"Carl."
"Well, what's wrong?"
"Are you sure it's okay for them to stay in the car?"
"Of course, we're not going far, let's go, just take a walk."
Carl held Beth's hand and walked in the middle of the road. The road was very long. Georgia's terrain is hilly, especially around Atlanta.
The road is winding, twisting, and undulating, and the leaves of the trees on the roadside have almost fallen.
Fallen leaves piled up on the road, on the side of the road, and where the road met the dirt.
The fallen leaves on both sides are a bit thick, but in the middle there is just a thin layer, sometimes not even a thin layer.
Carl looked at Beth and smiled, "I originally thought that this kind of road, accompanied by the falling leaves in autumn, has a sense of doomsday loneliness.
But if you are by my side, I feel that the fallen leaves seem to be a little softer, and the withered yellow color seems to be tinged with a layer of vitality. Loneliness still exists, but in this loneliness there is an indelible gentleness, peace and tranquility. "
"It's beautiful," Beth commented softly, not sure if she was talking about the scenery or something else.
"Not as beautiful as you." Carl seemed to have difficulty taking his eyes away from Beth.
"Carl." Beth stopped and looked at Carl.
Their eyes intertwined, as if they saw their own reflections in each other's eyes.
As if out of control, Beth lowered her head, and Carl also moved closer. She was getting closer in his eyes, and the person in front of him was getting closer too.
Their lips touched each other, and someone's trembled for a moment, but it only lasted for a moment, and then they were tightly pressed together.
As the gentle autumn breeze blew by, the few leaves on the branches on both sides seemed to have no longer any attachment and left the branches on which they depended for survival.
The withered yellow fallen leaves, like dead leaf butterflies, fluttered and danced in the air.
A few naughty fallen leaves flew by, brushing against Beth's golden hair, and then turned back with the autumn wind, like elves symbolizing love, who were attracted by love and unwilling to leave, envious and wishing.
Feeling the strange touch on her hair, Beth subconsciously wanted to take a look and end the kiss.
But Carl hugged Beth tightly again, and separated for a while to let each of them breathe air. Their breathing became a little rapid, and it was unclear whether it was because they were too close or kissed for too long.
Looking at Beth from a close distance, Carl smiled.
"Beth, do you like it?"
Without waiting for an answer, Carl's lips moved forward again.
"Hmm~"
The autumn wind was still blowing, and it seemed to be a little stronger. Not only the leaves on the branches, but also the fallen leaves sleeping on the ground were blown up.
Whether they are close to decay or have just left the branches, they seem to be injected with endless vitality.
They danced around the two people who were hugging and kissing on the road.
"nausea!"
Carl and Beth didn't walk far. The car was just a few dozen meters behind them.
Liz and the other two were repeatedly told by Carl not to get off the car. Liz got off first and looked at the scene with hatred.
Sofia and Mika also got out and stood next to the car, watching the scene from Liz's side.
Sophia pursed her lips instinctively and bit her lips, feeling inexplicably sad.
"But I think it's very romantic." Mika folded his hands and smiled innocently.
"Disgusting. So disgusting." Liz repeated it again, seeming angry.
Mika glanced at her sister Liz weakly, hesitated for a moment, and still did not refute.
Liz pulled out the pistol from her inside coat pocket, the Smith & Wesson that Carl had given her, loaded it with some difficulty, and raised it.
"Liz, what are you doing?" Mika asked hurriedly and a little panicked.
Liz ignored her, narrowed her eyes, slowly exhaled, calmed her breathing, raised the gun with both hands, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
"Liz!" Mika panicked.
The sudden gunshot scared Carl so much that his body trembled instinctively. He quickly separated from Beth and his right hand had already grasped the handle of the Glock on his thigh.
"What happened?" Beth also shuddered subconsciously.
"It's okay, just a zombie." Carl exhaled slowly and spoke in a voice as calm as possible.
A zombie emerged from the woods beside the road, just behind Carl and the others, but still more than ten meters away.
It was Liz who fired the shot. Carl has come to his senses now, but the zombie hasn't fallen down yet, so he missed it.
A distance of dozens of meters is too far for Liz at the moment, but it doesn't matter whether she hits the target or not. What matters is that Liz shouldn't have fired.
"Who the hell told you to shoot!" Carl yelled directly in the direction of Liz.
Carl couldn't remember how long it had been since he was so angry, but at this moment his anger was about to overwhelm his reason.
Carl even had the urge to shoot Liz to death. She shouldn't have fired the shot because she should know how bad her shooting skills were.
The distance is dozens of meters, and it is not uncommon for a novice to deviate by ten meters. If it was just me, it would be fine, but Beth is also here.
If the bullet hit Beth, Carl didn't know how he should torture Liz, but no matter how he tortured her, it would not change anything.
Carl slowly exhaled a few times, trying his best to calm his anger, and tightly grasped Beth's hand, "God bless you, you're okay."
"Carl, what's wrong with you?" Beth was a little worried.
"It's okay, sorry for scaring you." Carl forced a smile.
"Carl." Beth suddenly saw the approaching zombie and quickly pulled Carl back.
Carl noticed a silver-white reflection in Liz's direction and shouted, "Put down the gun, don't shoot!"
As he said that, Carl still pulled out the Glock, the zombies fell down, and then he put the Glock back.
Although Carl would rather rush forward with a dagger and cut the zombie into pieces, Beth is still here after all.
"Karl, why are you so excited?"
"I'm beginning to think it was a wrong decision to give that idiot a gun." Carl's cheeks twitched and his voice was cold.
"Karl…" Beth was slightly startled. The Karl in front of her suddenly seemed a little strange.
Carl looked at Beth's face, which showed some worry. Carl quickly calmed down and smiled at Beth, "Uh, sorry, it's okay. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm."
"Then... us?" Beth smiled as if relieved.
"Do you want to walk a little longer?"
Beth hesitated, thought about it carefully, and said, "Forget it."
After a pause, Beth smiled brightly and added, "Today is a good date. I am very satisfied."
"Disgusting." Liz, who had just run over, curled her lips and said in a low voice.
"Carl, Beth, are you okay?" Sophia asked worriedly.
"Carl, I'm sorry, but Liz just wanted to fight the zombies and protect you." Although Mika is young, he can already explain for his sister.
"We are fine, but are you okay? Are you not scared?" Beth smiled at them.
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