The next morning, the journey continued, and the group had yet to reach the place Arvo was talking about. Rebecca had taken a turn for the worst overnight, and was now looking weaker than ever. This worried the group.

"You sure you're good?" Nick asked Luke, who was still limping from the bullet wound in his leg.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm good," Luke replied. "If I start to crap out, I'll let you know."

"If you do, let us know," Mike said.

"How much further?" Lilly demanded of Arvo.

"Close. Very close," the young man replied.

"You've been sayin' that every time we've asked," Kenny snarled.

"Please. Come."

"Do you think we're almost there, Dad?" Sarah asked. "My legs are getting tired."

Carlos turned and looked at his daughter. "Almost, sweetie." But he didn't know if they were close or not. Who knew? This Arvo kid could be lying. So they kept walking in a line, Kenny and Arvo in front, and Lee and Clementine at the back, keeping their eyes peeled for any walkers or any other dangers that might have happened to be lurking about.

Suddenly, they came to a stop at a lake that was frozen over, and there was a house on the other side of it.

"Here," Arvo spoke slowly.

"That piece of shit?" Kenny questioned. "It's half built."

"We just need the supplies, Kenny, remember?" Sarita asked.

"She's right," Lee nodded.

"Is warm..." Arvo trailed off. "Fireplace, very warm."

"I'd just like a place to sit if I'm being honest," Luke commented.

"Do we have to cross the lake?" Mike asked. "Is there any other way?"

"The fastest way between two things is a straight line," Kenny told them with a shrug. But Lee knew that not all of them would be able to make it across this frozen lake. The weight would be too much, and it was a very bad idea. "We have to cross it," he continued to speak, walking closer to the edge of the land where the lake began.

"Is okay," Arvo said. "Walk. Ice."

"No shit, ice!" Kenny snarled. "That's the problem."

"We should all go slowly, don't clump together," Lee spoke up.

"Yeah, no need to rush this," Omid agreed. Genevieve was in his arms as usual, looking around with large dark eyes.

Lilly sighed. "We should spread apart. Less weight, the better."

So, the group slowly inched their way onto the frozen lake, Mike having to help Rebecca. Sarah had a frightened look on her face, but she was doing very well. It was about a quarter of the way when Clementine felt a little bit of ice crack beneath her feet.

"It's okay," Luke assured her. "We're fine."

A few moments later, they could hear the growling of walkers behind them. They began to approach the ice, and Lee had the feeling that things were going to get worse before they got better.

"D-Dad!" Sarah squeaked.

"Shit, walkers," Nick muttered.

"There are only a few of them, we should be alright," Mike said as he slowly guided Rebecca along. Baby AJ was sleeping soundly in her arms.

Arvo saw the walkers behind them, and began to speed up his slow limping.

"Hey! Stay with us!" Kenny warned. A few walkers that were clumped together fell through the ice, causing everyone to turn and look.

"That's two less to deal with," Nick commented.

"Just stay spread out and we'll be fine," Mike said.

That's when Arvo took off running as fast as he could towards the house, and Kenny began to run after him and they chased each other.

"Motherfucker..." he grumbled. "Get back here, you piece of shit!" he screamed.

"Kenny!" Lee called out, trying to stop the man.

"He's gonna kill him," Mike said, running after the two with baby AJ in his arms, leaving Rebecca standing alone and helpless.

Nick immediately jogged to her as quickly as possible without breaking any more ice and put his good arm around her. He spoke some comforting words as she worriedly looked on, only looking slightly relieved as Mike made it with the baby.

"Kenny, what the hell, man?" Lee grumbled. "What good is this gonna do?"

Carlos, Sarah, Omid, and Genevieve were the next to make it across the river. Clementine, Lilly, and Sarita heard a louder cracking noise, and all three turned to see Luke standing in the middle of the lake, the ice cracking all around him.

Sarita slowly began to inch her way over to him, but Luke stopped her.

