And you guys thought it was over. ~A.C~
I screamed and sat up in bed. Carl was lying, unharmed, next to me in bed. I let out a sigh of relief. My face was sticky from tears. He stirred and woke up.
"Are you alright?" he asked tiredly.
"Just a nightmare."
"What was it about?" he asked.
"You were bitten. I had to kill you."
I started to cry again.
"Shh... it was just a dream. I'm fine."
He hugged me. We stayed like that for a while, until I finally fell asleep. No more terrible dreams haunted me that night, thankfully.
I woke up alone. Carl must've already woken up. I climbed out of bed and entered the main room. Carol and Carl were there; Carol rationing food and Carl comforting a crying Judith.
"Morning," I mumbled.
"Good morning. Rick went on a run. He should be back soon." she said cheerfully.
I went over to Carl and sat next to him. He looked frustrated holding the baby, so I took her for him.
"Thank you," he sighed.
"No problem," I yawned.
"Alright, soup's up!" she announced happily.
She handed Carl and I our food and took Judy away from me.
"How can you be so damn cheerful all the time?" I asked.
"Our group needs an optimistic one, and I guess that would be me."
"Good point."
I downed the handful of cereal. Carl did the same.
"Ooh! Wait here," he exclaimed.
What was with everyone being so cheerful? Maybe it was just me. Carl strode back into the room with something in his hand. He presented a book.
"Look at what I found. It's called The Giver. We were supposed to read it in 6th grade, remember?"
"Yeah, I do. Let's do it."
We found a bench and sat. We must have spent a couple of hours there, because by the time we finished, Rick had just returned.
"What?" I shouted.
"That is a B.S ending." Carl agreed.
"Ugh. The book, though, was amazing."
"Agreed."
Rick walked in with something in his hands. He threw it at us, and Carl caught it. He handed me something. It was a swim suit. Carl held one too.
"Take her to the lake in the woods. Bring a gun. Have fun."
Rick exited the room as abruptly as he came.
"Alright. Lets get changed!" Carl exclaimed.
I think I can finally get into the cheery mood of today. Even after my horrifying sleep.