What Happens Next

The Past: part 2

     A year passed, it seemed like a hundred people joined Woodbury since the beginning.  Runs go by, days go by, a year, went by.

     I sat on a bench during the humid summer as I read a book, "what ya reading kid?" A man with a husky voice.  I looked up from my book and smiled faintly up to him, "a book." I said, "well aren't you the captian of the USS Obvious?" he chuckled looking down at me, "I guess so." I smile as I close my book, "what do you need Merle?" I ask, "Governor wants to know if you're going for the run?" he asked, "nah, I'll stay back this time, I don't want to be getting in the way." I shake my head, "you sure? You're a good member to the runs." he says trying to convince me, "I'm positive, thank you." I chuckle smiling.

     He walked away as I sighed.  I had been planning on leaving Woodbury for a while now.  I didn't like the fact that there were so many people, we became more of a target for other camps to attack us.  I got up from the bench and went into my apartment and out down the book and sat on my bed and sighed, I didn't know what to do, I wasn't like the other kids with their parents.  I was the only kid who knew how to use a gun and the only kid who went on runs, who didn't have their parents, I was the out cast, I was basically treated like an adult.  Some parents didn't like me because of how fast I grew up, and how I told some kids that they'd have to learn how to use a gun eventually to survive.  Like I said, I was the out cast kid.

     A couple days later, we were having a Bar-B-Q and everyone was having a great time.  I was inside alone as I stared down at the ground, I was quite bored since there was nothing to do and laid back and stared at the ceiling.  I sighed again as I decided I'd go outside.

     I looked around seeing people having fun and running around and a dog barking and running.  She walked over and saw The Governor with a newcomer as they talked.  I faintly smiled to him as I kept walking around and sat down on a bench.  I looked down at the grass remembering that it sucked growing up, and how no kid realizes that they need to in order to survive the new world.

     "Hey." A boy says sitting next to  me, "hey Patrick," I say softly sighing, "you ok?" He asks, "I guess. I'm bored out of my mind and just want to not be an out cast.." I sighed again looking to him, "you're not an out cast." he says looking to me, "are sure? Almost all parents don't like me because I grew up too fast and because I've known how to shoot a gun since I was seven, and that's because my dad wanted me to be able to protect myself if I needed to." I sighed looking down, "well, I don't see you as an out cast, I see you as a nice, caring person." he smiled, "thanks," I smiled back.