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Clementine didn't know how long she had been walking

Her good leg ached, and the crutches weren't much help.

There was no turning back though, she had to keep going forward.

The pain in her leg was slowly becoming unbearable. The child decided she had to stop. She slumped against a tree feeling a sense of deja-vu. She slowly realized she was once again alone, and though she hated to admit it, she was terrified.

The girl couldn't help but whimper a bit, part of her regretted leaving. She missed Molly. She wanted to be with her, but she didn't want to go back. She couldn't go back. She was sure everyone would be angry with her if she did.

She sat there for quite a while, trying to force back tears. She eventually broke into sobs unable to help herself. The child cried and cried until she could no longer keep her eyes open and soon, she drifted to sleep.


When the child woke it was still dark. But she quickly realized that she wasn't alone.

Panic hit her as she could hear two voices muttering to one another in a language unknown to her.

"Who's there?" She called out, while slowly raising herself up to sitting position.

A light shined in her face making it difficult to see. The girl covered her eyes.

"Little girl? You're awake." The young man spoke.

"Y-Yes…" Clementine continued to shield her eyes as she asked, "Where am I?" realizing she was no longer leaned against the tree.

"Our camp." The young man said, lowering his flashlight as he noticed it was bothering her. "Why is little girl alone?" The young man spoke broken English, and Clementine noticed he had an accent that she wasn't fully familiar with.

"I… I just am." Clementine said.

"No group?" He asked.

Clementine didn't respond. She kept quiet.

The young man seemed to take the hint that she didn't want to talk. He decided to leave her be.

Clementine sighed in relief. She started to lay back down, curling into a ball as much as she could with her injured leg. However, she realized something. The child frowned; eyes widen. Her hat was missing! She shot back up right and looked around the area beside her. She couldn't see it anywhere. Her eyes filled with tears. How could she have lost her father's hat?

"Are you… okay?" The young man spoke noticing the girl's distress.

Clementine was too scared to speak to the man at first. She was doing her best to keep her distance, but she needed to know about her hat. "I- I was wearing a hat… Have you seen it?"

"Hat? I see no hat." The young man said.

Clementine shook her head and tried to further clarify. "No… I had a hat on before. I… Do you know where it is."

"I'm sorry. I see no hat." The boy said.

Clementine felt her heartbreak at the idea of losing her hat. The child looked to find her crutches, grabbing them, she stood.

"Wh-Where are you going?" The young man asked.

"I can't stay here…" The child simply said. She didn't want to be around strangers. She didn't know what they might do to her.

"It is dark. Little girl should not be alone." The boy said.

Clementine ignored him as she tried to walk away, however the pain in her good leg forced her to stop. She felt it cramping up, begging for rest. The girl had no choice but to wait out the pain. Which meant unfortunately she wasn't going anywhere any time soon.


When morning came Molly awoke and realized with trepidation that Clementine was gone. Panic struck and she searched around for the girl, rushing outside to Mike and Bonnie who were awake and chatting away. "Where's Clem?"

"What? Isn't she inside?" Mike asked.

"No! No, she's not!" Molly exclaimed.

"We didn't see her come out here." Bonnie said.

Still panicking, Molly rushed back inside and began to wake the other adults. "Clementine's missing!" She informed the others.

"What do you mean she's missing?" Luke asked.

"I mean she's gone, and I can't find her." Molly said.

It wasn't long before everyone had gathered around her.

Kenny furrowed his brows and asked, "With all of you people here, Clementine just vanished?"

"Yes, Kenny, that's exactly what I mean." Molly said. She glared at Mike and Bonnie. "How come neither of you were keeping watch?!"

"W-We were." Bonnie stammered.

"Not well enough!" Molly snapped.

"Slow down, Molly. When's the last time you saw her?" Shel asked.

"Last night. When I put her to bed... She was sleeping, I had made sure of it before going to sleep myself." Molly explained.

"You didn't hear her when she got up this morning?" Sarita asked.

Molly shook her head. "No. I didn't see her or hear her."

"She couldn't have gotten far. She's just a little girl" Luke says.

"What if someone took her?" Becca suddenly asked, grabbing their attention.

"Wh-What?" Sarita gasped.

"What if someone took her?" Becca repeated.

"Fuck. I hope not." Luke said.

"We gotta find her before someone does take her!" Kenny said.

