Separate paths
When the sun was rising, Daniel woke up in the girl's bed. He rubs his eyes a little sleepy and as is his habit he opens his Don Quixote book in the part where he has his sayings and reads one as he did before.
- "Where one door closes, another opens", I hope that one day another door will also open for me-
Daniel closes the book and leaves it in his backpack. Then he goes to the bathroom, the sunlight now allows him to see the bathroom well, even though it is just a normal white marble bathroom.
At the sink Daniel washes his face and gets his hair a little wet, grabs the light blue comb, cleans it, and combs his black hair. He divides his hair in half highlighting his face, like those hairstyles from the '90s but more modern.
When he's done, he goes downstairs and has some eggs and bacon from Morgan for breakfast.
With his things ready, Daniel carries his golf club in his right hand as he carefully exits out the back door. Rick and the others went to the front.
Daniel looks outside but sees nothing. He grabs his bike and goes with the others.
Upon reaching the front he sees Rick hitting a Walker with the baseball bat that Morgan gave him, it seems that Rick no longer believes they are just sick, or at least he is no longer reluctant to kill them.
They walk to Rick's house across the street, but there is a Walker.
-Leave it to me-
Daniel gets off the bike and puts it on the ground. With his golf club now clean because he wiped it last night in the bathroom, he walks slowly over to Walker with his back looking at Daniel.
-It's all yours, I have my weapon ready in case something happens-
Morgan walks alongside the Walker with his weapon ready, he doesn't know if Daniel can do it but it shows that the boy is confident.
-I can do it-
Rick worries about Daniel. But he just waves his hand with a serious face, he needs concentration, last night he killed them with the momentum of the bicycle, he does not know how much force is enough to kill these things.
When he gets closer, the Walker senses him and turns around. Daniel takes a big step forward and with a swing of his waist, maximizes the power of the golf club, creating a sound of fast wind, hitting the head of the Walker, in the soft part or weak point that he remembered from last night.
The Walker's head is hit and bits of meat fly through the air, the Walker falls to the ground with a groan.
Daniel feels a little cramp in his hand, he did not grip the golf club well and that created tension in his hands.
The Walker tries to get up again, but Daniel uses a basic golf swinging motion, like the ones he saw on television and breaks Walker's head, his head is open and you can see a leaky black brain inside him. .
-Very good boy-
Morgan congratulates him on his good work. He does not know if it is the first time that he kills a zombie but he did it very well and he did not hesitate to do it, that will save his life since without a doubt the Walker would eat him.
-And how do you know that your family is alive? -
Upon entering the house Morgan asks
-They took the clothes in the closets- (Rick)
-Anyone could have done it- (Morgan)
-But not everyone would take the family photos, if you look there are none- (Daniel)
-Family photos, haha, that brings back memories- (Morgan)
-They may have gone to Atlanta, where we planned to go, they have a secure base guarded by the army- (Duane)
-It's true, water, food, security, it has everything. And even a Center for Disease Control, there they send infected people and solve this problem- (Morgan)
-You say they are looking for a cure? - (Daniel)
-Yes, they have many of the best scientists in the world and they are likely to find her- (Morgan)
Daniel thinks about it, there it is very likely that they were the towns near and even far from Atlanta. Lori, Rick's wife, and Carl, his son, most likely went there, or at least that's the only clue from him so far.
-Rick, I think we should go to Atlanta, it's our only clue at the moment- (Daniel)
-Okay, Daniel, you're right, let's go after finishing your matter- (Rick)
-Excuse me, I don't want to be nosy, but what matters? - (Morgan)
-My dead grandmother, I want to give her a burial- (Daniel)
-Then I will help you, I have liked them, there are no good men in recent times- (Morgan)
-Thanks Morgan- (Daniel)
-Rick, get your keys, let's go to the police station, we will need weapons and vehicles to be more protected, or if not, we will not be able to last long- (Daniel)
Rick nods and grabs the keys to the police station he has kept. Nobody touched them.
As they walk toward the police station five blocks away, Daniel asks Rick about the assailants who ran him over.
Rick tells him that they got away but managed to get the stolen money back. After only about three days, they stole again in a nearby town and while escaping, police officers from both towns got together and eventually killed all three on the road. But they said there were only two, the last one shot Rick that he had energy surgery, which saved his life but he went into a coma.
They arrive at the police station, with their weapons ready, Rick opens the door and Daniel enters first, everything looks very clean and tidy, he turns on the lights. Everything is fine, he beckons to the others and they begin to enter.
-I see the showers still work-
Daniel lights a watering can and tells the others, Morgan opens a watering can and touches the water.
-It's hot! It's hot water! - (Morgan)
-Papa this is incredible! - (Duane)
-They both look excited- (Daniel)
-You would also be if you had to bathe with cold water, a wet cloth or even not bathe for days to save water- (Morgan)
-I can imagine- (Daniel)
Morgan groans in relief in the shower at how good the hot water feels just like little Diane sings a classic song and it sounds good.
Daniel refreshes his hair a little greasy, as Morgan said, a few months passed and it seems that the time that he was in as they did not take care of his personal hygiene. He didn't feel it before, but now that he's bathing he seems like he has a layer of grime on his body and it feels good when it is removed by the hot water.
