The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

The Estate Flashback 3

Mason falls to his knees eyeing the woods around him and looks down at his hand counting the marks on it. He whispers to himself looking around the woods counting.

"1,2,3,4,5,6. six months. six months."

He slowly slices a small mark into his hand making seven marks and tries to push himself up but feels weak from the lack of food and water. His vision starts to go blurry and he shakes his head trying to stay conscious. He pushes up to his knees, looking around and hears a voice.

"son."

He looks up seeing his father and whispers.

"dad?"

He shakes his head and looks up seeing a woman holding out a bottle of water.

"take it."

He reaches out but drops his hand shaking his head.

"I don't know you."

He breathes in deep and shaking his head hearing his father's voice.

"the weak take handouts."

He stares at the water and then to the woman drenched in blood. Mason looks down at the grass and whispers.

"I don't need it."

He shakes his head again and hears his father's voice.

"all help you get has consequences."

Mason stares down the water and hears the woman.

"you are strong then?"

He turns his head and hears his dad's voice in his head.

"do not trust anyone but family."

Mason closes his eyes whispering.

"I don't need it."

The woman brings her hand up and sips the water.

"it is cold, refreshing, you do not want it?"

She holds it out again and he looks up eyeing her clothes covered in blood and turns his head as he whispers.

"I do not-"

He falls forward passing out and bangs his head against the ground. The woman eyes over his body and whistles and a few people come out drenched in walker blood with their faces covered in walker skin. She points down.

"we will take him."

A few of the men grip hold of Mason helping him up and the woman places the water to his lips pouring it down his throat. She motions to the men.

"we will take him home."

The men drag Mason off into the woods and to a secluded camp. They drop him down onto some blankets and he breathes out trying to remain partially conscious as he hears a voice.

"you will visit alpha when you feel strong."

Mason pushes himself up eyeing a girl and he turns his head sideways looking her over.

"your just a kid."

The girl gets up pointing off towards the other end of camp.

"you will see alpha."

She walks away and Mason glances around seeing men skinning walkers. He walks through the camp slowly eyeing the people. Mason stops by a woman and she turns her head sideways.

"are you refreshed?"

Mason looks down at his hand and eyes the seven marks on it and turns to the woman.