"What about Rebecca? She's still in bad shape. " Luke said.

"No... I can make it..." Rebecca said. "It's more important that we find Clem. That little girl shouldn't be out there alone. If she was my baby... God... She better be okay. "

"Alright, everyone spread out and start looking for her... She can't be far..." Kenny ordered.

The group spreads out and begins searching for the young child. They search all over the memorial site. From the other side of the gift shop, to the museum. After about two hours, they still haven't found the girl or anything that would tell them where she was.


"Little girl is really all alone?" The young man asked her.

"Why? A-Are you gonna hurt me?" Clementine asked.

He shook his head. "You are alone?"

"Yes…" Clementine confirmed after a minute.

"No one is taking care of little girl?" The young man asked.

"No… It's Just me. " Clementine said.

"You're lonely?" The man asked. "No one with you, you're lonely?"

"I-I'm not lonely… It's better this way." Clementine said. "Wh-What's your name?"

"I am Arvo. My sister is Natasha." Was his reply.

"I'm... Clementine..." The child slowly introduced herself.

"Where is little girl's mother and father?" Arvo asked.

"Dead. " Clementine frowned.

"Oh... Sorry..." Arvo said.

Clementine looked up at Arvo, his eyes showing genuine concern. She slowly started to relax and forgot about her pain.

"Why did you bring me here?" Clementine asked.

"Saved you." Arvo said.

"Saved me from what?" Clementine asked.

"The eaters." Arvo said. "Bad things. Little girl should not be alone."

"Eaters? You mean the geeks?" Clementine furrowed her brows; she didn't remember being saved from the geeks.

"Geeks?"

"That's what Molly calls them..." Clementine said.

"Who is Molly?" Arvo asked.

"She's the one who took care of me..." Clementine explained. "But not anymore... I take care of myself now... It's just me..."

Arvo frowned at that. "Rest… Not think about it…"

Clementine knew she needed to rest, but she couldn't bring herself to do so. She was exhausted but didn't feel comfortable enough to sleep. Not to mention, the cold had kept her awake most of the night. Every now and then Arvo would glance over to her but he remained quiet.

She couldn't help but feel anxious, even if Arvo came across as nice, he was still a stranger. She couldn't just trust him and it made her scared. She hated being so scared. But she couldn't help it. She didn't know these people or what they were capable of, and she knew she was at a disadvantage if they wanted to hurt her.

She debated on what she should do. Should she go back to her group and just endure the constant fighting. She wondered if the others had realized she was gone.


They had been searching for so long, with no sign of the young girl. And to make matters worse it had started snowing. They were in no condition to travel as it was.

It seemed that even the weather was conspiring against them now.

Kenny continued to order for them to push forward.

Molly really hoped Clementine was okay.


Clementine watched in a perplexed silence as Arvo and his sister, who Arvo had introduced as Natasha, spoke in another language.

Clementine couldn't make out a word they were saying. It made her nervous… What if they were plotting to hurt her? Or… Or fuck her? "W-What's going on? What are you saying?"

"We need to find our friends. They've gone hunt… Have not come back," Arvo said. "They have medicine. My sister's medicine. She needs it."

"Your friends?" Clementine asked. "So it's not just you two?'

Arvo shook his head.

"When… did your friends leave?" Clementine asked.

"Night time… Night time of yesterday." Arvo answered. "We must find them."

Arvo got to his feet.

"B-But it's snowing…" Clementine pointed out.

"Snow, not bad…" Arvo said. "Come…"

Natasha stood and offered the small girl a hand, along with a kind smile.

Clementine shrink back a bit. "I-I can stand on my own."

Natasha didn't seemed to understand her words as she tried to help the child up. Clementine tensed and pulled back.

Arvo said something to his sister, causing her to back off.

The child slowly stood and grabbed her crutches which were leaned against a tree.

"Come…" Arvo motioned for her to follow. "This way…"

Clementine just hoped she wasn't making a mistake…


It had been snowing since they left the memorial site and had yet to show signs of stopping.

The winds were also becoming harsher as the group treks through a snowy field. Rebecca stumbles.

Bonnie catches her. "You alright?"

"She's exhausted. We all are." Luke said.

"I can keep going… We have to find Clem…" Rebecca mumbled, practically slurring her words.

Bonnie helps Rebecca continue walking.

