Survive// Reader × Carl Grimes

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As Aaron got knocked out Carol and Sasha tied him up while Maggie and I put a cloth up to were he was bleeding.

"-Everybody else we need eyes in every direction, they're coming for us" Rick says and I give him a 'are you serious look' "we might not know how or when but they are"

"Rick don't you think you're being a little bit paranoid?" I asked and he turned to me. "Yes we went through hell and got trapped by some cannibals but the guy was alone and didn't put up a fight to give us his weapons. I know this guy is harmless, I know it."

"Y/n's right if he wanted to hurt Sasha and I he could of" Maggie says but he ignores us and paces around making me roll my eyes.

"Anybody see anything?" Rick asks as some of the group looked through the holes of the barn.

"Just alot of places to hide" Glenn says

"Well keep looking" Rick commands and I help Maggie.

When he woke up, he flinched and looked at us than toward Rick.

"That's a hell of a punch Rick" Aaron says trying not to smile.

"Sit him up" Rick demands.

"I don't think-" I say until Aaron interrupted me.

"It's okay"

"He's fine, sit him up" Rick says, I look at Maggie and we do as Rick says.

"You're cautious, I completely understand-"

"How many of your people are out there?" Rick interrupts "you have a flare gun, you have it to signal your people, how many are there?"

"Does it matter?"

"Yes"

"I mean of course it matters how many people are actually out there but it doesn't matter how many people I tell you are out there because I'm pretty sure no matter what number I say, eight, thirty-two, four hundred, zero" he says "No matter what I say you're not going to trust me"

"Well it's kinda hard to trust someone who smiles after getting punched in the face"

"How about a guy who leaves bottles of water for you in the road?" He asks and I look at him with a brow raised.

"How long have you people been followin' us?" Daryl asks

"Long enough to see that you practically ignore a pack of walkers on your trail" he says

"Long enough to see despite a lack of suppiles you never turned on each other, your survivors, and your people, like I said and I hope you won't punch me again for saying it again that it's the most important resource in the world" he says and we all looked at each other, Judith began crying and I take her out of Carl's arms ignoring the situation to focus on Judith's.

"-East on Ridge Road'' Aaron says as I tune back in. "We wanted to get closer but the storm came and blocked the road" I put Judith on my hip and listen.

"Yeah you've really thought this through" Rick says

"Rick if I wanted to ambush you I'd do it here, light the barn on fire while you slept and block you off as you ran out the only exit" he says and I get a chill down my spine thinking of a situation like that happening. "You can trust me" it got quiet and we glanced at one another.