Chapter 8
Some are strong, and some are weak.
"Yeah I got it!" Harry cheered, when shooting the bottle 100 yards away
"Alright now, see if you can hit the lid that was next to it." Carl trains Harry.
"So close!" Harry said, just missing the lid.
"Alright well, you keep practicing" Carl told Harry.
"Hey" Carl said softly. "how are you doing Jarrod?" he was digging a grave meant for his Father Hershel Greene.
Jarrod didn't respond.
Carl walks across the yard to the picnic table, where Carol was sitting.
"He still isn't talking?" Carol asked Carl.
"Nope."
"Give him time, he just lost his dad"
Carl glares towards Carol.
"I'm sorry Carl. Sometimes I forget Rick was your dad. But you have to realize Jarrod isn't as strong you."
"Some are strong and some are weak." Carl said.
"You know Carl you said something to me a while back."
Carl looks at Carol.
"At the farm You told me that heaven didn't exist"."
"I'm-" Carl starts to apologize.
"And that I was an idiot if I believed it did exist" Carol interrupts.
"I'm sorry."
"You don't need to apologize. I'm just wondering if you still believe that."
"I don't know what to believe." Carl said starting to walk away.
"Hey Carl." Carol says.
"Yeah?"
"I believe in heaven. And I also believe your parents are there. Waiting for you. Just like my Sophia is waiting for me."
Carl just smiles, trying not to be rude.
"Hey are you getting better?" Carl asked Max, while he was also doing some target practice.
" a little bit" he answered.
"Boys not a natural. But he'll get the hang of it" Daryl said.
"That was a compliment" Carl told Max.
"So are we ever gonna talk about what happen yesterday?" Daryl asked.
"Yes, but not now. Lets let Jarrod burry his father first."
"What happen to his leg? The dead guy?" Max asked rudely.
Daryl grabs Max by his throat.
"What the hell did you just say?!"
"Hey let go of me!"
"Daryl!" Carl shouted.
Daryl pushes Max Down to the ground.
"Jesus! Man!" Max said
"You don't talk about him! You don't mention him! And I swear to god if you refer to him as the dead guy one more time I will end you" Daryl said storming away.
"I'm sorry" Carl apologized.
"That guys crazy" Max said.
"No.. I'm sorry you screwed up." Carl told max.
Carl is following Daryl Into the prison and on his way in he notices Carol still sitting at that table. But only now she has her hands in the air as if she's reaching for something.
Carl brushes it off and keeps walking.
"Daryl wait up."
"What?"
"You're right we need to discuss those guys."
"You think they killed those guys cause they were attacking us?"
"Well Glenn said, that those 3 bandits Came out of nowhere, and that he and maggie were lucky they got away, and while they were running for cover the gun shots silenced And When they looked up they couldn't see anyone Anymore."
Carl explained.
"So what, you think they want our food?"
"Why else help someone?" Carl explained
"Well it's not like they saved Hershel. They don't get anything" Daryl said.
"I agree" Carl said walking away.
Carl goes over to cell block C where Sarah was. "Hey how you doin'?" Carl asked.
"I'm doing good, better now that I'm not a prisoner." Sarah said
" I bet" Carl agreed.
"Hey I was just gonna go outside for some fresh air? Wanna come?" Sarah asked.
"No, no I'm gonna go check on Judith." Carl said.
"Okay see ya later." Sarah said.
Carl heads over to cell block a to talk to David and Judith.
"Here I'll hold her" Carl said.
"Okay" David said while handing over Judith.
"She's been missing you Carl. You've been gone all the time, I miss you."
David explained.
"I know, I'm sorry just so much that needs done."
"Sarah could move in here now, ya know?" David suggested.
"I couldn't do that to Jarrod he would think we were replacing his dad" Carl said.
"Oh like him moving in here the day after your dad died."
Carl was silent.
"I'm sorry Carl. But he didn't think about you, why should you think about him?" David asked.
"I'll bring it up."
"Carl you deserve to have things go your way every once in a while."
"Here take Judith"
Carl hands Judith back to David.
"Where are you going?"
"Gonna check with Sarah first and see if that something she would even consider."
"Hey Carl."
"Yeah?"
"Do you miss me?"
"Of course I miss you"
"No, I mean do you miss being with me?"
"David I told you"
"I know, you're not gay."
"It's not that. I love Sarah, David."
" you said you loved me too. Once."
"Look David I'm sorry but I'm with Sarah."
"Okay."
"Okay?"
"Yeah I said okay. Now go be with her" David said angrily.
"David come on"
"Just go Carl."
So Carl leaves to visit Sarah who is out in the yard.
Carl walks over to Carol.
"Hey have you seen Sarah?" Carl asked Carol
"Carol?" Carl asked.
Carol doesn't respond she is just smiling looking toward the sky.
Carl gets Daryl.
"It's carol something's wrong. She's wont talk"
Daryl goes to talk to Carol.
And Carl goes around the yard looking for Sarah.
He comes around the corner and sees Sarah talking to Max, he sees them laughing. And then Sarah puts her hand on Max's shoulder.
This makes Carl jealous.
Carl storms back into cell block A
"David!"
"Shh I just got Judith back to sleep" David says.
"David I want you. I want you now."
"Carl what happened to you loving Sarah?"
"It doesn't matter. I need you David"
Carl said while pulling David's shirt off.
David is surprised. But when Carl starts kissing David, David kisses back. Then the two go into the closest cell and get on the bed where they finish un-dressing.
"David I love you so much" Carl said out of breath.
"I love you too Carl."
The two boys start to make love.
Just as they finish.
Judith starts crying from the cell above. "I got her" Carl said while slipping on his boxers. Carl runs up and gets Judith. And goes back down to finish getting dressed.
"Carl?" David said.
"Yes David?"
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?"
"For taking advantage of you."
"What are you talking about?"
"You were mad at Sarah. And I used that. I'm sorry"
Carl sits down on the bed realizing his mistake.
Judith starts to cry again.