"Don't come over here!" he yelled. "It's too thin for both of us!"

"Luke!" Nick had called out.

"I can make it, I'm fine..." he said, mostly to himself.

"Are you sure?" Sarita inquired.

"Yeah," he nodded.

"There are walkers, please, let me help you," Sarita said again, looking around.

Luke shook his head, "No. the ice is way too thin for both of us...I just gotta be careful." He managed to stand up, but fell over once more when the ice broke underneath him. That's when Sarita sprinted towards him, trying to help.

"Sarita, no!" Kenny screamed.

"Stop!" Luke called out. "I'm fine..."

"You need help!" Nick yelled in return.

"Just give me a minute," Luke croaked.

Lilly took out her gun and began shooting some of the walkers that were beginning to approach Luke and Sarita, who continued to make her way over to him in hopes of helping. After a moment, Nick did, too, reaching his hand out for his friend.

"No, please, g-go back!" Luke whimpered, his eyes meeting Nick's.

While Sarita and Nick were trying to help Luke, Clementine began to help Lilly cover all of them. Unfortunately, it was no good for Luke and Sarita, as the two of them immediately fell through the ice when Sarita got close enough. Nick hadn't fallen because he was still far away.

"LUKE! NO!" Nick screamed.

"SARITA!" Kenny added, trying to run back to the middle of the ice. Lee and Mike grabbed him, however, both of them knowing that no good outcome would result from this.

And just like that, they had lost two more members of their group. Luke and Sarita were long gone, and they managed to get across what remained of the lake and into to house. Kenny wouldn't speak anymore, so it was up to Lee to follow behind Arvo to make sure he didn't escape. Hell, a sort of silence took over the whole group because of the two members they had just lost.

"How the fuck did that happen?" Lilly blurted out, breaking the silence.

Sarah was sobbing gently, both Sarita and Luke were her friends.

"Jesus Christ..." Rebecca mumbled.

"I'll, um...I'll look for something to start a fire..." Nick said, before walking off around the house.

"They're just gone..." Mike trailed off.

"We should have found a way around," Lee said. "We probably could have."

No one was prepared to see Kenny punch Arvo hard in the face, his face full of rage. His punch knocked the teen to the ground with blood splattering from his nose.

"YOU SON OF A BITCH!" the bearded man screamed. "THIS IS YOUR FUCKIN' FAULT!"

"Kenny! Don't, man!" Mike yelled.

"Don't WHAT?"

"He's just a kid, man!"

"Yeah? Well, this kid got my girl KILLED!" Kenny hollered. "He's the reason for all of the shit that's happened the past couple days!"

"KENNY!" Lee barked. "Man, look, we're all sorry about Sarita. Her and Luke both. But there's no reason to go and put everything on this kid. Use your head, man!"

Clementine helped Nick with the fire by using the nail file that Jane had given her, and the older man took it without a word. No doubt he was in grief over his friend.

Carlos gently sat Sarah down on the bench next to where AJ was sleeping in a small box, rubbing her back and trying to comfort her. With everything that was going on around the girl, it wasn't helping very much.

"He wasn't lying about the supplies," Lilly said, emerging from one of the many rooms in the house with a bag. It was full of food, water, stuff that they all needed.

"That's good," Lee nodded, he then turned to Clem. "You hungry, sweet pea?" She nodded in return. "Why don't you go see if Rebecca wants to eat, too?" he suggested, and Clementine agreed and walked over to where Rebecca was sitting with baby AJ in her fragile arms.

"Are you hungry, Rebecca?" Clementine asked. "We found some food."

A small smile graced Rebecca's face. "I could eat, yeah."

"Okay." Clem nodded, and went to grab a few cans of the food for herself and for Rebecca. The group rested by the fire then, eating and keeping the silence between them. Carlos was examining Arvo's face to make sure Kenny hadn't hurt him too badly. They were all tired and desperately needed rest.

