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This is just after Beth and Daryl escaped from Woodbury's outburst.
Chapter 18: I'm tired of runnin'
"I right here" Daryl called with an arrow in his mouth and reloading another. He watched as Beth ran in front of him in the high white grass. They ran across a field only hoping nobody or nothing was following behind. Daryl grunted again as Beth looked behind her shoulder to make sure he was still there – where else was there to go.
"Where should I go?" Beth called over her shoulder. This is where Daryl needed Tiffany; she ran fast she knew where to go. Not that he was complaining about Beth it was just that Tiffany and he could read each other minds, a bit like him and Merle could.
"Just keep runnin'!" Daryl called trying to come up with a plan in his head. He looked behind to find a walker obviously from the prison running after them. He didn't want to use his arrow because he was running out of them as it is, so they kept running.
They ran for a couple of minutes until Beth couldn't fight anymore strength. They stopped on the edge of a road and looked back at where they just ran. It wasn't far but my god it felt like miles. Daryl spotted the walker still running and raised his crossbow. Once it got past the grass he bolted the arrow in-between its eyes and watched as the blood flew in different directions while the body fell uselessly. Daryl walked up to the walker and pressed his foot on the head to retrieve his arrow.
"Was that following us the whole time?" Beth asked walking up to Daryl and only got a grunt in response.
"And you left it to follow us?" Beth asked again not understanding why Daryl left the walker to follow.
"Yup – 'cause I knew ya would panic if I told ya" Daryl walked back onto the road and checked both ways for any threats before reloading his crossbow.
"What now?" Beth asked in breaths. We are goin' to find Carol and Tiffany that's what Daryl thought and was about to say but his concern for his family got the better of him.
"We're hold in a store for the night, find the others tomorrow" Daryl answered and started to walk down the road.
He was so determined to return to Carol and he would be like a bullet if he only knew where she was – or Tiffany for that matter. He promised himself that he would do anything to protect Carol and he already felt like he has broken it. If he doesn't find her or even if she didn't survive he could never forgive himself. Fuckin' hell don't think shit like that, she goanna be alright he thought. If only he kept her beside his side when he was talking to her in the mansion while everything broke off she would be here right now. They kept walking until they found a house on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. Daryl stopped and took in the house. It was small and even had a car in the driveway. He then looked up and into the sky to find it had darkened only hoping Carol was not doing anything stupid.
"It's as good as any" Daryl started to walk up the steps and towards the door. Beth decided to stay behind him but not get into his way. He checked the house and thankfully there where no walkers. He walked back down the stairs to find Beth hovering around the hallway.
"I think you have missed a room" Beth pointed towards a door near the front door. Daryl nodded once to her and opened it slowly hearing the squeak he hated because it always blown his cover. Daryl checked the corners of the small room and was surprised at what he was seeing.
"Whoa" He looked at all the food stocked up.
"Oh my god, its food" Beth said walking into the room and picking up a box. Daryl looked at the back of Beth head.
"No shit"
"How long are we going to stay here?" Beth asked. They where sat in the front room feasting on the food but also keeping a lot for another day or for the others when they found them.
"A couple of days. Tomorrow we will hotwire that car on the driveway and look for the others" Daryl said looking out the window for any threat even though it was hard for him to see anything in the dark.
"Okay" Beth said silently praying for her sister.
"Carol and Tiffany are going to be okay" Beth continued and got comfortable on the floor for sleep.
Daryl sighed as Beth fell asleep a couple of minutes later. He missed Carol. All he wanted was to feel her. He loved her so much that he was convinced that he would find her alive in one piece. He tried to remember that night months ago but it wasn't as good as having Carol beside his side. It will not be there last time together again after he finds her.
"I'm tired of runnin'" Daryl whispered to himself and looked at the moon that Carol and Tiffany could be looking at.
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