Here's the other chapter! I'm sorry for such a long wait!!!

~Ashley's Pov~The next day~

"Let's go" he said. "now?" i asked looking at him. "yes, now." he said as we got to the house. We checked for bullets and grabbed our guns. "Are you sure about this? What if they come back and we're not here.. You don't know what's gonna happen out there" I said putting my gun in my holster. "I know, But you don't either" he said as he walked to the closet. He grabbed a ziplock bag and put a water bottle and some food. "You don't have to come. I can go out alone" He said.

"You're stupid." I said walking out the door and grabbing the backpack, I heard footsteps catch up with me as i walked towards the back of this place. We were sneaking out. "You're stupid too remember?" He asked taking the bag and putting it on his back. "Ha ha." i said sarcastically and looked at him. He smirked and i smiled. We sneaked out to the woods. "Daryl's gonna kill me" i said as we walked further in the forest.

"We'll be back on time, We're just gonna be out here for a little while. If we don't find anything in like.. an hour or over an hour.. like an hour and 15 minutes we'll go back. I promise." He said. I nodded. "Alright" I said softly.

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We've been out here for a while, We've seen something like a trap for walkers but there were dead already. Someone else was out here We walked further and we heard a walker. We looked over and saw another one of the traps, A walker was trapped and it as trying to get the bag that was tied to the tree. Carl looked at me and i shook my head a bit. We walked slowly towards it and a man walked it. Carl held his arm out in front it me. Stopping me. He walked further. It was the man from the gas station..

We actually found him. The man walked to the walker and stabbed it. He had a knife after all. "Hey." Carl called out walking further. The man looked over and i put my hand on my knife. Ready for anything that could happen.. I walked slowly behind Carl, He held his arms up. Holding the bag with the food and water. "It was my dad. They were warning shots above your head." Carl said as we walked further. The man looked at me, then Carl as he moved away from the walker trap. I was kinda scared. We don't know what this guy could do. "I'm Carl. That's Ashley." Carl said looking at him. Not breaking the contact.

The man was on guard with his knife up, also walking slowly. He looked around. "Siddiq." The man said. "Food and Water." Carl said. "Why." He asked looking at us. I grabbed Carl's arm slightly, Stopping him from walking any further to this man. He stopped walking and the man did too. "I guess- you were talking about something your mom said. About helping people. And my mom told me you gotta do what's right." he said bringing back what Lori said before she had Judith back at the Prison.. When we were overrun by walkers.

"It's hard to know what that is sometimes, But sometimes it's not." Carl said. He tossed the bag and Siddiq went for it, cutting the bag open and reaching for the water first. "Thanks." He said still on the floor. "I'm glad we found you.." Carl said. The man looked up again. "You two were looking for me?" He asked getting up. "Yeah- I scavenged the sardines and other stuff... We have a sanctuary. My dad and her brother. We're in a community." Carl said as the man put the things away.

"I'm gonna ask you a few questions, I need you to answer them honestly okay?" Carl asked walking slowly towards this man again. I pursed my lips together anxiously, I don't want Carl to get hurt. "okay." He said, still holding the knife. "How many walkers have you killed? I know it's hard to keep track-" Carl got cut off by him. "237." He said. I licked my lips a bit and looked at Carl. "really?" Carl asked still looking at him. "Give or take a couple." He said. "How many people have you killed.?" I said finally speaking up. This was between Him and Carl. But I had to talk to this man too.

He looked at me. This was the question everybody tries to dodge. "one." He said. "Why?" I asked. "The dead tried to kill him but.. They didn't." He said looking away. "you're making walker traps. Is that how you killed so many?" Carl asked. "It's only part of it. My mom thought, or hoped that killing them would free their souls." The man said. I looked at him giving him a soft look. He didn't notice it, but Carl looked over at me and he noticed. He looked back giving him the same look. I don't know if he was telling the truth..

"You know? Maybe- she was right." he said. "Doing that, doesn't it just make things harder for you?" Carl asked. "I don't know.. You gotta honor your parents right?" He asked. "If i was honoring my dad, i wouldn't be talking to you right now. I defiantly wouldn't bring you back to my community." Carl said.

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We were walking back to Alexandria with Siddiq. And we saw 3 walkers eating a deer. The deer looked like it just died. "okay. For your mom." Carl said taking out his knife. I did the same, He put the backpack down and we leaded over to the walkers and took them all down. "Just go! You don't have to do this." Siddiq said. I dropped the walker and and i looked over to see Carl Pinned down by two walkers on the deer, My heart skipped a beat i saw more walkers coming. I took down another one that was heading towards Carl. 3 walkers turned into 7 in a second. I took out my gun and shot the two walkers on top of Carl, not caring how many more heard the gunshots.

The walkers dropped dead and Carl leaned back catching his breath. I put my gun away and Carl stood up. I hugged him as soon as he was up, he hugged me back. Both of us not caring about the blood. I let out a shaky breath against his shoulder and closed my eyes scared. "I'm okay." He said holding me, letting out a breath, My heart was racing. His was too.. He could have died because we did something for a man we didn't know. "I'm okay. It's okay." he softly putting a hand behind my head, holding me. Both of us scared. I felt tears well up in my eyes. "You should have left." Siddiq said. "We should have." I said against Carl's shoulder.

I don't care if he heard me.. He took his hand off my head and put it on my back, pulling me a bit closer. "I'm responsible for you now." Carl said, He rubbed my back and let me go but keeping me close. I looked down. "that's how it works." Carl said looking at him. "I don't want to make any trouble. Your dad didn't want anything to do with me." He said. "He didn't but sometimes kids have to find their own way. To show their parents the way." Carl said. He put a hand on my back and pushed me a bit. We walked over to grab the backpack.

He put it on his back and grabbed my hand, we started walking again. "I'm sorry. I know that scared you." He said walking. I looked at the floor, Still a little shocked about what happened. "You could have gotten bit. Or worse." I said scared. He kissed my hand. "I know.. I'm okay." he said again. I nodded a bit and looked at him. He nodded