Two Hearts Combined • Carl Grimes TWD

5

Months later (again)

Carl and I have been keeping our relationship a secret for around 3 months...

He doesn't want to tell his dad because he doesn't know how he will react to us.. Being together. We somehow ended up telling Glenn, then Glenn told Maggie and Carol (because Carol overheard him talking to Maggie). Well, now it's only a matter of time until Rick finds out.

"Hey lover boys, whatchya up to?" I hear Maggie say from behind us while Carl and I are walking in the hall. I cringe slightly and look around. "God Maggie! You are so lucky there is no one in here!" I say, grabbing Carl's hand.

He smiles, "It's okay, Ethan." He chuckles. Maggie smiles at us, "Wanna help me and Glenn out today? We're makin' some clothes and we might go on a run for some supplies." She says, fixing her gun in her holder.

Carl shakes his head. "I've got work to do in the farm, Ethan and I traded shifts for a few days. But I'm sure Ethan can help with the clothes." I nod. "Yeah I'll help." She smiles and nods, "Alright. Meet us by the gate in an hour or so." She says and walks off.

"Uhm... Ethan? Please be careful on the run." He says, I smile. "Of course I'll be careful. I don't know what you would do without me." I say, giving him a kiss. He smiles and waves a goodbye, walking off to the farm.

I start walking over to our cell and gather my bag and change into something more flexible to move in and walk out. I meet Maggie and Glenn at the gate, along with Daryl. "Ready youngin'?" Daryl chuckles and gets on his motorcycle. I nod and climb on the back with him.

I wave behind us as we start to drive away, Glenn and Maggie in a car behind us.

15 minutes later

We arrived at a big store 15 minutes away from the prison. "Daryl, I'm gonna go check in the jewelry section. Don't ask." I say and run quietly through the clothes section and into the locked up jewelry.

"Hmm." I mumble a few things about wondering what Carl would like, when someone pops up behind me. "Looking for something for Carl?" I turn around and see Glenn. "Glenn. Hi, y-yeah I'm looking for C-Carl." I stutter. "I don't really know what jewelry he would like but I thought it would be a nice.. gesture..?" I say quietly.

He looks at me for a second and breaks open the glass case for the men's rings. "Glenn! That was so loud!" I whisper yell. "That one." He points, smiling. He points at a simple silver ring with fancy lettering saying "Forever mine".

I nod and smile, Glenn smiles back and goes to another isle. I go to reach in with my right hand so I don't get cut with my dominant hand. I get a hold of the ring when something grabs my hand and bites a chunk out of it.

I let out a blood curling scream, backing up and falling onto the floor on my butt. "Ethan!" Glenn runs behind me to see the walker crawling over me, keeping it's teeth attached to my hand, my blood spraying all over my shirt and the face of the walker.

Glenn freezes for a second then quickly hits it's head with a bat, it rips my fingers right off of my hand. I scream again, holding my right hand with my left hand. That's all I remember from before I passed out.