Beth managed to get to Daryl before he fell face first into the water. He slumped over her as she tried to steady him before her.

"Daryl" she cried softly. "Daryl" she repeated trying to hold him up and steady his face in her hands.

Daryl's eyes opened as he managed to say "Carol" just before closing them again.

Beth looked around to see if Carol was nearby. Not seeing her Beth decided that she needed to get Daryl to a safe place quickly. She used all her strength to get him to his feet and to hold him up as she walked them back to the small house.

"Come on Daryl. It's not far. Don't quit on me", Beth pleaded.

Beth tried her best to keep Daryl on his feet but he had trouble keeping one foot in front of the other. His legs buckled underneath him causing Beth to stumble. No sooner did she stumble then she was on her feet again pleading with Daryl to get up. He was barely conscious as he leaned on Beth.

"We're almost there Daryl. There's a bed. I'll get you cleaned up and I'll go back for Carol".

Soon they were in sight of the small house. Beth looked over her shoulder as they got closer to the house. She hoped that the staff members of the hospital were long gone.

They stumbled through the door and landed on the floor, Beth breaking Daryl's fall. Beth caught her breath and slowly got up and dragged Daryl to his feet for the last remaining steps to the bedroom. She laid him down on the bed and began to check his wounds. They were bad, really bad. She quickly tore up a sheet and began to clean the wounds. Daryl woke up with a startle and grabbed Beth's arm.

"Where am I?"

"You're safe for now", Beth replied.

Daryl withered in his pain and let out a scream as Beth pressed against his wounds.

"Carol" he cried out.

"I'm going back for her just as soon as I stop the bleeding" Beth assured him.

"You can't. She's gone."

Beth stopped and looked Daryl in the eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Daryl".

"You have to go back and get to the others".

"The others?" Beth asked.

Daryl looked as if he was going to pass out. Beth shook his shoulders which startled him.

He then grabbed her arms with both hands and brought her closer to his face.

"Leave me and find the others!" Daryl yelled.

Daryl's eyes were now within inches of Beth's. They stared at each other for a moment before Daryl laid his head back down on the bed, wincing in pain.

"Okay. Tell me where to go" Beth said, trying to hide her reluctance. He was sure to die if she left him alone. She wanted to tend to his wounds to make sure he would survive until she returned.

Daryl had to take several deep breaths as he gave Beth directions. Beth asked about his crossbow. Daryl just shook his head and said that it was gone.

"Go!" he yelled at her again.

Beth got up and looked around. As she walked out the door she glanced over at Daryl. She didn't want to leave him this way. She wanted to treat him and make sure he was going to make it but he wouldn't let her. There was no time to think about that. She had to find the others as quickly as possible and get back to him. She hardly had any strength left in her but her determination to get back to him was enough to push through the physical pain she had been feeling since escaping the hospital.

Beth ran back to the river and along the shore as Daryl had instructed. He said to stay away from the van. He wouldn't tell her why. A few minutes later she spotted the van in the distance and wondered if that's where Carol was. He told her explicitly to stay away but her curiosity got the best of her. Maybe he thought she was dead but she wasn't. Daryl was so out of it that he could have been wrong. Beth just had to make sure.