We were all brought inside at gunpoint. Carvers group stopped and marveled at the lodge that's why they didn't see the small girl dart upstairs. Thank god she was okay. After everyone was forced onto their knees Carver began to walk back and forth in front of us. I looked around, I hopped Rebecca and Alvin were safe with Clem. They were our last hope at this point. Carver wouldn't hurt Rebecca but he hated Alvin and he didn't know Clem. He would hurt a child without remorse. He was the worst kind of evil in this world. After scanning the area he looked to our group on the floor with a dark scowl. He walked toward the red-faced Carlos and grabbed his arm bring him to the front of the group. He punched him in the stomach and Carlos fell to his knees. Sarah cried out for her dad and Carver just glared at the frightened girl. He began demanding to know where Rebecca was. Carlos wouldn't give it up, he was a good and loyal man. Without warning Carver pulled Carlos head back, brought one arm up and snapped one his fingers back.
"Rebecca!?" Carver shouted, "Rebecca, our baby deserves to be raised in a place of safety." He paused looking around, baring his teeth like an animal.
"I know you're out there. And Alvin, and Luke, and the girl." Didn't he know where Luke was? He didn't know about Kenny. This might be our advantage. Maybe they weren't dead. I was letting myself fill with hope when I damn well knew I shouldn't be.
"This is real simple. You want this over quick, you all play nice and show your faces."
"Don't hurt my dad! Please!" Sarah begged through her sobs. My heart hurt to see the girl in such pain and unable to help. Carver just looked at her with disgust. After a time while no one said anything and no one dared to move Carver began to get frustrated. He pulled Carlos arm up again and snapped another figure. The man shouted out in pain and Sarah screamed.
"Fuck you. Shoot him! Somebody just shot hi-" Carlos began to shout when Carver reared his head back and brought his large knife to his throat.
"Say goodbye, Carlos," Carver said with some sick smile as he brought the knife closer to the doctor's throat.
"Don't look, sweetie. Don't look." Carlos told his daughter who just stared at him with shock and horror filling her large eyes. Just as Carver brought the knife back a new voice rose.
"Bill, stop!" Rebecca shouted from above. With another smile, Carver shoved Carlos forward with full force. The man collapsed onto his side. Sarah sobbed loudly as we watched the three missing members of our group come to join us. Carver stopped Rebecca and spoke to her, Alvin looked so angry, I had never seen the kind man so angry. Clem came and slumped down beside me.
"You okay?" I asked worried she nodded but she looked at the ground. This was scaring her as much as it scared me or anyone else. Poor kid, I never wanted her to get caught up in this. Had we just left when we were supposed to none of this would have happened? I would never have found out about my brother and I would never have seen Carver again. Why was I so weak? Why didn't we just leave?
"You don't want to do this. Please, let these people go." Walter pleaded.
"Just, shut up!" A red headed woman snapped as she began to tie up Carlos. Bonnie, I remembered her. Carlos was put down beside Clementine, he looked at her before speaking.
"Clem, can you reach my hands?" He asked in a voice so low I nearly missed what he said.
"I'll try." She whispered. She never gave up, she was the toughest person I had ever met and she wasn't even half my age. Troy, the asshole was standing too close for her be reach Carlos's hands. Just as Carver was being to bask in his victory a gunshot broke through one of the front windows killing one of Carver's troops.
"Kenny…" Sarita gasped. Everyone who could took up their guns aiming around in fear of another shot.
"Don't move!" Bonnie yelled. Everyone took up a spot behind one of the tall pillars of the lodge except for those of us tied up in the middle of the building. I turned to Sarah who was panting like crazy. There were a few shouts between Carver and the others and that evil bastard came to where we were all tied up. He grabbed Walter and forced him forward. He shoved him onto the ground and without another word shot him in the head. Sarah started screaming and unlike the others, I saw regret in Bonnie's eyes. Walter didn't deserve to go like that. He was such a nice man, so understanding and compassionate. Even after everything that had happened to him, he still forgave Nick and saved his life.
"Walter," Clementine said her voice said and shocked.
"That's for our man. Now, I didn't want to do this, but you ain't leavin' me much choice. So here's what's gonna happen. I'm gonna march another one of your friends out here and I'm gonna put a bullet in the back of their head. Or you can give up now. Your choice." Carver shouted, his gun drawn and held close in defense. As if that could save him from a pissed of Kenny. Like an answer, a bullet was driven hard into the pillar Carver hid behind and with a shrugged Carver started walking toward my people once more. He grabbed Alvin and marched him up to the front where Kenny would no doubt see him. Rebecca screamed and shouted at him to stop and I felt so useless there with my hands bound. I looked at my brother who stood not that far away gun up in defense.
"Tommy, this is wrong you know that!" He looked at me for a second but didn't say anything. He wasn't a monster, not like Carver. Before I knew what was happening Clem jumped up and race to Alvin's aid. Carver saw her and elbowed her hard in the chest knocking the air from her lungs causing her to drop to the ground. Clem lay there choking for air and Carver grabbed her and put the gun to her head after knocking Alvin out.
"Let go of her, you son of a bitch!" I shouted I tried to get up but Bonnie's gun hovered just above my head. I remind on the ground. He couldn't kill her, he couldn't. My heart was racing so fast I thought it would die out, I couldn't even think. All I saw was Clem and that gun. If he hurt her, he'd better hope the walkers got him, they'd be much more merciful than I would.
"We can do this all night. Is that what you want?" After the worst few minutes of my life, Kenny walked in, hands in the air. Bonnie tied him up and put him with the rest of us. Clem was returned to my side and I let go of a breath I wasn't aware I was holding.
"Wheres Luke?" Carved asked now walking back and forth in front of us all. "Finally, cut and run, huh?" Bastard. Luke wouldn't do that. His dedication to this group was unreal and incredibly strong. "Why am I not surprised? I warned you. I warned you not to follow him. And look where he's led you." He led us far better than Carver ever did. Was Luke dead? He wouldn't leave us. I had to accept the truth but a part of me couldn't, wouldn't.
"But you're safe now. We're going home. As a family." He said smiling in front of everyone. I shook my head as a burning angry filled my veins.
"All right. Round em up. We're headin' back to camp." He said before turning and leaving. I watched the others gather everyone one at a time. Bonnie grabbed my arm and forced me up with everyone else. I followed behind Carlos and saw his now red and bruised fingers. We passed Walter who lay unmoving on the floor. He didn't deserve this, no one did. Carver would pay. If it was the last thing I did, I would watch him die.
AN: Hope this chapter is okay, I typed it up today knowing I had to update. Please feel free for share your thoughts and ideas. I know I say that at the end of every chapter but I'll put it in here to just in case.