman next to them and a tall man with his arms crossed in fine sophisticated clothes.

                The man dragging us was my height at least, buff and tan.

                He yanked us up the hangman’s noose.

                “No!” I screamed louder and louder. Carl just sighed and looked devastated.

                “Audrey.” He whispered as his eyes began to glaze. I let a tear fall.

                “It’s ok baby. I’m here.” I squeezed his hand.

                “We should wait!” Gabby screamed as she held onto her brother and the old lady. “You know what Vernetta said! Anyone who comes can stay if she says so!”

                The man holding us was sweaty and ugly.

                “She’s right Conroy. My advice is to just-“

                “Shut up!! I ain’t gonna hurt them much…” He smiled at me and chuckled as his leg rubbed my inner thigh.

                I yelped slightly at the thought. Carl grunted and kicked the man’s leg away. I squeezed myself together as a way to protect myself.

                The man frowned and put some ropes on our wrists, then in one fell swoop, lifted us off the ground for us to hang. The ropes were already pushing my skin in an awful way.

                “Are you ok?” Carl gasped as he looked at me.

                I nodded. “You?”

                He swallowed and closed his eyes. “I’m fine.”

                The man grabbed my foot and slowly swung me back and forth, took off my boot and licked my ankle. I felt disgusted. Carl grabbed his rope then kicked the man in his eyes making him yell in anger and pain.

                “Ahahahahaaa!” Roy clapped and danced in a circle. Gabby tried to calm him down but Carl’s little stunt was too good to not enjoy.

                “Stupid little cock!” The man yelled, pulled out a needle from his clothes and pushed it into Carl’s leg.

                “Ah!” He screamed and shut his eyes tight. The man kept moving the needle around, then took out another.

                “Stop!” Gabby yelled.

                But he wouldn’t stop. We all knew he wouldn’t.

                “AH!” Carl cried out.

                “Carl!” I screamed. He opened those frigid blue eyes and just looked into mine. “Just think about me ok? Just look at me. Don’t think about anything else.” I whispered. It was like we were hypnotizing each other. Just, devoting ourselves to each others existence. There was nothing else.

                Another needle…Carl looked sick…like he couldn’t make it.

                What would encourage him to make it?

                “Carl I…” He was begging me to speak with his eyes on me. “I lo-“

                He passed out.

                The sky turned gray and some rain fell.

                What was I saying? What was I going to say? Why was I going to say it?

                Why?

                Why?