Protect Me Carl

If she were me

The next day I went to check on Amy just to make sure she was doing better, and lo and behold... she was up and on her feet again starting to make leftovers into breakfast.

"Hey Amy..."

" Hey Blondie! that's right I know about that! what up?"

" Don't ya think you should spend maybe another day in bed, resting?"

" Hey, a day in bed is another day wasted. we just can't afford to waste days... cause we don't know how many we got left. You only live once. Now go bring this plate on out to everyone." She handed me a plate of fried squirrel.

" Okay, but promise me you won't work yourself too hard?"

" Thea, I'm gonna do my part, nothing less. now go on." I did as she said. I looked over at Carl sharpening his knife. Damn I love him. Many people think that people find love in the apocalypse simply because they have limited choices, but I know that I've always loved him. I just never really knew. I went over to him.

" Hey cup cake," I said.

" God Thea, don't say cup cake! I'd KILL for a cup cake!"

" You'd kill me for a cup cake?"

" What kind of stupid question is that? Why on earth would I kill the one I love, even for my own life?" If course, we kisses.

" I got grub." I said after the kiss. I plopped the plate on the ground.

"Oohh grub! my favorite!"

"What if the grub were rat feces? would it still be your favorite?"

"What is with you and the questions today?"

" I guess I'm worried about Amy and I ask questions when I'm worried."

" Well don't worry. you heard Hershel! she'll be fine."

" Yeah, you're right. As always."

" I know best"

Kiss.

"HELP!! HELP!!" WE heard in the distance.

" Great. last time we heard a help call carl almost died. what now?" I thought. everyone in the camp ran out to the sound. it was a man yelling for help, standing there guarding two children from 10 walkers chewing on a woman. Carl and I were the only ones there so far because we are the quickest, and we had to save the man and the children before the walkers came for them.

" Get them away I got the walkers!" Carl exclaimed.

" No! She's my wife! if you leave her, don't bother taking me!"

"You're kidding, right?" I asked. he just glared at me. I looked towards carl.

" Damn it!" he yelled while stabbing even more walkers coming our way.

" You know what? no. that's not an answer. you either come with me or you are forced to watch as your children get torn limb for limb by these flesh eating monsters. is that what you want?" he glared at me again.

" I love you Miranda. I shouldn't have let you stray so far off. I'm sorry." He mumbled looking at what was now a dead woman. " lets get then out of here." by then the while group was there. they took him back but carl and I strayed after for a bit. Carl was staring down at the half eaten woman, bound to become a walker... well... crawler... any time now. i put my arm around his shoulders.

" I'm not as stupid as that guy," he says. " I would never let this happen to you. NEVER. I just need you to know that."

" I do." I said looking into his eyes. "They're probably back by now waiting for us. we should go." We begin walking back to the R.V. I could tell that Carl was still pretty shaken up by the whole incident, and am 99 percent sure he was thinking what he would do if that were me.

"Hey," I said to get Carl's attention. He looked up. " I love you."

"Thank god."