Thanks to gaara king of the sand for helping me out.
Molly looked around for anyone else, but it was clear Clementine was alone. "What are you doing out here alone?" She questioned.
"I...I..." Clementine began stammering.
"Where's Lee?" Molly asked.
Clementine's eyes watered a bit. "He's... He's gone." The child whimpered.
Molly looked confused. "Gone? Where?"
Clementine didn't say anything. Instead she lowered her head sadly.
"Oh, Clem..." Molly frowned. "What about everyone else?"
"They're gone too..." Clementine whimpered. "Lee said Christa and Omid should be around somewhere."
Molly nodded. "Where exactly?"
Clementine shrugged. "By the train..."
"Can't be." Molly shook her head. "It's overran."
Clementine's eyes widened, "What?"
"Any other ideas where they could be?" Molly asked her.
Clementine shook her head in response.
Molly looked the child over, then sighed. "I'll take care of you."
"Huh?" Clementine looked up with teary eyes.
"Let's go." Molly simply said. "We can't stay in one place for too long."
Clementine nodded. "Okay."
Clementine reached out her hand for the woman to take. Molly looked at the girl for a moment before she took the child's hand.
Clementine shivered as the cold air blow around her.
"You okay?" Molly asked feeling her shaking
"It's cold." Clementine mumbled.
Molly frowned. "I guess we'll have to find you warmer clothes."
Clementine gave a nod in response.
"Sit tight for a minute." Molly released the girl's hand.
Clementine sent her a confused look. "Where are you going?" Her voice sounded full of worry.
"Nowhere." Molly replied.
"What are you going to do?" Clementine questioned.
Molly let out a sigh. "You ask a lot of questions, don't you?"
Clementine frowned at that.
Molly noticed the girl frown. "You said you're cold, right?"
"Yes..." Clementine confirmed.
"I'm starting a fire." Molly explained.
Clementine nodded in understand.
Molly started to gather some wood for the fire. She then spotted a pile of leaves that had been blown by the wind. She gathered and arm full before piling it onto the wood. From there she proceeded to light the fire. Moments later, flames danced low on the wood.
"Come over here." She motioned Clementine over.
Clementine did as she told, moving to sit by the fire.
"You hungry?" Molly asked the child.
"Yeah." Clementine nodded.
"Alright." Molly dug through a bag, pulling out a can of beans. She dug into her pocket, grabbing a pocket knife. She used the knife to open the can before offering it to the little girl. "Careful. Don't cut yourself." She said.
Clementine nodded and carefully reached into the can, pulling out some beans. The girl ate in silence feeling a little more comfortable than she had felt moments ago.
"You okay?" Molly asked noting the child's silence.
"Yes." Clementine said.
"Want to talk about what happened?" Molly asked the girl.
Clementine sighed, not saying anything.
"You don't have to." Molly told her gently.
"No... It's okay." Clementine said, placing the can down.
Molly waited patiently for the girl to speak.
"This man... He got in contact with me through my walkie talkie." She explained. "He told me he was with my parents... I believed him."
Molly looked a bit worried. "What happened?"
"I told him a lot of stuff about the group..." Clementine said. "...And that we were coming to Savannah."
"What did he do?"
"He took me to a hotel... He claimed my parents were there... but they weren't." Clementine said. "He lied." She whimpered. "He locked me in this room... Lee came and saved me... but...but he told me he was bit." Clementine's voice cracked. "I had to s-shoot him."
Tears were falling at that point.
Molly watched the girl sob for a moment, not knowing what to do. Eventually she wrapped her arms around the little child. "Don't cry, Clem."
Clementine couldn't help it though.
With a small sigh, Molly held the girl until her tears stopped.
"You okay?" Molly asked once the girl's crying had ceased.
"Y-Yeah..."
"You sure?" Molly questioned.
Clementine nodded. "I think so."
"Alright. Good." Molly said. "I suck at comforting people."
"You did an okay job." Clementine said gently.
"Really? Do I qualify for a gold metal?" Molly joked.
"Not yet." Clementine gave a weak giggle.
"I guess we'll work on that." Molly smirked.
"I guess so..." Clementine agreed.
The two feel silent once again, looking to the fire.
"How'd you make a fire so fast?" Clementine suddenly asked.
"I'll teach you tomorrow." Molly said.
"Really?" Clementine asked, slightly surprised.
"Yeah." Molly nodded. "You should learn sooner rather than later."
"Okay, good." Clementine said.
"You actually have a lot of things to learn." Molly said.
"I know how to shoot a gun." Clementine said.
"Yeah, I know." Molly nodded. "You're a good little shooter too."
"Thanks." Clementine smiled.
"No problem. You sure saved my ass back at Crawford." Molly said.
Clementine frowned.
"What's wrong?" Molly asked.
"Swear..." Clementine said.
"What?" Molly raised a brow.
"You said a swear." Clementine replied.
"Oh..." Molly chuckled. "Sorry... You might want to get used to that kid."
Clementine frowned even more.
"Okay, okay. No swears." Molly raised her hands in surrender.
Clementine gave a satisfied smile.
"We'll try to find you some warmer clothes tomorrow too." Molly said.
Clementine nodded. "Are we leaving Savannah?"
"Yeah, but not yet. We're going to find some supplies and stuff first." Molly said.
"Alright. That's a good idea." Clementine said.
"After that we'll leave." Molly said. "But we need to be ready to leave."
"Right..." Clementine agreed. "Umm... Where will we go?"
"I'm not sure yet." Molly answered truthfully. "But Savannah's no good. There's not much left here. Our best chance at survival is to leave."
"Okay." Clementine said.
"Sounds like a plan?" Molly asked.
"Yeah, I think so." Clementine nodded.
"Good, now let's get some sleep." Molly said.
Tired, the two laid on a soft piece of ground. They looked to the sky for a while.
"The stars are so pretty." Clementine commented.
"Yeah..." Molly agreed. "I guess they are."
"Where's the big dipper?" Clementine asked. "I can never find it."
Molly began to scan the dark sky, "Right there." She pointed.
Clementine sat up to get a better look. "Wow... How pretty."
Molly smiled at the child's innocence. "Alright, bedtime."
"Okay." Clementine laid back down. "Goodnight, Molly."
"Night, Clem."
Eventually, exhaustion took over and the child feel asleep.
Molly glanced to the girl. That child was a piece of hope, a sign of innocence. She silently vowed to herself to keep that child alive, no matter what.
