I DO NOT OWN THE WALKING DEAD
Chapter 1.
It was a normal day when I woke up; I looked around the room I shared with Beth. Hershel's youngest daughter. Real daughter, he took me in as his own when the world went to hell. I was an orphan but I never stayed in the orphanage at night I would sneak into an Atlanta alley and use my bow and arrow I'm quite good at it. One day it was about 5 o'clock and I heard screaming. I walked out of the alley and I saw a crowd of people running, behind them a young man was eating another person I couldn't tell who because it had already eaten his face. When I found out they were evacuating the city, I took off into the allies because the streets were jammed, once I made out of the city I continued running for miles I didn't stop until I took a turn on old dirt road just of the highway that's where I found my current home. The only things I had with me was my bow and a backpack of supplies and a necklace my real parents gave me as a baby and on the back was the initials R&L. I have never taken of sense I was 5 years old. I looked around the room where Beth wasn't in her bed. That's strange I wondered I'm usually the first person awake, besides Otis, he usually goes hunting every morning.
As I wake up, I go over to the wardrobe I shared. I grabbed a pair of leggings; I wasn't much of a jeans type of person. And I also grabbed an ocean blue shirt. As I was about to tie on my boots I heard a loud sigh over my shoulder. It was Beth I hadn't realized she had come in.
"What's wrong" I asked sounding sincere, I really am because she Is my best friend, and 'sister'.
"I tried to make breakfast this morning, so I went out and was gathering some eggs" she said
"Mhm" I said as I listened to her story.
"Then Patricia came in and grabbed three chickens, I was wondering why she did that, then I asked her of course. She told me 'I got to go feed everyone'. After what she said made perfect sense she was going to go feed my mom and Shawn. ", She said sadly as if she was about to cry.
I knew what she meant, Otis had gathered close ones and other stray 'things' and locked them in the barn. I knew they were dead, and so did Beth, but Otis and Hershel believe they were just sick.
"Here" Beth handed me a brush as she did
"Thanks" I mumbled
I went to the mirror and brushed my long and thick brown hair. I hadn't realized how long it had gotten, it was now to the mid of my back. After I finished I sat down on the bed next to Beth on the bed.
"How about we go make some breakfast before everyone else woke up" she suggested
"Sounds great, but you can cook the eggs I always burn them" I laughed
She laughed with me as we headed down stairs, we weren't the only ones awake, Patricia always stayed on the front porch waiting for Otis to return safety or not at all. As we started cooking the screen door had shut. Beth's boyfriend of 3 months walked in and wrapped his arms around Beth's waist.
"What's for breakfast" he asked
"Eggs" Beth and I said that in unison. We laughed.
"Jimmy why don't you go and get some water from the well" I suggested.
"Sure" He said as he pecked Beth's cheek before he ran out
"You know the sink works right" Beth told me
"I know but he annoys me" I stated
It was maybe noon before Hershel and Maggie both came down. Maggie was Beth's older sister. I could say I could call her mine as well. Hershel came over to us as we finished setting the table for brunch which was supposed to be breakfast. He gave Beth a kiss on the forehead and gave me hug.
"Thank you girls for making breakfast, smells delicious" he complimented
"Eggs as usual daddy" Beth told him
As we sat down when everyone came in we said a prayer. It was the usual, stating 'may the sick (dead) get better'. It was quiet before Maggie jump onto a two voiced conversation.
"If you excuse me I'm going outside for some air" she asked excusing her self
"Go ahead" Hershel told her
We continued eating eggs and apple slices from the trees we have. I started to think of what happened to my parents, they could have been eaten or eating! Maybe they died before the world ended. They could have gotten in a car crash, shot, maybe even dro… I was snapped out of my thought by Hershel.
"Kayla, I know you don't like to talk about this but I was wondering how old were you when you were sent to the orphanage?" He asked with a sincere tone
"2 weeks" I whispered not looking up from my plate. He was right I didn't like talking about it even when I was in the best of mood.
"It's okay, I'm fine talking about" I lied.
"If anyone had one wish what would it be" Patricia jumped right in to change the subject.
"I would love to have finished high school" Beth said
"I really want electricity back" Jimmy said as he stared into space
"I wish that the sick will get better and we will find a cure" Hershel said sounding serious
"I w… t.t . w..l …d my p.. " I mumbled so no could know what I said.
"Sorry Kayla, could you say that again" Hershel asked staring right at me.
"I wish that I will find my parents" I said barley but just loud enough so they could understand me.
"Well, impossible is not imposs…." Hershel was just about to finish his sentence when Maggie screamed.
"DAD!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.
She came in and told us all to come out, jimmy grabbed a baseball bat. I was thinking I should go and find my bow but it's upstairs. When I stepped outside the door a man in a police uniform and a cowboy hat was carrying a boy who looked around my age. Maybe he was my age 13 maybe a year younger than me 12.
"Was he bit" Hershel asked
"Shot by your man" the man said as his voice trembled.
The boy was shot by Otis.