Rising From The Ashes II Daryl Dixon Love Story

Chapter Eight:Facing The Music

I walk down the sanctuary hallways next to my dad and then before I know it we get to the cafeteria and I see my sister sitting at the bar I sit across from her she eyes my bandage and she looks down at the table and she whispers "sorry for you know" she does her head towards the bandage I reply with a shrug she grabs a plate and passes me the food and she asks "who's the daddy?".

I shake my head "it's no big deal he's never gonna know" her eyebrows furrow in confusion "he deserves to know he's the dad lucky" I sigh and look down at the food on my plate I hate when they use my nickname "because he's dead lucy" her eyes sadden at that and after I eat my food which was really good and when we get through eating negan stands up and kisses my sister and I on the forehead and lucy says "come on i'll walk you back to your room".

As we walk down the hallway when dad goes to his room she walks beside me and we turn a corner and she grabs my elbow and stops me and she whispers "is the father really dead?" my eyes widened how was she able to see through my lie but dad was able to believe it? I nodd and smile sadly "yes he's really dead lucy" she narrows her eyes at me "it's dixon's isn't it?".

I close my eyes and take a deep breath and I nodd she looks behind me and she whispers "I knew you two were a thing when I first saw him looking at you and the way you looked at him you look at him like he's hung the moon and stars" I look down at my feet and cross my arms "look i'll tell him when i'm ready alright not now i'm sure i'm the last person he wants to see right now".

We continue walking to my room and when she leaves I sit on my bed I lean back and see the rain hitting the window pane as I stare out into the rain and then shortly after a few minutes the rain lulls me back to sleep.

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I walk down the hallway with my sister gripping my elbow and as I look down from the catwalk down towards the cafeteria I see daryl holding a broom I wanna run over to him and hug him but I know I can't his eyes find mine and his eyes look so broken down but behind his eyes I know is a strong warrior of a man but my mom always says behind every strong man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Lucy's hand tightens around mine and she whispers "don't make it obvious lucky" I take a deep breath and look away in shame and I spat "I wish you would stop using that nickname" she bumps my hip and I look up at her and she replies "i've always called you that" I roll my eyes at her and she grabs my hand and I hear my dad say from below I lean on the railing "how bout a song princess that usually cheers you up".

I see dwight setting up the cd player/karaoke machine lucy bumps my arm and smiles at me and I say "hey D set up another mic lucy is gonna sing with me this time" she shakes her head "that's all you sister not me" I narrow my eyes at her "if you don't do it then I don't either" she growls and scoffs playfully "fine" I smile we walk down the staircase and dwight hands me the microphone and then hands one to lucy she stands in the background I put the microphone in the mic stand and I whisper to dwight "play lucky".

He nodds and cracks a little smile I take a deep breath I see all sorts of people in this room my dad always said my voice can heal the hearts of anyone which I think he's over exagerating I smile at everyone in here I see laura standing beside simon and she nodds at me I take a deep breath when I hear the music start and I speak the first words.

This is a story about a girl named Lucky

Early morning, she wakes up

Knock, knock, knock on the door

It's time for make-up, perfect smile

It's you they're all waiting for

They go