Trust In Love

Part 3

   Well I just wanted to say, hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!!! Now on to the story.

                      (Lani's pov)

   "Now whats your name?" I asked the badass crossbow dude. Landis shoved her gun to his head when he didn't answer. "Calm down little one, and its Daryl" he said not saying his last name. Landis got a little cocky and was just a ticking time bomb.

   "Who you calling little one?!?!" She said very upset. Daryl just muttered a "sorry" then satyed quiet. We pushed them over to the couch and took there weapons. Landis tugged on my shirt and pulled me to where she could talk to me. "What are we going to do with them? We aren't just going to kill them right?" She said thinking about what she said.

   I still was looking at them thinking of what I should do. I leaned down and whispered, "Ofcourse not" then walked over to them. "So start explaining" I demanded. Rick decided to start "Well we are just looking for a place to stay and we have a group of about 12. And we have been on the road for so long and this was the biggest place we could find" he looked at me with pleading eyes.

   Landis also looked at me the same way, wanting to atleast have some company. I sigh and looked at Rick. "One screw up and yall are all out, got it?" I asked giving him the eye. "Yes, and thank you so much" he said then got up and walked to the door. "Rick you might need this" I said giving him his gun back.

   Landis went with him so he would know his way back. I told him "If anything happenes to her I will hunt you down and kill your sorry ass!!!" He shook his head and left. So it was only Daryl and I. There was an akward silence so I got up and almost left until Daryl spoke up.

   "You are strong, keeping your sister alive. You got gutts and I give you credit for that. How have you been able to, you know survive through this and how old are you?" He asked. I breathed in and leaned against the wall. "13 about to be 14 in december. So in two months. And my brother taught me, before this all happened....." I trailed off.

   "So you have a brother and a sister, mother must have gone through hell" he says. "No Landis is my step sister and Kyle, hes my full brother. Miss him every day, I wouldn't be here without him" I say fading. "Hey I had a brother too. I know the feeling it sucks" he says.

   I just earned respect for Daryl! I went up to Landis and I's room in the attic and sat down grabbing the pictures of Kyle and me. I realized that I don't cry anymore, I always hold it back. I heard the front door open and Landis running up the stairs to me. She sigh when she saw the picture in my hand and missing him too.

   "Lani, on the bright side of things there is a girl a little older than you her name is Beth! And there is a boy thats your age, well 14 and hes kinda cute!" She squealed. I laughed a little at my sisters childish behavior. I mean she is only 11 years old. "Well lets go see are new friends I guess" I said trying to be as happy as possible. Landis raced down stairs while I just grabbed my pistol and compound bow.

   I threw my pistol into my holster and my bow on my back. I slowly went down the attic ladder and to the staircase to the first floor. I could hear Landis in the kitchen on the second floor where i'm at right now talking to I guess Beth. They were giggling and she sounded happy. I smiled then listened to the converstion down stairs. It was Rick.

   "Now we all have to be good and listen to rules. Even though shes just a kid we still need to follow them. Ofcourse she might let me add a few so we will see" he said. I decided to man up and go down to where they are at. I slowly went down the stairs making it screetch telling them someone was coming.

   As I reached the bottom all eyes were on me. I looked in the corner to see a boy with a sheriff hat on covering his face. He looked up while leaning up against the wall and just stared. I nodded my head and went to the door. Everyone went back to talking but whispering. I found Daryl outside and I was going to need his help.

   "Daryl do you mind helping me with something?" I asked quietly looking down. He gave me a weird look and asked "why?". I looked up and went to the garage pulling out a wagon. "This is my hunting time and we need go check traps this is for if we get anything" I say. "Do you need this huge wagon though?" He asked. I chuckled and handed it to him and started to walk.

   We walked to the right behind the house and up the hill. The first 3 were untouched then we went to the 4th finding a squirel. After checking many more we had about 7 squirels. "Hey this isn't going to feed everyone, Lani" Daryl says. "Who said we were done, lets just hope and pray there is something in the next one" I say. We make it to the top of the mountain and I shush Daryl.

   I push the bush out of the way and a grin apears on my face. Daryl looks and gets his crossbow ready. He aims and kills the bear on spot. We put him on the wagon with alot of effort and leave to squriels and head down the hill. Once we get back a lady comes out. "Hi i'm Carol" she says "Lani" I say as she looks at the bear and gets to work.

   I go back inside and Rick and the sheriff boy are the only ones in there. I walk to the stairs and over hear the boy say something, "Wow we are stuck with 2 girlie girls" I mean I am wearing mascara just to feel good about myself but really I am not a girlie girl at all. I turned around and went straight up to him and punched him in the nose. He fell back and hit the floor. "CARL!" Rick was also mad his son almost ruiened there chance of staying here. "Would a girlie girl do that?" I asked

   And with that I went upstairs and to my room. I didn't bother eating dinner just stayed up there and went to bed when Landis came up.

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   Thanks for reading! Trust me it will get better anyways comment, vote, whatever you want baiii!!!

                                                        -Lani