Safe Haven ~Carl Grimes Love Story~

~15~Stronger

I was doing Carol a favor by watching the Woodbury kids while she prepared the cells for the kids to sleep in. The kids are pretty interesting.

I kept an eye on them as they interacted and played with each other, not a hint of fear or trauma in their eyes. It was like, nothing even happened. Kids, they don't give a damn about anything.

A girl suddenly comes up to me, with her blonde hair and pretty smile. She tugs on my shirt and I smile down at her.

"Hey darling, what's your name?" I ask kneeling down to her level.

"I'm Mika, what's yours?"

"I'm Nathalia. Do you need help with something?" I ask. She nods.

"What is it?" I ask.

"I need to go to the bathroom" She says softly.

"Alright, let's go okay? Anyone else want to go to the bathroom?" I ask and they kids just ignore me, playing with their playmates.

"Or not" I say before holding Mika's hand and leading her out the rooms and to where the bathrooms were so Mika could take a piss.

...

As Mika and I got back, I see no one left in the room. I start to panic.

"Carol?!" I yell and I hear her upstairs in one of the cells.

"Yeah?"

"Where are the kids?!" I ask.

"I thought they were with you, Lia" She yells back. Mika looks up at me.

"Oh god, where are those kids?" I ask myself.

"Maybe they're outside" Mika tugs on my hand.

"I hope Mika, I hope" I say before actually considering her idea and we exit the block. My eyes lingered around until I finally saw small figures at the front gates. I sigh in relief. Mika and I walked towards them.

Carl was there too, facing a girl probably a bit older than Mika.

"That's my sister, Lizzie"

Mika points to a girl older and with the same color as Mika's hair. She glared at Carl who stood alongside this boy with glasses, and Carl glared back with the same amount of anger.

"You can't name them! They aren't people anymore!" Carl says to Lizzie.

"They still are people! They had names and they still do!" Lizzie says angrily and I step in, letting go of Mika's hand.

"Alright! Both of you! Calm down!" I say glancing at Carl then at Lizzie. The walkers watched us hungrily and they started moaning and groaning a bit louder.

"Okay guys, let's get inside" I say to the other kids who sat back and watched Lizzie and Carl's hissy fit. They start forming a line and did what I told them to.

"Patrick, are you coming to story time?" Mika asks the boy beside Carl. He looks at me then at Carl, before facing Mika.

"Sure" He says and pats Carl before following the other kids. I walk over to Lizzie and knelt down to her level.

"Is everything alright, Lizzie?" I ask her softly as she still glares at Carl.

"Yeah, Carl's just a big meanie" She says before looking at me. I smile at her offensive term she called Carl.

"Alright, Lizzie. Listen here, what Carl said was true okay? But he just didn't say it in the nicest way, I know that. But what's happening now Lizzie, you can't play around with them alright? They're dangerous, and you need to keep your sister safe from them" I say softly to her, placing her blonde bangs behind her ear. She smiles and nods. I smile and kiss her forehead.