RUN FRECKLES-056
(Season 1)
"Rosie! We need to leave." Eddie yelled, running up to his little sister's room. At the top, he knocked on the poster-covered door.
"Rosie!"
The door swung open revealing a young Rosewood. "What the hell do you want, Eddie?"
"Something happening, we need to leave. Pack some things and meet in the kitchen." Eddie ordered.
She looked at him confused. "What—Eddie, what's wrong? Where's mom and dad?"
"Rosie, there is no time to explain, just to what I told you, okay? And hurry." With that Eddie rushed down the stairs, leaving Rosie standing there a little scared and confused.
Rosie rushed over to her window and pulled back the blinds. She gasped seeing dozens of walkers roaming the streets.
She quickly grabbed her backpack, shoving a few pieces of clothes in her backpack and a few necessaries.
Rosie zipped up her bag, swinging it over her shoulders before grabbing her walkman off of her desk. Her walkman was her mother who gave it to her on her 10th birthday.
She grabbed the red bomber jacket that her papa gave her before rushing out of her room and down the stairs. She met up with her big brother, who was shoving cans of food into his bag.
"Eddie, what's going on?"
He didn't answer and only met with a bang on the sliding glass door. Rosie stepped towards it making her brother grab her arm and stopped her.
"Don't. Don't you go near that door." He growled as the banging on the door got loud as more walkers came. "Rosie, I will explain in the car. Let's go."
He stood up and dragged her to the front door before going to her level.
"Rosie, if anything happens to me, anything at all, you run. You understand?"
Rosie nodded before picking up her cat, Liliac. Eddie looked down at her and sighed.
"Do you have to take the cat?"
"Yes! I can't just leave him." Rosie cried.
"Fine. Now let's go." Eddie said, grabbing onto her arm again.
He opened the door before bolting out as his sister lagged behind. Eddie push her in front of him, got to the car, and jumped in as walkers banged on the windows.
"Eddie, what are those things?" Rosie asked, scared.
He didn't answer as he floored the car making Rosie fly back. Blood splattered on the car as Eddie hit a few walkers, driving until they got far enough and turned down a street.
"Why do we stop for her? What if those things are here?" Rosie questioned as Eddie stopped in front of his girlfriend's house.
"Just stay here, Rose." Eddie jumped out of the car and ran to the house.
Rosie watched as her brother disappeared inside the house everything was quiet except for the few snarls of walkers.
Rosie was worried about her mom, dad, and papa. Are they alive? Is papa with his family? Where's mom and dad? She was startled out of her thoughts when her brother opened the door.
"Rosie, get in the back!" Eddie shouted.
Rosie climbed in the back as her brother and his girlfriend got in the car. Eddie started the car and drove off as his girlfriend glanced back at Rosie.
"Ugh, it's you." His girlfriend scoffed, and turned back in her seat.
"Ew, it's the bitch." Rosie spat back, glaring at the blonde.
Luna June Bates. Your all-American girl, former cheerleader. Rosie and she are not fans of each other.
Luna thinks Rosie is an annoying little brat and Rosie thinks Luna is a mean bitch.
"Enough, you two," Eddie said as they passed through the town.
Rosie stared out the window, petting Liliac when she saw a familiar redhead on the side of the road. "Eddie, stop! It's mom!"
Eddie slammed on the brakes, backed up, and turned on his seat. He looked at where Rosie was pointing and see their mother.
"Mama!" He shouted, running towards her.
Their mother, Chloe looked up from where she was kneeling over someone. Once he got to her, he froze. His dad was lying on the ground with a large bite on his neck. He was dead. His mom was crying over his dad as he placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Mom, we have to go," Eddie said as walkers stumbled towards them. His mom didn't move. "Mom, Rosie's in the car. She needs you."
Chloe stood up, running towards their car as Rosie opened the door for her.
"Mama! I thought you were dead. Where's dad." Rosie asked, hugging her mother.
"Darlin' daddy's gone," Chloe said as her daughter started crying.
They drove until they got out of Atlanta.
***
(season 3)
Rosie walked through the woods with her family. They had survived for this long, something Rosie never thought would happen. It was the middle of winter and they still haven't found a place to rest.
The redhead pulled her jacket that her papa gave her around her tightly as they came to a small white house.
Eddie takes lead, stepping into the house as the girls followed behind, Luna clinging to his jacket. Rosie rolled her green eyes, behind walking up the stairs as her mother walked into the living room.
