I'll Always Find You (A Daryl Dixon X Reader)

CHAPTER 31: Hello Drunken Reunification

LORI'S POV:

I paced the house watching Patricia and Maggie tend to Beth in her catatonic state. Andrea stood at the end of the bed watching on as well. I looked back out the window for the 30th time. Rick and Glenn still weren't back yet with Hershel and Y/n. I motioned for Andrea to walk over and she did.

    "Her heart's racing. She's burning up. We really need Hershel and Y/n. Either one of them would know what to do." Andrea mentioned.

    "Would you look in on Carl for me?" I asked her quickly.

    "Of course." Andrea nodded.

I walked out of the house and looked everywhere for Daryl. My mind raced with everything Dale had told me. I needed to talk to Y/n, find out if what he said was true. I worried for my son's safety, for my husband's, the groups. Y/n was out there somewhere and possibly Charlotte was still too. I worried about both of them. If anyone knew something it was Daryl. Y/n told him everything. She had to of mentioned it to him. I walked across the field down to the stone wall that surrounded the property to find Daryl sharpening a stick.

    "Moving to the suburbs?" I questioned him as I got closer. Daryl looked up for a moment but then he looked back down and continued sharpening his stick with his knife. "Listen, Beth's in some kind of catatonic shock. We really need Hershel and Y/n."

    "Yeah, so what?" Daryl scoffed putting up his familiar cold front to people he didn't normally associate himself with.

    "So I need you to run into town real quick and bring them and Rick back...." I said and Daryl gave me no response. "Daryl?"

    "Your dumbass husband instructed me to stay here." He said clearly upset. "You want 'em, fetch 'em yourself. I got better things to do."

    "What's the matter with you? Y/n is your best friend. She's my best friend too. We need to bring them back. You need to bring her back. Why would you be so selfish?" I asked with a frown.

    "Selfish?" Daryl scoffed immediately looking up at me. "Me, selfish? Listen to me, Olive Oyl. I was out there alongside Y/n looking for those little girl's every single day. I took a bullet and an arrow in the process. Don't you dare tell me about getting my hands dirty!" He yelled standing up and pointing his knife at me. "Best friend? You're not her friend. I would barely call you guys acquaintances at this point. You betrayed her by sleeping with her husband. Y/n is my best friend, but she knows how to handle herself. Don't use her against me to get your dumbass husband back. You want him, you get him. So have a nice ride! I'm done looking for people."

Daryl sat back down and started whittling his stick again. I was left in shock at what he said. I moved to walk away but turned back one more time.

    "Did you know about the abuse?" I asked him suddenly and Daryl looked up at me annoyed that I was still there. "Or that Shane threatened Y/n's life?"

His face looked turned from annoyance to one of completely in shock, making me even more unsure. If Daryl didn't know was it really true? I shook my head and walked away. I guess he was right. If I wanted them back I was going to have to go get them back myself.

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CHARLOTTE'S POV:

I had found my way to this road from the woods, after watching Sophia get attacked and getting spooked by the man with the gun. I followed it back south, I think, till I had reached this little town. I found a map in the old convince store I was holding up in and trying to locate the highway my Mom and the group of our people was left on. I had planned to myself to wait it out a couple of days here, after finding a pharmacy and medicine for my arm, then heading back, hoping to find anyone actually alive. Someone to help me find my Mom.