Beth POV
She had volunteered to go out and look for the missing girl, Sophia. She, Rick and Daryl was walking along the river when she couldn't help but ask.
"Where did you and Carl live before the outbreak"
Rick looked down at her as he was a lot taller than she was and replied.
"We lived in a small town called King County, Georgia. Carl lived there all his life, until the epidemic."
"Was it nice there?"
He smiled at her, saying
"Yes it was lovely, always hot in summers and cool in the winter. Lots of friendly people and the best barbaque this side of the water."
She smiled thinking about the life they all got to share together, then thinking about the life they now share together, with her and her family, and stopped smiling.
"He thinks he's not strong"
Rick looks back at her surprised
"He thinks he's not strong?"
Nodding her head,
"Yeah he told me, thinks he the weak one of the group. Even though I told him he survived a gunshot at the age of twelve. I told him if I was shot at twelve I probably wouldn't of made it out alive!"
Rick smiled as he said
"Me neither, I was actually very weak as a child, and a gunshot wound definitely would've killed me, or at the minimum put me in a long term coma. I'll have a talk with him when we get back"
"Good, I just don't want him to feel bad you know"
She saw Rick smile again
"Yeah I know."
She needed to know something else to
"W-
"RICK, Beth"
Her and Rick ran off in the direction of Daryls voice as went ahead of them while they were talking.
They arrived at the river bed and saw Daryl standing in it with his crossbow in one hand, and a shoe in the other. I was confused.
"Is that Sophias shoe?"
They both nodded.
Rick spoke up saying.
"We need to look around right now, she could be a few hundred yards from here!"
He and Daryl proceeds to call Sophias name for a few minuted before Daryl tells Rick.
"Rick, we need to go back to the farm, it's already dark and we won't find anything then."
"But we're so close, she was here Daryl, look at the river. It doesn't have a current or anything to bring that shoe from anywhere upstream. She lost that shoe here. She was here!"
"I know but we won't find her out here in the dark."
Rick sighed,
"Yeah you're right, tomorrow we'll get everyone who's willing to help come out here and help to find her. She's just so close"
Daryl clapped Ricks shoulder
"I know, and we'll find her, wether its tomorrow or the day after, we'll find her"
Rick looked at him and smiled, then looked at me.
"Can you come out tomorrow and help?"
I smiled,
"Yeah, id love to help again!"
He smiled at me and said,
"Well it's time to go back then. Let's go"
They travelled on foot for about half an hour before they could see the farm. They said goodnight and Beth went in the house and up the stairs, into her bedroom where Jimmy was sitting in her bed.
"Jimmy, what are you doing?"
"We need to talk"
"About what?"
"About us"
"What about us?"
He looked into my eyes and replied,
"I miss you"
Then I realised, he wanted us to get back together.
"Jimmy, we both broke up with each other because we both agreed that we didn't like each other in that way. We still agreed to be friends though"
"I know, but I love you Beth, and I miss you every day, and I want to be with you."
Don't get me wrong I like Jimmy. He's a good friend and he's a little handsome, but he's not loving enough, and barley spent any time with me.
"Jimmy, I'm sorry, but I don't feel the same."
He snorted
"Of course you're don't, you only like twelve years olds don't you."
Shocked at this, Beth said,
"What are you talking about Jimmy?"
"I've seen the way you look at him, it's clear your interested in him, and the way he looks at you, your like an angel from heaven to him"
"Jimmy that's not true!"
"Don't Fucking lie to me, it's so Fucking clear so at least be honest with me."
"Why are you acting like this"
"Because you prefer a twelve year old boy who you barley know over me, who you've known for most of your Fucking life!!"
"Ji-Jimmy stop it please, you'll wake daddy up"
"Yeah of course worry about that instead. Actually you know what, I hope you and Carl are so happy together. See you later Beth"
He angrily slammed her door and it made her jump. Tears started to form in her eyes. Her and Jimmy has never had a fight before.
She went to the only person who she knew who could cheer her up at this point, Maggie
"Maggie, are you awake"
She heard whispered voices and the window opening, it sounded like someone was climbing out of it. Then it struck her, Maggie and Glenn had been-
"Yeah I'm awake Beth."
I walked in with the duvet all jumbled up and Maggie clearly naked in her bed with it over her.
"What's up"
"Me and Jimmy has a fight"
"Really, what about"
Beth didn't want to mention what Jimmy said about her and Carl, so she decided to tell Maggie the first part of the conversation.
"Well, about a week before the outbreak me and Jimmy broke up."
Maggie smiles at her confirdently.
"I know"
Beth looked at her shocked
"Wait, you knew! How?"
"Well neither of you ever really spoke to each other that week and neither of you have been speaking a lot since the outbreak either so put two and two together."
"Wow. I guess it must've been really obvious then."
She smiled triumphantly
"Well, I think daddy hasn't realised yet, but he was never the best at seeing things about our relationships"
They both laughed at this and Beth hugged her older sister.
"So, what was the fight about."
"Well, Jimmy wanted time get back together with me, and I told him no."
"You know that there's not many options anymore Beth."
Funny, she thought of Carl when she said this. Was Jimmy right?
"I know but I want to be with someone I love, not just be with them or the sake of it"
"Touché, so let me guess, he got pissed, sweared and stormed out of your room."
Wow, she was right!
"Yeah, that exactly"
Maggie smiled at her little sister and said,
"Don't worry Bethy, all boys act like that or worse when they get rejected by someone, he'll calm down eventually."
Hearing Maggie say this seemed to reassure her that he would hopefully calm down. So she thanked her sister and gave her a hug, then drifted off to sleep laying next to her.
While she was drifting off, she thought about, Carl.
End of chapter 4
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So I wanted to ask you guys something, I have decided to popular opinion, about one person, that Sophia is going to survive and she won't be in the barn when Shane busts it open. I wanted to ask you guys wether the walker Carl didn't kill later on should kill Dale. I'm tempted to keep Dale alive and kill of another character, this will be a normal thing as I want to change the story a bit from the TV show, so let me know whether
-I kill Dale, the same as the TV show
Or
-I kill off someone else, you guys let me know who it should be
You have some time to think about it as this will take place In a good few chapters, so you have time to let me know.
I'll see you for chapter 5
Until then Goodbye