บท 41: Chapter 40- The party
Axel's POV-
We met up with Rick and Carol. I could tell Carl was trying to stay as far away from him as possible. Which he achieved. I'm gonna find out what happened between them. "Oh, my. Welcome." some lady said as we walked in the door. "Hi." Carol said getting all smiley. LIttle did they know it's all an act. "Hi Carl. Thank you for coming." she said. "You know I didn't get a chance to interview this one." she said holding her hand out towards me. "I'm Deanna. Axel, right?" she asked. "Yes m'am." I said shaking her hand. "Nor did I this one." she said looking over to Judith. "I envy her." she said. Oh yes let's envy the child that has to grow up in this and have no memory of what the world was before.
"Why?" Rick asked. "She'll get to see what this place will become." she said and spared a glance to each of us. I had to stop myself from scoffing. She really thinks this place will last? Nothing ever lasts. "Come. Come in." she said motioning us towards the room filled with people. "Well isn't this going to be fun." I said grabbing Carl's hand and pulling him forward. Me and Carl had planted ourselves in a corner. His eyes were set stone on Rick. "Are you okay?" I asked him. "I'm fine." he said gritting his teeth. I grabbed his shoulders turning him towards me. "What did he do Cowboy?" I asked softly. He started to tear up a bit.
He ripped out of my grasp turning to face forward. "Not right now okay. Not here." he said. "Later?" I asked hugging him from behind. "Later." he responded grabbing onto my arms. We just stood there for a minute with my head on his, just rocking back and forth for a minute. "Hey guys!" Ron called out. "Hey." Carl said. He moved forward a bit signaling me to move. "Umm. Rude." I said sarcastically causing him to laugh. "You'll be fine." he said kissing my cheek. "Where's Tanner?" Ron asked. I thought for a moment. "Good question." I said with a bit of a chuckle at the end. Now that I think about it she walked over here with us but I have no idea where she went.
Daryl's POV-
I stood outside the house for a moment before deciding that I wasn't going in. "Hey dad." I heard. I turned around to see Tanner. "Your doing that thing again. What you doin out here?" I asked. "The same as you." she said. I turned around to keep walking but she quickly ran to catch up with me. "Where've you been all day?" she asked. "Out." I said. "Out where." she said in that same demanding tone her mother had. "Just hunting." I said. "You catch anything?" she asked. "Nah. Nothing worth keeping 'least." I said.
"Have you seen Beth anywhere?" I asked. "No. I haven't seen her today." she said. "Why. You got a crush?" she asked. I just pushed her over. "Hey! I'm wearing heels asshole." she said laughing. "Well you shouldn't be."I said simply. "And what's up with that dress?" i asked my father instincts coming out. "It's cute." I said. "To cute for your age." I said under my breathe. Damn girls gonna make me cut up half her clothes. "What you saying I don't look pretty?" she asked putting on a fake offended face. "Of course not. You look beautiful." I said giving her a side hug.
I'm not exactly the most lovey dovey person ever but I love my kids more than anything in this world. We were a couple houses away when a door opened. We both looked back to see Aaron. "Daryl. Hey." he said walking out onto the porch. "Thought you were going to that party over there." I said. "Oh, I was never going to go cause of Eric's ankle. Thank God." he said. "Why the hell did you tell me to go then?" I asked. "I said try. You did. It's a thought that counts thing." he said. This dude weirds me out. "All right." I said and started to walk off dragging Tanner with me.
"Hey!" he called again. Christ! What else could this dude want? "Why don't the two of you come in. Have some dinner." he said. I looked at him sceptically. Why should I trust him? "Comeon, man. It's some pretty serious spaghetti." he said and turned around to walk in leaving the door open. I was just gonna keep walking but Tanner pulled my towards the door. "Come on! You know how much I love spaghetti." she said smiling wide. I couldn't help but let off a little smile at her childishness.
Axel's POV-
Ron, Carl, Mikey, Enid, and I were all sitting in a corner. They four of them were engaged in a conversation but I was more focused on the people next to us. "Look, she's here, which means it;s empty, so..." Carol said trailing off. Looks like she got the window. Let's just hope that no one closes it. "I'll go with you." Rick said. "No, remember..." she said trailing off yet again. She acts like such a mom. "You're invisible." he said finishing your sentence. She then dissapeared through a door right behind them. Then someone called out to Rick.
