Because of the Apocolypse

chapter 1

It's been about three years since I've been separated from my dad. Uncle Merle is crazy! He beats me when I don't share MY food that I hunted for.

We've been moving for a while now. We never settle down in one spot. He says he's following my dad. But I don't believe that.

Daryl's POV:

"Carl! get down here!" Rick yelled.

Carl trudged himself down the stairs. "What do you want" he grumbled

"help me kill these walkers" Rick and Carl walked off to kill the walkers.

Arden has been gone for a year. I'm not even sure if she's alive.

"Carl, Maggie, Glen, and I are going on a run we'll be back in about thirty minutes to an hour." Rick said as he walked to the gate.

Arden's POV:

Merle was making me go on a run to this little store down the road. I could run away if I wanted but that wouldn't be a good idea. Merle is with a bunch of people, but he isn't staying with them right now. So if I run...and they happen to find me...they kill me. So I'm just stuck here. I grabbed my gun and knife and headed down the street.

I was so busy in my thoughts I didn't even notice the flesh eater behind me. He grabbed my shoulder and pulled me in to bite me. I turned around and stabbed it in the head.

I walk about one more block killing at least two flesh eaters before making it to the store. I carefully walk in trying not to make any noise. I make my way to the clothes and grab me two bags full of clothes in my size.

I turn to walk away when a hand is put over my mouth and another around my waist. I squirm trying to get free but the grip is to tight. The person finally removes their hand from my mouth.

"I'm not going to hurt you" the boy says

"then why don't you let me go!" I say. he let's me go and I draw my gun. pointing it right to the forehead.

"put your gun down! we won't hurt you!" some other man says.

I turn around and see some Korean man with his gun drawn to my forehead. "now...put your gun down" he says. I put my gun back in it's holster and that's when the moaning and groaning started.

Flesh eaters....everywhere.

"Come on! we have to go!" yelled the girl with short hair.

The boy with the blue eyes and sheriffs hat grabbed my wrist and pulled me to their car.

"let me go!" I said. He didn't let me go, he just pulled me into the car with them.

"let me out!" I yelled

"no! there's walkers everywhere!" a man yelled. I groaned and just sat back in my seat.

About five minutes later we pulled up to a prison. It was huge.

We pulled up and there was a lady with short hair up in a tower. She screamed to someone and two people came and opened both gates. I couldn't really get a good look at the peoples faces or anything like that.

We parked and everyone got out.

"Everyone! we have a new member to our group!" the man that was driving yelled to everyone.

"this is...." he looked at me waiting for me to state my name.

"my name is Arden."

"this is Arden" he said

Daryl's POV:

"this is Arden" Rick yelled.

Arden! I run up to where Rick is and there she is! My baby girl.

Arden's POV:

A man was running towards us but slowly stopped when he saw me.

My face lit up.

"Dad!" I yelled and ran to him embracing him in a hug.

"Arden! I missed you! where did you go?"

"Merle...he took me.."

"that little fucker! he took you? for a whole year! I thought you died Ar...I was so worried about you"

"Dad calm down! we're together now...that's all that matters" I said. he hugged me and kissed my forehead.

"alright well let me introduce everyone that's Carol, Maggie, Glenn, Beth, Hershel, Carl, Karen, Michonne, and I'm Rick."

I waved to everyone and I got some "hey"s and "hi"s and some smiles and waves.

"Carl has an empty bed in his cell. you can stay there." The guy Rick said

"umm...ok" I said. walking to my dad.

Carls POV:

Why am I sharing with her?!

she's going to try and be my friend and I don't have time for friends.

"Carl take Arden to your cell." my dad said

"ok" I mumbled

I walked her to my cell and walked out.

"umm...Carl right?" she asked.

"yeah why does it matter?" I asked sounding rude.

"I was just thinking maybe since we share a cell we need to get to know each other" she said calmly

"no we don't. I don't have time for friends." I snapped

she just turned around and went back to doing whatever she was doing.

Arden's POV:

he's a jerk.

I finish getting the clothes out of my bag from the store and putting them in drawers.

I pull out my ipod and it says it's

February 17th 2016 my birthday is in a month.

March 3rd I turn 14. Yay.

it's 8:37 pm and everyone is eating.

"Are you hungry?" a girl with blonde hair says...I think it's Beth.

"no not really." I say

"oh ok...well if you get hungry just come down stairs and you can eat."

"ok thank you"

"mhm" she says and walks away.

I put my ipod in my bag and hop on my bed.

I lay down and close my eyes and drift off into a deep sleep.