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cinnamon girl !
a beth greene fanfiction

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"Look at me
she said
your scars are not your shame
they are your story
she smiled
and I love stories."

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She came to me like wildfire,
burning everything I knew or thought I
knew. She had placed me in the labyrinth of her soul and I would be content wandering through it for the rest of my life.

-Ariana

This book will contain mature language, mentions of death, blood and abuse.

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SUMMARY / BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE

AT THE START, at the very beginning of this new strange society everyone was expected to adapt to overnight, Beth Greene couldn't help but feel so alone.

Everything and everyone she once loved was taken from her in the blink of an eye. She was forced into survival mode and into a world that didn't feel real, into a world full of pain and suffering.

But what frightened her most, was when did it all happen? What caused this and when did it start? She can't remember when it happened, all she can remember was kissing her sister Maggie goodnight and going to bed, closing her eyes and when she opened them again, she was still in the same bed but not the same universe. Everything had changed, not for the better but for the worse.

Beth liked to remind herself that atleast she still had her family close by, they were still there, right next to her and not all hope was completely lost.

Not yet,anyway.

WHEN BUILDINGS TURNED to golden flames and all source of humanity turned to dust, brave Devon Kline chose to fight.

When his dear mother, Lavena Kline, passed when he was just 10 years old, all hope was lost and his life changed forever.

Devon's father turned to alcohol as a way to deal with the loss of his beloved. He became an alcoholic, spending every penny in the pub and Devon being forced to look after his younger siblings, James and Lily Kline.

Devon's childhood was cut short, he had to cook for his siblings and help them with homework as his father wasn't able too. As the fridge became bare, he begged and begged for his father to stop spending so much time at the pub. In return, he smacked him for talking down to him, and didn't Devon know he was going through a tough time?

Devon knew, of course. But didn't his father know that he might be going through a tough time too? He just lost his mother, his father became emotionally unavailable and he had to raise his two siblings when he himself was still just a child. Devon had never felt so alone in his entire life.

When his father would fall asleep on the couch, Devon never failed to make sure he had a blanket around him to ensure he was kept warm, they couldn't afford to turn on the heating. He checked the pockets of his father's jacket pocket, but only ever found loose change. Atleast it provided one meal for his siblings, the rest he hid under his jacket. He didn't like stealing, and each time he did it he always wondered what his mother would think of him.

Would she be disappointed? Or would she understand that it was something he had to do to survive?

He would never know.

ONE RAINY THURSDAY EVENING Devon was taking the trash outside. It was dark and late at night, the moon illuminating the street Devon called home. He wondered where his dad might be, he was never usually this late coming home from the pub. His siblings had just fallen asleep, so he decided to take a short stroll down to the local pub to see if his dad was alright.

He turned the corner, and as raindrops hit the ground and fell lightly upon his eyelashes, this was the last time he seen his father and the first time he seen one of them.

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*5 years after apocalypse has started*

"It could work, you know it could." Were Hershel Greenes last words before he was brutally decapitated right before his very own beloved daughters eyes.

Beth didn't believe it at first, she blamed it on her poor eyesight and how far away from him she was. She sort of spaced out for a moment, left the earth and went to some place elsewhere, somewhere far far away from here. But what brought her back to reality were the agonizing screams and cries from her sister Maggie, that was what brought her back to reality, and confirmed her utter worst nightmare.

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-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈CAST !

EMILY KINNEY
as
BETH GREENE

"She's the type of flower that can still grow after a forest fire."

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RAMI MALEK
as
DEVON KLINE

"I'm bad with words so I hope you're good in reading eyes."

the rest of the walking dead cast as their respective characters.

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I do not take ownership of the walking dead plot, its universe, dialogue or characters and all rights for the series and comic books belong to Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. I do own Devon Kline, along with everything about him.

I would also like to dedicate this book to the following individuals, thank you guys so much for showing support and interest it means alot !!

1. harryslvr
2. harrylcver
3. evemph
4. scarletswitchy
5. teaoka
6. wrldlvs
7. civeua
8. negansmiths
9. maggiefilms
10. -silvcrmist-

cover credits go to spideyskies thank you sm <3

AUTHORS NOTE

im so excited for this fic!! beth is my baby and I love her so much❤
i would just like to clarify that beth is 21 in this fic and devon is 25.
please note that i am in no shape or form a professional writer and this fic is for fun and bc i love beth (if that wasn't obvious already)
also please don't be a silent reader, I love reading comments and hearing suggestions and seeing what you guys think of the book! Interacting with you all is fun <3
thank you sm for reading and I hope you enjoy this book!! i am so excited to write it<33

-selina x