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Beth sighed quietly at the response that Sasha gave her. She knew a lot of people were concerned about her and were even expressing that concern - just like she was. She didn't want to push Sasha, didn't want to make her mad or make her feel guilty. She just wanted to be there for the other woman. She'd been through so much and the light in her eyes was slowly fading away, leaving Beth worried for her friend. "Okay, I can understand that," Beth started, getting up as she moved to the kitchen. A quick trip to the pantry and she grabbed a bottle of water and what looked like crushed up crackers. She walked over and sat down, heart heavy but she smiled at Sasha instead of letting that on. "What if you just eat some crumbs, but definitely drink the water. Please?" She didn't hover, though. Not like she wanted to. Instead, she smiled at the other woman and got up, her legs carrying her across the living room where there was a chair and a guitar that had been found while out on a run. Beth sat down with it as she started running her fingers over the chords quietly, focusing hard on not watching the other woman.

They’d made it to the top of the building before the herd had gotten to them. Pacing it, however, had been their mistake. It led to Beth laying flat on her stomach, her hands holding Sasha tightly by her arms. “I ain’t, I won’t. Sash,” Beth breathed out, pulling the best that she could to pull the other woman up. She wasn’t going to lose her! She wasn’t going to let this happen, but her body felt weak with exhaustion as she held on. “Sasha, can you try,” Beth closed her eyes for a second before opening them and looking right into Sasha’s eyes. “Try to use your feet, and climb while I pull?”

"I turn my back for one second, one second and you run off to try to get yourself killed!" Beth was angry, she was scared. She'd thought she'd never see Sasha again. Her shoulders slumped as she looked over at Sasha, there and whole and alive. "Please don't leave me. Please."