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"I'm sorry Belle…" Daryl mimicked. I shook my head. "Not your fault." He looked at me and grimaced. "Yea, it is. If I...wudn't such a stubborn prick and went instead of you…" he mumbled angrily at himself. I rolled my eyes. "Stop. Just stop."
"Belle…. That day when Shane smacked you around after you said what you said…" he continued. I sighed heavely. "It's true… Shane got drunk, tore after Lori first… When I went after him… He…" I looked down and bit my lip. I couldn't finish.
Daryl started breathing fast and then started to whimper. His face hit his hands and he fell into his lap, crying hysterically. "Why...Why didn't you tell me?" he whimpered. "Oh my God…" he cried. I felt so horrible. I hovered over him and rubbed his back. "Daryl, baby…. Shhhh….Shhh… It's okay now."
But then that sent him over the roof. He nudged me off quickly and got up. "NO! It AIN'T okay! I can't believe you didn't tell me! I could've helped you! I woulda' beat his ass till next september! God DAMN it Belle! I'm gonna kill him!" he screamed and started walking away.
"Dar-" I started to call after him with tears in my eyes but Carol hugged me. "No, it's better off to let him go calm himself." she said. I looked down and left a tear or two slip. "Sit down. Lets get you cleaned up, hm?" she comforted. She sat me down and cleaned my arms and got the blood off my lip and eyes. "You'll have to sit in the bath tonight. Your hair is full of blood." she said.
"Yea, from what? It hurts." I said, feeling the stitches in the back of my head. "You had a big piece of glass pretty deep in your head. Your lucky to be alive." she said, smiling. I left Carol put the stuff away and I walked inside the house. Lori and Maggie were in the kitchen making food. I was so hungry. Maggie and Lori's faces dropped as soon as they seen me. I stopped. "What?" I asked.
"Daryl and Shane just had it out in the front yard. He almost killed him." Maggie said. My eyes widened. "Oh my God where is he?" I started to panic. "Rick took Shane away with that kid, Randall. I guess their taking him eighteen miles away from here so they won't be back for a bit… Daryl took off. I'd let'm be." Maggie explained. I sighed and got uneasy.
Lori came up to me and hugged me. "Nevermind that for now. Their men, they'll deal with it. What Shane did was unexcusable. He got what he deserved." she said. I sighed. "How are you feelin'?" Maggie asked.
I shrugged. "I've taken quite a bit of a beatin' this week. How ya think I'm feelin' cuz?" I laughed and joked with her. She left a small smile. I tilted my head. "What's wrong?" i asked. "Glenn…." she said and looked to Lori. "Did Rick say anything to you about Glenn when they got back from town?"
Lori was cutting up baked chicken she had made for me and Beth to eat, since everyone else ate. "Just said that it had gotten pretty bad." she replied, questioning. Maggie sighed. "He's not the same. Says he froze...Blames me. Says I got inside his head."
"He came back. That's what matters." Lori said. "Men have to do certain things, you know that. Their…. Either gonna blame a little woman as the reason they do'm or the reason they don't. Tell ya somethin'... What happens out there, happens out there. We… just try to keep it together until they get back." Lori explained.
"Things were good… maybe I-..." Maggie started but Lori cut her off as she hopped up on the counter and started munching on a cucumber. "He's a big boy. He makes his own choices. I mean, do you have anything to apologize for?" Lori said sarcastically. Maggie shook her head. Lori shrugged. "Tell'm to man up and pull himself together...Just don't...Say man up. It never goes well." we all started giggling. "This is true." I commented.
Maggie went to grab the tray for Beth. "Lemme just give this to Beth." Lori nodded her away and grabbed the tray. "You go on, I got it. And Bellefaire, your plate is sittin' there too." Lori said and walked away. "I'll just come eat with Beth." I said, grabbing my plate and going upstairs with her. "Knock knock." Lori commented as we entered her room.
She sat her tray down on her bed table and Beth sat up. "How bout this. You eat up all your food and we'll getcha up out of here and go for a walk, whuddya' say? Do good to be outside." she said nicely. Beth was pale and very fragile, I could see it. I know we were all worried she would just slip away. I sat down beside her and started picking at my chicken.
