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Carl hated you. And for reason enough.
you were the reason his mom was dead. More or less. Since you had been 13, and you could only do so much in that moment, but she hadn't made it back to the group in time, because you had sprained your ankle and slowed them down. He would never forget that.
Neither would you.
Every time you passed Carl, Rick, or Judith in Alexandria, you were reminded of how bad you fucked up. The guilt was eating you alive, but there was no way to soothe it. And you couldn't help but think it didn't deserve to be soothed.
You would try to help Carl any time you could, even knowing how deeply he resented you. Sometimes it would just be anonymously, like leaving comic books on the Grimes' porch and getting out of there, or doing his chores for him without him noticing it was you.
Needless to say, you felt guilty.
Carl had noticed some of these things, the way some small sketches were in the back pages of some of the comic books, or the fact you never seemed to have time for your own chores, and it only made him more angry. How could a good person have been the reason for his mom's death? It made it harder for him to hate you, but he so badly wanted to hate you. He needed a reason why things sucked, and you were that reason.
Carl knew it wasn't directly your fault, but he needed someone to blame or he'd just blame himself.
Otherwise, things were good in Alexandria. It was relatively safe and there were plenty of people to help out.
It was a good place (minus the threat of the Saviors). It kept people safe.
Today, you were on 'watching the kids' duty. It was just babysitting, so you didn't mind.
There were a couple kids in the community, plus Carl's little sister, Judith.
You had found some old dried up playdoh and had divided it accordingly, having a sculpture competition because you didn't have the energy to run around. (Staying up all night to do your own chores).
As Carl was passing by, he saw you were the one watching his sister, and he was filled with an irrational rage. How could he trust you with Judith after what happened to his mom?
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Release Date 2025.12.02 / Last Updated 2025.12.02