Walking Dead: To Be Loved
Chapter 24 of my Walking Dead story.
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Chapter 24: Search
Carl bit his lip, concerned, running a hand through his hair as he paced the living room. Watching him pace, Lori shook her head sadly.
"Carl honey, please. Sit down." She tried softly to calm her.
"I...sorry mom, I just…" He stammered.
Before she could even try to calm him down, understanding that he was worked up due to his fears over Mikey being missing, there was a knock at the door. Carl looked over at Lori quickly, she nodded and he hurried to the door, opening it to see Sophia and Anna standing there, rather startled by how abruptly he had opened the door.
"What the, Carl?" Anna gasped.
Sophia shook her head. "Carl, what, what's going on? Everybody in town is acting crazy, we're getting frantic and worried here?"
Carl grimaced. "It's, it's Mikey, he's missing…"
He began to explain in detail how it came about that Mikey was nowhere to be found and nobody could get a hold of him. A missing person's report had clearly been filed and now a search was starting.
"My God, Mikey?" Sophia gasped in horror. "This...what could've happened?"
"I have no idea, it doesn't make sense." Carl replied. "I know he'd never disappear or run off, so how could he have just disappeared…"
Anna finally spoke up. "We can't just sit around and wait, we need to do something."
"I agree."
They all started, not having realized Lori had joined them. She looked determined and Carl knew, beyond all doubt, that his dad's instructions to stay home were soon about to become irrelevant.
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Rick bit his lip as he looked around, he wasn't sure exactly where to even begin, even following the usual procedures.
"Alright, spread out and keep your eyes open, remember how we do this." He said.
The other officers nodded and they began their search. They weren't alone in searching however, several concerned members of the community, in fact almost the entire community had turned up to search for Mikey.
"I just...I can't believe this, how could this have happened." Paula said shakily.
Nicholas gently put his arm around his wife's shoulders. "We'll find him, Paula, we'll find him."
Paula grimaced. "But, we're doing this, searching for him, as if he is missing. But...but what if he's not missing, what if someone's taken him."
"Who would do that, Paula, why, it doesn't make sense." Nicholas countered, albeit still sounding worried.
Hearing this Rick grimaced, he knew it wasn't a concern only Paula had, he was worried about it too.
Looking over and seeing them working on the search too. 'Carl, Sophia and Anna are really worried too, they're so busy searching too…'
He looked around even more worried, since Carl was here after what Rick had insisted. But then he saw that even if he tried to convince Carl to go home, his reasons for doing so wouldn't work, for Lori was also here, taking part in the search despite her pregnancy. Rick hurried over upon seeing this.
"Lori-"
She shook her head, turning to him. "Rick, no don't start. I know what' you're gonna say, but I need to help, everybody needs to help find Mikey. I'll be alright, Carol's here."
Standing by Lori's side, Carol smiled and nodded, clearly present to help in case anything happened. Rick sighed but nodded.
"Alright, just, be careful, please." He said at last.
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Lori nodded and then, looking over at Carl, catching his eye and nodding as reassuringly as he could, Rick resumed the search.
Watching the search taking place from their car, seeing practically everybody in town all working together to accomplish the same goal, the goal of finding the missing Mikey Carr, the Rose family were livid.
"What the fuck is wrong with these clowns." Brandon snapped. "How can they be so worried about that boy, he doesn't deserve this sort of consideration."
Tammy shook her head. "He clearly has been lying to them all, they don't know the kind of degenerate he is, otherwise they wouldn't be wasting time doing such a search for someone like him."
"A naive degenerate considering how easily you got him to listen to us, Tammy." Morton said to his wife with a smirk. "Don't worry, he's safe now and will soon be cleansed of his sins. They'll all find out the truth soon enough and in the end they'll understand its for his own good, for both boys own good. We stick to the plan, got it."
They all nodded in agreement, it was time they took their next step, focusing on Carl.
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