-A Time Before Now-

-OverTheWall-

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Addie Faye Holden POV

The party had me stuffed with food, so much that I couldn't eat breakfast or lunch. Instead I found myself sitting in a god damn garage room with makeshift desks where we were forced to listen to a retired teacher try and reteach whatever he deemed to do that day.

When we were let out, I watched as the group walked towards Ron's house. But I didn't see Rob. "You know, my mom said I can drop out and get a GED instead." He spoke, trying to make a joke but I just picked up the pace back towards the house. "A GED is a—" 

"I know what a GED is, just sucks we never made it that far to even have the chance," I muttered, gripping the books tighter as I was just going to finish the entire thing tonight.

Not much else to do now.

"You sure you don't want to come?" I shook my head, perking my lips as he doesn't understand that I want space. 

"How about later?" Stopping in my tracks did I look up to him, shaking my head as he wasn't getting it.

"Look. I don't want to be friends, I don't have friends. I just want to be left alone. Cool? Cool." I uttered, walking down the street back to the house. Somehow Carl and I were deemed the room with the tree. And with it, can I climb all the way up and over towards the wall.

Stuffing the school stuff in my bag, my quiver sticking out with the zipper firmly keeping it in place before pushing up the window. I need to go outside. We've been here little less than a week and I can't stand it.

Mom's busy. Real busy. Being a runner, and Daryl's occupied by the bike. I've been helping him later at night while he does all the hard stuff right now. Just...I don't want them to worry about the shit I'm doing.

Much less have eyes on me for every little thing. So off I am, finding myself taking the jump down once I firmly make it halfway down. Pulling my bow out to my hand do I continue through.

Minding the cracks and covering my tracks because I know my people are worried about others coming and going. And this just makes it a lot more suspicious.

Finally, I made it to my spot. Ripping out the plastic little bag as I keep a few things here. Just pens, pencils. A few comics I've found. I don't like spending time in the wall, here I'm always alert and for good reason.

Back home, I'm alert and look antsy as Daryl calls it.

But he shouldn't be talking because he's feeling the same way. He's a recruiter, mom and him had the discussion, as well as being granted a new house.

Maybe that's why I'm out here, I don't want to move out of the room I have with Carl and Judith. We've been talking, and kissing. It's been...Strange, but also loving and new.

It's not Caleb, but I never really did anything with him. Or thought of doing anything with him.

But sex with Carl? That's...That's what's bugging me too.

Finding my book through the layers of things did I concentrate on the problems, hurrying along through them as I just couldn't wait to finish the book and hand it in. I did the work, now I don't have to go to school anymore.

It's boring and unnecessary.

That and it's definitely not the same as woodbury. They knew that I became bored, this dumbass can't even keep the class in control for more than two minutes. And it's five of us.

A crack echoed and in the moment did I find myself with an arrow just about to launch back in the string. But I huffed when I realized who it was. "What are you—" We both said at the same time, stopping as we interrupted one another.
So I waved my hand.