Protect Me Carl

Protection

" CARL! CARL!" I was yelling. We were separated in the chaos of everything, and I hadn't seen him for at least twenty minutes. share enough, the barn had broken, and the walkers came storming out. so many, that everyone was getting separated. and other walkers heard then came to join the party, so there were I'd say 400. Walkers were everywhere. I had already seen two cars drive away. I saw Lori, Hershel, and Beth in one, and Maggie, Glenn ( the Asian boy ), Sophia, and Carol In the other.I then also saw Daryl go off on his motorcycle, and Amy driving the RV.

" CARL!" Walkers. Walkers. that's all there was. Carl could have been right in front of me and I wouldn't know because of all the walkers. They were closing in.

"CARL!! Ca..." I felt something slip over my mouth and in was carried away into a walker free zone. Thank God, it was Carl.

" You freaking scared me half to death!" I exclaimed. " I thought you were dead! Damn you for making me think that. it was the worst feeling I've ever felt!"

" Hey, I couldn't die. that's just not how the story goes. now come, my dad's got the last car at the front of the farm."

" All the way in the front! That's a suicide run! We'll never make it!"

" Yes we will Thee. Well, you will. I'll cover you."

" No! I thought that that's not how the story goes! You don't die, remember?! We're getting out of this together, or we'll fall together."

" No. I meant I wasn't supposed to die like that. if I die like this, it's a happy ending because you get away. No more talking. run! Let's go!" I did so. I looked back.every so often. Carl was blasting his gun a mile per second. I reached the car. I looked back. Carl was nowhere.

" Where's Carl?" Rick asked but could barely get out. he was thinking... Well... Yeah.

" He was... he was... No! He was right behind me!"

" We have to go." the car revved. " Now."

" No!"

" Yes!" The wheels of the cars began to screech.

" wait! Look!" I saw Carl approaching the car. We jerked to a Holt and Carl threw himself in back with me and slammed the car door.

" Were you bit?" Rick asked."

" DRIVE!" He yelled. Rick stomped on the gas peddle and we flew away. after a while, we had finally cotton away from the heard. Rick stopped the car.

" Now, were you bit? Scratched? Anything?"

" No dad, I'm fine."

" You sure?"

" Yeah."

" Good."

"Where do we go?"'I asked.

" You remember that highway with all the abandoned cars? There. all of the adults had agreed that if we ever go separated, that's where we'd go."

" Dad, how come we didn't know about this? We're 15, were old enough to 'talk with the adults'" Rick stopped the car. he turned to us.

" Now Carl, you listen up. You too, Thee. there are gonna be times when you don't know things, or you don't want to know things, or you just can't know things. and one day, though I

hate to say it, Lori and I won't be here. You guys definitely will be alive, maybe even on your own. maybe have some kids. The world could possibly even stop being so shitty all the time. who knows? but throughout the whole coarse of your lives, people will love you and fear you. Things will be kept from you. But many times, and any time a group member doesn't tell you something, know that it may very well be to protect you. so don't be nosy and don't be pushy, just leave it be. understood?" He turned back to the front of the car and began driving. he didn't turn to us to say this, but his words still had a huge effect.

" Lori' s pregnant."

It was silent the rest of the drive.