"We should've left right away, instead of waitin' around. We coulda found more food and been someplace warm days ago. And Clementine wouldn't have taken off like that…" Kenny grumbled.

"We did the right thing. Rebecca was in no condition to move." Luke argued.

"She's worse now!" Kenny retorted.

"We could still turn back." Luke said.

Kenny shook his head. "That's not an option. We need to find Clem…"

"You're probably the damn reason she ran away." Luke muttered.

"What the hell did you just say?" Kenny asked, shooting him a look.

"You heard me." Luke said. "All you ever do is yell at people! Clementine's been nervous and stress out for days. And—"

"That's because you people work her up!" Kenny snapped.

"Who is you people?" Molly inquired.

"All of y'all!" Kenny snapped.

"You haven't been making things any better for her, Kenny." Molly said.

"Everyone played a part in upsetting the kid." Vince spoke, "And fighting isn't going to help us find her."

"We just need to hurry up and find her. I don't want to take any chances with her getting hurt again." Molly said.

"We're gonna find her. No need to get all bent out of shape. We're all trying to do the best for her." Bonnie said.

"That is bullshit." Molly said. "None of you helped my girl when she was being raped at that hardware store. Don't pretend you give a damn about her now."

"We do care about Clem." Bonnie said.

"You have a funny way of showing it." Molly said. "If you and Mike had been paying attention, while you were supposed to be keeping watch, Clementine wouldn't have wandered off."

"She was sleeping next to you!" Kenny said. "You're just as much at fault. You should've woken up. If she was with me I would—"

"She wouldn't want to be with you in the first place. The kid isn't comfortable around you." Molly said.

"Like hell she isn't!" Kenny said. "It's all of your faults, that Clem is missing!"

"Yours too, Kenny." Luke said.

"How is any of this my fault?" Kenny demanded.

"Okay, Okay… Everyone needs to settle down…" Bonnie said.

"Don't tell us to settle down. Molly's right about one thing, if you and Mike had been paying attention, she wouldn't have been able to wander off." Kenny said.

"I don't blame her for leaving…" Becca muttered.

"Becca, don't…" Shel took the girl's shoulder and hushed her.

"I'm just saying… She probably left because everyone here is always so miserable." Becca said.

"How are we miserable, Becca?" Bonnie asked, looking to the girl with a frown.

"Do you not hear yourselves?" Becca asked. "You're all so caught up in complaining on every little thing that happens."

"I'll admit that's kind of true…" Vince said. "I don't know why you're all so focused on placing the blame instead of finding the kid."

"I am focused on finding the kid!" Kenny said. "It's these assholes here that—"

"Who's the asshole, Kenny?" Molly asked.

"He's the biggest asshole here." Luke said.

"Why don't you watch your damn tongue, kid!" Kenny snapped.

"You're one to talk." Molly said to him.

"What?"

"You called me a bitch before," Molly reminded. "Call me a bitch again and we're gonna have a problem."

"What are you gonna do, hit me?" Kenny taunted.

"Keep pushing it and you'll see." Molly said. "I would tread very lightly if I were you."

"Whatever… I'm done dealing with your bullshit." Kenny said.

"Exactly, you don't care what anyone else has to say. You just think you're always right." Luke huffed.

"Because out of everyone here, I am right." Kenny said. "We need to keep moving. We can't stay one spot for too long. So man up and get over it. You need to stop questioning my every move. It's always this little underline dig with you."

"Kenny, please calm down." Sarita sighed.

"I am calm, Sarita…" Kenny said.

"The way you talk to people…It's vicious at times and… sometimes I don't think you realize how hurtful your words are." Sarita said.

"I don't think he cares." Luke huffed. "He's an asshole."

Russell sighed at this. "This is completely getting out of hand."

"He just wants to fight with anyone who gives him the opportunity to fight with." Luke continued.

"You wanna turn around and cry? Is this a pity party for you."

"No, Kenny… But you're really acting like a shallow, nasty person." Luke said.

"Yeah, yeah. You know what, if you don't want to be here, do us all a favor and don't be here. I'm tired of hearing your crap." Kenny said.

It was gonna be a rough day, they could tell.


"Do you… know where we're going?" Clementine asked as the three of them continued walking. It had started to snow even harder. Clementine couldn't help but wonder how everyone in her group was coping...

