Chapter 8- Virus

Carl's POV-

Me and dad were in the garden working. Like everyday since I got my gun taken away! I heard a thump and looked over one of the pigs had fallen over. What the hell? Me and dad were about to walk over when we heard a gun shot and then screaming. We both ran in and Axel and Tanner approached us? "What's going on?" I asked Axel. "I don't know." he said with worry etched in his face. We heard a scream coming from Cell Block D. "Let's go!" my dad said throwing me a gun. I couldn't help the smile that made it's way onto my face.

Although almost as soon as that smile made it's way it disapperead. I saw Patrick but he was one of them. I started crying and then screaming. "No! Patrick!" I then felt someone grab me. It was Axel. He started pulling me out of the cell block but I resisted as much as I could, screaming and thrashing. By the time we got out of the cell block I was just crying into Axel's shoulder. He sat me down on my bed and sat down in the chair next to it.

I just layed there and cried until I feel asleep. I had no good dreams just ones of Patrick.

"Patrick what are you doing down here?" I asked. He had his back to me and just kept walking away. "Patrick!" I yelled and he turned around. What I saw shocked me. He was on of them and bleeding from the eyes. I blinked and he was gone. "Patrick! Where are you?" I called out. I then turned at the sound of growling. Patrick was behind me. He started walking towards me but I was to shocked to move. He then fell on top of me. "Someone help! Get off of me!" I screamed as I tried to push him off of me. Without luck he dug his teeth into my neck and I screamed some more.

All the sudden I shot up from my bed. I was crying and breathing heavy. I looked around to see Axel sat next to me. My eyes made my way past him and I saw Dad, Tanner, Daryl, Glen, Maggie, Beth and a bunch of people I didn't know around my room and outside it. I didn't know what was going on but I did know I was so thankful for Daryl. "Okay everybody, nothing to see here." Daryl said but nobody moved. "Get the fuck out!" he yelled and everybody filed out leaving Dad, Daryl, and Axel.

By the time everyone had left I had brought my head to my knees and just cried some more. After a couple of minutes Dad and Daryl left but Axel didn't budge. He had made his way into my bed and I had my head on his shoulder. "Patrick?" he asked. I nodded. "Out of all people, why did it have to be him?" I asked. "I don't know Carl it's just the way it is." he said. I got a little mad at that but I realzied it's really not his fault. He probably is just as upset as I am.

I didn't even realize I was so tired until I was asleep on Axel's shoulder. I don't know how I was able to sleep. I mean I had just slept a whole 24 hours but yet I was still tired. Lucky me I didn't have any bad dreams while I slept this time around. But I didn't have any good ones either. It was a dreamless sleep which is defentley good at the moment.

Axel's POV-

"Hey Carl?" I asked, but got no response. I looked over to see Carl sleeping on my shoulder. I grinned a little putting a blanket over us. It was only 3 but I was tired so I decided to take a nap.

When I woke up Carl was still asleep and my dad was in the doorway. "What's going on here?" he asked with a smirk. "Oh shut it. I was just helping a friend." I said knowing that Carl would never like me back. "Yeah, sure!" my dad exclaimed. "Shhh!!' I yelled at him knowing that Carl was sleeping good right now and he really needed it.

My dad put his hands up and laughed as we walked outside. I noticed it was dark but didn't know what time it was. "Hey what time is it?" I asked. "It's 1:30." he said. "Why are you awake?" I asked. "Have a little more trouble sleeping nowadays." He responded simply I nodded. "Hey do you guys still have em'?" He asked me. I quirked and eyebrow getting a little confused. "Have what?" I asked. "Your bikes." I instantly got a huge grin on my face. "Come on." I said as I lead him to the garage Glen had us put them in.

i opened it up and he smiled at there condition. "You took really good care of em'." he said with a smile. "Of course." Tanner said from behind me making dad jump. "Dammit girl! Your just like your mother always doing that shit!" he exclaimed and immediately froze after. "Dad, you never told us anything about her." I said. "Please dad!" Tanner exclaimed. "Well I suppose there's no harm at this point." he said with a chuckle as he patted the ground next to him.

Instead me and Tanner both plopped down next to each other on the ground in front of him. "So her name was Rose Hutchings. We started dating at 16. We were really good for each other I mean perfect couple. When we were 19 she got pregnant with you guys. She said she was happy but I knew she wasn't. When she had you guys she left the nurse my number and left the hospital. I haven't seen her since." he said finishing with tears in his eyes.

apparently to everybody here it was weird to see my dad cry but it wasn't for us. He had always been a big baby. "What was her middle name?" Tanner asked. He smiled a little. "Tanner." He replied. She got a big smile on her face. "What's up with my name? I mean I got your name for my middle name but what about my first name?" I asked curious. "Axel was my best friends name. He is also your guys uncle. He disappeared with Rose. Although he sent the occasional letter to see how you guys were doing." my dad said.

"Tell me about him." I said. I mean it only makes sense that I should know about the dude I'm named after. "Well me and him had been best friends since we were 6. I used to stay at his house sometimes so I didn't have to deal with your grandpas beatings. We were inseprable and spent everyday together. He was a really good guy. And this might surprise y'all but he actually taught me how to shoot a crossbow when I was 10. Then he got me my first crossbow at 12. I swear he was just as important to me as Merle if not more." he finished. I smiled knowing that I was named after such a great dude.

"Well anyways do you still wanna check out the bikes?" I asked. He nodded and walked over to them and started them up. After we checked out the bikes we went inside and parted ways, me and Tanner went to our room.

Tanner fell asleep on her bed for once. I swear anytime I'm actually in our room she always sleeps with me. I'm not complaining though if it makes her feel better than I'm okay with it. I layed on my bed and read for a good hour before going to sleep.

I woke up to the sound off something falling. I opened my eyes and saw Carl picking our chair up. "Carl?" I asked. "Hey sorry I didn't mean to wake you." he said rubbing his neck nervously. "What's up?" I asked. "I-I ummm..... Can I sleep in here tonight?" he asked after stuttering many times. I smiled at his awkward-ness and scouted over. He just layed down and went to sleep. I followed soon after and drifted into a deep dreamless sleep.

A/N-

Hey lovies!!! So this chapter has some big developments and was kinda really important. Anyways hope you enjoyed. And shoutout to @iamirrelevant69 for helping me develop this plot as well as helping me with spelling and grammar.

Word count- 1432 : )