Incendiary: Carl Grimes Love Story

Chapter Nineteen: Made To Suffer

Third person pov

Maya didn't like it. She didn't like it one bit. The thought of Daryl, Maggie, and Glenn being out there without her was something she couldn't take. Maya had a thing where she had to be with that someone because she knew she could protect them. Maya knew for a fact if she was with Daryl and the others right now, they would be safe, but Maya also knew if she was with them, she would worry about Carl and Judith. It was like tug of war with these people. Maya didn't know what it was. She just had this odd feeling about them being out there while she's in here. She didn't like the prison so much too. It smelled like the dead and that's because it once was.

A mixture of mold and dead flesh burned her nose. Maya hated it, but she could live with it. She wasn't going to cry or bitch like some blonde cheerleader. This is life. The dead rose to eat the living and she's here to survive. Maya didn't know for how long, but she didn't care about that. She just wanted to help people and be herself all at the same time.

" Maya ?" She heard and turned to see the small cowboy standing in front of the cell.

" Yeah ?"

" You didn't eat. Are you okay ?"

" I'm fine. Just not in the mood to eat. Is everything okay out there ?" Maya asked grabbing her bow and walking outside of the cell she was in. It was Daryl's and she knew he stole some of my arrows. She stole them back. Fair is fair.

" No, everything's good."

" Good." Maya said and sat with him on the staircase with Beth and Hershel. In the old man's hands was the little baby, Judith. She stared at her from the top step seeing how adorable she was. Maya knew that she was going to protect that little girl. She was going to make sure Lori didn't die for nothing.

" Finally got Judith to sleep."

" How are we with formula ?" Maya asked looking down to her shoes the minute Hershel said those words.

" We have enough to last us another month."

" I'll take Carol for some more at the end of the week."

" I'll come with you." Maya said hearing what Carl wanted to do. She didn't mind. Judith was cute and innocent like Maya said before and she needed the world. She felt pity for Judith knowing she will be holding a gun before she held a report card.

" Your dad and the others will be back by the then." Beth said looking to both Carl and Maya. She didn't blame Beth, some people are positive in life, but Beth was a little too positive. It wasn't set in stone, Rick and the others would be back. That was the dangers of going out there.

" We don't know that."

" Right now, Judith is the only family I got." Carl said making her nod her head. Daryl was the only family Maya has. She would of thought more on the touchy subject, but a distant scream was heard. It came from a women.

" What was that ?"

" That was from inside."

" Was that Carol ?"

" She's out keeping watch in the guard tower with Axel." Hershel said while Maya stood up and walked down the stairs slowly.