Natasha answered the girl, but Clementine didn't understand. "What did she say?"

"To find friends." Arvo said.

"I know that… But… Do you have any idea where to start? Where are we going?" Clementine asked.

Arvo didn't seemed to understand her question well as he simply replied again, "We have to find our friends, Clementine."

"How did you get separated?" Clementine asked.

"What?" Arvo asked.

"Split up... How come your friends aren't with you?" Clementine asked.

"The eaters." Arvo answered.

"You got split up by geeks?" Clementine asked.

Arvo nodded. "The eaters."

Clementine frowned. "I'm sorry... I hope we find them soon." Part of her almost wanted to go back and find her own group, but she knew she couldn't. She just had to move on.

"We will find friends. Very soon." Arvo said.

Clementine just hoped their friends were nice.


The group continued walking; Rebecca wasn't looking so good at all. Luke noticed this and frowned.

"This is ridiculous. We shouldn't be out here." Luke grumbled.

"We'll be fine, as long as we keep moving." Kenny said, then called to the others. "Everybody hang in there. We gotta keep movin' if we're gonna make it anywhere before nightfall."

"You don't even listen to anyone else. You just go on barkin' orders. You gotta lighten up, okay? You're pushing 'em too hard." Luke snapped.

"I'm just doing what has to be done. Like always. Keepin' people alive." Kenny argued.

"Arguing isn't helping." Shel said. "Just calm down."

"We have to keep going. We gotta find Clem and then-"

Rebecca suddenly collapses and the baby starts crying.

Bonnie quickly want to her aid. "Oh!"

"Over here, there's a place to sit." Mike motioned to a nearby tire.

Kenny walked over to Rebecca. "Here, Let me take the baby."

Bonnie helps Rebecca sit on the car tire.

"He's okay. I've got him…" Rebecca muttered.

Kenny shook his head. "No, you rest for a minute. I'll watch him."

"Back off, Kenny. She said she doesn't want you to take the baby. Don't be weird about it, okay?" Luke huffed.

Rebecca began trying to shush her son's cries, rocking him gently.

"I ain't bein' weird about it!" Kenny argued.

"Uh, Yeah. You kinda have been. And not just right now." Luke said.

"Luke's right, Kenny. He's not your baby." Molly said.

Kenny frowned at this. "I was just tryin' to help."

"Well, you're not helping so just-"

A shot suddenly rang out, but it didn't come from any of them. They were frozen in shock as Wyatt rocked back on his heads and stared down at the hole in his shirt which was shocking with crimson.

"What the fuck?!" Russell exclaimed.

"WYATT!" Shel cried in horror.

Sarah immediately screamed and AJ started crying.

"It's a damn ambush!" Mike said the words even as realization was hitting him.

More shots followed, Mike getting hit in the shoulder in the process. "Shit! I'm hit. I'm hit!"

Bonnie grabs him and starts tugging him towards cover. "Mike, get over here!"

The group started to scatter and instinctively rushed for cover. Vince and Russell began pulling Wyatt behind cover, Vince ordering to Russell to put pressure on Wyatt's wound.

Shel made sure to keep Sarah and Becca behind cover while Molly and Sarita, made sure Rebecca and AJ were safe.

"W-What's going on?" Rebecca asks, her voice weak and tired.

"We're gonna be fine, Rebecca. We're gonna be fine…" Molly tried to assure the woman.

They didn't know who these people were, if they were bandits or just assholes. Either way, it didn't matter. They had to fight back.

They were in big trouble.

Another few shots erupted from the trees, where the assassins seemed to be hiding. They were hit with a sickening realization. They were being ambushed. They tried to remain calm. The gun's noise ringing in their ears.

Luke shoots at the attackers from behind the cover of a short stone wall. Bonnie and Mike also take cover there.

The gunners fired more shots towards them. However, before long they heard on of them cry out in pain.

"I got him!" Kenny announced.

The shots paused momentarily. One of the shoots crawls along the ground, bleeding and speaking in Russian. Kenny fires his pistol and uses a tree as cover. The other man hides behind a rock and fires his weapon.

"Fuck you! You started this shit!" Kenny spat to their attackers.

"I'm gonna try to sneak around." Molly told Sarita and Rebecca.

"A-Are you sure?" Sarita asked. "I- I don't think that's a good idea."

