Bethyl Week Day 5 – Dream
"Daryl, I can't breathe," a soft melodic voice broke through Daryl's dream and he snapped awake, his eyes meeting Beth's amused bright blue eyes. His arm was wrapped tightly around her, holding her to his body while they had slept. He eased his grip slightly but didn't let her go. "Bad dream?" she asked him with a concerned look on her face. He shook his head, remembering vividly how the dream had consisted of the woman in front of him. Daryl smiled as he rolled them slightly, his body covering hers and her laughter rang out in the quiet room. God, he loved her laugh.
Her hands moved to his shoulders, wrapping around to the back of his neck and he lowered his forehead to hers, closing his eyes and breathing in the smell of her, his heart lifting in happiness. Her grip on the back of his neck suddenly turned painful, her grip trying to pull him down and he opened his eyes in shock and pain as her nails dug into his skin painfully. Before his eyes, Beth's body began decomposing, her eyes greyish as her jaw moved to bite him.
"It's your fault," her voice changed as she said it, becoming an echo as the room darkened around him. "You let me get taken. You let me die." Daryl pulled free of Beth's grip and he stumbled backwards, sobs rising in his throat, his eyes burning.
"No, I tried, Beth, I tried!" His voice cracked and sobs shook his body as he watched Beth morph further into a decomposing walker, her body shuffling towards his. "I tried, I ran for days! Please, Beth…" Daryl walked further from Beth as she stumbled to grab him. "You're alive, Beth. I'm gonna find you, I swear. I won't lose you!" The walker in front of him stopped and the room slowly began to brighten, her skin and eyes returning to their natural, living hues.
"Find me, Daryl."
Daryl's eyes shot open, his eyes moving to look at the space in his arms, hoping beyond hope that Beth would be there, but his arms were empty. He let out a pained sigh as he heard Joe and his men beginning to rise and move around the garage. He needed to get away from these guys.
He needed to find Beth.
