Chapter 49: Alive

　　"Uh uh uh..."

　　The dense roars were chaotic, yet seemed to carry a peculiar rhythm.

　　A breeze blew by, carrying with it the unique stench of zombies.

　　It's disgusting, and so real.

　　It made Carl feel that he was still alive. With his eyes open, the not-so-glaring sunlight made Carl feel comfortable.

　　I am indeed still alive, and living a very real life.

　　Lying on the roof of the RV, there were endless zombies slowly passing by below. It was a very dangerous situation.

　　But at this time, Carl felt very strange, a feeling he had never experienced before appeared in his heart.

　　That was a peaceful time, and he had never experienced such a feeling before when he was just eating and waiting to die.

　　Live, truly live.

　　At this moment, Carl seemed to suddenly understand the meaning of life and why he lived.

　　Carl didn't know how long he had been maintaining this posture. His arms were already sore, and Sophia seemed to have fallen asleep.

　　But Karl still didn't let her go. In the end times, one must be cautious, otherwise one may lose his life at any time.

　　The sky had begun to darken, and the wind had become a little chillier and less foul-smelling.

　　The roar of the zombies in my ears seemed to have disappeared, and the zombies seemed to have left.

　　But it just seemed like that, Carl didn't know.

　　He still remained lying down, and he didn't even go to take a look at the RV.

　　I don't know how much time has passed, but Carl also felt sleepy and was already half asleep and half awake.

　　Although it was a bit cold, the warmth of the body next to him made Carl feel much better.

　　"Karl!"

　　"Karl! Where are you?"

　　"Sophia!!"

　　Carl suddenly opened his eyes. The sky had already darkened completely, and the bright moon on the sky was a little chilly.

　　"We are on the roof of the car, Sofia and I are fine."

　　Carl heard their anxious voices and knew that the zombies must have really left, so he responded.

　　Karl patted Sophia gently, "Wake up, Sophia, wake up."

　　After a while, Sophia finally opened her eyes blearily. She was still a little confused, "Karl, where are we?"

　　"We're in an RV, did you forget?"

　　Karl's words immediately reminded Sophia of everything, and tears welled up in her already red and swollen eyes.

　　Carl sat up, rubbed his arm, and comforted, "It's okay, it's okay, Sofia, I'm sorry."

　　"Carl!" At this time, Sean climbed onto the RV and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Carl and Sophia.

　　"Sean, you're here. Is everyone okay?" Carl looked at Sean and smiled.

　　Sean shook his head with a heavy expression. He turned around and said to the people under the RV, "Karl and Sophia are up there. They are fine."

　　After saying this, Sean ignored the responses from the people below and walked up to Carl and Sophia.

　　Sophia was still sobbing softly. Sean patted her head and said, "Sophia, it's okay, it's okay, don't cry."

　　"Let her cry." Carl took Sean's hand and just stood up holding Sean's hand, "You should have seen what happened next.

　　Sean nodded, his expression a little heavy.

　　"Has it been dealt with?" Carl asked.

　　Sean shook his head, "Not in the RV yet."

　　"Let someone take care of it. Don't let Sofia see it. It's already dark today and it's not safe to go on the road. Let's rest here for a night and leave tomorrow."

　　Sean nodded, stretched out his hand to touch Carl's head, and then put his hand on Carl's shoulder, "Thanks to you this time, it's a good thing you found the zombies in advance."

　　"This is the duty of the sentinels."

　　"Then I'll clean up the RV next afternoon. You and Sofia wait here for a while. I'll pick you up after I'm done."

　　Carl nodded, and Sean was about to turn around and leave, but Carl suddenly called Sean, "Sean, how many of us are still alive?"

　　Sean stopped and asked, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"

　　"You have to know."

　　"Okay, let me count: me, you, Lori, Glenn, Moore, Daryl, Dale, Carol, Sophia, Andrea, Amy, and T-boy.

　　That's all, thirteen of us."

　　"Oh, then go ahead and get busy." Carl nodded.

　　Sean got out of the RV and arranged for people to clean up the mess in the car. Carl sat next to Sophia and comforted her.

　　It's not that he wanted her to stop crying. She couldn't listen to such words when she was sad. Karl just wanted her to know that someone cared about her and she could vent her sad emotions.

　　The cold wind blew for about another half an hour, and Sophia's sobbing almost stopped. Because of the cold, she curled up in Carl's arms.

　　"Carl, Sophia, come down." Sean's voice came from under the RV.

　　Karl knew that the area below should have been cleaned up, so he whispered to Sofia, "Let's go down."

　　Sophia didn't say anything, but just nodded tremblingly.

　　Carl helped Sophia to the ladder and let her go down first. Sean would wait for her from below while he would watch from above so that nothing would happen.

　　A bonfire had been lit next to the RV, and everyone gathered around it, feeling a little depressed.

　　"Karl!" "Sophia!"

　　Naturally, the only ones so excited were Carl's mom Lori and Sophia's mom Carol.

　　They hugged Carl and Lori respectively and greeted them in a low voice. Carol was especially emotional, with tears already streaming down her face.

　　Of course she saw the remains of Ed in the RV, not just because the death of the person next to her was so horrific.

　　Moreover, because she had no one to rely on, Sophia was at a loss as to how to survive in this doomsday.

　　That's right, although Ed is a bastard, he is still a support for Carol no matter what.

　　"Okay, let's eat something." Sean and a few others sat down by the campfire and took out some food they brought from the convenience store.

　　Carl was indeed hungry, so he took the food without any hesitation and started eating. Everyone gathered around the campfire to eat, and no one talked.

　　The only sounds were those of food being chewed and Carol's occasional sobs.

　　After he was almost full, Carl looked at Lori and said, "Mom, I need to go to the bathroom."

　　Lori quickly put down the food in her hand and said, "Then I'll go with you."

　　Carl shook his head, "I want Sean to come with me."

　　"Don't you think it's bad that you always bother Sean like this?" Lori frowned slightly.

　　"It's okay, I'll take Carl there." Sean smiled, held Lori's shoulders, and waved to Carl, "Let's go, boy."

　　Lori warned, "Don't go too far."

　　"I understand. With Sean here, nothing will happen." Carl pulled Sean forward.

　　Carl stopped when he was out of sight of everyone around the campfire.

　　Sean was stunned, "Is it right here? Big or small."

　　"Sean, I don't really need to go to the bathroom, okay? Even though I do."

　　Carl stepped aside, his back facing Sean.

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