"Hey Rick! This is my husband Pete." she said. "Hey, good to meet you." the dude said. I recognized him. He is the doctor. The creepy guy. "I wanted to thank you for taking on being our constable. If we keep growing at this rate we're gonna need even more." he said. Well that's a backhanded complement if I've ever heard one. "I hope so." Rick said. "You wanna come by my office next week? I'll take a look at you." he said. I laughed at the expression on Rick's face. He looked like a monkey just threw a pile of shit at him. "And I probably should have said I was a doctor first." he followed up with.
The tension between them is sky rocketing. But not for that reason. I'm pretty sure that Rick has eyes for that lady. "Hey who are they?" I asked. The group looked at me before looking to where I was pointing. "Oh! Those are my parents." Ron said. "Your mom is gorgeous." I said. Everyone gave me a sort of what the hell look. "Oh my god! Chill! I am like as gay as it gets, I was just kidding." I said. Like damn. I might be gay but I can still admire someone's beauty. "You better be." Carl said elbowing me in the side. "What're you gonna do Cowboy? Slap me upside the head? You couldn't even reach." I said teasingly. He reached up and slapped my across the head. "Okay. Guess I was wrong." I said laughing along with the rest of the group.
Tanner's POV-
We were sitting down eating. My dad was just slurping it down. I stepped on his foot with my heel. "What the hell girl!" he hissed quietly. "Manners!" I said back in response. Eric being laughing. "Thanks." dad said. "Mmm, when your out there, If you happen to be in a store or something, Mrs. Neudermyer is really looking for a pasta maker. And we're all really trying to get her to shut up about it. I mean we have crate of dried pasta in here, but she wants to make her own or something. I really just think she wants something to talk about, so... If you see one out on your travels, it would go a long way to..." he trailed off after receiving a look from Aaron.
"What the hell is a pasta maker?" dad asked quietly leaning over to me. I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my mouth. I covered my mouth trying to stop the laughing. "I'm so sorry." I said through laughs. They both had smiles on there faces, but dad was just sitting there looking like he was ready to back hand me. (A/N- Okay so before you guys come for me I know Daryl's not stupid I just thought that it would be a funny head cannon if he was lie so Redneck that he didn't know what a pasta maker was. Cause I don't know about ya'll but as a redneck my family don't make shit from scratch unless it's chicken fried steak and mash potatoes.)
"I thought it was done. You didn't ask him already." Eric said looking over to Aaron. I am so confused. Aaron just shook his head and looked down. "Ask me what?" dad asked. "Follow me." Aaron said to my dad. I just stayed planted. Figured I'd give Eric a little company. "It's Tanner right?" he asked. "Yup." I said. "That dress is gorgeous." he said. "My dad doesn't think so." I said. "Well that's what fathers are for I suppose." he said it got silent for a minute. "Do he really not know what a pasta maker is?" he asked. I started laughing again. "No. He doesn't." I said getting my self together. "How long have you and Aaron been together?" I asked. He was about to answer when the two other men walked back into the room.
As my dad was going to sit down I noticed his eyes locking down on my leg. That's when it hit me. He didn't know. "What is that?" he asked. I pulled my dress down hoping that he would leave it alone. "Tanner Rose Dixon. What the hell is that?" he asked going to pull my up. I got out of my chair and ran for the door. "Tanner!" I heard my dad yell as he chased after me. Due to me three years of being on the track team I outran him. I ran into our first room running up to the room Beth, Glenn, Maggie, and I shared. I closed the door and started balling my eyes out. I went to sit on the bed but felt something crumble beneath me. I got up seeing a piece of paper were I was sat.
I grabbed the piece of paper before opening it. It read:
Dear Everyone,
I'm so sorry but I had to go. The guilt of what I did to Axel is to much. I couldn't stay there any longer. And to Maggie, I know you just lost dad but you'll be fine without me. Lastly to Daryl. I'm so sorry. I know that we started something I am now leaving unfinished but it's what I have to do.
Love Beth.
Dad walked in followed by Glenn and Maggie. "What's going on?" Maggie asked. My dad looked like he was going to start yelling before I shoved the note to him. He read it with Maggie and Glenn peeking over his shoulder. While he was reading it his face showed several emotions but the most percistent was rage. He looked beyond pissed. He walked out giving the note to Maggie. As she read it tears fell down her face. Axel and Carl then walked in looking way to happy for the atmosphere of the room. "What's that?" Axel asked peaking over Maggie's shoulder and reading it. His smile immeadiantly dropped. The news spread around the house fast and everyone was restless that night.
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