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Her Angel, His Strength
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Lily could only watch as Carol freed herself from Daryl and ran away from the scene. When Beth's mother tried to bite her, she came back to herself and started to walk towards them, though when she got there, the Greenes were already making their way towards the house. Shaking her head, Lily thought the best for her to do was to stay with Carol.
Entering the RV, the shorthaired woman looked at her, not saying a word. Lily sat down across from her and took Carol's hands on hers, giving a gentle squeeze. Carol's eyes returned to the window.
After a few minutes of silence, the door of the RV opened up again, this time to reveal Daryl. He did not say anything, choosing to stand nearby.
"They're ready." It was Lori. "Come on."
"Why?" Carol asked softly.
"Cause that's your little girl." Daryl answered her.
"That's not my little girl. That's some other thing. My Sophia was alone in the woods. All this time I thought… She didn't cry herself to sleep. She didn't go hungry. She didn't try to find her way back. Sophia died a long time ago." Lily brushed away a few tears down her face. She didn't want Carol to see them.
She went to the service, though, this time, Hershel didn't say a word as he did for Otis. After a while, they all dispersed. Lily, who had no idea what to do with herself, chose to follow Daryl. When he started to dismantle their tent, she asked:
"Are we going somewhere?" Ignoring her, he took their things away, far away from camp. Lily frowned, not knowing what that meant. At least he took her bag with him, which meant he still expected her to sleep with him.
Sighing, she went back to the house, and sat down the steps. Lost on her mind, she didn't hear Glenn the first time he asked:
"Lily? Hey Lils!"
"What? Glenn?"
"Have you seen Hershel?"
"No. Not since the… No, I haven't."
"Listen, Beth… She collapsed, we don't know what happened, can you go take a look at her?"
"What's wrong with her?" Maggie asked when she got into the room with Lori.
"She might be in shock." Lily said, looking at the younger girl.
"Where's Hershel?" Lori asked, looking around the room.
"We can't find him anywhere."
Maggie asked Lily to stay with Beth and Patricia while the others went to look for Hershel. Nodding, she pressed her hand to the girl's forehead. If she stayed like this for long, they would need to hydrate her.
"I told Glenn I love him." Maggie said, after coming back and Patricia left.
"Oh?"
"He didn't answer. Just stood there, looking at me."
"Give him time. Guys were stupid before all this, imagine now. You probably took him by surprise." Lily tried to console her. "You know what? Glenn… He's been bewitched by you ever since you came up on us on that horse, saving Andrea."
Maggie laughed, tears glistening on her eyes. Smiling, Lily looked back at Beth.
"Oh God, Maggie!"
"Patricia! Patricia!"
"Her heart's racing."
"She's burning up."
Lily got a damp towel and placed it on Beth's forehead. She opened the window and ran the towel down to her neck and back, not knowing what else to do.
"Maybe we should start the IV." Patricia said, looking at Maggie.
"No. No, it is still too early; her body might go into shock. Let's wait a few more hours, maybe she'll come back by herself." Lily said, trying to put confidence on her own voice. Beth had to be okay. It would be too much, too soon for them to lose another.
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Mel.