Hi, i'm Ryan, i'm 15 years old and live in the UK. I don't usually do this sort of thing, but I felt like I needed to write my own story for The Last of Us as it made such a large impression on me. Anyway, enjoy the first, small, but snappy chapter in 'Memories'. Please give me your opinion on how i'm doing.


Memories

Joel could feel his concentration drifting, he shook his head in a weak attempt to stay conscious. He could feel his side becoming numb and his shirt becoming damp with blood. Joel dropped down to one knee and grunted heavily in pain. Joel tried to pull himself up put the pain overcame him and he slipped down, landing hard on his hands.

"Joel, holy sh…"

Joel's arms gave way, and his head hit the ground with a thud.


"Ellie, wait up!"

Joel began to jog quickly after Ellie who had just turned around the corner of the abandoned book store. Joel and Ellie were travelling through what used to be the state of Montana, in a town called Lodge Grass. It was never the plan to leave Tommy's town after they had arrived, but Joel and Ellie both struggled to settle into a normal life, and after multiple incidents they both decided it was best to leave and continue to travel across the USA.

"Ellie?" Joel called out, a touch of worry in his voice.

"I'm in here!" Ellie called out from the inside of a small building.

Joel shook his head as he walked through the door, Ellie was picking through a pile of books, looking for anything worth reading. She wore the same pair of shoes as she always had, even though they were starting to rip and the original colour of them was unidentifiable. A pair of dark blue jeans that she has found still packaged complimented them well, as much as a piece of clothing could do now. She was still wearing the red and black flannel shirt that Joel had given to her before the reached Jackson. Together in their flannel shirts Joel and Ellie looked like that had been together since birth.

"What did I tell you about running off without me, we don't know what could be around here…"

"Pshhhh" Ellie cut off Joel mid-sentence, she knew exactly what he was going to say, she turned in his direction and grinned.

"Alright, we need to find somewhere to sleep for the night." Joel stated as he flipped the switch on his flashlight.

Dark was approaching quickly, the days were getting shorter as winter approached, Joel knew he needed to find somewhere to stay for a while, to stock up on supplies and stay for the winter. He felt a twitch of anger inside him just thinking of last winter, when he had been on the edge of death, while he couldn't protect Ellie from what she was being exposed to.

"Hey, take a look at this!" Ellie shouted from inside the next room, snapping Joel back to reality.

"I'm coming!" Joel walked through the door way to see Ellie standing in the middle of the room, smiling successfully. The room looked like it hadn't been touched since the day the infection had first hit, everything was still in place, and the only way you could tell that it hadn't been touched for 20 years was by the faded colours and the smell. There were two large brown sofas in the room, as well as table in the middle.

"Well, what do you think?" Ellie asked impatiently.

"Looks like somewhere we could stay for the night, or maybe a few more depending on what we find"

"I like it, maybe we could fortify the place and stay here for a while, and it's got an upstairs and everything." Ellie added.

"Slow down there, we don't know what we might find around here, we can't be the only people around here" Joel said, crushing Ellie's dreams instantly.

"I know, I just thought it might be nice" Ellie said, not bothering to look up from the ground.

"Ok, set up the beds for tonight, I'll be back in a minute." Joel told Ellie.

Joel walked back to the front entrance of the store and forced the door closed, he notice a nearby book shelf and pushed it against the door, stopping anyone from getting inside without making a lot of noise. The rest of the room was secure, all the windows boarded up. As Joel walked through the door back to Ellie, he pulled out the key which she must have found in the room to unlock the door. Once he had walked through he pulled the door closed and turned the lock, securing the room.