Trigger Warnings for future chapters; violence, course language, mentions and memories of past physical and sexual abuse, mentions of torture, (not too graphic) self harm and mentions of attempted suicide in future chapters.

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Rating; has changed to M

Your Love Echoes

Chapter 2; echoes of the past.

xxxx Past xxxx

The hospital kept Beth in for three day, due to her circumstances they wanted to make sure they didn't miss anything so they kept a close eye on her. The sheriff came by during the days she was in hospital making sure Beth didn't leave anything out making her wonder.

Two days later, Beth found out why the sheriff was asking so many questions. Beth was talking to one of the older nurses, who knew the person that was shot. His name was Rick Grimes, he was one the deputy sheriff. He and his partner were chasing Liam and possibly Nathan before he was shot and the person they were chasing had escaped before they could be captured. Beth also was told the sheriff had a wife and young son and he had been had been in coma since he brought him in, Liam was to blame for this she was sure of it.

Beth had mixed feelings but mostly her heart broke for the sheriff and his family. Beth would of wish thus in anyone. Her heart grew heavy also with guilt and regret. Was this her fault? Was she responsible? If she did things differently would the sheriff be with his family right now and not in a hospital bed?

Liam was a heartless jerk who only cared for himself and Nathan was no better and they got what they wanted, no matter who is hurt or caught in the progress. That is what scared Beth the most, that and not did he hurt just for the hell of it but he didn't who got hurt. It was the fact he was willing to hurt some who had nothing to do with him and Beth. Taking it out on them just because he could, Nathan was no better.

Beth prayed for the sheriff recovery, and hoped the best for him and his family. If anything happened to the sheriff, Beth would never forgive herself, if Liam or Nathan had hurt or killed someone because of her.

xxx Present xxxx

Beth was home she couldn't be gladder. Her dad and Maggie were supportive but could be over protective sometimes fussing over her, when she had her bad days. Her body ached and she couldn't sleep constant echoes of Liam's laughter in her head, Nathan's as well and other things. Feeling and images she not willing, couldn't or not ready to talk about also haunted her. But Maggie and Hershel didn't push Beth, they knew when Beth was really to talk she would. They could see things that worried Beth. They also saw the dark circles under Beth's eyes, She wasn't really sure if she could or was ready to talk to them.

Hershel had never thought about killing another man, until today that was this man ruined his youngest daughter's s life and he want to kill him for what he had done to his baby girl.

He also blamed himself for not noticing it sooner and not protecting his Beth, what scared Hershel is the fact that if he saw Liam again he might actually kill him. Unknown to each other Maggie and Hershel were thinking the same things.

Beth had guilt over them thinking a believing it was their fault but how could she convince them it wasn't. It was Liam's and Nathan's and theirs alone. They will pay for what they has done, she didn't know how or when but they will pay she will make sure of it.

Beth was worried it had been over almost two weeks and Liam and Nathan are still out there and not caught. What worried her more is what they could and would do especially together.

Beth didn't want to dwell on it too much, Beth joined in with family chores as much as she could with her healing injuries. Beth wore long shelves or light cotton sweaters to cover her burns scars, her ribs was healing, so were her cuts and bruises were the first to go. The rest of her wounds and other things healed in the weeks to follow.

Losing her mother was a toll on Beth alone, she told her mother almost everything even a little about Liam.

The walkers came brutal and fast, killing her mother step brother, and few of her neighbours, no one really knew what they were sick. Walkers with no mind left at all? Or maybe she didn't want to think about it too much. To Beth they were her family her friends and didn't want to think anything of them as anything else.

The first day Beth found out her father and others had hid them in the barn, Beth was angry, didn't speak to anyone for two days. By all rights her mother and Shawn should be dead and in the company and arms of God not locked up in like animals the barn.

But then it hit her like a ton of bricks, some people Liam- Nathan or both, may have hurt, now her Mama and Shawn. She wasn't really sure if she can or could say goodbye so there they stayed, their dark secret her father had no intention of letting them go any time soon.

The farm was beautiful at dawn Beth spent many days sitting on the porch watching the sun rise when she can't sleep which quiet a lot these days. Some old and new aches as memories came back now then things she would rather forget, she hadn't told her father everything. Nathan for one thing, who he is was he was a part of Liam and her past she would rather forget Nathan was worse than Liam. If that was even possible or were they equal, even so he haunted her dreams as much as

Liam, did even more she may never be able to tell them everything maybe not even about Nathan or his connection to Liam it was just anger her father even more.

Hershel was contemplating about killing Liam he may let it slide but this he will definitely tip him over the edge of his anger.

Beth can't do that especially to her sister and father, so it remained to herself.

She hated lying but the effect if this got out would be a lot worse she kept quiet for the sake and safety of her family she may have to do it again for this. As she sat on the porch her memory wandered to the day she found out about the sheriff- Grimes was it? Beth hoped that he was ok, that his family was out there and safe. Sighing she went inside thinking she may as well start breakfast and some light chores.

It was noon the next day the aches playing up and no sleep had Beth on edge. The farm hand who used to work down the road, started working here. Beth didn't really know his name or care had tried to hit on her and playfully lifting her shirt so close to her scars causing Beth to remember him. Beth slapped him and ran not knowing what else to do, his hand rough like his. Beth couldn't stand it.

Beth ran to her father, it took a while to get anything out of Beth and even longer to calm her down. Hershel was furious. It took all his strength not to hit the boy, but Otis another farm hand assured Hershel he will pull him in line and he won't go near Beth. If he stepped out of line again he would be out of here.

Hershel was thankful to Otis if he wasn't there he didn't exactly know what he would have done.

Joke or not Beth had been through enough without being reminded of it.

Sitting on the porch she was tired but still not sleeping. The breeze blowing and relaxing, Beth closed her eyes as the breeze blew around her relaxing Beth's body easing the rest of aches and worries Beth put everything at back of her mind, tomorrow's is going to be different she thought to herself.

Little did she know how quickly things were about change.

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A/n; this is a rewritten chapter, I kept a lot of it but added a few things, to flow better with chapter one more hints on who Nathan is soon. love to know what you think. Deadlove82 :)