klinta00
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I had lived beside the Grimes family long enough to feel like I was part of them.
Carl was more than just the little boy I babysat. He was family. And when Lori started leaving him with me more and more, I never complained. I loved that kid like he was my own, and I knew Rick and Shane trusted me with him more than anyone.
Then the world ended.
One minute Carl and I were at the store, picking up normal things like life was still normal. The next, people were screaming, running, bleeding... changing.
All I could think about was getting Carl somewhere safe.
Getting us back to Rick.
Getting us back to Shane.
But Rick and Shane had already made one thing clear long before the dead started walking. They were going to protect me no matter what. They were going to keep me close. Keep me safe. And they were going to make sure I never forgot that I was wanted.
Now the world is falling apart around us, and survival means trusting the two men who have always looked at me like I mattered.
With walkers outside, danger everywhere, and people showing their true colors, I'll do whatever it takes to keep Carl alive and get back to the men who promised they would never let me go.
Because in this new world, family isn't always blood.
Sometimes it's the people willing to fight through hell to bring you home.