Found Book One

Arrival

Everyone loads up into the RV, Judith is in the car with Rick and Michonne so Eugene teaches Carl, Noah, and I how to play a card game. The ride is peaceful and calm, I think it might be because we are gonna have a home, a place to survive.

Carl nudges me with his elbow, "What?" I ask, he laughs, "It's your turn." I smile and place down the cards, Eugene laughs, "You catch on quick for someone who isn't even paying attention," he says, drawing another card.

"Well, you get the yo-yo," Tara says with a frown, I hold my hand out, she drops the wooden toy into my hand. I shake my head, "No you keep it," I say to the woman. She has no complaints to my words, "Thanks," she says. Eugene resets the game, when I get my cards I look through them.

Abraham catches my attention when he slams his hands on the steering wheel. The engine of the RV groans and then dies, I slump in my seat, "That's another day behind," Tara says standing from her seat.

"Why can't things just go our way for once!" Abraham yells stomping out of the vehicle. Everyone else gets out after him, I lean against the warm metal of the off white vehicle. "Glenn knows pretty much everything there is to know about an RV," Carl suggests.

Abraham nods and walks to the car stopped behind us. Glenn is already getting out, "Come on I'm gonna need your help," he says making his way toward the huge van. I watch as the two men start digging in the RV's engine. I shake my head as Abraham starts to yell.

I walk over the hot asphalt to the other car with to see my dad, he gets out and stands next to me. 

"This place is all I can hope it is. We need it, I can't have my girls out there alone for the rest of their lives," he mumbles placing his hand on the back of my neck. He pulls me to his body and wraps his arms around me, "I know daddy. And thank you," I say. 

Rick mutters something to Michonne before he grabs something from the car. I watch as he walks toward the woods. 

We wait for Rick to get back even then Glenn and Abraham haven't fixed the rust bucket. 

It starts up with a roar after another few minutes of tinkering. Everyone cheers, "Come on," Carl says as he pulls me toward the group that is sitting on the road. We all stand there for a moment, "This is weird," Carl says, "Yeah, it is," I say. 

"Y'all comin'?" Abraham asks from the open door of the RV, "We're ready," Carl says as he takes my hand. We climb up the stairs and into the vehicle. "I'm ready," I say to him. Carl smiles and we sit in the booth.

I smile when we get to the place that Aaron called Alexandria, "Leave everything here, you can get it when we're ready," Aaron says. Everyone clambers out of the vehicles.

Mika trails behind Carol and I hold Carl's hand as we walk to the gates. The gate rolls open as Aaron and Eric get to it, everyone has their weapons ready as the gate opens.

Carl smiles and squeezes my hand, "We found it," he says beaming ahead at his father and little sister. "Yeah we found it," I say. I hold him back, I wrap my arms around his neck and he squeezes my waist.

Daryl shoots a something with his crossbow, he goes over and picks it up. A few people inside are staring at us, "We brought dinner," he mumbles holding up the dead animal.

We walk into the community with tired feet, a man shuts the gate behind us, "Come on," Aaron says. "You gotta turn in your weapons," the man who shut the gate says.

Aaron shakes his head, "Let them talk to Deanna first," he says, "They don't even know if they wanna stay," Aaron replies again. "Who's Deanna?" Abraham asks with a loud voice.