Thread: Too Far Gone [Ama + Randomname98766789]

Before the apocalypse, life had been incredible for Tara Chambler . Not only was she months away from attaining her dream job, but it appeared she had fallen in love with the right woman. Angela was everything she wanted everything she dreamed about. Their coffee shop was a place of solace somewhere she longed to return again. Before Angela, Tara was involved in a romance throughout her time in college that ended with disloyalty and cheating, crushing her soul. Just when it felt like all hope was lost in life, she met Angela in that coffee shop and not a day had since then had been dull. Even when the world fell apart, Tara managed to find her girlfriend for support. They holed up in an apartment complex with Taras sister, father, and niece. Everything went well for the first year or so until a man named Brian entered their lives. At first, he seemed nice though Tara never trusted him. One by one, Tara slowly lost her family ever since he showed up at their door. Thankfully, not all was lost because Angela was still by her side. Nothing could keep them apart or separate them. Even when fighting the war against the prison, Tara felt like they were on the right side of the battle. When she found out they were not, everything changed. She tried to do the right thing, to stop Brian from killing these people. Yet, a war started and it separated Tara from her lover. It was the most painful thing in the world as she sprinted through the destroyed prison, avoiding the infected, and searching for the blonde. Not finding her, she ran into one of the guys from the group Joshua Crowell. He could have killed her maybe he should have for being on the other side. Without him, she would have never survived the prison or survived on the run. He helped her escape and she found out they had something in common they were both looking for the love of their lives. When Tara felt hopeless, Josh would give her hope that she could see Angela again. That hope made Tara continue fighting each day because she had known this was true. The world had been too cruel so far. Surely it would not take everything from her. Luckily, on the way to Terminus near Virginia, they found tunnels and maps along the railroad with messages from Joshs wife. Tara held out hope that she might be with Angela. At the least, she did want Josh to reunite with his wife because he was a good, kind man. There were not many of these people left in the world anymore. Thankfully, they were given rides soon after the prison by Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita. Apparently this man Eugene had a cure for the disease but Tara was adamant about finding Angela as Josh was adamant about finding Maggie. Though Abraham wished to drive directly to Washington D.C., he was convinced to take a deviation on the path. Approaching a mountainside railway bridge, Josh and Tara went through the tunnel while the others went around since it was dangerous. Tara had injured her knee earlier but Josh had saved her again by pushing her out of the way of a collapsed tower. Then, in the tunnel, they were cornered and she told Josh to just leave her and escape, but that was not something the male did. He emptied his last bullet into the walkers right before the cavalry showed up. It was in that moment she spotted a familiar set of blonde hair, causing her to stumble towards her girlfriend, calling out her name gently, almost like she was worried that this was not real. Angela? ------------------ It was not the first time Joshua Crowell had been separated from his wife. Before the outbreak, he joined the United States Army. Corporal Crowell went overseas for his first tour about six months before the outbreak started. It should have lasted a year, but it was cut short because of the walker apocalypse. All military personnel were rushed home to the United States for defense against the outbreak. Since it was a global disaster, his first encounter with the walking dead occurred in the Middle East. After eliminating enemies that pinned them down on a ridge, all dozen of those dead men walked again. There had been rumors about this happening, but Joshs unit witnessed it firsthand. It told them how important it was to get home. When Josh arrived home at the airport in Virginia, communications were dead. Forced to travel, mostly on foot, from Virginia to the Greene Farm in Georgia, he finally found his way back. Only days before the fall of the farm, Josh arrived and was reunited with Maggie Greene. Despite the circumstances, Josh always knew they would find each other again. Their love was too strong to not reunite. Their families had always been close and the couple were best friends ever since toddlerhood. That moment when they saw each other again was magnificent. Josh was in tattered clothes, blood dried all over his body, with dirt and grime all over his face. It was a difficult journey, but he made it home. Unfortunately, he had no clue about the rest of his family. His father was still active military and highly ranked. Lately, he was re-stationed in Vermont and his mother moved with him. All he could do was hope they made it somewhere safe. At the least, he was thankful for being with Maggie. When they found the prison and hit a patch of 30 days without an accident and with peace, the couple had a little ceremony in the courtyard. Since that day, Josh had never taken the wedding band off his finger and never saw a time when he would. In fact, just looking down at the ring gave him motivation to keep fighting in these times. After the prison fell, Josh had tried to search for Maggie in the prison but could not find her. Instead, he ran into Tara Chambler who started out on the other side of the war. Yet, the kindness and soldier in him that wanted to help everyone won out. He escaped with Tara as the bus drove away. Having no idea how long they were together looking for their beloveds, they were taken to a tunnel near Terminus up in Virginia. Thanks to Maggies signs on the way, he knew where they were going. In the tunnel, hope was lost, though. Walker after walker piled through. Tara was hurt but Josh refused to leave her. Just seconds before Maggie, Angela, and the others arrived, Josh emptied the very last bullet of his pistol and then tried to boost Tara up over the rubble as the dead closed in. In the blinking of an eye, bullets flew from overhead, mowing down the walkers. When Josh looked to see who climbed over the rubble, he spotted the one woman he had craved to see. As Tara ran to Angela, Josh ran to Maggie. When they collided, Josh did not say a word. Instead, his arms wrapped around the brunette and pushed her against the tunnel wall. His lips devoured Maggies, sliding his tongue in between her lips. His eyes closed tightly just in case this was a fantasy that would go away when they opened. Maggie. He breathed out, almost like he thought he had seen a ghost in front of him. Josh was not entirely sure this was real.