The Walking Dead: I Can Only Carry So Much

by Just a Writing Addict

Anna is just a kid,she never met her dad and her mom wasn't the best at her job. But now the world surrounding her is no place for a child to be. With death,gore,killing,and no family Anna is alone in this world. Things begin to get better when she joins a group,but she's horrified to get close,and she hates being alone.

2. Chapter 2

I kept my head down,I had no more balance than a dead one now. I stumbled over a small tree root,my boots seemed heavier than ever on me now. I hadn't known this feeling in a while. I was tired. It wasn't like me to get truly tired. I was allways finding spare time to get rest and even if I was tired,I kept everyone from noticing. I glanced up at the sky,voltures flew above my head in a circular motion,looking for prey probally. To my left I saw a large oak tree. I considered my options. Okay Jen,you can wander aimlessly through the woods,or take a long nap. I went with the second one. I put my bow over my head and approached the tree. It was pretty big,it's width being five feet or so. I fished some rope from my back pack and made myself a way to shimmy up the tree. This however,was not easy for my allready weak and tired body,however I reached a tree branch and secured myself in with a second piece of rope,and fell into deep,blissful sleep.

I woke sevral times in that week,only to swat away flies or ignore a dead one snapping up at me. At least thoes things can't climb. I thought to myself,folding my hands in my lap and drifting off again,sleep was great,but horrible at the same time. My dreams were invaded by rotting dead ones. Simone,mom,my sister. In the dreams they would pin me,and loom over me until I woke up in a panic. Or they would tear my limbs from my body. But the worst part was,every time I was being eaten or pinned down,I saw my dad. It was mearly a dark figure shaking his head and laughing,but my sleepy brain told me it was my dad. He would just stand there in the backround,laughing until I woke up.

About five days passed until I felt hungry again. I'd been eating the stale barbeque chips from my bag and taking small sips from my water bottle,too tired to fish out a second one. I hastily undid the rope around my waist and shimmied back down the tree,wobbling a bit on m tired legs. I shook them sevral times,the stretching out my arms. I took my bow and notched an arrow and began to walk. No dead ones yet. I heard the familiar scurrying of a squirrel and looked around for one,I saw one was resting on the trunk of a tree I let my arrow go to kill it. The squirrel squealed for the final time and I went to get my arrow. I ripped out my arrow with a swift and fluid motion,wiping it's blood on my flannel shirt.

I prepared the squirrel with a fire,I had set up temporary camp not far from my tree,with tin cans tied on string surrounding me in case a dead one came. I ripped into the meat,I hadn't realized how hungry I was. When finished I finished off my next to last bag of chips and chugged a water bottle. The feeling of enough food in my stomach made me sigh in contentment. "better get moving." I said to myself,picking up my bow and arrows. I set off into the woods,leaves crunching under my boots. I put an arrow in my bow and continued through the woods,I suddenly heard the familiar click of a gun behind my head. "Don't. Dare. Move." Someone,a man said behind me.

So how did I go from being in a day care with a loving kid like Simone,to being held hostage by a dude? Mystery of life.

"Do you know who I am little woman?" The man said pacing in front of me. He had pale white skin and dark brown hair,he had no visible weapon but was very buff and deffinelty a larger man. I couldn't take him in hand to hand combat. And he'd taken my glock and bow. What kind of sick game was he playing? I kept quiet. "I am Radioactive. I killed thoes putrid little brats in that day care you love so much." I snarled,my eyes darting up to him,I lurched forward,but Radioactive's men kept me restrained. "haha. Don't make me laugh kid. You couldn't beat me,and anyway,I have two men and you have no body." I scoffed at him,doing my best not to burst into tears,the way his men were holding me really did hurt. Radioactive walked closer to me,cupping my chin and making me look up at him. "so pretty. Let's see a smile eh?" I stared deeply at him not saying anything. He clucked his tounge and took his hand away,now walking to face the wall,his back to me. "Would you like to know why they call me Radioactive?" He asked. I smirked. "cos' you're to stupid to remember your real name?" He snapped around and punched me,it went black for a long time.