Protect Me Carl

the walking dead 2

We continued to move through the heavy foliage when we saw three of the things (which we had now decided to call walkers) coming towards us, arms reading out to grab us and moaning with breath smelling of fresh blood. Rick stabbed the first, Carl handled the second, then I got the third.

"Dad, this is the opposite way from the refugee center. we need to turn around." Carl exclaimed as we continued to fight our way through the tall grass and mud.

" We aren't going to the refugee center."

" Dad it's our best bet! If we wanna live we have to get their because who knows..."

" There is no refugee center anymore, Carl. We're on our own."

"But the government Rick..."

"You know what you saw Laurie. that was the government. Everything is gone Laurie! So let's go to the house, grab whatever else that's not in the car. I knew this would happen, which is why I told you not to pack everything."

"Okay kids get into a tight formation. Rick in front, then Thea, Carl, then me." Laurie said. we assumed that formation and continued moving. we all killed our fair share of walkers, until we came to one very specific one. because of how close the grimes are to my family, I recognized the man right away.

"Jesse?" I heard Rick whisper. Jesse was Rick' s older brother. "Oh, NO JESSE! Not you too! aww Jesse why man? I knew you would outlive us all! Always out hunting with dad. Jesse stop teasing me like you would when we were kids!" Rick continuously pushed the walker away, but it just kept on coming. Rick talked to it like it was still Jesse, but we all knew,including Rick, that that wasn't Jesse anymore. it was just another monster getting ready to kill us.

"Rick, move away I'll handle it." Laurie said calmly pulling out her knife.

" What is there to handle? We found Jesse and now he can help us."

" Rick, move"

"Why? Everything is fi..."

" RICK MOVE NOW YOUR SCARING CARL!" Because Rick refused to move, Laurie pushed him aside and stabbed the walker.

" Rick, I'm sorry."

" Whatever. he was a crazy son of a bitch anyway, he would have gotten himself killed eventually." Rick started walking away. Naturally we followed. Silence once again. the silences came frequently. Everyone who was on the road is now probably dead, and we had to get to our houses or else we'd die. But keeping in mind that we could very easily be killed along the way.I'm pretty sure that nobody was in the mood to talk about th that, so what else is there?

" Mom! Look up ahead! it's the neighborhood!"

" Yes! Great job Carl!" We hiked up to their house and grabbed everything that they could possibly need ( and some things that they obviously didn't).

" Carl honey, me and your father are going to gather the rest of our things, and while we do I want you to go with Theodora back to her house so that she can get everything she needs. okay?"

" All right." Carl walks out the door with me close behind. I usually am always the one that is in front of everyone else, sort of like the leader. Yet, I found it sweet that Carl was taking the lead; because I was much too tired. I knew it and am pretty sure he knew it to.

" Get your gun up Thea." Carl said. he was about to open the door when I knocked his hand away.

"You forgot to take off the safety."

" Oh, right. Safety." He clicked off his safety and we began going in. we walked into the bedroom first.

" What so you need first?"

" I know it sounds stupid, but a keep this heart shaped amethyst about the size of a fist turned onto its side in that closet. it's the last thing that my brother gave me and I... I..." I began to tear up.

" Enough said." Carl took my hand and looked into my eyes. " Stay here, and I'll get it for you." We broke apart and he went into the closet.

" It should be on that top shelf," Carl continued to rummage through my closet looking for my gem. I felt a sudden poke on my back, like someone was poking me with a stick. before I could turn around, I heard someone whisper

" Drop the gun and don't move." into my ear. I quickly realized that that poke was the tip of a rifle. Not wanting to mess around, I did what this person said. when the gun fell onto the wooden ground, it made a large bang sound. When Carl heard this sound, he immediately began to come out of the closet.