A/N: I apologize in advance for this being a short chapter. I have so many stories that I'm working on and I'm trying to get them all updated as soon as I can but the chapters aren't coming out as long as I would like them to be.

Wrong About You

Chapter 19

Beth-

Rick grabbed me and threw me to the ground when we heard the gunshot.

There was another gunshot immediately after the first one but Rick shielded me from it.

"Beth!?" Daryl was screamin' my name as he ran to us.

Rick moved off of me and I could feel the warmth of blood on my hands but I didn't know of it was mine or his.

Daryl knelt down next to us. "Bethie, ya aight?"

I nodded and looked down at my hands, Daryl looked down too.

"Ya sure ya ain't hurt?"

I couldn't say anythin' 'til we noticed Rick was bent down, clenching his stomach.

Daryl picked up his crossbow, "Help 'im get inside."

I helped him up and tried to run towards the prison while Daryl ran towards the fence.

"Daddy!" I yelled out for him when we got inside the cell block.

"Oh my God!"

Daddy saw the blood and motioned for me to help Rick into his cell.

"Bethie," daddy looked at my blood covered shirt, "go let Carol see if any of that blood could be yours."

I nodded and backed out of the cell and went straight to mine

"What happened?" Carol asked when she came to my cell.

"I...I don't know. We were out by the graves talkin' and...and we heard two gunshots."

"Where's Daryl?"

I shrugged, "He went down to the fences."

I couldn't do anythin' but stare at Ricks blood on my hands.

Daryl-

I couldn't find nothin' ta tell me who had shot Rick 'cause they was gone 'fore I could get to 'em but I got a good guess who it was.

I went back inside ta talk ta ever'one an' see how Beth was.

When I got inside, Hershel was tryin' ta get the bullet outta Rick an' Carol was talkin' ta Beth.

"What happened out there, Darylina?"

"Don't know. Someone fuckin' shot Rick, coulda shot Beth too."

"Reckon I know who it was," Merle slapped my shoulder, "they knew who they was aimin' at or they would've got 'er too."

I nodded an' went ta Beth's cell when Carol left.

She was jus' sittin' there. Looked like she had been cryin' an' wiped 'er face with 'er hands.

I knelt down in front of 'er, picked up a bottle of water an' poured some onto my rag.

I started wipin' tha blood off 'er face but she didn't move, 'er eyes stayed on 'er hands.

I got as much blood off 'er face as I could 'fore I started wipin' 'er hands.

She finally looked up at me but I wasn't expectin' tha look that was in 'er eyes. She jerked 'er hands away from me an' jumped up.

"Beth, what's wrong?"

"Everyone...Rick...it's my fault. All of it."

"Beth," I stood an' got closer to 'er, "tha Governor is tha one who shot Rick. It ain't yer fault."

I put my hands on 'er shoulders but she pushed me away.

"Get away from me!"

"Beth?" Maggie stepped inta tha cell.

"Get out," she screamed, "both of you! Get away from me!"

Maggie stepped 'round me ta get closer ta Beth.

"Bethie, what's goin' on? Why don't you want us in here?"

"It's my fault," she whispered an' slid down ta tha floor, "I killed her!"

Maggie turned ta me an' put 'er hand on my arm. We stepped outta tha cell ta talk but we could hear Beth cryin' an' mumblin' somethin' 'bout it all bein' 'er fault so we went ta tha common room.

"She's not over Hannah," Maggie sighed an' sat down, "and now, now she's blamin' herself for what happened to Rick."

I wasn't sure what ta say but I knew it'd be better fer me ta say whatever it was ta Beth, not Maggie or anyone else.

Beth was still on 'er floor mumblin' but she wasn't cryin' no more.

I sat down in front of 'er an' jus' watched 'er for a minute.

"Ya know, ain't none of this yer fault. Not Hannah, not Rick, none of it."

I kept repeatin' myself to 'er but it didn't seem like she was listenin'.

I moved ta sit beside 'er an' pulled 'er inta my lap.

"I love ya, Beth an' I ain't gon' stop. Not fer nothin'. I ain't mad at ya fer bein' with Rick. I sure as hell ain't lettin' ya take tha blame fer what happened ta Hannah. Sometimes those things jus' happen."

She pulled away from me an' shook 'er head.

"I don't love you, Daryl."