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Home Is With You: Chapter 8

Beth
My eyes fluttered open and I groaned as the little bit of light that was in the room burned my eyes, I closed them again and tried to focus on something else but all I could feel was pain. My head felt like it had been hit with a brick over and over and judging by the pains in my side, I have a broken rib... or maybe two, I don't know but I do know that it hurts. It hurt to breathe and as I looked around the empty room I started to panic. Daryl. He wasn't here anymore.

Where did he go?
Is he still alive?
Have they hurt him some more?

A shiver ran over my body which hurt my ribs more but I bit back the painful groan that was about to escape my lips. I was freezing cold. I was still half naked and laying on the concrete floor of the room I was being kept in, I needed to get up and try to straighten my head out before I did anything else. I need to try and get myself and Daryl out of here, alive, I don't know if the others have noticed that we're gone yet. I don't even know how long I was passed out for, let alone how long I've been here.

Suddenly there was a lot of commotion going on outside the door, I heard the sound of gunfire and panicked. What if walkers have got in? I crawled over to the table and pulled myself up onto my feet, I had to think clearly now. I have to be ready for any threat that will come walking through that door, I looked around for something I could use as a weapon but there was nothing. I looked at the chair and although it looked sturdy, I was hoping I was going to be able to use whatever small energy I have left to break it and use a large piece of wood as a weapon.

I picked up the chair and threw it against the wall, part of the arm broke off and I picked it up but the pain coursing through me was killing me. It was hard to move, let alone breathe. I knocked the table over so it was on its side to use as a barricade or block and stood there with the piece of wood in my hand and ready to fight back.

God, I hope Daryl is ok.

There was a lot of shouting and then everything went silent. I let out a small sigh of relief, hopefully whatever that was is now over. Just as I dropped the piece of wood to the floor, the door flew open and The Governor stood in the doorway looking pissed. He wasted no time in storming over to me and grabbing hold of my hand and practically dragging me over the flipped over table.

"Where we goin'?" I asked him as he pulled me out of the room.

"You're going to see your family," He said and smirked at me before throwing me at one of his waiting men, I was handed a t-shirt that I put on quickly.

"Please... whatever you're planning, don't," I pleaded as I was dragged away.

"Beth!" I heard Daryl shout but I couldn't tell where his voice was coming from.

"Daryl!" I called back as loud as I could.

Daryl
When I heard the shouting I knew that it was Rick, there was no way he wasn't going to come looking for me and Beth. There were guns going off and then Rick burst into my room with Maggie and some other woman, she had a damn katana in her hand and was swinging it round like no one's business. Rick and Maggie came to untie me from the chair as the new woman kept watch at the door for anymore of The Governor's people.

"Where's Beth?" Maggie asked me.

"She was in the room next door, she's hurt. He beat her pretty bad," I told her as Rick helped me stand.

"Who is this guy?" Rick asked.

"No idea. He ambushed us in the woods and brought us here... man he's nuts," I told him.

Before either one of us could speak again I heard Beth's voice, I couldn't make out what she was saying but I could hear her. "Beth!" I called out to her as Maggie and Rick went to the door, the katana woman had disappeared.

"Daryl!" She shouted back.

Maggie disappeared from view and Rick came and put his arm around me.

"No! Go help Maggie get Beth. I'll be ok, I'll get out. Jus' give me your knife or somethin'" I told him and he looked uncertain "Believe me, Beth needs you more than I do," I told him.

"Ok," He sighed and handed over his knife "Get out to the main road; we've got a car there." He said and rushed out of the room after Maggie.

Out to the main road? I don't even know where I am or how to get out of this concrete hole I'm in. I'm going to have to find some way to get out, I need to get to the main road and see Beth, and I need to see for myself that she's ok. I just can't believe that I let this happen; I should never have taken her out like she wanted me to. I should've had the balls to say no! I am going to be having some strong words with her when I see her about staying put inside the walls, if I have to tie her to the bed every day I will, she ain't ever coming out of here again.

I managed to get out of my room and saw all the bodies missing their heads on the floor, damn that woman knows how to work her katana. I stepped over all the bodies and took a peak around a doorway before going. It seemed like the place was deserted, maybe Rick scared everyone off. I listened for even the hint of a person or a walker but nothing. I carried on walking and found an exit door; I pushed it open and was quite thankful that it was dark. If it had been daylight the brightness would have burned my eyes due to being in the dark for so long.

When I came out of the door I noticed that I was in some kind of gated place, there were buildings and it looked untouched by the new world. It actually looked like people were living here, what the hell is this place? I could see from here there was a main gate and it had people patrolling, I wasn't going to be able to take them out with just this knife on my own. I'm too injured which is slowing me down and if they start shooting at me, a knife isn't going to be much help.

I stuck to the shadows and moved my way across this community and found a back entrance, there was no one manning this gate and there was a small gap, I'm assuming Rick made it to get inside, I managed to get out and soon found the main road. Just as I was about to start looking for the car Rick spoke about I heard shouts of panic and shooting.

I can't run away and leave both of Hershel's daughters in there.

Rick
Maggie and I tried looking for Beth but we couldn't find a trace of her anywhere, it was literally like she disappeared. Maggie wanted to split up but after seeing what state Daryl was in and hearing that this Governor guy had given Beth a serious beat down, I didn't want her going anywhere on her own. By the looks of it this is a big community which means there are a lot of people, a lot of weapons and with there just being two of us, I didn't fancy our chances that much. All Maggie and I had to do was try and keep out of sight and find Beth as quick as possible, if this Governor took her before we could get to her, there's no telling what he could of done to her by now but I will get her out of this... I have to.

"Where do we even begin looking?" Maggie asked me "This place is huge," She added.

"If he's got her, it will be where he knows best. We need to find out where he lives... that's our best bet," I told her.

"How do we do that?"

"We beat it out of someone if we have to. We do what we have to in order to get Beth back," I stated and she nodded.

Maggie and I were hiding down the side of some buildings when I spotted a guy with a machine gun running past, I indicated to Maggie that he was the one. She nodded at me and as a smoke grenade went off the two of us came out from where we were hiding and went after the guy, he never heard or saw us coming. Maggie got the gun off him and I brought him to the ground before dragging him behind a building, I had him pinned as Maggie put a gun to his head.

"Where's The Governor?" Maggie asked him.

"I don't know!" He shouted.

I landed a punch in his face.

"Where is he?!" Maggie shouted at him.

"I don't know!" He repeated "I got called in to look for an escaped prisoner, told he was dangerous and armed," He told us.

"Daryl," I said to Maggie.

"Where does he live?" I asked.

"Fourth building on the left by the entrance, top floor apartment," He admitted.

"He got guards?" I asked.

"I don't know... probably." He said.

I nodded at Maggie and she hit him with the butt of his gun and knocked him out. If Maggie and I are going to this apartment, the last thing I need is this asshole telling everyone where we're going. Maggie pulled a rag out of her pocket and put it in his mouth, I took off my belt and tied his hands and feet together, it would be a while until someone found him and he got out. Hopefully by then we will be long gone.

"Maggie, you listen to me and do what I tell you. I've been in hostage situations before, you haven't. Let me lead this," I told her sternly and she nodded at me "I mean it Maggie, Beth's life is at risk here," I added.

"I promise, I'll do what you tell me." She promised.

Thank you for reading!

I'll admit this is not my best work and I really struggled with this chapter.

This chapter did not turn out as I originally planned but I think I know where I'm going from here. The next chapter will be Beth's POV.

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