The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

The Estate Flashback 1

Mason stands by a window looking outside and hears a voice.

"I told you not to look out there, son."

Mason turns back eyeing his father sitting in a chair reading over a newspaper and Mason whispers.

"I can hear it."

His father nods his head turning the page of the newspaper and whispers.

"it is nothing you have to worry about. Let the boys do their job."

Mason glances out watching a group of men shoots down some walkers and he asks without taking his eyes away.

"shouldn't we tell them they need to shoot for the head?"

His father laughs flipping through another page.

"where's the entertainment in that son?"

His father glances up, eyeing over his son and Mason watches as the walkers overpower the group and he closes the curtain over turning back to his dad.

"I think they're dead."

His father nods his head putting down the paper and walks over to Mason putting his arm around his son.

"Mason, we have limited supplies we need to pick and chose. If we go around telling everyone all our secrets then we won't be able to weed out the weak. Only the strong deserve the food, don't you agree, son?"

Mason goes to speak but a voice from behind him speaks up.

"dad!"

A young boy runs up to Mason's dad and hugs his leg, his father looks down smiling at his son as he rubs his head.

"Sammy!"

The boy rolls his eyes.

"it's Sam now!"

His father laughs and Mason watches the interaction between his dad and younger brother but turns back opening the curtain eyeing the group of walkers on the dying grass. His father yells to him.

"Mace."

Mason turns around and his father motions down to his brother.

"why don't you take your brother back to your mom for me?"

Mason walks up to Sam and grabs his hand and whispers to his dad.

"that woman, she is not my mother."

His father laughs grabbing some paperwork off his desk and motions to Mason.

"a man has needs you'll learn that one day."

His father sits back in the chair and motions to the door.

"be sure to close that on your way out."

Mason takes his brother's hand and walks with him and his brother begins asking him questions.

"what's it like out there?"

Mason shakes his head ignoring his brother's question and his brother asks another question.

"have a lot of people died?"

Mason laughs to himself and whispers.

"Only the weak ones."

His brother strops and tags at his arm.

"do you think mom was weak?"

Mason stares down at his brother and kneels down making eye contact with him.

"mom did her best. she was strong in another way."

Sam looks down at the floor and back up at Mason.