Carl stumbled back, pushing against the head of the walker to avoid being bitten. Lucas set Casey down in a chair and grabbed the infected woman from behind, his arms encircling her waist as Carl jumped up quickly and stabbed her through the head. Lucas let the body drop to the ground, just as the man on the couch sprung back to life. He stumbled behind Lucas and Carl threw him the knife, which luckily he caught. Lucas turned quickly and ended the walker before it had a chance to attack. They both turned then toward where the child still lay propped on the couch. Lucas handed Carl back the knife, not having the guts to do it himself. Not to a child. The kid started to stir, it's eyes opening to reveal yellow, empty pools of nothing. Carl closed his eyes, bringing the knife down on the childs head but not wanting to witness it either.
Casey moaned behind them, stealing their attention.
"We gotta go," Carl said as he ran to her side and helped lift her off the chair.
"But what about…" Lucas commented as he looked toward the fallen family.
"We gotta go," he repeated urgently. Lucas nodded and went to Caseys other side, helping to support her weight as they entered the elevator and headed toward level B.
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"Where the hell is Carl?," Michonne asked the young teenager who was sitting in their suite. "Where's Judith?" The girl hopped up from where she sat on the couch, nervously fidgeting with her hands.
"Judith's s…s…sleeping," she sputtered.
"Carl?," she demanded.
"He went out with Lucas and Casey. They should be back soon." Michonne was furious with Carl, but tried her best not to take it out on the poor scared girl who was just doing Carl a favor.
"Your guardian know where you are?," she asked. The girl nodded. "Stay here, lock the door, and don't answer it for anyone with the exception of Unit leaders, understood?," she asked. She nodded again. Michonne stalked from the suite, closing the door behind her quietly as not to wake Judith. She heard the lock turn into place behind her.
What on Earth was Carl thinking? Leaving his little sister behind so that he could…What the hell was he even doing out at night? Michonne headed down the elevator, stopping on level 12 and heading toward Caseys room. That kid was going to be in so much trouble.
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" !," Carl screamed as they entered level B. Casey hung loosely between them, struggling with unconsciousness. A group of troop members heard Carl scream and came running toward them, taking Casey from his hands and settling her into a wheelchair.
"Wait! I want to go with her!," Carl yelled as they quickly began to roll her away.
"Carl…" he could hear her whimper as they quickly wheeled her down the hall and toward the treatment center. Manuela stepped from around the corner and held a hand out to Carl, stopping him from following. Lucas stood in the background, his head lowered.
"The best thing you can do for her is to tell me what happened," Manuela said. Carls eyes followed Casey until she disappeared down the hall, silent tears zig zagging down his cheeks.
"I messed up," he answered softly. Manuela put her arm around his shoulders and pulled him to her side.
"How about you just start from the beginning…"
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Authors Note: So, I technically had a few more things I wanted to touch on in this chapter, but I am running out of time for the day and I wanted to make sure this chapter got up.. So, I'm sorry it's short, but it was difficult for me to spit out while still thinking of all the fun (not) things I have to do today..
Next time: Daryl and Beth will play their roles as Unit police as they search room to room for the killer. Carl's going to have to man up and tell his Dad and Michonne not only what he did, but also what he discovered in the common area outside of the west elevators… Don't forget to review! Thanks for reading guys. I appreciate you. ;)