Chapter 11

Previously on Time To Grow Up…

Cara's POV…

He grabbed my hair and pulled me off the ground, "You aren't going to say anything to anyone."

I winced, "I wasn't going to say anything, you fucking psycho. I've known for months that you were banging her, but that was before Rick came back from the dead,"

He threw me back onto the ground, "Don't you dare say anything. I will kill you, if you even hint at it." After that, he got up and walked out of the room.

I stood up and mumbled, "Asshole."

…Now on Time To Grow Up…

…Cara's POV…

"Asshole." I grumbled, as I moved back towards my shared room. I pushed the door open slowly, trying not to wake Carl up.

"I'm not asleep." Carl's said, groggily. He turned to face me, the blanket wrapped around his small frame.

I sighed, stepping to the room and shutting the door, "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

He let out a chuckle, "You didn't wake me up, Care. I hadn't fallen asleep yet, I was actually waiting for you to come back."

I blushed and sat on the side of the bed, "Really?"

He nodded, "Yeah, I wanted to make sure that you got back alright."

I slid under the covers, "Thank you."

With his eyes closed, he said, "For what?"

I turned away from him, "For caring about my safety."

He chuckled lightly, "Any time, Cara."

"Night, Carl." I yawned.

"Night, Cara." He yawned.

With that, we both fell into a restless sleep.

Dream…

Cara's POV…

Everything was normal.

It was like walkers hadn't actually taken over the world.

I am 18 now.

I've grown into a beautiful woman with dreams and goals.

I have a loving family.

And caring friends;

I am happy.

The one thing that I don't have is an amazing boyfriend.

Sophia, my sister, got that one.

His name is Carl Grimes.

He has the most beautiful blue eyes

and brown curly hair.

He is so funny and sweet.

He loves comic books

and wants to be a cop,

just like his father.

He is everything that a girl could ever want,

And that girl just so happens to be my little twin sister.

She had to watch the love of her life

love her sister.

It broke her.

And it broke her so bad,

that love was no longer in her vocabulary.

End of CARA's Dream/POV…

Carl's dream/POV…

They had been together since the beginning.

They started out as friends,

They met when they were only 12 years old,

and the world had ended.

She was a few months older than him

and she had a twin sister.

She had long curly hair,

it was a dark shade of brown.

She was the complete opposite of her twin sister,

who was blond and had blue eyes.

Now at 16,

he had gained enough courage to ask her

to go on watch with him.

Luck was on his side,

because she said yes.

They talked and laughed.

Then she grabbed his hand.

Then she turned his head towards her,

leaning into kiss him.

End of Carl's Dream/POV…

… the next morning…

…Cara's POV…

I woke up to someone sitting on me. I groaned and tried to push the unknown individual off of me, "Get off of me." I grunted.

A girly giggle filled the room, "Wake up, Cara! It is time for breakfast. T-dog is fixing up some powdered eggs. I know that it sounds gross, but T said that he will do them good." I cracked my eyes and saw my sister.

I sat up and glared at her, "Next time you want to wake me up, gentle shake me. Don't ever sit on me again." I looked at the other side of the bed and noticed that Carl was gone.

"He is with the others in the Café. Lori came in and woke him up about twenty minutes ago." Sophia smiled at me, "So, when were you gonna tell me that you had a thing for Carl?"

I gasped and blushed, "I don't like Carl! Boys are gross."

She giggled and nudged me, "You do too! I can see it in your eyes."

I pushed her off the bed and got up, "I do not."

She laid back on the floor and laughed, "You are in denial, sister dearest."

I rolled my eyes, as I pulled out a new pair of jeans and a t-shirt, "I'm not in anything, Sophia. I can't afford to have those feelings. If you haven't noticed, the world has ended and the dead are trying to eat us."

My sister shook her head and picked up my dirty clothes, "You can't stop feelings from growing, no matter if the world has ended or not,"

I rolled my eyes and took my clothes from her, so that I could put them in my bag.

"I bet that you and Carl will get together. Like together, together." The smile on her face got bigger.

