Walking Dead: Building Your Own Hope
Chapter 8 of my Walking Dead story, enjoy.
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Parent12D: Thanks dude, yes indeed, it is lucky for Enid and don't forget, as noted, Sophia is skilled at martial arts. Yeah, indeed, it shows the care between them while also showing some of Andrew's growing feelings ;) Yeah, that is a problem but at least she has Andrew there to help support her :) Yes, a very nice scene indeed and should help them build a better relationship :)
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Now onto the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Walking Dead or its characters.
Season 1: Episode 8
Entering school the following day, Jamie bit his lip, still amazed at the great relief he found last night when he finally made sense of a lot of things, namely his sexuality and his feelings. But most importantly, he had come out to his parents about his bisexuality and they had been thankfully supportive and even encouraged him to be positive when he even admitted his crush on Carl.
'Of course I'm...I can't be too sure about Carl and how he feels but. It feels good, having my parents support.' He thought to himself happily.
He felt happier however, more confident in himself now. His smile widened when he saw Carl up ahead, but he decided not to approach him yet, especially noting his expression, he seemed to be deep in thought. What Jamie didn't know was that Carl's thoughts were actually along the same vein as his own. He too had realised his sexuality and feelings, had come out to his parents and now was reflecting on what he had managed to do.
It made him smile lightly. 'I was scared at first...especially about mom, she certainly was shocked when I came out as gay...but she supported me, as did dad. Now I...I just need to figure out if I'm right to do something about these feelings I have for Jamie.'
He looked up at that moment and spotted Jamie, they made eye contact briefly and smiled in greeting as they went to meet up and head off to find their friends together. Nevertheless, seeing each other certainly caused them to feel that now familiar feeling within them.
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Jamie and Andrew both smiled as they left class in time for lunch.
"Well, that wasn't too bad." Said Jamie, referring to the lesson.
Andrew nodded in agreement and Jamie noticed.
He shook his head. "What's on your mind?"
Andrew reacted by giving him a confused look. "What do you mean?"
"You've been distracted ever since you left your first-period class. Since yesterday in fact."
As soon as he said that, his mind was flashing back to Marissa, her skirt and bare legs yesterday. Just thinking about it again made him blush faintly before he shook it off.
"Uh, look, Jamie," Andrew made a suggestion. "Why don't we talk about this in private, where there isn't much noise going on?"
Jamie nodded. "Sure, sounds good."
So the boys managed to get away from the crowd and reached a small quiet part of the school where they could talk without being overheard.
Once alone Jamie turned to face Andrew directly.
"So, what's going on?" He asked.
Andrew was hesitant for a moment or so, before he took a deep breath, and came out with it. "Okay. Here's the thing; it's about Marissa."
"Marissa?" Jamie echoed, startled. "What about her?"
"I...well, to tell you the truth," Andrew gulped before looking him straight in the eye. "I have a crush on her."
"Oh...oh. Wow that's, that's amazing dude. I take it you haven't told her?" Jamie replied, eyes widening.
"No. I haven't," Andrew admitted. "A-And even if I wanted to, I couldn't focus."
Jamie blinked and tilted his head, confused all over again.
"Yesterday, when I saw Marissa in the hallway, she was in a skirt, and her thighs and legs were exposed," Andrew muttered.
"A...a skirt, Marissa? Are you sure?" Jamie asked in surprise.
"Yup," Andrew confirmed. "And it was the first time I've ever seen her in a skirt too."
"Wow dude, I never thought, I mean it's not normal attire for her," Jamie explained.
"Tell me about it," Andrew nodded in agreement. "And to tell you the truth, I was pleased by it. It was very...alluring."
Jamie laughed good-naturedly. "I'll bet dude. Wow...Guess we both are stuck huh?"
"Hmm," now it was Andrew's turn to be confused as he raised an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean? Do you have a crush on someone too?"
Jamie tensed at that, going red. "Oh um, I...yeah, yeah, I do."
"Well, that's wicked good news bud," Andrew seemed encouraging about this. "Why don't you talk about it with me?"
"I um, well it's, it's kinda different compared to you and Marissa..." Jamie hesitated.
'Different? What does he mean when he says that it's different from how I have a crush on Marissa?' Andrew thought as he noticed Jamie acting strange by looking worried. 'And why does he seem anxious? Is he afraid of telling me about it?'
Jamie sighed and shook his head. "I've always trusted you and you trusted me enough to tell me about Marissa...if I can't tell you, who can I tell."
He swallowed nervously and looked around.
"Okay, I do have a crush," Jamie admitted. "On Carl."
"Huh? Carl?" Andrew was pretty shocked and surprised to hear that. It was the last thing he'd expect to hear from his best friend. The bewildered look on his face said it all. "Do you mean Carl Grimes?"
Jamie nodded. "Y-yeah, I do."
"Wow. I never thought that I'd hear that," Andrew blinked in shock before putting on a warm and reassuring smile. "Well in any case bud, I'm happy for you. And you have my support."
Jamie let a relieved sigh, smiling.
"I, thanks, dude. But yeah, as I said, guess we're both stuck...for different reasons."
"Yeah. I guess so," Andrew agreed with a sigh.
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Rick pulled up in his cruiser, getting a sense of deja-vu, as he stepped out.
'This is the same forest where Beth…?' He noted. 'I wonder…'
He got out and approached the other officers, noting Shane.
"Shane, what is it?"
Shane turned to him. "The missing girl, Laurel, she's turned up...Rick, she's in the exact same state as Beth."
"Then...it's the same guy." Rick realized, horrified.
Shane shrugged. "We can't prejudge that...but I feel you might be right."
Rick grimaced and nodded. "Alright, let's get checking the scene, make sure she's safe and get her out of here. We need to find any evidence possible."
"If there is any." Shane muttered.
Rick knew exactly what he meant. The attacker had left nothing in Beth's case, so it was unlikely they'd find anything here either. But they had no choice, they had to search for anything, especially as this looked to be the second victim of the same person.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
