Chapter 1

Clementine sat in her room in the boarding school, it was surprisingly clean for a post-apocalyptic building. A knock at the door startled her.

"Come in!" She quietly shouted. Marlon entered, just barely able to hold onto the chain that Rosie was leashed to.

"Do you want her in or out?!" He yelled as he started to lose grip on the chain.

"Out!" Marlon swung around and saw Violet coming down the hallway.

"Violet, do you mind taking Rosie out for a walk?" Rosie had drool coming out of her mouth, probably daydreaming about her walk.

"No, I don't mind!" She said happily, she always had a soft spot for dogs.

"Great, thanks." Marlon handed the chain to Violet.

"Hey, can you make sure Clementine is alright for me? Something's up with her."

"Of course, I was actually just gonna talk with Clem."

"Thank you." Violet replied. She walked down the hallway to the stairs and disappeared downstairs.

Marlon entered Clem's room, she had her head in her knees and she was sobbing. "Hey, what's the matter?" Marlon said.

Clem hugged him instantly. He hugged her back. "What's up?"

"I'm just thinking about an old bo-... friend."

Marlon wanted to know what she was going to say before, but he didn't pry.

"He was my... boyfriend. His name was Gabe. He always cared about me..." She stopped mid-sentence.

"It's okay, you can tell me."