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When Carl was leaving Beth decided to ask him something that stopped him in his tracks, "H-how did it happen? H-how did you get that cut?"
Carl spoke without turning around, "I...punched a mirror." He left quickly after he told her so she wouldn't ask anymore questions.
Carl's P.O.V
I left quickly, knowing that she was going to ask more questions. When I got to my cell, yes that's right I moved out of the one I shared with my dad, I closed it roughly causing a loud echo to sound around the cell block.
"Fuck." I said when I heard footsteps coming.
I sat in my bed and quickly cleaned my blood-caked hand so whoever was coming in here wouldn't have to worry about me.
"Carl?" A female voice spoke "Are...um...are you alright?"
Of course it would be Beth. I'm starting to think fate hates me, first being rejected, second getting a wound, third having an awkward and pathetic excuse of a conversation with Beth. What's next? Beth having to sleep in my cell with me?
"Yeah," I sighed "I'm alright."
"That's good." She replied awkwardly "Do...do you want me to help with your cut?"
"Sure." I replied
Since I didn't lock my cell door, she just came right in. She sat next to me and grabbed the rubbing alcohol, putting it on a gauze. I hissed in pain when she started rubbing it on the cut.
"Sorry." Beth apologized
"It's alright." I said through gritted teeth
When she finished cleaning the cut, she wrapped it in a couple of bandages, "Feel better?"
"Yeah," I told her "thank you."
"You're welcome." She responded
Another silence passed between us but this time Beth broke it, "Why did you punch the mirror?"
I really didn't want to answer but I knew she would just keep asking if I stayed silent, "I punched the mirror because I-"
"Carl!" I heard Glenn yell from the cafeteria "Beth! Time to come eat!"
Maybe fate doesn't hate me.
No one's P.O.V
In the cafeteria...
When they got to the cafeteria 7 pairs if eyes turned towards them. Even Michonne looked at them, sensing the tension around them.
"Is something the matter?" Hershel asked curiously
"Nothing's the matter." Carl said quickly
"So don't worry." Beth added just as quickly
"Are you sure?" Rick questioned
Carl forced an obviously fake smile, "Don't worry we're fine," his smile faltered a little bit "just...fine."
Rick and Hershel let it go not thinking much of it. They also didn't notice the relieved looks from the two teens. Carl and Beth sat on the only two seats available that already had their food set. What made things bad was that they were right next to each other.
Carl awkwardly pulled out Beth'a chair for her, just because she broke his heart doesn't mean his love for her stopped.
"Thanks." Beth quietly spoke
"You're welcome." Carl mumbled
The silence was in bearing for all of them, so the the group minus the Michonne, Rick and the Two teens decided to do their favorite pass-time: teasing the two teens.
"So you and Beth were gone for a pretty long time." Glenn said casually towards Carl
"Yeah what of it?" Carl asked as he discreetly stashed some of his food in another bowel under the table
"I'm just saying that-nevermind." Glenn said stoping at Carl's death glare
"Like hell you are! You're saying that they were probably fucking each other's brains out." Daryl smirked
"We didn't-" Carl was cut off by Maggie
"My little sister better not be pregnant." Maggie joked
"But we-" he was interrupted by Hershel
"I may be old but I don't want to be a grandfather yet." Hershel said playing along
"If you guys wou-" Beth was saying
"My son is having a baby." Rick laughed.
Carl's face was turning red but not with embarrassment like it usually would it was turning red with anger. Even Axel was laughing quietly to himself.
"Carl and Beth sitting on bunk bed k-i-s-s-i-n-g, first comes love then comes marriage then come Carl with a baby carriage" Carol said in a sing-song voice. That was the last straw for Carl, he was just so angry at them for teasing him about loving Beth and by some miracle her, maybe, loving him back.
"JUST SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU ALL KNOW I LOVE BETH! BUT GUESS WHAT!? SHE DOESN'T LOVE ME! SO DO YOU REALLY NEED TO FUCKING TEASE US!? ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN FEEL THE FUCKING TENSION AROUND US!" he shouted before he stormed off and leaving the group shocked.
Carl did the same thing his dad did when they lost his mom. He took out his anger on stray walkers that were roaming around the prison and re-killed them. His last thought was 'Fate sucks.'
Back at cafeteria...
Beth's P.O.V
When Carl left I sat there shocked like the rest of the group. But then realization hit me, causing me to cry knowing that I caused him all that pain. Maggie was the first to gain back her voice, "Beth what happened?" Suddenly all eyes were on me.
"What happened Bethy?" My dad asked
"I-he told me he was in love with me," I whispered "I didn't want to go through all the pain again if I lost him so I ran back to my cell crying. I love him too, it'a just that if I got to close then end up losing him I'll end up causing myself heartbreak."
"Beth why would you do that?" Maggie asked as she wrapped me in a hug
"I was scared." I cried into her shirt
"Did you ever consider his feelings?" Michonne, surprisingly, asked "Because what you did was the stupidest thing I ever heard."
"Don't go criticizing my daughter," My dad said firmly defending me "we've all made mistakes and I'm sure you've made some too."
"But she's right." Daryl replied gruffly "You rejected him because you were afraid of losing him and fucking heartbreak. He survived months on the road and you really thing a fucking walker can kill him. Well look at him now he's fucking heartbroken and most likely humiliated because you were scared."
I realized they were right so I stood up and started walking out of the cafeteria until Rick spoke, "Where are you going?"
"To Carl's cell to wait for him," I said with determination "I need to talk to him."
"But you also need to eat." My dad replied
"That can wait," I responded "this can't."
I left so they wouldn't try to convince me to stay. I walked over to Carl's cell and found it empty, that didn't really surprise me. I sat on the bottom bunk waiting for him, I was getting a bit too cold so I wrapped his blanket around me. I don't know how long I waited before my eyes started feeling drowsy and eventually falling asleep.
Carl's P.O.V 2 hrs. Later
Good news is that I let all my anger out on whatever walkers were around, bad news is that I'm drenched in their blood. I ran to my cell and quickly grabbed some clothes and headed to the shower room I found a while back. I got back 15 minutes later and noticed, probably for the first time, that there was a lump on my bed. I walked over to it and started shaking it gently to see if it was alive or not, it had to be alive because I could hear it breathing in and out slowly. I removed some of the blanket so I could see who ever it was, I can't say I was really surprised when I saw it was Beth. Fate hasn't been so good to me today, I was about to Lear her alone when her eyes started fluttering open. I held my breathe as she looked me.
"C-Carl?" She spoke
"Um...hi?" I said awkwardly
The next thing she did totally surprised me, she jumped out of the bed and into my arms engulfing me in a hug. I tensed up at first but relaxed when I realized she wasn't going to do anything.
"I missed you." She whispered into my ear sending pleasurable shivers down my spine
"I only gone for a couple of hours." I replied
"It felt like years." Beth responded then she pulled back and looked me in the eyes "I have to tell you something.
Oh no. This is it she's going to tell me to my face that she doesn't love me and that she doesn't want to event be my friend anymore. I dreadfully waited until she spoke.
"I'm in love with you too."
let me just crawl into a hole and die she told me she loves me- wait what?
"What?" I asked stupidly
She giggled cutely before smiling at me with tears in her eyes, "I love you too."
I was surprised at first until her words hit me at full force. I grinned widely while I picked her up and spun her around. She squealed in surprise and wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck. We landed on the bed with me onto of her.
"God I love you." I said before I crashed my lips onto hers.
TBC...
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