I looked at Ellie as she looked back at me. I had to lie to her. I had to I didn't have much choice, what could I do? Humanity as it is had already gone to hell. I thought about everything what had happened. Human beings were the ones causing suffering. I couldn't just let her die, for something that might not even work let alone saving people who sure as hell didn't deserve to be saved.
"Swear to me that everything you said about the fireflies was true" Ellie asked.
"I swear" I looked at her thinking of everything she had gone through, what we had gone through. Ok was all she said. I turned away quickly and pointed to the town where we once were around a couple of months ago when we had visited Tommy.
"If we keep on going we can get down there before sunset" I told her trying to avoid eye contact. I didn't like lying to her. I wondered if she had even believed my words. But all that mattered now was that she was alive, we were alive and we were going to Tommy's to start over and to try and forget our past and only remember the important memories. We walked in silence, Ellie a few feet behind. My mind was constantly thinking of what had happened. And now thinking of what to say to Tommy should I tell him the truth privately or just tell him the same thing I had told Ellie.
We kept on walking for miles not saying a word. Finally what had seemed like hours we had reached the gates where we once were a couple of months ago.
"Tommy?"
Guns again pointed at us from above, Ellie still hovering behind with a distance.
"Your back, you decided to come back then" Tommy popped his head from above the towers, looking down at us.
"Guess so, long story. Thought it would be better to come back. Finally have a place we can call home, right Ellie" I turned around she was still looking down and kicking dirt. The only response I had gotten was the nod of the head. She still was being distant. Did she know I was lying? If she did what was I going to tell her.