Chapter 3
Kate's POV
Carl took me into a cell that was already half occupied. A girl with wild blonde curls, and soft blue eyes looked up and smiled. She got up hastily and ran into Carl's arms. Oh, I thought, his girlfriend. "Beth," he said when they pulled away, " this is Kate. We sort of found her while on the run with Daryl." Her eyes lit up for a second there and I wondered what that was about, though I shrugged it off. "Beth umm I talked to dad and asked him if she could stay here, is that okay with you?" I was a little taken aback by this but you'd never know cause the only thing I did was raise an eyebrow. Oh well, guess I gotta socialize. The girl, which I should now start addressing as Beth, looked at me and nodded, "Sure. Take the one up there, if you don't mind heights." I shook my head and couldn't help but notice the accent she had. Farm girl. Soon after it was only Carl and me left. "Do you need anything?" "Water." He hesitated for a second before leaving, whatever that's about. I slowly climbed the stairs of the bunk bed and went up. I was aware of every soft twig the rusted ladder made, of how the floorboards creaked under the pressure. My low steady heart beat was the loudest thing in the room, and as i lowered myself to the bed my breath became hitched. A whistle escaped my lips, then another, and another. Soon a melody was forming and I came to realize how long I'd been before I did anything relaxing.
"Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright, round young virgin mother and child, holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace." My head jerked, banged itself with the ceiling, gave me a momentary concussion before I got hold of my knife. "I am so sorry, I didn't mean for you to hit yourself I- It's just, I forgot the towel for the baby and came to get it back but heard you whistling and couldn't help myself and I'mー" I was choking on laughter, really. I'm not even sure but I think it's the first time I laughed since my parents- slowly I forced my brain to forget and to keep myself in the moment. "It's okay you just, startled me." I carefully stood up and then got down. "Do you need anything? Are you sure you're okay?" "Yeah fine." I was heading out the door, if you can call it that, when I walked right into someone. "Hey," Carl's voice was little higher than usual, and uneven, definitely uneven, "what are you doing?" It was then that I notice how close we were. I mean really close, like if I stick my tongue out now I could touch his nose. "Uhhh," My voice was uneven too I noticed, "Yeah just getting medical umm supplies." I actually whispered the last part, he was so close he could hear it anyway. Suddenly his eyes perked up and he looked at my forehead, they slowly widened and he put the watter bottle he had been holding down. He looked at me without breaking eye contact, he pulled my hands to his and drew me closer. "Don't move too much." he whispered in my ear. "Why?" I whispered back. "Because you're bleeding and I somehow didn't notice it before." Yeah well I ain't gonna blame him, I didn't exactly care about water either just a few seconds ago. "Close your eyes." Hesitantly I did. I felt him move his hands to my waist and to my legs. He was carrying me, bridal style. I opened my eyes and a silent agreement passed over us. To the infirmary. A smile spread over me, and the last thing I saw were his electric blue eyes with concern written all over them, and I'm pretty sure my smile grew wider after that.