Time practically flew by once Carlos and Sarah arrived at Howe's Hardware. Sarah was just about to turn fifteen in a few months, and Carlos really couldn't believe that his little girl, his little baby Sarah, was finally growing up into a young woman. Albeit, she still acted childish at times, but he knew that she would always be like that. It was just in her nature to be that way. And Carlos also couldn't believe that they had already stayed at the camp for this long without anything bad happening. He hadn't said that out loud though, because he didn't want to jinx it. He knew it would only be a matter of time before something would mess up.

They had plenty of food, water, and supplies though, so he didn't have to worry about that. Sarah was going to school, and learning lots of different things, and she was actually happy. Carlos was just glad to finally see a genuine smile on her pretty face again. She had spent so many months unhappy because of this apocalypse, and he was just so glad that she was able to finally act like a kid again. He loved seeing his daughter happy, it made him happy.

It was hard adjusting to this new life in the apocalypse, but maybe this was life now. They'd just have to keep living with it. There had been some new recruits to the camp as well. Tavia had gone at again, and came back with some more people. The only one's Carlos were fond of though were Bonnie, Troy, and Reggie. And he really didn't like the Troy guy that much. He told Sarah to stay away from him if she could. But other than that, things were going pretty great.

A few more months passed though, and Rebecca began to grow more pregnant. That was when Carlos started to notice change. Bill wasn't the same Bill anymore. He was changing. It all started when Luke began to try and help out with being in charge. Bill didn't really like that all that much. "New rule!" He announced over that little intercom at Howe's Hardware. "We'll be sleeping outside now, in the yard." It was an area outside with a fence around it, but it wasn't all that safe.

"Dad, why do we have to sleep outside?" Sarah would ask.

"I'm not sure honey." He answered, but he knew something bad was going to happen. Rebecca became more and more tense with each passing day, so Carlos decided to go and talk to her about things. He approached her one night after everyone had gone to bed. "Hey Rebecca?" He asked her.

She had seemed startled, "Oh, it's just you Carlos."

He chuckled, "Do you know what's been going on with Carver?" They had chosen to call him that now instead of Bill.

Her face contorted, and she looked as though she was contemplating a decision. "You can't tell anyone, alright?" She said seriously. "I mean it."

"Okay." Carlos nodded. "I won't tell anyone."

"The baby might be Bill's..." Rebecca whispered, and Carlos was taken aback. "And I told him that Alvin and I wanted to leave the camp, but he wouldn't let us. That's why he's doing all of this. He wants us to stay, and he's becoming dangerous. I even saw him punch Luke the other day." She explained. "This is all my fault, and I'm sorry."

"It's not safe here anymore." Carlos clarified.

"That's why we need to leave." Rebecca replied.

"We should talk to the others about leaving." Carlos suggested. "We'll do it in the morning. The sooner we get out of here, the better chance we have of surviving." After all, he just wanted to keep Sarah safe, and this camp wasn't safe anymore. They'd find a new place to stay, and maybe they could stay with all the friends that they made at this camp. They'd all go somewhere safe, and be happy. That was Carlos' original plan right now, and they needed to act fast.

The next night, after dinner had been eaten, the group decided to have a meeting. Luke, Nick, Pete, Jenny, Rebecca, Alvin, and a few others like Bonnie and Reggie sat around a fire out in the yard. "Okay," Luke started. "So who's all going?" He asked as he paced back and forth. Carlos grabbed Sarah's hand and squeezed it. She was feeling very scared, and she didn't want to leave.

"We all are." Nick answered.

"I can't leave." Bonnie said. "I'm waiting to see if Tavia brings the rest of my friends of family." She said, giving a good reason to stay here.

"I think I'll just hang here too guys." Reggie said. "But I'll help you if you need it."

"Carver's gone crazy though, that's for damn sure." Pete commented. "We should leave as soon as we can."

"Tonight?" Alvin asked. "Where would we go?"

"Any place but here." Nick said. "It's not safe."

"Okay." Luke nodded. "So tonight it is. We'll leave later, once everyone is sleeping." So they had a set plan to escape from Howe's Hardware, and away from Carver. Carlos was about to go tuck Sarah into bed so she could get a little bit of sleep before they tried to escape later, but she pulled on the sleeve of his shirt to ask him a question.

"Daddy? What's happening?" She asked with a confused look on her face.

"We're leaving in a little while." He said simply.

"Why?" She asked.

"It's not safe here anymore. Bill is a bad man." Carlos answered. He then put his daughter to bed, and let her get some sleep for awhile. He knew that tonight could be risky. Carver might try to stop them from leaving, then what? Would they kill him if need be? Carlos hadn't really ever killed a real person before, only walkers, and he didn't feel like he'd be able to kill an actual person unless they were harming himself or his daughter.