Fate or Hell

Chapter 33: Betrayal

A Month Later...

I'm in the kids room sitting on a chair holding Angel. Daryl comes in. I look at him then back down. He goes over to Pauly and picks him up then sits across from me. We stayed quiet for about five minutes

Daryl: First things first; What happened to your face?

Me: I said no to Negan

He stays quiet

Daryl: Mind telling me what the hell that was about at Alexandria?

I shake my head

Daryl: Look at me

I look at him

Daryl: Why did you kill Aaron?

Me: Negan made me

Daryl: Bullshit

I glare

Me: He threatened to kill our kids and make me watch as they turned into walkers then he would give me a gun and make me kill them, that's why I did it! Don't tell me you wouldn't have done the same thing; would you have?

He looks down at Pauly

Daryl: They don't want you at Alexandria anymore

Me: That's understandable. After what I did. I betrayed them after trying so hard to get their trust. Do you want to hold Angel?

He nods as I go over to him. We switch. I hurt my hand

Me: Oww

He looks at it

Daryl: Did Negan do that?

I nod

Daryl: Son of a bitch

Me: Can you do me a favor?

He looks at me

Daryl: What?

Me: Even though it won't change anything I would really appreciate if you told everyone how sorry I am and to ask for their forgiveness. Tell them everything that I told you and let them know that I would never ever do something like that

Daryl: Maybe you should go over there and tell them

Me: I don't think Negan would allow it

Daryl: Bring them here then

Me: You're being an asshole; you know that?

Daryl: What do you expect? You killed Aaron. You saved him, he brought us to Alexandra, they let us into their home

I hit the crib

Me: Were you not listening?!

Pauly starts crying. I put him in the crib but he continues to cry

Daryl: What the hell are you doing?

Me: I asked you a question

Daryl: I heard you

Me: So then what the hell?

I give Pauly his bottle which made him stop crying

Daryl: alright let me ask you something

Me: What?

Daryl: If I had killed Jesus; would you have forgiven me?

Me: Of course! If you had told me you did it cause someone threatened our kids or Rick and everyone else. I would have forgiven you because I would understand why you did it

He puts angel in her crib

Daryl: You would look at me the same? talk to me the same way?

He walks over to me