"I'll be fine… Just stay with Rebecca and the baby…" Molly said.

Sarita frowned but nodded.

"Rebecca, just—" Molly trails off as she notices the woman is slumped over the baby. The woman doesn't seem to be moving. "Rebecca?" She tries to shake the woman, no reaction.

"Oh fuck…" Molly mutters.

"Wh-What?" Sarita asked, looking worried.

"She… She's gone…" Molly notes and quickly grabs the baby, handing him to Sarita.

"Gone…?"

Molly doesn't respond. She checks for a pulse and confirms that Rebecca is no long with them. She then proceeds to use Hilda to kill Rebecca just as she reanimates.

"No!" Sarita gasps in horror.

"She was dead, Sarita!" Molly said. "Look at me! Stay here, and take care of the baby…"

Sarita nodded quickly through her tears.

Meanwhile Luke turned to Mike and Bonnie, "Okay...okay, we gotta do somethin', y'all. We're pinned down here. We can't just...sit here and let this guy take potshots at us 'til he runs outta ammo. We gotta do somethin'."

"Just stay down Luke… You'll get yourself shot!" Bonnie said.

"No. No, someone's gotta go. We can't just sit here." Luke argued.

"We won't be much help, man. My shoulder is already fucked…" Mike said.

"This don't have to get any worse than it already is! You can just go!" Kenny calls.

The man who is shooting at him says something in Russian.

"English, motherfucker!" Kenny spat.

"I kill every one of you!" Was the response, followed by more gunfire.

"If I can just get over to that side of the wall, I could maybe get an angle on this guy. Cover me, alright? Just shoot over towards the woods. It'll give him something to think about. Just long enough for me to make it over there." Luke said.

"Yeah, okay. Just be careful…" Bonnie agrees.

"Good. Good." Luke said. "I just need the distraction. Okay? Alright, on my go. Go!"

Bonnie shoots at one of the men and he ducks. Luke starts to move.

Kenny looks to them. "Hey! What're you..."

Luke suddenly gets shot in the leg and crumbles to the ground.

Bonnie's eyes widen, "Luke, no!"

Kenny starts shooting again and manages to kill one of the men. "Fuck you!"

Luke pulls himself back behind cover with the help of Vince.

"Fuck, man. Are you okay?" Vince asked.

"Well, he got me in the leg, but...I think...I think it went straight though...shit. I don't know." Luke groaned in pain. "I'm gonna be fine...I think I'm gonna be fine."

Molly meanwhile begin making her way around. From what she can tell, there are only two people. Which meant this should be easy. She managed to sneak through the trees while the others distracted their assailants. Once Kenny manages to kill one of the men, she knows things are a lot easier for her.

Kenny fires at the remaining man, making him duck. The man suddenly shoots managing to hit Kenny in the arm.

"Fuck!" Kenny yells in pain.

Taking advantage of Kenny's distracted moment, the stands up and speaks Russian, pointing his gun at Kenny.

However, he is suddenly stabbed in the head, by Hilda. The man fall to the ground and Molly puts Hilda away. "You okay?" She asks Kenny.

"Y-Yeah… I'm good…" Kenny then calls to the others. "It's safe to come out."

Kenny grabs one of the men's guns and the rest of the group comes out of hiding.

"Jesus Christ...that was, uh...that was intense." Luke muttered.

Mike nodded. "I thought...man, I thought that was it."

"It was for these assholes." Kenny tosses the gun to Luke.

The baby continues crying as the group makes there way over to Rebecca. The all frown when they notice her corpse.

"How did this happen?" Mike asked.

Luke lowered his head. "She...turned. Just like that. She just lost too much blood. It ain't nobody's fault. Y'know, we coulda done better by her."

"She was just...too far gone." Mike said.

Molly sighed. "She would've been a good mom..."

Bonnie nodded. "Yeah...yeah, she would have. Don't worry, Becca...we'll take care of your boy...you rest easy."

"How's Wyatt?" Shel asked.

"He… He's gone…" Vince shook his head with a frown. "We tried but…"

"My god… This is awful…" Bonnie felt sick. "We… We just lost two people… And for nothing…"

"We can't stay here… The noise is gonna bring, geeks… We gotta keep moving…" Molly said.

The others frowned but nodded.

"They have something…" Russell calls, holding a bag in his hand.

