It's a Love Story ~carl grimes book~

Chapter 4

*****warning: abuse*****

"Michone" she said

"So, did you just get here or something?" she asked with a friendly smile

"No, I've been here for a few days. I've been in the infirmary" you said

"Oh, what happened?" she asked

"Well, I was fighting one of what you guys call 'walkers' and I was losing terribly, and one of your men shot at it, trying to save me, but ended up shooting my leg, then shot the walker, and saved me. So, Denise patched me up. Then, I met Ron, and he introduced me to Carl and Enid. Well, Enid didn't really talk, but now I know who she is." you chuckled "Then Carl introduced me to Rick and Judith, and now you" you finished

"Well, that's quite the story" she giggled

"Yeah, I guess" you laughed

"Well, welcome to Alexandria. Is Carl treating you well so far?" she asked

"Yeah. He's been very kind" you said looking at him, and him giving you a smirk

"He better be. If he ain't you come talk to me" Rick said seriously, then chuckling

"Got it" you said giggling "I should probably get home" you said standing up and handing Judith to Carl "It was nice meeting you, Rick and Michone" you said shaking each of their hands

"Nice meeting you, y/n" Rick said

"See ya later" Michone said waving

     You walked out of the house and tried to remember your way home. You failed and you were now completely lost. You turned around to see Carl walking towards you.

"Carl!" you yelled "Can you help me out a little here?" you asked chuckling

"Yeah, of course. What do you need?" he asked putting his hand on your shoulder

"Can you show me where Ron's- I mean, my  house is?" you asked "I just don't remember" you added, chuckling

"Do you want directions, or do you want me to walk you there?" he asked. You paused for a moment, then with a suggestive smirk you said:

"walk me there"

    You began the walk there as you and Carl just talked about everything under the sun. You talked about your favorite shows from before all this, to your favorite zodiac sign. You both found it funny that you liked the same sign. The Gemini. You were a Gemini. He said he loved how fun loving and crazy they are. You found it so cute that he could ramble on about anything and everything. 

"Well, here we are" he said 

"Thank you so much, see you later?" you asked

"Definitely" he smirked

     You walked inside the door, knowing he stood there watching you as you did so. When you walked in, you saw Jessie standing in front of the counter with her head rested on her hand to where her hair was hanging over her face.

"Jessie?" you asked walking towards her. You heard her sniffle and saw her wipe away some tears. She put her hair in front of her cheek before she looked at you.

"Yes, sweetie?" she asked. You saw a big red mark on her face

"Oh, my God. What happened?" you asked walking over to her and moving her hair

"Nothing, hun. I'm fine. Go check on Sam for me, please?" she asked

"Of course" you said furrowing your brows and walking to Sam's room. 

      You didn't exactly know which one it was, but when you saw the door with block letters writing "SAM" you went out on a limb and guessed it was his. You knocked, when you got no answer, you walked in and noticed Sam sitting in the corner with his knees to his chest. He was trembling.

"Sam? What's wrong?" you asked sitting next to him, putting your arm around his shoulder, holding him close to your chest

"Dad is drinking again" he said plainly, still shaking.

     You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion and got off the floor to go look for Ron.

"Stay here, mmkay?" you said. Sam nodded and continued to tremble as you slowly walked out the door. 

      This isn't the first time you've been in a situation like this. After your dad died, your mom married a guy who abused you, sexually and physically. Every weekend, he'd come home drunk and beat you, your mom, and your older sister. So you knew what was going on in this house, and you knew how to handle it. You slowly opened Sam's door and creeped out. You slowly made your way downstairs. Everything was dead silent.

      You slowly turned a corner, and all of a sudden you found yourself slammed into a wall by a tall, blonde man with a strong build.

"And who are you?" he said through gritted teeth

"Y/n. I live here now" you said through breaths because his forearm was pressing your throat against the wall

"No, you don't" he said pressing harder "This is my house, and I don't know who you are"

"I just told you who I was, dumbass" you said, removing all fear from your voice, as if you felt nothing at all. To be honest, you didn't real anything. Not fear, not anger. Nothing.

"I'm sorry, what did you just call me?" he said placing his free hand on you breast

"Get. The hell. Off of me." you said "Asshole" you added

"Pete!" you heard someone yell "Get off of the poor girl!" the feminine voice added. He finally let go of you. At this point, you wanted to sink to the floor and sob until you puked, but still, you felt nothing at all. You didn't hear anything, your vision was blurred, and you felt completely numb. 

     All of a sudden, you felt a pair of petite hands on your shoulders shaking you. You finally came to and saw an old, red haired lady standing in front of you looking in your eyes.

"Are you alright kid?" she asked checking you out to make sure you're okay. 

"Y-yeah" you said "Perfectly fine" you added, giving a fake smile

"I'm Deanna. I keep things going here. I'm glad to see you up and out of the infirmary" she said "Come sit" she added, slowly leading you to the couch 

"I'm fine, really" you said sitting down. Your attention was turned when a frantic Ron came running into the room 

"Y/n?! Are you okay? Oh, my God. I'm so sorry" he said leaning down and hugging you tightly