Rising Dusk
SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
prolog, Maddie's Journal
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Apocalypse,
noun
an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic level.
in the year 2010, the entire world fell apart. The dead came back to life, killing and infecting too many people for me to count by this point.
So many people died. Dad's first wife included. Mom said her name was Lucille, which is where I got my middle name from.
Madison Lucille Smith.
Mom wanted me to have Dad's last name, Or so he says.. She died. I saw her get bit protecting me, Dad had to finish her off.
its weird really, how i came about
See, Mom didnt know Dad at first, She lived with her little sisters, Aunt Dawn and Aunt Maggie, on Grandpa Greene's farm. According to Aunt Dawn, Mom left several years before the infection
she had a career, a boyfriend, and an apartment.
then she and her boyfriend broke up, and a Few months later the world Fell apart. She went back home and there she stayed until Mr Rick and his group came.
Alot of stuff happened, Dad killed Uncle Glenn, and a man named Abraham. I think Aunt Maggie still hates Dad.
I don't blame her though, if someone killed my boyfriend right in front of me in cold blood, I'd hold a Grudge too.
anyway, more happened, Mom initially hated Dad too, but He showed he wasnt all that bad, and treated her right, sort of straightened up. She fell in love, Denied it to the high heavens.
Mainly because he killed Uncle Glenn, but my existance shows she didnt hold out forever, the two dated, and I popped out,
Bright Sunshiney Maddie, with Mama's eyes and Dad's Hair.
Though Dad wasn't around for awhile, i dont think he entirely knew I existed, considering that Mom hid that she was pregnant and had me in private, only Aunt Dawn knew about it.
Anyway, lets zip forward a bit. Dad got locked up but he was surprisingly good with kids, with Aunt Maggie's threats at first, i think that helped, but nevertheless, he was great, we got to spend time together when he got out, Me, Mom and Dad, a Real family.. until mom died. she died a little bit before the Reapers
after the Reapers were dealt with and the Conflict with the Commonwealth, he was genuinely apologetic for killing Uncle Glenn, and Aunt Maggie made peace with him.
He left.
He left me with the group.
Me. His Daughter. His flesh and Blood.
i will never understand why. or How he could just do that to me. Daryl helped me accept he was gone, which was still so so hard to accept. so hard to Admit that i wasnt used to not having at least one Parent with me.
i still hate him for that. and every second he's been gone.
I keep tallies, Tallies of how long he's been gone.
I'm twenty now. i left the Group when i was fourteen or fifteen. stupid i know but i needed time away. time to think and process how Dad just left like that.. and everything really but here recently I uh..
I found Him again