Beth just looked down. "You're pregnant? … How could you do that?" she said. My eyes widened. "Beth Louise!" I scolded. Lori looked down and smiled, hurt. "Uhh…. I don't really have a choice." Beth shook her head. "You think it'll make a difference?" I looked to Lori who was hurt. "Of course I will… you eat somethin'." she said tearing up and walking out.
Beth looked at her plate, which had the same amount of food on it as it did me. Chicken with cucumber and tomatoe slices. "Beth. Sweetie, I know your hurtin, but I'm hurtin' too. Lori's hurtin too, hell, everybodies hurtin' right now. But that was wrong and Lori needs support." I said.
"You love Daryl? Do you think you'll ever start a family with him?" she said. I shook my head. "Beth, that's enough. Daryl's a good man to me…" I said. After awhile I finished my plate. Beth didn't touch hers. I got up to go to the bathroom and Lori came back in and I heard her talking to Beth. I flushed and walked out to see Lori on her knees and looking at Beth. Beth was crying. "What happened?" I asked. "She's okay. I'll be right back and we'll go take that walk. " she said and walked out in a hurry.
"I'm awfully tired, Bellefaire." Beth said to me. "I know babe." I said and layed down next to her and cuddled her. About two minutes later Lori came barging in. "Beth?" She called but she would'nt answer. I propped up. "What is it?" i asked. Lori shook her head. "You give it to me, sweetheart. You don't wanna do this." she said. I was confused.
Beth opened her eyes and took her arm under from the covers and handed Beth the knife. Lori looked at me and walked out in a panic. "Oh my God. Beth…" I said, but didn't know what say. How could I scold her when I was going to do the same thing a little over a day ago? Half an hour later Maggie barged in. "What in GOD'S NAME, were you THINKING!?" she screamed. "Bellefaire, get out!" she hollered. I jumped and walked out slowly. What'd I do?
I walked down stairs where Lori was sitting on the counter again eating more cucumbers and Andrea was standing there. Maggie and Beth were screaming at eachother. "Where's Hershel?" Andrea asked, unamused. "Maggie dun' want him to find out yet. Family affair. Let let them work it out" Lori replied.
"That's working it out?" Andrea asked. "When Beth stops fighting thats when its time to worry.' Lori said. Andrea looked down. "This could've been handled better." Lori was getting irritated. "How so?" she asked. "You shouldn't have taken the knife away." she said. I looked at her in disgust. So did Lori. "excuse me?" Lori said. "That is my cousin!" I barged in.
"You were wrong… Like Dale taking my gun, that wasn't your decision." Andrea said flat out. "She has a choice to live on her own. She has to find her own reasons." Lori put Beth's uneaten food in the fridge. "Want me to tie a noose for her?" she said sarcastically. "If she's serious she'll figure out a way." Andrea said.
"Dosen't mean that I can't stop her or let her know that I care." Lori commented. "That has nothing to do with it, Lori. she only has so many choices in front of her. And she believes the best one is suicide." Andrea came back. I put my hands on my hips. "Are you serious right now?"
"that' s not an option." Lori commented. "Of course it is. She dosen't need to be yelled at or...treated like a child." Andrea said. "She needs a loaded gun right? You'll understand if I don't send ya in there." Lori said sarcastically. Andrea got pissed. "I came through it."
"You became such a productive member of the group. Let me handle this." Lori said sarcastically, while doing dishes. "I contribute, I help keep this place safe." Andrea remarked. "The men can handle this on their own, they don't need your help." Lori said, throwing the wash cloth in the sink from across the kitchen.
"I'm sorry, what would have me do? Be like little princess here? Do nothing all day while being puppy guarded?" Andrea said, pointing to me,, raising her voice. My mouth dropped. "Oooh, theirs plenty of work to go around." Lori commented. "And don't bring Bellefaire into this."
"Are you serious? Everything falls apart, and your in my face about skipping laundry?" Andrea asked. "Puts a burden on the rest of us." Lori said honestly. "On me and Carol, and Patricia and Maggie, Bellefaire even. Cooking and cleaning and caring for Beth and you… you don't care about anyone but yourself. You sit up on that RV workin' on your tan with a shotgun in your lap." She spat at her.
Andrea got pissed the fuck off. "You know, i'm on watch against walkers. That is what matters. Not fresh mint leaves, and the lemonade. And Bellefaire? She does nothing around here because she's either induced in a coma or loving up on hillybilly paradise out in the woods!" she said. Lori got in her face. I was burning up. "We are providing stability. We are trying to create a life worth living." Lori spat back.
