Don't Look Back - A Carl Grimes FanFiction

Chapter 20

Lyla's pov

How dare Lori insult my baby girl, she just killed her big brother that meant the world to her. She is an emotional mess, but I guess that's just a side effect of a broken world. Lori thinks she's so high and mighty, just because of Rick, and everyone is sick of her. If she weren't pregnant, I think someone would have 'accidently' killed her, it's horrible for me to say, but it's true.

I think I speak for everyone, but if I don't, then sorry, but you're out of your mind. Even Glenn looked ticked, which is weird, because Glenn is usually so laid back and calm all of the time, regardless of situations. Lori and Rick hate my little girl, and I won't have it, at all. But, then again, will I risk getting thrown out of the group? I know Daryl will always be there for me. Even though he never shows his emotions very well, I know he will always be there in the end for me.

Carl's pov

My parents are being bitches. Simple as that, and I was not liking it, at all. Rayne has been nothing but realistic this whole time and they're in their fantasy land. I understand that my mom didn't have tons of control before this, but that gives them no reason at all to hate and try to make Rayne feel like she contributes nothing. I know she's tough, but one day, she may snap.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to her U-Haul, I opened the door and noticed she was asleep, I got in and closed the door. I sighed and rubbed my eyes, laying down. Today has been one heck of an eventful day, and I can only hope that tomorrow is better.

I yawned and opened my eyes, blinking to adjust to the brightness. The U-Haul door is open and I sit up, and rub my eyes. I rested my forearms on my knees and looked outside, everyone was scattered about and in their own little conversations, everyone except for Rayne, she's all alone. Her mom is with Daryl, Maggie, Glenn and Hershel along with Beth. Mom and dad are beside Carol and T-Dog, and the others were scattered here and there. Rayne was sitting on a log, playing in the rocks below her, she wasn't paying attention to anyone or anything. I walked over and sat beside her, she didn't look over to me, just kept playing in the pebbles on the road.

"What have I done wrong to be treated like this?" She mumbled lowly, almost to the point of me not being able to hear her.

"Absolutely nothing, you did nothing wrong, and you don't deserve to be treated like this. My parents are wrong about almost everything they say, don't worry about them. I promise you that you did nothing wrong, you're doing the right things you know?"

"If I'm doing all the right things, then why do Rick and Lori hate me? I've done nothing to make them distrust me, I told them about Andrea, I helped everyone out of the farm, so why is nobody sticking up for me and why am I getting treated like this if I don't deserve it?"

"I don't know." I said, I looked up, seeing some clouds in the sky, Why is she being treated like this? I got up and walked over to my mom and dad.

"Hey dad?"

"Yes?"

"Why do you hate Rayne?" I asked looking him dead in the eye.

"I explained this before sh-"

"Stop with the bullcrap, and tell me why." I cut him off mid sentence.

"That is no way to speak to your father." My mom said,

"Well incase you haven't noticed, Rayne is depressed because she has no clue why you two hate her, she's done nothing wrong, in fact, she's doing all the right things." I said crossing my arms.

"Fine. We don't like her because she's changing you. She's, she's... stealing you away from us." My dad said, looking up at me with his last word.

''Ever think I avoid you two because of the way you treat her?"

"No."

"Well consider it." I said walking away. That was one stupid reason if I do say so myself. I walked back over to Rayne and said,

"I know why."

"Then tell me."

"They think you're changing me and stealing me away." I said, repeating their words.

"But I don't think I am."

"You're not." I assure her, she stands up and smiles hugging me, I return the gesture and let her go. She grabs my hand and leads me out of the safety circle as Carol calls it, we walk into the woods, not very deep, near the edge.

"Why are we out here?" I ask

"Because, now, I can do this without any judgement." She says, pulling me by the front of my shirt, kissing me. I wrap my arms around her and she wraps her arms around my neck. We break away, and just enjoy our time out here before we had to go back.

"Today, we leave here and find a new, better place to live, somewhere secure and safe." My dad said as Rayne and I came back to the group, hand in hand.

"Is anywhere safe these days?" Daryl questions. My dad doesn't reply to the question, but says,

"Pack your things, we leave soon." 

We all walked back to our trucks, gathering our things, Rayne puts her leather jacket on then shrugs her arrows over her back, putting her knife in her belt loop and grabbing her small bag and bow. She then realizes we're taking the cars and puts everything back. She keeps her jacket on though. Everyone is in the same car as they were coming to this place, so we all get in our cars and trucks, and we're off to find a better place to call our temporary home.

The ride was long and exhausting, Rayne was asleep and so was Beth. I was almost able to fall asleep when we hit a bump and jolted Rayne awake. She gasped and looked up, slowly realizing it was just a bump and then laid back down, falling back asleep. I laid down beside her, burying my forehead into her neck and resting my arm on the curve of her middle. This was going to be a long ride.

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