I groaned and slipped on my shoes, "Let's get to breakfast. I am hungry."

Sophia just laughed and grabbed my hand.

…Café…

Almost everyone was in the café, when Sophia and I walked in. Mom gestured for use to sit around her. Sophia sat on one side and I sat on the other.

I noticed that there several plates filled with food that we had last night and several filled with new types of food. Mostly toast and powdered eggs. I was just about to scoop some eggs onto my plate, when a dark hand stopped me.

I looked up and saw that it was T-dog, holding a pan filled with fresh eggs, "Here kiddo, these are fresh with a little bit of heat."

I grinned up at him, "How did you know that I liked a little spice?"

He winked at me and nodded towards my mom, "Your mom might have mentioned it."

I looked over at my mom, who was talking to Lori, and smiled softly. "Thanks, T." I said, as he put a bunch on my plate.

"No problem!" He went back to the stove area.

I slowly started to eat my eggs, not knowing how much spice T put in them. There was a hint of paprika and garlic, but nothing to serious. They were actually really good.

As I ate, I watch the present members of the group chat and munch on their food. When my eyes landed on Glenn, I couldn't stop myself from choking on my eggs.

He was groaning softly, with his head on the table. I guess that he had a major hangover from all the alcohol they made him drink last night.

I laughed, "Are you alright, Glenn?"

He looked up and glared at me, "Do I look alright, Cara?"

I giggled more, "No, you look like shit."

My mom gasped, "Watch your language, Cara! That's not nice."

She smacked my arm lightly, "It's the truth."

She sighed, "It might be the truth, but it still isn't a nice thing to say."

I shrugged and went back to my eggs. I ate them in silences, just listening to the chatter going on around me.

I was on my second plate, when Rick came in. That left Shane to be the last person to show up. There is a little part, okay a big part, of me that hoped that he didn't show up. Especially after the events of last night.

I glanced over at Lori, wondering if she had noticed me last night. She was talking with Rick about how she is always right. I couldn't help but scoff at that. She is rarely right. She has been right about one thing and that happen to be the fact that Rick was going to have a hangover from drinking too much last night.

She said something that got the rest of the group laughing. That laughter was cut short by Shane walking into the room. He quickly glanced at me before taking the seat next to Glenn, across from Rick and Lori.

Rick was the first one, other than me and Lori, to notice the three claw marked on his neck, "Hey, brother. What happened to your neck?" Rick pointed to them.

Shane reached up and touched his neck, "I must've done it in my sleep."

Rick shrugged, "I've never seen you do that before, man."

Shane looked away from him, "Weird."

I scoffed and rolled my eyes, "Really weird." I whispered.

Shane shot me a look that said 'shut-the-hell-up.'

I rolled my eyes at him again and went back to my eggs.

I tried to tune everyone out, not really being in the mood to interact with them. They were just chatting about plans and other things that didn't spark my attention.

But then something changed.

A loud alarm went off.

Everyone looked around at each other.

"What the hell is that noise?"

~A/N~

Hey!

I am back. I know that it has been a long time, since I updated this story or my other story. I've just been really busy with school and looking for work. Good News. I got into the one University that I applied too. I am super excited! I start in the Fall and I will be starting the Psychology program. Bad news. Still haven't found a job, but I might be getting an interview at the hospital that my mom works at. I had a death in the family last week. I saw some people that I hadn't seen in a long time. Oh! And I talked to the man that gave me life, then had no part of my life. THEN he tried to come back into my life and tell me who I wasn't allowed to date/marry. Sorry, he just upsets me so much. And today, my grandma had surgery to remove her breast because of breast cancer. Indifferent news. I started online dating. And I was into it for about two weeks before two messages made me want to be single forever. I did meet one guy that SEEMED like a good guy. I put so much emphasis on the word seemed, because the guy turned out to be a looney tune.

Have any of you tried online dating? If yes, what were your experiences like? Good? Bad? Let me know!

Silverfoxkurama: I think that Lori will confront her when they get to the highway. But I am not sure. I will think about it.

Thanks for reading!

G-V Princess!