Rosie walked into the master, looking around. Everything was all over the floor, it looked like the people who lived here left in a hurry. She doesn't blame them with the walkers roaming around you better run like hell.
She walked over to the dresser and opened it. Her mama needed more warm clothes, she was getting sicker. Chloe had a very strong flu that made the woman weaker by the minture and can't help fight off the walkers.
Rosie shoved a few clothes into her bag for her mom before walking out of the room and down the stairs. She walked into the living room to see Eddie gutting the rabbit that he caught, Luna wrapped in the only blanket, leaving her mother hugging herself.
The teenager glared at Lun before pulling out a sweater and handing it to her mother before sitting next to her. Chloe smiled weakly at her daughter, pulling on the sweater before resting.
An hour later, Rosie woke up to rough coughing that made her sit up and looked over at her mother, who was in a coughing fit. She sat up on her knees and patted her mom's back, helping her get the coughs out.
"Mom, you alright?"
Chloe nodded before taking the water bottle from her son's hands. Eddie had woken up to his mother's coughing and went to find water. Luckily he found one and gave it to her.
"I'm fine, my darlings,"
She was sweating and her body felt like it was hot, yet Chloe was freezing. She wrapped her arms around herself making Rosie stand up and snatch the blanket from Luna. The young redhead ignored the glare from the blonde and wrapped the blanket around her mom.
Chloe smiled at her little girl. "Thank you, darlin'"
Chloe grew up in a very happy and loving home. Her parents were high school sweethearts, who bought a farm together and had 12 children. 10 boys and 2 girls with her being the youngest. Her parents Karen and Billy loved each and every single one of their children and grandchildren.
When Karen passed away from cancer, Chloe fell pregnant with Eddie at the age of 24. Eddie's father William Davis was married to someone else at the time of his birth, but he had fallen in love with Chloe. He and his ex-wife weren't in love anymore.
Three years after Eddie was born, Will and Chloe got married. They were happy and loved their son, but they wanted another baby. After a few failed tries, Chloe finally got pregnant when Eddie was 6.
They were so happy, but it was short-lived when Chloe had a miscarriage. They were both devasted, but they kept tying. After a lot of miscarriages, they stopped and settled with their son.
When Eddie was 15, Chloe meets Henry. They fell in love and had an affair with each other. They both knew about each other's spouses and kids, but they didn't care. A year later, Chloe fell pregnant with Rosewood.
She made it through the first three months without having a miscarriage. With being pregnant, she had to tell Will what was going on. Surprisingly, Will took it very well. He too was having an affair with a man. He was very supportive of her pregnancy and Rosie's life.
Will was her father and Rosie was his daughter.
Henry and Will become close friends, which was odd. Will and Chloe were still married and loved each other, but she was in love with Henry.
Sadly, Henry broke off the relationship when Rosie was three. He had to go back to his family, but he would come back and visit Rosie which he did. A year later, Chloe was diagnosed with cancer, the same as her mother's.
The doctor thought she had only three years to live. She beat it.
The next morning, Rosie had stayed up watching over her mother. Eddie woke up and looked over at his sister, He knew Rosie was his half-sister, but that didn't charge anything.
She was still his baby sister.
"Rose, did you stay up all night?" He asked, standing up. He walked over to her and kneeled in front of her. They both had their mother.s green eyes, but Eddie had their dad's blonde hair.
"No." Rosie lied, not looking at her brother. Eddie gave his sister a look causing her to sigh. "Fine. I did. I wanted to watch mama."
Eddie smiled at her. "Rose. Mama will be fine. She's a very strong woman. She can survive anything, okay?" Rosie nodded before he helped her stand."We need to head out. We got to keep moving, or that herd will catch up."
Rosie woke up her mama and helped her stand as her brother woke up his girlfriend. The young redhead kept the blanket around her mother's shoulders for warmth.
"Alright, let's go."
They walked out of the house, stopping when they saw the herd as Eddie cured. "Shit. We got to move."
They all ran, Rosie wrapped her arm around her mother's waist before Chloe collapsed which made her daughter fall too. Her mother moaned out when pain shot through her body.
"Mama, hang on. Eddie!" Rosie screamed. "Edward!"
Eddie stopped, whipping around to see his sister and mother on the ground. He ran back, picking his mother up as the herd got closer.
Chloe stopped her son, pushing him away. "Go. Leave me and go. Protect Rosie and Luna. Go."
"Mama, no." Rosie cried. "I'm not leaving you!"
Chloe coughed. "Rosie, I'm already dying. I'm not going to make it. I'm dead weight. Edward, promise me you will protect Rosie at any cost. I love you, my darlings. I love you so much. Now go!"
