Survive// Reader × Carl Grimes

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I never thought I would ever end up in prison but I guess that's just how life works. As I continued to unpack my hand hits something in my bag that I know I didn't pack, I raise an eyebrow and pick it out.

the hell?

I lift it out and see that it was a black photo album. I sit down and open it, a note slips out and I pick it up.

my sweet, fierce, daughter. If you get this, I've probably died. Know that this isn't a suicide note! but instead a FAQ note. I know as a child and even till now I've always kept you in the dark from knowing who I am and who your father is. It's a long story and I know how much you hate reading so long story short at a very young age I met your father, we fell in love and my parents disapproved, but that didn't stop us and without letting them we were together we came up with the one, four, three code (I love you). At 18 I ran away with him got married and had you until your bastard of an uncle found me and dragged me home. I hadn't seen your father since, I know how he is, I know he's still out there. In this album it shows us and you when we lived together. 1-4-3 Y/N forever and always.
Stay strong .
love,
mom.

I woke up to the sun shining through the cell window, it hits my face and I put a hand up to shield it. I sit up and hear people walking around outside.

Guess I gotta get up too.

As I walk outside the cell block, the beaming sun was burning my face and vision, I shield my eyes and try to look for Jake but instead I see Rick attending his crops.

"Morning." He says as he see's me walking up to him, I give him a polite smile in response.

"Uh..morning, what do you need me to be doing on this wonderful day?" I say with sarcasm making him chuckle, he wipes his sweat off with the sleeve of his shirt and looks around.

"Go eat breakfast and then go up to the first guard tower to switch with Glenn and Maggie, I'll send somebody up there with you, be careful going in though." He says and I raise an eyebrow not understanding what to watch out for but I shake it off and nod.

I turn on my heels and walk over to the basketball court where a grey haired woman serving food is, she smiles at me and I pretend not to see.

"Mornin' you must be one of the new survivors Daryl saved. I'm Carol." she says and I snicker.

"Nice to met you Carol, I'm y/n" I say grabbing a plate. "also just so were clear, that Daryl dude didn't save us. I saved us, I saved my group."

I walk off to a secluded area not wanting to talk or acknowledge anybody, I was annoyed at how everybody was so happy and thinking that they were safe when this is all temporary.

"Isn't that the new girl?" I hear someone say in a not so low voice. "she's so skinny." I roll my eyes and get up from my seat, I look at the teenaged girls who quickly look away and without saying anything I walk away.

As I walk up to guard tower one I open the door and my eyes almost pop out of my skull.

"Oh my-" I say almost barfing as I see a naked woman and guy, the girl gasps and I quickly walk out.

Now I know what Rick meant.

A couple of minutes later the duo walked out with their faces redder than mine, I stand away from the entrance and watch as they shyly walk away.

"I am so sorry." The girl stops to say to me and I shake my head. "This wasn't the way I wanted to met you" I can't help but laugh, the man walks away as she stays behind.

"uh.. it's fine, I'm y/n." I say holding out my hand.

"I'm Maggie, and that guy was Glenn" she says and I nod now knowing who they are.
"well, I'll let you get to shift now...I'll see you around." I nod again then make my way up to the stairs once again laughing at the awkward meeting of the pair.

The view from up here was honestly so perfect and peaceful. I hear footsteps come make their way up the stairs but I didn't mind it until I saw that it was Carl.

"Hey angel face" he says while setting his gun down, I roll my eyes at the annoying nickname he had came up with last night before bed.

"Call me that one more time and I swear to the gods I'll throw your ass off of this tower" I threaten making him chuckle.

"Harsh, woke up on wrong side or what?" He asks and I cross my arms. "O..kay" I keep quiet in hopes he'll shut up while I continue looking out into the distance. "Where are you from?"

Just shut up.

"So that David guy, is he your dad?"

"Hell no" I say sitting on the edge of the tower.

"Oh, where's your mom and dad?" He asked and I flinched hearing that question, obviously it's still a touchy subject.

"Dead, my mom." I say almost in a whisper and he walks to where I was sitting and leans forward.

"What about your mom?" I ask and I see him tense up, obviously a touchy subject for him as well. "How?"

"Giving birth to my baby sister Judith" he says and I nod understanding his pain. "You?"

"Walker invasion" I say and he unexpectedly sit next to me. I noticed his hat and bite my cheek.
"Your dad is Rick, I'm guessing?" he nods.

"Since David isn't your dad..then who is?" I was waiting for this question to come but I'm ready to say yet.

"Never met my dad."

"Oh...well do you at least know his name?"

"Why do you care?" I ask turning my head to his and he shrugs.

"Because I have nothing better to do, we're both stuck up here until sun down so why not get to know each other" he says.

"You do remember we share a room together, correct?"

"You're avoiding the question."

I glare at him.

"I don't even know!" I blurt out realizing that I was letting this stranger see me vulnerable by asking me these stupid questions. "What the hell are you trying to achieve?! Hu?" I push him and he doesn't move a single inch.

"Nothing." He says calmly. "I get it, you've been through a lot and don't know who to trust. I'm sorry if I crossed the line but it's nice to finally meet a new person after being around the same people for months." I watch as he speaks, I watch as this bad boy front he puts on comes down and I feel something for him...trust was it? I'm not sure but I sigh and hold out my pinkie as if we were in elementary school instead of high school.

"Keep it quiet." I say as he wraps his pinkie out as well.

"My mouth is shut as long as you keep yours shut about me being nice to you."

"That's a deal Grimes." I say causing him to smile. I give out a small smile then sigh as I am about to say what I thought couldn't be true but then again, it all made complete since, why he looked and sounded so familiar. I take one more breath and let the words fall out of my mouth.

"Daryl Dixon is my biological father."