After showering, Daniel sits in the dressing room with Morgan while his hair and body are dried. Rick and Duane are still showering, they seem to be having fun.
-I don't want to sound racist but I thought black people had it big-
Daniel looks at Morgan's package and looks away.
-That is racist, although it is not true, only very few have it large, I am just normal, not like you, are you sure you are seventeen years old? -
Morgan is not offended, he thinks it is normal for white people to believe that with so many videos on the internet.
But he is surprised by Daniel's package, it is bigger than his and even as he is young it is still developing.
-I think it's normal, I haven't had a problem with it until now-
Daniel believes that his package is normal, since he never saw another man's, except on the internet, who has not done it with the good actresses that there are?, Although I must admit that those films, not for children, use men they are not normal, if compared to them, Daniel's pack between the legs is considered normal.
-Seriously Morgan, why don't you come with us to Atlanta, there is everything you and little Duane need-
-I'm sorry Daniel, but I can't do it. But I'll help you with your grandmother- (Morgan)
-Quiet, you have helped us a lot so far, you can go home- (Daniel)
-A promise is a promise and a Jones does not break his promises- (Morgan)
Rick gets out of the shower with Duane and they change clothes.
-Rick, give me the key-
While Rick was changing he threw his keys at Daniel.
Daniel along with Morgan enter the armory, Daniel checks shotguns, pistols and rifles and M16 rifles, the bad thing is that there are no heavy or explosive weapons.
-This will serve you well, it is light, has good precision and has a lot of power-
Daniel said as he showed Morgan a rifle.
-Can I have a gun? -
-No son, you are still very small- (Morgan)
- Sounds good to me, a person with more weapons is better. Just remember little one, respect the gun, don't shoot unless you're sure to pull the trigger- (Daniel)
-Did you know words, remember to respect the weapon son- (Morgan to Duane)
-That man taught them to me- (Daniel)
-Is that an open-handed robbery, do you know? - (Daniel)
-According to Daniel Law number 15 article 7, all theft is forgiven of government charges if the world enters a zombie apocalypse-
Daniel refutes with his own laws, what I just thought.
-Well then I won't be fired if I let these weapons take away, I'm relieved-
Rick smirks, Morgan and Duane laugh.
Daniel and Rick keep the guns and ammo in three bags. Morgan wears one, Daniel one and Rick the other.
Rick comes out with a Sheriff clothes that was inside and Daniel with the same clothes as before, a Nike outfit, except the classic red shirt and his black Queen jacket with four zippers on the front where he has his multipurpose knife and music player, although the combat knife is hidden by the open jacket he wears, and the red and black bracelet looks very well done.
-Leave her in here-
Morgan tells Daniel to put his bike in his truck since there is room. Daniel accepts. And they go to Daniel's house.
Upon arrival, they enter the garage and take three shovels and begin to dig a grave. Little Duane is watching to ensure that Walkers do not come above the roof.
After digging between the three of them for a while, they make a small 1.5 meter deep hole in the shape of a rectangle.
Now is the hard part, bringing Daniel's grandmother to the well.
Daniel wraps her grandmother tightly in the sheets and leaves her lying on the floor. Together with Morgan and Rick, they lead the grandmother towards the hole, albeit with their noses covered with rags because of the bad smell of decomposition of her dead body.
Daniel leaves her guitar inside her, with which he played songs for her grandmother as a souvenir for him to carry with her. A guitar that is very important to him and has many memories, he wants those feelings to reach his grandmother.
-You are sure to put down your guitar, it seems that it is important to you- (Rick)
-Yes, it is, and that's why I leave it here, where it belongs, with my grandmother, so that one of the memories we have together is with her-
Daniel kept the photo of him with his parents in the album and left the guitar case buried with his grandmother.
Then Daniel covers it with dirt on his own and gets dirt on his face in the process, sweat dripping down his forehead.
-Can you leave me alone?
When finishing covering the tomb, Daniel asks them and they both pay their respects before leaving.
-Grandma, will I be brief or cry again and I will not be able to leave. I will visit you again one day, I promise, just like I will visit my parents in Los Angeles. I love you very much and I will always remember you-
Daniel knelt down and caressed the ground as if it were his grandmother with wet eyes, then he left before breaking down in tears.
As he enters the kitchen, he opens the sink and wipes his face, hands and the rest of the dirt that he has on his body, dries himself with some kitchen towels and combs his hair back with his hands.
-I finished-
When leaving the house with his things, Daniel sees Rick and Morgan talking, Rick hands him a Police Walkie Talkie.
-Okay, then here we will say goodbye, I hope you find what you are looking for and stay safe-
Duane hugs Daniel while Morgan says goodbye to both of them.
-I hope this is not a goodbye Morgan, instead that it is a see you later, because we will see each other again. Little Duane, I'll give you this for fun, see ya.
Daniel pulls a Wonka candy bar out of his backpack and gives it to Duane with a hug. Duane tearfully thanks him and also says goodbye to Rick. The fear that he at first had of him disappeared and now he was sad about saying goodbye to him, but he will follow his father.
Everyone gets in the vehicles. Daniel leaves his backpack on the back seats along with the three bags of weapons and ammunition.
Rick drives the police car while he turns on the street and honks the horn, Morgan does the same and they both drive in opposite directions, will they ever see each other again? ...