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hi sweetie, i'm deanna monroe. lola right?
yes, yes i am.
i figured. how are you?
i'm doing pretty good, other than pretty drained. the world beyond these gates ain't tulips and daises. you?
i'm doing okay, thank you hon. now i wanted to start with asking, how old are you?
i'm twelve—was eleven when this all started. carl's two years older than me—not that it has to do with anything though, it's just a known fact.
oh, alright. now i'm curious, what was it like being a child and living out there in a world like that?
i guess i kinda just, got lucky. with my mom, my group. we've all been together for awhile, and they're all willing to protect me, which is something i'm grateful for.
i'm glad, lola. your mother told me about your father, how have you been able to cope with that?
there isn't any specific way for it, other than time. time helps you heal, and that's what me and my mom did, with time, we healed, and we moved on. i just can't ever be alone.
i'm sorry for your loss, lola. but what do you mean by that if i may ask? you can't ever be alone?
if i'm being honest, the main reason we lost some people in our group is because they decided to go off on their own, they got attacked by a walker, or someone, and no one was there to save them. and when we got there, it was too late. so i'm always with someone, my mom, carl, anyone in the group at all times. i just get afraid i guess, isolophobia.
that's a good strategy lola. is carl, rick, judith, are they your family now too?
y'know, i'll be honest, never in a million years would i have expected my mom and rick to get together, but i saw the looks, the way one watched when the other wasn't looking. they caught feelings—found love again. i didn't understand it as much at first, but my mom deserved happiness, so did rick. me and carl are supportive, he's always been like my brother anyways.
well i'm glad everything fell into place for you guys, but i want to know, would you be willing to start school here? it's like a program, no longer than two hours.
i'll be honest, you'll have to take that up with my mom, but it depends if carl wants to do it. if he won't, then i won't. i rarely leave his side, no matter what. so it just depends on him, my mom already taught us everything we need to know, basic math, basic vocabulary, all that.
okay, i'll check in with your mom about that. but i'll let you go and shower, thank you for your time, lola.
