Don't Leave Me

Chapter Two

I watch as a bright red car, alarms wailing, pulls into the camp.

Glenn gets out of the car and I run to him, jumping onto his legs. "Is my sissy okay?" I question.

Glenn lets out a laugh as Shane cuts the wires to the car that stops the sirens.

"Everybody's okay," Glenn announces.

"Why isn't she with you? Where is she? She's okay?" Amy questioned, grabbing my hand.

"Yes! Yeah. Fine. Everybody is. Well, Merle not so much." Glenn tells us and I frown.

'Merle Dixon, brother to Daryl Dixon; resident butthead.' I think as Amy pulls me closer to Glenn.

"Are you crazy, driving this wailing bastard up here? Are you trying to draw every walker for miles?" Shane scolds Glenn, folding his arms.

"I think we're okay." Dale defends.

"You call being stupid okay?" Shane snaps.

"Well, the alarm was echoing all over these hills. Hard to pinpoint the source." Dale snaps back while Shane glares at him.

"I'm not arguing. I'm just saying. It wouldn't hurt you to think things through a little more carefully next time, would it?" Dale questioned Glenn.

"Sorry. Got a cool car." He offered.

I slip my hand out of Amy's and look at the car. It was a cool one, the only ones that I had seen in moves.

Pa once took me to see a race and fancy cars like this were in them.

A large van pulls into the camp and I bounce on the balls of my feet.

The car door opens and I see Andrea. My feet take me towards her at a running start.

Andrea opens her arms and crouches, preparing for impact.

She scoops me into a large hug before Amy joins us.

"You scared the shit out of me," Amy confessed as Andrea kissed my cheek.

People are reunited with their families and I see Carl with his mother, they are both holding back tears.

"How'd you guys get out?" Dale questioned.

"New guy," Morales tells him. "Hey, helicopter boy! Get out here!"

I watch as a man dressed in a sheriff's uniform exits the car before spotting someone.

I hear Carl cry out for his father and run straight towards the new man.

Lori follows after Carl and I put two and two together.

This was the dad that Carl was telling me about.