This is my first attempt at fanfic, so please be gentle. Lol. Please let me know what you think.
Sarah had spent her whole life being pushed around; first her step mother would treat her like Cinderella because she was not her kid. Once she got into high school her friends pushed her around to make her take the blame for all the bad things they would do. Then she started college and fell for Ed, he was charming and doted on her every need, she thought he was the one. All that changed once they got married, he pushed her around worse than anyone else ever had.
One night Ed took it to far, Sarah had reached her breaking point. They were on a boat sailing around the lake when she spilled some of his beer; she really thought he was going to kill her that night. Just her luck it started to rain, maybe this would be the out she needed. She had never been a strong swimmer, but had been taking lessons at the YMCA that Ed did not know about. When he held her over the side of the boat trying to drown her, she fought back and was able to slip away. She fell into the lake and took off swimming under water as fast as she could. She was hoping that he would think she had drowned. She slowly came up for air, looking towards the boat, where it seemed that Ed was doing a happy dance on the deck. She slipped back under the water and kept going until she came to the small island in the middle of the lake. Teens were always hanging out there camping; she was hoping that she would be able to catch a ride back to shore.
She found a place to rest on the banks and catch her breath. She laid her head down for just a few moments and ended up falling asleep. When she awoke the next morning, the lake was quiet and peaceful, it had been a long time since she had a moment to just herself. She walked all the way around the island and did not see anyone. She slowly started the swim back to the mainland. Once she had dried off she slowly started the trek into town, she made sure to stay off the main roads incase Ed was out driving around town. She made her way to the Greyhound station where she had a locker with a bag of clothes and a one way ticket the hell out of this small town. She had been putting away small amounts of money over the years and this was finally her chance to run. She got a copy of the key from the man behind the ticket stand and went and opened her locker. Once she was in clean clothes she went to the counter and returned the key.
Once she was on the bus she felt so much better, she watched the small town fade behind her. Finally she was going to have the life she deserved. As the mile slowly crept by she pulled out the new identification Carol Ann Mason was who she was now. Born in small town Grandview Texas, she was headed to Georgia. When she reached Senoria she got a small motel room and then went to the drug store. She had always had light blonde hair and was about to change it to a dark red with brown highlights. She grabbed some snack and the hair dye and made her way back to her room.
The next morning she set out looking for a job, she was going to need to support herself and make sure that Ed could not find her. She walked the small town at least twice trying to figure out where she wanted to try and find a job. As she sat at the small dinner looking at the newspaper.
The waitress walked up, Jackie is what her nametag said, "You looking for work sweetie?"
"Yes, just moved to town and need something to get out of the run down motel I'm staying in." Carol replied.
"Well we got an opening here, if you want. It does not pay much but the tips are good, let me go get the owner Dale."
"Thank you so much," Carol responded.
After talking with Dale she was going to start work in the morning, she was so excited. She made her way back to the motel and settled in for the night with a six pack of beer. She soaked in the tub and thought about how happy she was feeling, free from Ed. This was just what she needed.
Over the next few weeks, Carol had gotten the hang of being a waitress; she was putting money aside hoping to get a small apartment over the local hair dresser's shop. Everything was going well, she no longer dropped trays and was getting orders right. She was working the night shift the night her life truly changed. In walked a man that would turn her world upside down.
That was the first time she had ever laid her eyes on Daryl Dixon.
