Part 62

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RICK'S P.O.V
Carl fell on his back, laying on the ground as tears fell down the sides of his face. "Carl?" I asked.

Carl hopped up off the ground and ran up to me, hugging me. His head dug into the side of my neck as he rapidly sobbed.

"Carl...what's wrong?"

"Paige...broke up with me..."

"I'm so sorry...are you gonna be okay?"

He shook his head back and forth. "No...dad, I can barely live without her..."

"That's nonsense...you have air, you can breathe...you're gonna live..."

"B-but, I love her..."

"You've loved a lot of people, Carl...you lost a lot of them, too, but you never cried this much about any of them..."

"Because I love her too much..."

"You didn't even cry this much when mom died..."

He pulled away slowly, looking me straight in the eye. His face was red and had tears streaming down them.

"Don't...bring...her..up..."

"I didn't know that would hurt you..."

"She's dead because of me! She knew she was going to die! I shot her! I killed her! IT WAS ALL MY FAULT!"

"Carl...I'm sorry...That was the best thing for her..."

"Well, I did it!!! What if that's the best thing for me, too?"

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