You Don't Know Me

Search Party

Tommy's POV

Rachel and I were able to make it back to Limington.  We stayed there all night until the storm stopped in the morning.  Rachel went around and gathered up people for a search party to find Blake.  She told me to go to the armory and grab the guns, and I did.

"What are you doing?"  A voice said from behind me.

I turn around and see a girl about my age.  I remember seeing her from class and I think her name is Amy something.  But she doesn't talk much.  She mainly just keeps to herself.

"Oh, I'm grabbing guns for Rachel Miller."  I told her.  "I'm not sure if you've heard but her son went missing and she's putting together a search party.  What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I was here to see my dad."  She said in a soft tone.  "He's in charge of all the guns and stuff."

"I haven't seen him."  I tell her.  "If he's good with a gun Rachel might of asked him to join the search party."

"Oh, ok."  She said before she turned around and walked away.

I continue gather up guns and take them to Rachel.

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Blake's POV

After Carl agreed to come back with me, we started walking back to Limington (I think).  He told me a lot about his life and I told him about mine.  He told me about his dad was the leader of his former group and about the time he got shot.  I told him about how my mom is the leader of Limington and how I've never been outside the wall since we got to Limington. 

"Which way now?"  Carl asked.

"Um, I think it's this way."  I said pointing to the right.

"You think?"  Carl asked.  "You do know where you're going, don't you?"

"Not exactly."  I told him.  "But I..."

"So for all you know we could be walking in the complete opposite direction?"  He asked starting to sound mad.

"Yes."  I told him.

"Unbelievable."  He said while rolling his eyes.  "If we're going the wrong way you might never get back to Limington."

"But if we're going the right way then we should be getting close."  I told him.

"I'm just saying maybe you should have..."

Before Carl could finish his sentence, a rock flung threw the air and hit him in the head knocking him unconscious.

"Shit."  I said before taking out my knife.

Then Tommy comes out from behind a tree with a rock in a slingshot.

"I found him!"  He called out before running towards me.  "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine, but why did you hit Carl with a rock?"  I asked going over to Carl to make sure he's ok.

"Well your mom doesn't trust me with a gun so I found this slingshot instead."  He told me.

Before I could ask any more questions, I see mom walk over with a bunch of the hunters from Limington.  She runs towards me and hugs me.

"What the hell were you thinking?"  She asked while hugging me until she notices Carl's unconscious body.  "I'll deal with your punishment later."  She walked over and looked at Carl's body.  "Take him back and lock him up."  She told the hunters before they go over to Carl and start tying him up.

"Wait, mom, stop, he..."  I said.

"Not another word out of you."  She scolded me.  "We'll take this guy back and decide what to do with him later."

"But mom..."

"I said not now!"  She yelled.  "When we get back I want you to go straight to your room and I don't want to hear another word out of you."

I nodded as on the hunters picked up Carl's tied up and unconscious body and threw him over his shoulders.  The walk back to Limington was in silence.  When we got back to Limington the hunters started to take Carl to one of the empty houses.  I was about to follow when mom stopped me.  She gave me a look that said 'go back home' and I didn't want to piss her off any more than I already have.  So I walked back home and went straight to my room and laid down on my bed.  I thought about what kind of things they would do to Carl.  And I thought about how I could help him.