From the moment you were born into this world, you were alone.
You were just a normal person before the world ended. A college student who was trying to get by. Long before the world caved in, you had already slipped away, lost in an existence that seemed void of purpose. Every day, you wondered why you still clung to living, why you were still trying, and waiting for something-someone to come and bring you back to life.
And then, there was Daryl Dixon.
Warning: Reader in this story is suicidal. Don't read if you are uncomfortable with any of the following tags: Slow Burn, Heavy Angst, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm, Hurt/Comfort, Action/Adventure, Blood and Violence, Blood and Gore.
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
Aarna never thought two pink lines could shake her world.
She stood frozen, staring at the test in her trembling hands. Pregnant. A word she had longed to hear, yet feared the most.
Would he accept it? Or would he push her away again, just like before?
The door creaked open. Her heart pounded.
Sharad's sharp gaze met hers. "What are you hiding?"
Her breath hitched. She wasn't ready for this. Not yet.