The Future is Nigh (TWD Fanfiction)

10- Unexpected Events

A/N- WOW! The votes went up really quickly, thank you!! :D I added a song as a sound track to this chapter, Benjamin Francis Leftwich is an amazing singer c: I hope you all enjoy the chapter :)

There is seven days left until school starts so I hope to have all the chapters wrote out before I go back! PRESSURE! haha. Anyway, enjoy the chapter you cuddle monsters xD

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'Can I?' Judith squeals, she already has her shoes and socks off, her feet stomping through the water. Carl nods at her and she is tearing off her shirt and throwing it his way. He giggles and catches the shirt as she runs further in. All the way until the water reaches her neck and she is craning her head up to breathe. Can she swim?

I hope so.

'Come in.' she shouts towards us. Carl obliges and tears off his shoes by kicking the back of each of the soles. He then removes his socks, I turn away when he starts tugging off the trousers.

Then there is a huge splash and the water flies into my face. My mouth is wide open, the shape of a capital "o".

'Are you comin' in?' Carl questions and I shake my head furiously. I would rather die then let them see me with none of my clothes on. I would rather be eaten by a marsh mallow, one with no teeth! Wow.

'Aw, please!' Judith shouts, splashing her hands about as she attempts to paddle over to Carl. He grabs her from beneath the arms and lifts her over his head, setting Judith down on his shoulders. They look like a proper family together. With the smiles plastered to their faces and the giggles escaping from their lips, I can almost let the fact we are in the apocalypse slip my mind.

'Please?!' Judith cries out again, her smile as wide as the Cheshire cat.

My hands are tapping at my sides, Lucky is jumping up and licking my hand. Her body is so thin like mine, her eyes are huge as if to tell me, "Everything will be just fine". 

If dogs could talk...

Lucky then pounces like a baby deer off into the water, paddling towards Carl and Judith with her head craned up out of the water.

I take off the sweater and removed my boots. 'Take your time.' Carl shouts out to me, I look up and watch him throw Judith back off his shoulders and into the water. 'You're not missing out.' he jokes and Judith laughs once her head meets the surface of the water.

My hands are shaking as I fold out my sweater and set it down on the rock. I leave the katana and boots/socks beside it too. Carl watches me, all the while Judith splashing him. 'I-I...' is all that leaves my lips. Carl reaches his hands out to stop Judith splashing. She does eventually and then Carl returns to look at me.

'Come on.' he gestures with his hands for me to move forward. My clothes will be ruined if I do go in, it will take forever for them to dry even if it is mid July.

'N-no.' I shake my head and turn away, reaching out and grabbing my boots. When I take the first boot something wraps around my stomach and lifts me up. As I scream my body is flung into the air and falls down into the water, all of myself going under. Thank marsh mallows you know how to swim.

 I kick off from the ground and reach up for the surface, coughing and choking. 'You- You-' I sputter but Carl is laughing, his laughter high above me own voice. 

Carl runs forward and jumps above and over me. I duck back down into the manky water with my eyes and mouth sealed shut.

From beneath the water I can feel the wave of power washing towards me. I push back up, Judith is giggling, walking on tip-toes towards me.

With her arms reached out I grab her and try to hold her up. None of us say anything, instead we giggle and splash one another. Judith and I chase Carl, dunking him under. Though Judith starts walking/swimming to the edge. When I begin to follow her something grabs my hand under the water. Before I can scream Carl covers my mouth.

'Scardy- cat.' he chuckles and I rip my hand from his beneath the water.

'Lucky, come here girl.' Judith calls, patting her thighs. He drops his back leg from the tree and runs over to her, leaping into Judith's arms.

'Dee?' Carl whispers into my ear, causing my whole body to flinch. He is a lot closer now, his breath fanning over my face. His hand has found its way back to mine, the other hand placed on my mid-waist.

'Carl?' I question, my voice barely audible. His hand loosens from mine and then appears above the water, tracing down my cheek. The water trickles down my face, one drop landing on my eyelash so I blink it away.

Carl's and runs down to wrap around to the back of my neck.

Is this happening?

Carl's eyes are a chocolate brown like Judith's, instead of seeing flecks of gold his eyes grow a darker brown, black, as they come to the centre of the pupil.

His hair is damp and falling all over his face and back. Carl's hair looks much longer when damp, all the kinks and curls now gone.

Carl is leaning forward...

Carl is leaning-

'Lucky no!' Judith screams. My gaze immediately falls on Lucky. She is barking at a cuddle monster. The walker has its arms reaching down for her.  'Lucky! Come back!' she screams. I have pushed away from Carl and out of the water. Carl -having the same idea as me- is one step ahead. He is grabbing his clothes, shoes and gun.

Though, it is too late for Lucky. He whines, a high, screeching cry leaving his mouth as the walker tears into him. Lucky scrambles around, trying to drag herself away...

Carl has ran over and shot the walker in the head, 'Dee!' he shouts at me. Lucky is still crying, yelping and staring at me. Not a bone in my body will move. Carl stomps over, his boots and trousers now on.

He lifts my chin and he looks at me directly, 'Where's Judith?'

Those words bring my body to life and I look around us. Judith's gone.

Wheres Judith...? Write in the comments where you think our precious Judith is... 1)Alive or 2)...ZOMBIE!