Sightless

Lori Grimes

~ Today ~

When the man, Daryl had walked away, I felt Max's small hand touch mine, and I immediately relaxed. 

"Who was that man?" Max grumbled, and I smiled and lifted my shoulders into a shrug. 

"I don't know. He seemed nice though. What does he look like?" I asked, trying to get a picture of him in my head. I felt Max wiggle a little, and figured he probably shrugged, but he answered me anyway.

"Uh... brown hair. Blue eyes, tall. Not as tall as that Shane guy, but taller than Dale. He looks strong I guess. He was wearing a flannel without sleeves, and some jeans. Looks kind of dirty. Is that enough?" I nodded, even though it wasn't. I felt like I needed to know everything about this stranger, but at the same time I also felt like no matter what I knew, it would never be enough. 

God, what is wrong with me? 

"Where's Dale, Amy, and Andrea?" I asked, and when I tapped my lap, Max climbed into the seat with me and I wrapped my arms around him as best as I could, but he was getting too big to do  this easily anymore. 

"Setting up a tent for us. They are gonna sleep in the RV since there's only one tent, but Dale said we could sleep out here." I nodded and tried to ignore the footsteps sounding around us. I know they were probably just members of our group, but they still made me nervous. 

"What's going on?" I mumbled, and Max turned his head away from my shoulder, and then leaned back again. 

"Everyone's just setting up. There are a few kids here. I've seen four others, about my age, maybe younger. They're quiet. There's Shane, he was with this lady earlier, I think one of the kids is theirs. And there's a big guy, he looks kind of mean, he's with a tiny lady with all her hair cut off, and they have a little girl with them. And Morales has a wife, and two of the other kids are theirs. There's another guy with Daryl, he looks a lot older than him, meaner too. There's a... Chinese? guy that looks about your age, maybe younger. He looks like he's alone. And there's Theodore, and a bunch of other people. But they're all just setting up the tents. It's dark. I'm scared." He whispered the last part, and my arms tightened around him automatically. 

"I won't let anything happen to you." I whispered, and immediately knew it was the wrong thing to say. He shoved my arms off him, and stood up, and I couldn't tell where he was, but I could hear his heavy breathing from somewhere in front of me. 

"How can you say that? You can't even protect yourself." He growled, and before I could say anything, I heard his feet run away, and tears sprung up in my eyes. 

"Max?" I called, even though I knew he was probably already gone. What did I do? 

What can I do?

Nothing. I can't protect myself. Or him. He's right. How could I ever survive in this world? I can't see anything, and anyone that tries to protect me, if anyone even did, would probably get themselves killed in the process. A sob forced its way out of my mouth, I couldn't control it, just as I could control nothing in my life. 

And a moment later, I was scared shitless yet again as a small hand landed on my shoulder. 

"Are you okay?" A soft, yet firm female voice asked from behind me, and I heard footsteps wander around behind the chair until the person was in front of me. 

"Who are you?" I mumbled, forgetting my manners as I tried to wipe my face to conserve a little bit of pride, but I knew it was probably useless. 

"Lori Grimes. Are you alright?" She asked again, and I nodded. 

"I'm fine. It's nice to meet you. My name's Megaera Genovese, but you can call me Meg." I mumbled, and I felt the air move in front of my face and knew she had probably waved in front of my eyes, and when I, of course, did nothing, she gasped. 

"You're..." She started, sounding kind of nervous and I nodded. 

"Yeah, I'm blind." 

"How..." She started, but someone cut her off. 

"Lori! Come give me some help over here!" And I didn't even get the chance to say goodbye, before she practically sprinted away from me. 

A/N: Sorry, I know it's short but I had three exams today and am honestly so wiped. I'll try to write more tomorrow, but hopefully you all like where this is going so far!

Also, if you are looking for something to do while you wait, I posted a new story (sorry, I know, but I just couldn't help myself). It's a Joker story, and I don't really know if that's something you all would be interested in, but if you are, it's called Sucker, and the prologue and first chapter are currently posted on my profile!