Beth's POV
Carl's dad has been sent back to Atlanta for a special mission. We all saw in the news that Georgia's number one criminal Phillip Blake, also known as 'The Governor' has taken hostages and planned to rob Bank of America Plaza. And since Rick Grimes is one of Atlanta PD's best cop, he has to take the mission along with Shane. Carl has been sad and worried for the past couple days since his dad left so I tried everything I can to cheer him up with no such luck.
Greene Farm, under the oak tree...
"You okay?" I tried asking him one more time.
He sighed but kept looking throughout the field with a distracted look on his face.
I bit my lip and hugged my knees to my chest closer. I still kept looking at him and then tried lacing my hand with his, he glanced at my hand when it came in contact with his and his features seemed to soften. I also sighed with relief when he leaned towards me and laid his head on shoulder.
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure he's gonna be fine," I kissed his head and began stroking his hair.
He was still tense and quiet but as I continued giving him words of encouragement and affection, he seemed to loosen up a bit, then he closed his eyes and exhaled shakily.
"He's a fighter," I began again, "And you should believe that he'll be okay...that he'll come back. You have to be strong for your dad."
"Uhh...o-okay," he answered slowly.
We sat there for a few more hours until he finally relaxed against her as she held him.
"Thanks for being here," he said, almost a mumble.
"Always," I smiled at him.
Sorry for the short update (LOL). Next chapter will be more...shocking? interesting? You guys guess ;)
See ya!