Shawn's Pov
I've been playing with my friends at the park, for a couple of hours now.
We were just about to start a new game until...
"Shawn! It's time to go home baby" I hear my mom shout from across the field. With an exaggerated groan I turned and waved goodbye to all my friends, I turn and start running towards my parents who were sat on a mat they brought along.
My dad was resting his head on my mom's legs, he looks at me then back up to her.
"And here I was thinking I was your baby" he said acting hurt.
"Your were my baby...approximately five years ago, you know, before Shawn popped out?" She says stroking my dad's face. She leans down and kisses him.
"Ewwww" I further voiced my disgust by pointing my tongue out and gagging. My parents laugh at my actions
"You think it's gross now, just wait, you'll find a girl to suck face with someday" my mom says teasingly.
"Layla!" My dad shouts frowning.
"What? Its true! It's not my fault our genes go together like chocolate and peanut butter. My son's gonna be a Heartbreaker." I look at her confused.
"Sucking face sounds gross and Weird." I say while crossing my arms.
"It is" my dad says matter-of-factly.
"Huh, okay I'll remember that later Mr. Everett." My mom said as she looks away smiling.
"Wait, hold on now, you know that's not what I meant." My dad says in a pleading tone.
My mom laughs as we all get up, I can't help but smile when my mom and dad take each of my hands on the way to the car.
As we enter, my starts fidgeting with the radio. Which prompts me to ask a question.
"Hey momma, what's your favorite song?" She continues Flipping through the radio as she answers
"Well it's definitely not this sh- my dad glares at her. - stuff on the radio." She leans back and thinks before speaking.
"Hmm its not really a song to be honest, its more of and instrumental if anything. Actually no, it's a guitar solo" She states.
"I hear it?" I asked.
"As a matter of fact, yes you may" She reaches into the glove compartment and pulled out a small narrow box full of tapes. She pops one in and leans back.
"I find it best to rest your eyes and relax while listening to it, really helps you feel the emotion you know?" I nod, not quite understanding what she meant but following her lead anyway.
We close our eyes as the song plays...
Present day
Layla's Pov
We've finally made it to savannah, or what's left of it at least. It's been really tough keeping on a straight face. Shawn's a smart kid, he can tell somethings wrong. Kind of hard to hide the truth when your skin is starting to turn pale.
I think he knows...
He definitely knows, he hasn't looked up or talked to me since we got here. He in front of me walking with his gun in hand. I can't see his face but I know he's frowning
"Hey...I love you" I make sure to say it loud enough for him to hear. He keeps walking before he replies.
"Love you too" he says, his voice sounds choked up.
I feel my body getting weaker and weaker, my knees are getting weak. I just need to find lee, that's all I need to do...
I used to think the way death was portrayed in movies was utter bullshit, but it goddamn it, its true.
Memories start to play in my head on shuffle.
"Hello there, The name is Lee Everett, nice to meet you"
The first time I met him at university
"Layla Watanabe, will you make me the happiest aspiring history major in Georgia?"
The time he proposed...
"Beatrice, isn't a bad name, I was thinking something more like Colette, but what If it's a boy...?" I look him confused
"That's easy! If its boy we're obviously naming him-
Shawn catches me as I crumbled to my knees.
"C'mon mom! Were almost there just a bit further" he says me. I look around and we're near the pier, where the boats should be. No lee in sight though.
"We reached the pier kiddo, *huff* I didn't even notice *huff* I said through choked laughter as I black out.
Shawn's Pov
Mom passed out, can't hold back the tears. I look around desperately for somewhere for us to hide.
I spot a building called "the marsh house" but there are to many walkers in that direction, but it's my only hope... our only hope.
I pull my mom behind a nearby dumpster and hide her, I then took mom's knife and make my way around the corner.
"I just need one of them" I think to myself.
I sneak up to one that's shuffling a couple feet away from the group and lure him away, as he gets closer I look at his face, I can remember where but I've seen this guy's face before.
I quickly kneel him with all my strength and plunge mom's knife in his skull. Unlike mom this guy was too heavy to drag. So I decided to gut him right there. I smear as much of his insides on me as I could and bring some to my mom, wiping her down with intestines as well.
"Now the hard part" I think to myself.
Layla's Pov
The first thing I notice as I wake up was the awful smell, I look down at myself and notice that it's exactly what I thought it was.
Tik tik tik tik tik
click*
Tik tik tik tik tik
click*
I look up the the familiar noise and see Shawn sitting across from me, spinning the chamber of his gun. He notices me and speaks
"I don't wanna do it" he says
My heart starts drops at his words. But I replied.
"You have to baby" I pleaded with him.
"I can't" he states
"You can, and you will, come here Shawn, please. I just wanna look at you, one last time." I say as I start crying, I can't stop the tears from flowing.
He shakes his head slowly as he approaches me and looks up
"Don't say that" his arms start to tremble as he holds the gun.
"You've made me so proud, you know that? We wouldn't have even made it this far it weren't for you." I tell him
"That's not true" he says
"Oh, but it is. Think about everything you've done...you patched me up and defended me from walkers all by yourself."
"You convinced us to travel to Macon, and find your father...
Nnngh*
The fever was starting to really kick my ass
"You even found new ways to survive in this world, the walker guts thing was genius. You have everything you need to beat this world son. You don't need me anymore."
He looks at me with tear stained cheeks. I reach up and wipe them away
"When you find your father...tell him I'm sorry, about everything."
He raises his gun
"Goodbye, my little Heartbreaker"
"Goodbye mom" he choked
And then...everything goes black.
A/n: next chapter will be the finale of season 1. Stay tuned….