Dixon? Grimes?

Chapter 41: Like Garrett

Chapter 41| Like Garrett

"I don't know." She said quietly. "Dammit Carl why do you have to make me do this!" She yelled.

"Do what?" I could tell by he expressions on her face she didn't mean to say that.

"This, everything.. Ok. I ran away because I can't handle it. There's just something about you I-I just don't know, and I don't care anymore!" She yelled her eyes turned cold and dark it scared me a little. Even when I bullied her she never got this mad.

"I'm sorry, Josie I'm actually really confused." I said a little quiet.

"I know you don't get it! Just leave me alone!" Tears where streaming down her face.

"Josie, no I'm sorry what I did I really truly am. I shouldn't have told you Garrett was dead and everyone else they all could be alive." I trailed off because I was running out of things to say. I looked down and noticed that she wasn't wearing the bracelets of the necklaces.

"Carl, if you don't get it I don't care, but because of you I've changed ok I'm not the goody two shoes doing ok in school, ignoring your bulling everyday, ok, I'm not the same Josie I was before. All of that is in the pass and it's not coming up again! I'm a new person trying to make a new life that your not going to be in, you got that!" She yelled.

I felt hot tears rolling down my cheeks, I let go off her wrist that's it, I just pushed her and me over the edge.

"Well good, your better this way anyway!" I yelled as anger boiled up more and more.

"Good!"

I turned to see everyone staring at us. Bracken ran to Josie and hugged her they walked off. A part of me wished that that was me that I was comforting her but no I'm the one who caused her to have to be comforted. I pushed past my dad went back to walking on the tracks.

"What was that all about?" My dad came up and said.

"Nothing it's just. I've ruined it. I ruined it every time she gave me. She gave me a second chance and I ruined it. I pushed her over the edge and I don't think she is coming back, dad, I messed up big time." I said.

Josie's POV

Bracken wrapped me in his arms and we walked to who knows where I didn't care as long as I was away from him. We stopped at a tree and I fell down to my knees Bracken fell down with me.

"It's ok, Josie. Your fine." he whispered as he rubbed circles around my back something only Garrett would do to calm me down at these times. Garrett was the only person that I let see me in this state. That I let them see my tears, my wounds, my past, I let them see through me everything, ugly and the pretty. And now I was allowing Bracken a kid I have only known for a month see me like this. I don't care though there's something about Bracken something different. Like his he next best thing to Garrett but maybe better in a way.

"How come you are doing this?" I asked through tears.

"Why wouldn't I, your my best friend aren't you I'll aways be here for you, I promise." I looked up and realized for the first time his smile was to die for.

"Thanks your a great friend." I said snuggling into his chest more.

"Do you want to hear?" I asked.

"Hear what?" He asked.

"Everything?"

"I thought you where this tough goldy locks who won't tell Bracken about her."

"Well if I don't you are gonna go do something stupid. Again"

He chuckled.

"Plus right now I'm not that Josie,"

"Well you can't be strong and tough forever."

I started telling him everything. Thomas, Natasha, the governor, Penny, Michonne ,escaping ,finding Daryl, Garrett, Nikki, Beth, when the governor attacked,getting my hand cut off, Carl, everything he is probably the only one that knows everything. Beside Carl and Michonne.

He smiled.

"Great story."

"Thanks I'm thinking of publishing." I teased.

"Come on it's getting dark let's find somewhere to sleep."