Chapter 7: The Bridge
Thomas's POV
"You think Nick can't handle himself at the moment, do you" I asked Luke once we were far enough away from the group.
"After Pete's death he is…how do I put to not offend him" Luke said "kinda stressed I guess".
"Everyone would be after they lose one of their family members" Clem replied.
"I would be too if I lost anyone else from the group, we have become so close the last couple of months…it will be hard to see somebody else go" I spoke up gaining a nod from Luke.
We arrived at the front of the bridge and saw two walkers. One was standing up while the other was sitting against a rock.
"Shit, get down" Luke commanded. Both me and Clem kneeled down.
"We can't use guns so we take them out" I asked Luke.
"Hell yeah we will" Clem replied.
"Okay then. I'll take the big one you guys decide which one of you two will take down shorty" Luke said grabbing his machete from his back.
"We will team and take the big one, that way we even it out a bit more" I said smiling at Luke who shook his head.
"That's too dangerous" he replied walking towards the big one.
I looked at Clem and she just smiled at me. "We are gonna take the big one, you'll take out his legs and I'll finish it off" she whispered to me. I nodded back in reply and we slowly walked towards it. Once we were close I dashed past Luke and stabbed my knife in the walkers knee, making it fall to the ground, Clem then finished it off my smacking it's head in with her hammer. Luke saw us teaming up and killed the short walker.
"I told you WE would take the big one" I said smirking. He then lowered his hand for a low five which I gave him but Clem looked at him confused so when she put her hand like that Luke gave her a low five.
"Now please don't do that" he replied firmly.
"Can't promise you anything" I replied walking up to the bridge.
Once we were on the bridge I could see two walkers in the distance one was lazily standing while the other was laying on the ground. They quickly spotted us and came towards and the one that was on the ground started crawling towards us but stood after a couple of seconds. Another walker came from behind us. Luke held his machete tightly and walked towards it while I had my knife in my hand ready to kill one of the two coming towards us. All the sudden the wooden rails broke underneath Luke and the walkers behind us dropping them down.
"LUKE NO" I scream running over to the broken rails.
"I'm alright…just stuck" he called back. To my relieve he was able to hold on to some pipes or something like that I couldn't figure out what it was.
"Behind you" he called, the two walkers had caught up to us.
"Shit" I hissed. I dashed for the one that was first lazily standing around, I was able to get past it's arm and stab my knife right between its eyes killing it on impact. I looked over to Clem who was trying to kill the other but her hammer was stuck in the walkers jaw.
I rushed over to help but before I could, the hammer broke free but the walkers wasn't dead yet and dashed for Clem who almost fell of the bridge but then hurried to the side of it making both, the walker and her hammer fall down the bridge. My heart stopped I was so scared that Clementine would fall down as well but thank God she was able to pull herself up on the bridge. I looked around to see if I could find anything to help Luke, when I spotted a pipe which I could to bring him up. I rushed over to the hole and saw that the walker hadn't fallen it was impaled by a big part of the bridge, so I quickly stabbed the pipe trough it's before handing it to Luke, who used it as support to stand up so he could climb up. When he was safe and sound I pulled him and Clem in a hug.
"You both scared the shit out of me" I said pulling them close to me.
"I was scared shitless as well" Luke replied chuckling a little. When I let go of the two I saw that Clementine was slightly blushing making me blush in the progress. When I looked up I could see someone coming towards us.
"Guys do you see him" I asked Luke and Clem who looked over to the man.
"Yeah" Luke replied placing his hand by his gun.
"Now let's try to talk first and let's not go in to trigger happy mode, alright" I asked Luke who nodded in reply.
"Is he with Carver" Clem asked us. I shook my head.
"I don't think he is" I replied.
"Well, who are you" the man called out.
"I'm Thomas, this is Luke, and the girl's name is Clementine" I shouted back.
"Thomas, Luke and Clementine" he repeated after me. The stranger slowly walked towards us.
"Huh. You don't look like assholes are you assholes" he then asked.
"I'm not an asshole" I called back.
"What? Are you calling us an asshole, now" Luke asked me smiling. The man chuckled at that and came even closer.
"Are you heading north like, everyone else" he asked.
"Everyone else" Luke asked in reply.
"I see at least one group a day come through here" he replied.
"Did you see someone named, Christa" Clem asked him.
"I don't think so kiddo, sorry" he replied his look on his face sadden.
"If you want I have so food and supplies back in the station" he said pointing towards the station.
"That's awful nice of ya what's the catch" Luke asked him.
"No, catch promise" the man replied smiling again.
"Well, thank you then" Luke replied smiling just like the man.
"Like I said I have food and supplies back at the station and if you wa-" he cut, narrowed his and then said: "What the fuck, man".
When I turned around to look I saw Nick running towards and pointed the gun at the man. I just knew Nick would shoot so while Luke and Clementine were calling to nick to stop I ran to the man and tackled just in time for a gunshot to be heard. I looked at when we laid there and was thankful to see he was unharmed.
"You okay" I ask him.
"Yeah, thanks kid I think you just saved me" he replied. I stood up and turned to Nick.
"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM" I yelled at him.
"Did I hit him" he asked.
"NO THANK GOD NO" I replied "This man is willing to help us and you were about to kill him, Nick".
"I…I didn't know I thought he was with, Carver" he said.
"Who is Carver" the man asked.
"I'll to you about that later, okay" Luke said to the man who nodded.
"I'm sorry I didn't know" Nick said to man.
"It's okay you were helping your friends I get it" he replied.
"Nick you go get the group we'll go to the station past the bridge" Luke said.
Nick walked back towards the group and we and the man went to the station.
"I didn't catch your name" I asked the man.
"The name is Matthew" he said and smiled towards us.
Good guy Matthew…I hope his group will be as well
- Hahaha! Matthew is still alive didn't see that one coming did ya! I really felt horrible for Nick killing Matthew he was a nice guy so that was fucked on Nick's part but he'll live…for now. Also I wanna thank you guys so so SO much for the support! We have reached over 1,1k views which is amazing IMO :D