Rebecca, though, didn't look so good. She was growing substantially weaker, and it was becoming pretty obvious. There wasn't much else that Carlos could do for her without medical supplies. The group was worried about how much time she had left.

These times reminded Lee of when the group was in Savannah, when everyone seemed to be leaving or dropping like flies. That was certainly what was happening today.

It was about an hour later. Both Clementine and Sarah had fallen asleep, even though it wasn't quite evening yet, and everyone else was just sitting around quietly, the only one walking around being Genevieve. Kenny had found a truck in the back, and was trying to get it started. Lee decided that he should check on Rebecca, who was still cradling AJ.

"How are you feeling?" he asked sympathetically, kneeling down in front of her.

Rebecca coughed. "I've had better days...I'm not feeling great," she admitted.

"Need me to get Carlos?" Lee inquired, glancing over at the Hispanic man, who was sitting on the bench with Sarah asleep with her head in his lap.

"No, no, I'll be okay."

But she was far from okay.

Her body was weakening, and everyone in the group knew it was only a matter of time before they'd be saying good-bye to Rebecca as well.

"Can I ask you something, Lee?" she had asked once they were alone, or at least out of earshot from everyone else in the group.

"Of course," Lee answered.

"Take care of AJ for me, alright?" Bec had managed to get out. "Just make sure he's safe and teach him all the things you taught Clem."

Lee nodded solemnly. "Okay, I will."

"Thank you." She smiled slightly, before turning her attention back to AJ, who was sleeping soundly in her arms.

"Hey." Kenny approached the two of them. His face was full of grief after having just lost Sarita, and Lee knew that he had to be feeling like shit. "Hell of a day." Kenny looked to Rebecca with a hint of sadness for a moment, then turned to Lee. "If you're feelin' up to it, I could use some help with the truck out back. We gotta get movin'."

Lee nodded. "Yeah, alright."

Kenny turned around and walked back outside, and Lee turned to Rebecca again. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"

Rebecca coughed twice, but assured him that she would be fine for now. "Carlos is here if I need anything."

"Alright." Lee looked over at Clementine, who was still asleep in front of the fire, and followed Kenny outside. Lilly was out there, too, standing against the wall with her arms crossed. There seemed to be a lot on her mind.

"What, uh, what did Rebecca have to say?" Kenny asked as they walked beside each other.

"She knows she's dying," Lee replied bluntly. "And she asked me to make sure nothing happened to AJ."

Kenny shook his head and sighed. "I just can't believe everything is falling apart like this...we had a plan, Lee, what the hell happened?" he continued to ramble as they stopped at the truck. "Let's see if we can get this thing moving," he said as he gave Lee the keys to the vehicle. Lee then climbed in while Kenny popped the hood, looking around at the engine and whatnot.

Lee couldn't help but to smile a bit as he watched Kenny. "You know what you're doing?" he questioned.

Kenny let out a bitter chuckle. "My dad used to fix up lotsa wrecks back in the day. He was a mean son of a bitch, but he taught me respect," he replied. "Go ahead and give it a turn, see if she starts." Lee obliged and turned the key, yet nothing happened. Kenny shook his head. "We're close," he said.

"Maybe with a little luck, we should get this truck fixed," Lee answered.

"Wellington's gotta be out there, Lee," Kenny said. "Those rumors can't all be bunk. Didn't y'all mention that you were headin' there with Omid?"

"Yeah. We had a map, but...we lost it during a storm."

"Ah, hell." Kenny let out a grumble, and worked a little more on the truck. "Alright, turn it again." Lee did so, but it still wasn't working. "Did you turn it?"

"Yes!" Lee responded.

"Goddamn it!" Kenny kicked the truck in both anger and frustration. Before Lee could say anything, he could see Carlos approaching them from his peripheral vision. The Hispanic man looked pretty unhappy, and Lee and Kenny knew exactly what it was.

"Rebecca?" Lee asked sadly.

Carlos nodded. "Her time is nearly up."