*Daryl POV*

We ran. Because what else do you do in this world? You run. You never stop. Yeah you may have moments where you get to rest but like i said you always end up running again.

I got out. I got out with Beth and that was it. I didn't save her. I failed her again. She was probably dead because I didn't go back. Because i stopped looking.

She may have been on the bus but I doubt it. She was still to weak to leave her room let alone walk all the way towards C.

I didn't get my hopes up. I couldn't. She deserved someone who could protect her.

So now im with Beth. We've been running for awhile now. After a short break we were off again. Always running.

. . .

"We cant be the only ones who got out" Beth said later that night as we sat by the fire. Dawn was close and she was going off on how we should go look for other survivors.

I didn't want to. She kept talking trying to convince me but i just stared at the fire. Finally she got up and walked off saying she would do it on her own.

I was going to let her go but like the angle on my shoulder Eva scolded me saying she didn't understand how i could just let her walk off. Sighing i got up put the fire out and followed her.

It was well into early morning by the time Beth and I came across a set a tracks. I pushed some leaves out of the way and felt her come up to my shoulder looking over.

"It could be Luke or Molly's" she said looking at the ground. "Whoever they are it means they're alive."

"Nah means they were alive four or five hours ago." I said looking at the tracks that were so small they could only belong to children.

"They're alive" She said stomping off.

We walked in silence for a few more hours till we came upon a thicket of berry bushes. I looked at the floor and saw that some of the berries had been smashed.

"They got out in a hurry." I said pointing to the ground. "Something went wrong."

"Wouldn't kill you to have a little faith" Beth said.

Faith, what a fucking joke.

"Faith aint done shit for us. Sure as hell didn't do anything for your father." Or her.

I turned and looked at Beth and saw her giving me a look She often gave me. Utterly exasperated and a bit annoyed. She turned away and started picking at the berry bushes gathering some in her hands.

"they'll be hungry when we find them" She said. I grabbed my bandana and offered it to her. She took it and started to put the berries in it.

I sighed and looked away. I didn't think wed find them. I wasn't going to voice it because in all honesty I didn't wanna hear her go off about how I couldn't have known that or worst bring Her up. I walked away in the directions the tracks had gone and it wasn't long till I heard her following.

We followed the tracks for a few more hours till we came upon two walker bodies. Walking forward I quickly saw that there was blood on some of the leaves. Human blood.

"What is it?" Beth asked coming up behind me.

"That aint walker blood." I said stepping back. I looked over at her and she simply lifted her chin up and started walking off.

"The trail keeps going. They fought them off" She said stepping over the bodies. I looked at the ground some more and saw more walker tracks.

"Ugh there are walker tracks up and down here. At least a dozen of em." I kept looking at the ground. And it was a walker screech and Beth screaming that made me turn.

The walker had her by her arms and she kept moving so I couldn't get a good aim on the walker. I dropped my bow and reached for my knife forgetting that i had given it to Beth. I grabbed the walker and threw it to the ground and looking back at Beth I gave her a nod and rolled over so she could stab it in the head. I pushed the walker off me utterly pissed. The girl was weak. She just proved that she didn't know how to fight off a walker and that I would have to look out for her. She needed to learn how to not rely on a gun and other people to survive. I walked off in the direction of the tracks beyond pissed after grabbing my crossbow.

We've been walking for sometime now. We reached some rail road tracks and looking down the line we saw it. Three walkers finishing off the remains of someone. Taking out the three I looked down and saw a child's shoe. Just one. I walked off to the sound of Beth crying.

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