"Hey bitch… That hillbilly paradise out there has done more than enough for this group." I spat. "Are you kidding me?" Andrea asked. Lori got in between us. "Look. I'm….I went after Rick, I took down two walkers-" Lori started but Andrea cut her off. "And wrecked Maggie's car, ever gonna apologise for that?"
"Crashing her….You're insane." Lori commented. "No, you are. And your the one that's self centered. The way you take it all for granted." Andrea said. Lori breathed. "My husband. Is out there. For the hundreth time. My son. Was shot. Don'tchu DARE tell me I take this for granted!" Lori said, getting in her face. I grabbed her back. "Lori." I cooed. "You don't get it do you?" Andrea asked. "Your husband came back from the dead. Your son too. Now you got a baby on the way. The rest of us have piled up our losses. Me, Carol, Beth. Even princess here. But you just keep on keeping on." Andrea spat.
"We have all suffered." Lori said. "Playing house, acting like your the queen bee! Laying down rules for everyone else but yourself. You know what? Go ahead! Go in there and tell that little girl that everything is going to be okay just like it is for you. She'll get a husband, a son. Baby. Boyfriend?" Andrea yelled sarcastically. "She just has to look on the bright side."
"You know what, ta' hell with this-" I started saying as I started to walk up to her. Lori grabbed me back. "Bellefaire, enough." Lori cooed. I struggled. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE!" I screamed at her. She rolled her eyes and said, "Calm down princess. You'll need induced again." And walked out. I nudged out of Lori's arms and screamed. "UGH!" I sat on the couch and calmed down. Maggie came down the steps to me. "How is she?" I asked, irritatedly. "She wants me to kill myself with her, Bella. I need to get dad. I left Andrea with her." My eyes widened. "Go get Hershel." I ran up the steps as quickly as I could. Andrea was nowhere to be found.
Beth was laying on the bed crying. "If Maggie won't do it with me...Will you?" she sobbed. I looked down. "I know you want to, Belle. Daryl dosen't love you anymore. He loves that old woman now. You're not worth anything to anyone anymore. Please! Do it with me. Other than Maggie...you're my best friend." she begged. I breathed hard and heavy. "Okay." I said. She got up and hugged me tightly.
She grabbed my hand and we walked into the bathroom and locked the door. We started singing our favourite song and the Beth started crying. Maggie came in the bedroom. "Beth?" she called. "We have to do it now, Belle." Beth said through tears. I cried and looked into the mirror. Daryl dosen't want a woman with everything taken from her. I'm worthless. Beth's words rang in my ear and I screamed as I punched the mirror and it broke all over the floor.
"Beth!" Maggie called and tried opening the door. I picked up a big piece of glass and so did she. I cried hard. So did she. This was it. I took a heavy breath and stabbed the glass in my stomach as hard as I could. I screamed in agony and hit the floor. Beth started slicing her arm but stopped when I hit the floor. "Bellefaire!" She cried. "Oh my Goddd." she sobbed. I heard Beth crying my name and I heard Maggie pleading for us to open the door. "I'm not mad, please, I'm not mad." I heard her say.
Finally the door busted open. It was Maggie and Lori. Blood was everyone. "I'm sorry…" Beth sobbed to them, holding her wrist. Maggie took Beth out the room and Lori came to me but couldn't get me up without me screaming. "No, Lori...It's to late. Worry bout...Beth." I said through breaths. Lori got up and opened the window. "DARYL!" she screamed and came back to me.
Next thing I know, momma came barging in. "Oh my God!" she cried. Then Daryl came busting in. "What the hell!" he hollared. "We need to get her up into the bed, she needs Hershel." Lori said quickly. Daryl picked me up out of my puddle of blood and layed me on Beth's bed. Hershel came in. "Patricia, Beth needs stitches. I have to be here with Bellefaire. Please, go now." He said quickly but calmly. Momma put her hands in her face and cried a moment but then nodded and walked out. "I'm going to have to get that glass out. It's going to put her in a lot of pain. When I do though I need to move quickly and stitch her. That glass is holding back all her blood. If i'm not quick enough she'll bleed out. Hold her." He instructed Daryl and Lori.
Lori and Daryl held me down, and Hershel grabbed the glass and yanked it out. I screamed and cried so hard. Daryl held me as tight as he could.