A walker grabbed Chloe pulling her into the herd. Eddie pulled Rosie up and ran as their mother's screams filled the air. The young redhead held her brother's hand tightly as their mother's scream became quiet.
***
(A month ago)
Rosie walked into a small store. She and Amber needed female stuff, she walked into the female section and picked up all the pads and tampons. A bang sounded causing Rosie to look up. She slowly walked through the isles with her handgun aimed out.
"Do you need this?" A familiar voice said, startling her.
She turned around and saw her older brother Eddie. He had aged a lot, he is 29. Eddie was behind her holding a pair of headphones for her walkman. She nodded and snatched the headphones out of his hand.
"Yes and don't do that. Jesus fuck, you scared the shit out of me."
Eddie held up his hands and chuckled. "You are very easy to scare."
Rosie glared at her brother, before looking around for Luna. "Where's the bitch?"
"She's at the house. She's feeling sick."
Rosie scoffed but nodded. "She needs to suck it up and stop being a baby about her period. She's 27 years old. I don't know how you stand her. She's whining 24/7."
"I usually ignore it," Eddie says, coming over to her. He walked deeper into the med area. "And she's not that whin- !"
A loud scream ripped from Eddie's throat as a walker grabbed him by the shoulder and sank its teeth in it.
"Eddie!" Rosie yelled. She charged at the walker and stabbed it in the head before kneeling next to her brother.
"Eddie? Eddie, no."
She placed her hands on the bite but her brother stopped her. "Rose, stop. It's no use. I'm dead."
A loud bang came from the front door as Walker banged on the door.
Eddie looked at his sister, smiling. "Rose, I need you to protect Luna. She's pregnant. That's why she's sick. Please protect her and your niece or nephew. I love you, Rose. I love you so much."
The sound of glass shattering made Rosie jump.
"Run, Freckles! Run!"
With that, Rosie ran. She ran through the back door of the store and into the woods, running back to the house. She climbed up the stairs and into the house, seeing Luna sitting on the couch.
"Luna!" Rosie shouted making the older blonde jump.
"Rosewood, what the fuck--" Luna started, but stopped when she didn't see Eddie. "Rosewood, where's Eddie?"
Rosie didn't say anything, only let tears fall.
"No. No, no, no, no. No!" Lun cried, holding her two-month stomach.
Rosie walked over to her and hugged her.
"Eddie told me to protect you and the baby. And I will."
Two weeks later, Rosie and Luna walked down a road. They didn't talk or know where they were going. Luna still hasn't gotten over Eddie's death.
They walked and walked until a large truck stopped next to them. The girls stopped as a man jumped out of the truck. He carried a baseball bat with nails on it over his shoulder.
"What are you two lovely ladies doing out here alone?" The man said, walking around the two. "Why don't you come with me? Be a fucking savior."
Rosie didn't like this man. He gave her a weird vibe. She glanced at Luna, who was pale.
"Yes. I will go with you." Luna said, walking towards the man.
The man smiled and cheered."Fan-fucking-tastic! Now, what about you?"
"No." Rosie shook her head.
The man rose a brow. "No? What do you mean no?"
"No. I am not going. Neither is she. Sorry to burst your bubble."
Rosie grabbed Luna's hand pulling her down the road. The man watched them go, before singling his men after them. "Go, get them."
With that, 5 men ran towards the girls causing Rosie looked back upon hearing footsteps.
"Shit! Luna, run!"
She andLuna ran faster, only for the blonde to be pulled out of her hand.
"Rosie! Help!"
Luna yelled, struggling against the man before he hit her in the head with the butt of his gun, knocking her out.
"Luna! Let her go!" Rosie yelled, aiming her gun at the men.
The man that was holding Luna walked back to the truck with her and tossed the woman into the truck, before walking back to Rosie.
"Come with us, little girl." One of the men said, reaching out for Rosie. He had blonde hair and looked like a creep.
As much as Rosie didn't want to leave Luna, she had to get away. The redhead glanced at the woods before bolting into it. She ran through the trees as the men yelled after her.
"Don't let her get away!"
Rosie ran until her legs felt like jelly. She ran until she saw a little white house. She ran to it before seeing three people. A girl and boy and a man with black curly hair. They had just killed a few walkers.
As she ran up, the boy saw her. He said something to the girl and man causing them to look at her. Rosie came to a stop a few feet in front of them.
"Hi, I'm Rosewood Jackson. I need help."