Rick's Daughter, Daryl's Lover

Chapter One: Atlanta

Before I get into telling you about the present times let me tell you about myself and how we got to where we are now.  

I'm 17, I'll be the first to admit that I've grew up privileged we never had to worry about how the rent was going to be paid or how food was going to be put on the table my dad was a cop and my mom a P.E teacher, we never had to worry.  But even though I had everything that I needed, I didn't like to act like it, I never wanted the newest and the best of things, I liked to hunt and I liked to be in the woods and just enjoy the sound of nature and the peace. Bow and Arrow was my first love and I did everything I had to to get good including taking tons of lessons even after my mom begged me to change my mind I knew it was what I wanted to do (which also happens to be a good skill to have now that the world has changed overnight) 

I don't remember what day it was and I especially don't know how everything started but if there is one thing that I know it's that shit got crazy. My dad, Rick, he's a police officer he was shot twice in the line of duty, the first bullet hit the vest but the second he took it off to make sure that he was okay he was shot again in the side by the passenger in the car, the same people that him and the other police officers were trying to stop during a high speed chase.  He was rushed to the hospital and slipped into a coma, that was the worst day of my life even after the world went to hell. My dad's partner and lifelong best friend, Shane went to the hospital to try and save him the day that everything went down but he came back without him and admitted that he was dead... I think that my dad not being here kind of influenced where we ended up and I can't help but to wonder where we would be if he was here with us. But enough of my pity party here's what happen. My brother and I was at school, they had put us on lock down, being a k-12 school you could imagine how many teachers we had running around trying to gather all of their students.  My mom who works at the school immediately came and got us panicking "we have to get out of here we have to get out of here" 

"Why?? Whats going on??" Carl and I both ask as we start to panic our self.

"We're meeting Shane at the house" she said as she basically shoved us into the car

On the way home it was madness all around, wrecks, people running traffic backed up on the highway. 

"MOM!" I say "WHAT is going ON" as you can imagine I was a little freaked out myself and I know Carl was considering he's only 12. 

"As soon as we get to the house I need both of you to get your suitcases and pack clothes we HAVE to make it to the store before things get worse I will explain everything when Shane gets there just trust me please!" she said pulling down our street. 

We pull into the house and we instantly run inside and gather out clothes as mom takes our dad's guns and all the food out of the cabinets. This can't be good. No sooner than we got everything into the car Shane pulls up and whispers in our mom's ear and I can see her facial expression but she turns and gets us into the car as she jumps in the passenger seat and Shane in the drivers.

As we get to the store Shane gets his gun out and tells my mom, Carl and I to stay in the car with the doors locked until he gets back and don't open them for anything. 

"Mommy" Carl says "Whats happening" 

"Baby" she says "there's been an outbreak of something and we have to get out of the city okay? Anyone that you don't know or anybody that looks like they're sick you need to stay away from them"

"We're going to be okay right mom?" I ask 

"Honestly, Cam. I'm not so sure" 

I went on later to find out that it was worse than she made it out to seem, people aren't just sick, they're dead. They're alive one minute and then if they get bit there's no stopping it, you turn into one of them.

After we got everything as settled as we could we made our way out of the city and into Atlanta somewhere in the country, Shane's idea. 

We have tents set up and I don't think that it's really hit me that the world is basically ended and I have nothing. No friends, well not anymore. I have no family outside of my mom and brother I'm alone. I have met a guy though, Daryl.  He's like me, loves to hunt, he's good with a crossbow and he is a complete jackass that doesn't let anything run over him.  He's a mix of bad and good but he is also someone I know not to get close to, hell everyone is someone to not get close to because chances are they'll get killed in front of you and you'll have no other choice but to kill them again when they come back or do it before to save them the misery of dying and coming back to life like some supernatural horror movie.  As I sit there in my tent I close my eyes and think about better days, days when my dad would come home and we would all sit around a nice family dinner, days when I thought that waking up in the morning super early to get to school was the worst thing in the world. But it wasn't because the worst was yet to come. 

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A guy came over the police radio that we have here at camp, it feels good to know that there are others that survived, but we lost connection before Shane could find out anything. 

We have people out on a run, some of them I don't know well but like I said, I don't want to.  T-Dog, he seems pretty cool I guess kind of stays to himself. Glenn, he knows the ins and the outs of Atlanta and is usually the one that goes on supply runs. Andrea, she and her sister, Amy, they were on a road trip when everything started. Morales, his wife and kids are back at camp but they are all still kind of confused on whats going on. And last, Merle, Daryl's brother, COMPLETE asshole. 

They honestly should have been back by now, but knowing how downtown is -I hate to say it- but they could be gone. 

We all sit around camp for a while, some of the women doing clothes and Dale keeping watch for walkers. Moms cutting Carl's hair while he's complaining, Shane tells him that one day he will be begging for one of his moms haircuts and he was right. It hurts to say and it sucks but one day, sooner than it should be we will all be gone because of whatever has happen to make these things just get up and walk and feed on the living. The more I sit here and think the more I try to avoid going to the "its not fair" section in my life because I can't go there, not now. It'll send me to a place that's harder to get out than it is to get in. 

 It seemed like forever until we heard a loud noise and saw a red car make its way towards camp. Everyone runs to see what it is, who could be this idiot that is attracting walkers from everywhere in hearing distance? 

As the car pulls up we see that its Glenn, Dale and Shane both run to the car "What are you doing??" They yell trying to pop the hood. They pull some cord and the noise stops. 

"ANDREA WHERE IS SHE" Amy yells at Glenn, he assures here that she is okay. 

"They are all fine... well Merle not so much" 

a truck pulls up Morales and Andrea gets out Amy instantly runs to her. It honestly hurt seeing them reunite, knowing that I didn't have anyone to reunite with because my dad was gone and truth be known, my dad was my best friend, he was ALWAYS there for me and my heart hurt so bad every single day knowing that he was gone. 

"How did y'all get out of there anyways" Shane asks

"New guy got us out" said Glenn 

"Hey helicopter boy" yelled Morales "Come say hello to everyone" 

The man stepped out of the truck and all time froze for a minute, it was him. 

It was my dad. 

A/N alright guys I am just getting this story started again, I deleted my other one (Which i highly regret) but I hope you all like it because I really think I'm going to have some fun with it this time and at least try to be one time with new chapters and everything!! Thanks for reading <3