Chapter 13

Past

'Daryl, is my baby alright.' My mom's voice came through the walkie.

He shook his head and grabbed the walkie, "Hey, Cara might have broken a rib or two. Her word not mine."

'Oh, my!' I groaned and grabbed the walkie from him.

"I am fine, mother. I've been hurt worse."

Another sob came through the walkie, which made Daryl groan.

"That didn't do any good, girl."

Present

Daryl groaned and looked over at me, "That didn't do any good, girl. Now, your momma is upset."

I shrugged and looked out the window, following the trees with my eyes, "She asked how I was. And I told her the truth. I have had worse at the hands of her husband."

Daryl grunted, "He was your father." I shook my head and reached into the bag at my feet, pulling out a copy HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN that I stole from the CDC.

Cracking it open, I replied, "He stopped being my father the moment he put his hands on me." As I dove into the book, I could feel Daryl's eyes trying to burn a hole into my skull. I ignored him, trying to focus on the words on the page.

We drove in silence for a while, well as silent as his giant rust bucket and Dale's RV would let us. I was just beginning the seventh chapter, when Daryl slowed to a stop behind Rick's car. Daryl hit my leg, signaling for me to get out of the truck. I closed the book and slipped it back into my bag. I pulled out my knife as I got out of the truck, waiting for something to pop out at me. I followed Daryl to where the others had come together. My eye immediately locked with Carl's, causing both of us to look away and blush. I heard a little chuckle from the left of me. I glance over and see Glenn smiling at me.

I shot him a glare before turning to look at Rick, who was in the middle of the group. He had one leg cocked out and his hands on his hips. "We are running low on gas and we are almost out of food." I sighed and stepped forward.

"We have more food than you think," Everyone looked at me funny, "I may have raided the CDC kitchen and some of the offices, while everyone was relaxing."

All of the adults looked at me, I think trying to decide if I had done something wrong, "Cara, why?" Shane asks, stepping towards me.

I glared at him, "Unlike you guys, I didn't think that the CDC was going to last. So, I did the smart thing and searched for usable supplies. I found loads of medical supplies and other small weapons. I also snuck into the café and took the unperishable foods." I put my knife away and rested my hands on my hips.

Shane stepped up to me, "You shouldn't have done that." He growled at me, which set Daryl off.

"Back off, asshole. That girl did somethin' smart. She used her gut and got us supplies. You should be thankin' her." Daryl stood in front of me, pushing Shane back. Shane glared at Daryl and pushed him back.

"Don't put your nasty hands on me, ya dirty redneck!" Shane pushed Daryl again. I pushed on Daryl's back, so that he didn't fall over me.

Daryl shot back up and lunged at Shane, grabbing his shirt, "Ya bastard!" Daryl slugged Shane. I took a step back as Rick and T-dog stepped in to stop the fight.

I stepped over, so that I was standing next to Andrea. I looked up at her and saw her glaring at Dale. I glared at her and 'tripped', so that I would bump into her. "Sorry, I am so clumsy." She turned her glare towards me, causing me to roll my eyes.

"Watch yourself, squirt." She hissed, walking away from me.

I looked at her and said, "Get the stick out of your butt. Amy wouldn't want you acting like a bitch to the man who saved you."

She slowly turned back to look at me, "You don't know anything about her."

I narrowed my eyes at her, "How do you know that, Andrea? Amy and I got along pretty well. I know that she wouldn't want you grieving like this, she'd want you to lean on others."

She shook her head, "You don't know me, Cara. You are just a child."

I looked up at her, "Andrea, I've never been a child. I've always had to protect my little sister from our father, so that she wouldn't be scarred like me. I know what it is like being an older sister. I may be only 12 years old, but I've lived a lifetime in 12 years. I am not trying to demean your relationship with your sister or your pain from losing her. I just know that she wouldn't want you to take your anger out on us, especially on Dale." I took a step towards her, resting a hand on her arm, "I know that I can be a bitch sometimes, but I am here if you want to talk."

She looked at me, giving me a soft smile, "I'll keep that in mind, Cara." I smiled back at her before turning to the rest of the group, "Wait, Cara." I looked back at her, "Thank you."

I nodded, "You're welcome, Andrea." I turned away from her and walked over to Glenn, who was standing next to Dale.

Glenn looked down at me then returned his gaze to Rick, Shane, and Daryl. His arms were crossed over his chest, "I saw your interaction with Andrea."

I didn't look up at him, "I don't know what you are talking about."

He chuckled a little before nudging me with his elbow, "You act like you don't care about people, but what you just did proved that you do."

I leaned into him, "I never said that I didn't like people. I just don't like ignorant people and people that think that they are better than someone else."

He wrapped his arm around me, "Love you too, Cara."

"I love ya, Glenn."

~A/N~

Hey, guys!

I know that I haven't updated in a long time, but I have an excuse! I've been so busy with my classes and work. Well, I was busy with work until I became an on-call hostess/busser for my work. But I digress. This semester has been so crazy. I've met some amazing people. I hope that ya'll have had a great holiday season. I know I have.

I want to thank everyone who has followed this story and me and that has reviewed it! You are so awesome and I hope that you like this chapter. I wanted to show a different side to Cara. I know that I am not going by the show like I did at the beginning, I wanted to add in some of my own plots and things. It will go like the show though in scene placements. I am getting close to when Sophia runs off and I want to know if I should kill her off or if I should keep her around.

Okay, so if you got presents this season, what was your favorite gift? I got some Harry Potter socks and a Harry Potter coloring book. Also, a friend of mine got me some makeup from Sephora. I've never gone into Sephora or ordered any of their makeup online. So, I am happy!

Have a great New Year!

G-V Princess!