"What is it?" Luke asked.

"Supplies, I'm guessing." Russell said.

He opens the bag and the others check it. They are surprised to see its contents.

"Holy shit… That's a lot of medicine…" Kenny said.

"Uh, guys…" Vince fishes his hand into the bag and retrieves something.

Everyone's hearts drop when they realize he is holding a hat. Clementine's hat.


The scenery around was just too familiar to Clementine as they walked. She didn't know how long had past, but when she saw a statue come into view, her stomach drop. The girl wanted to turn and walk away.

They had marched her right back to Parker's Run.

Panick filled her as she could only think of how angry her group would be. She was scared that they would yell at her.

The young girl froze in her tracks. Arvo and Natasha seemed to notice this.

"This way. Come."

Clementine shook her head. "I- I can't… I can't go back…" The child began drawing quick breaths.

Arvo and Natasha exchanged worried looks as the young girl seemed to be having a panic attack in front of them.

They didn't know what to do.


"This is Clem's hat! What in the fuck would they have Clementine's hat?! They did something to her!" Kenny hissed.

"We don't know that, Kenny… Maybe-"

They killed her! They killed that little girl!" Kenny said, not letting Vince get another word in. He turned to Bonnie and Mike. "This is your faults! If you had been keeping watch like you were supposed to none of this shit would've happened!"

"Hold on, Kenny. You can't blame this on us." Mike argued.

"Fuck you! This is ALL on you! If you think you're staying in this group, you're out of your fucking minds!" Kenny snapped.

"Kenny, what the hell are you talking about?" Bonnie asked.

"You heard me! That little child is dead because of you!" Kenny snapped.

"You can't just kick them out!" Luke cut in. "Molly, do something?"

"I'm not defending them… After all the shit my girl went through because of her!" Molly motioned to Bonnie. "And now… We have no idea if she's dead or alive. Clementine's already been hurt enough, all they had to do was keep watch. They didn't help her in Howes and they screwed her over once again."

Bonnie was hurt by that. Even more so as she realized that she had been the one who assigned Clementine to her work spots and brought her to Carver. Therefore she was one of the main reasons Clementine was raped so often. Bonnie couldn't help but feel sick knowing that the young girl had suffered so much because of her actions.

"W-We don't know if she's dead. She could be alive." Bonnie said.

"Why the fuck would they have her hat then? She loves this hat. She wouldn't just take it off." Kenny said.

"We don't know what happened, Kenny." Shel said.

"I don't give a damn… Whatever we do next, they're not coming with us." Kenny said and then suddenly pointed his gun in their direction.

"Kenny stop it, man!" Mike exclaimed.

"Shut the fuck up! You're both leaving!" Kenny said.

"This is wrong, you can't just kick them out!" Luke argued.

"You can go with them then if you're so damn concerned." Kenny said.

"Wh-Where would we go?" Bonnie stuttered.

"Hell, if I know. Fuck, if I care. Go to that town you keep talking about or something." Kenny said.

Luke looked to the others. "Isn't someone going to do something?"

The rest of the group is silence.

"This is fucking bullshit…" Luke said.

"I… I saw how Clem was treated at Howes… She deserved a lot better… And we can't keep letting people mess up without consequence…" Shel muttered. "I'm sorry…"

"Clem said Bonnie didn't even try to get her side of the story, she just assumed she was bad…" Becca said.

"What happened to that kid isn't something I would wish on anyone…." Russell said. "I… think whatever has to be done, has to be done."

"Sarita? Vince?" Luke hoped one of them would intervene.

"I… I think it might be for the best to go our separate ways…" Sarita said. "I can't take anymore of the fighting… And… Clementine… she deserved better.

Hearing that from Sarita who is usually trying to stop fighting, says a lot. Luke frowns.

"You may have tried to make up for your mistakes, but it wasn't enough, Bonnie… That kid's been through hell… And if she's dead now… that blood is on all of your hands." Vince said.

"This…. This is crazy guys…" Luke said.

"What's crazy is the fact that Clementine had to take birth control. What's crazy is that fact that an eleven year old girl was—" Molly quickly changed her wording, "Could have gotten pregnant!"

Shel seemed to pick up on what the woman had said.

"Wh-What?" Luke's eyes widened.

"You hear me loud and clear, Luke…" Molly said.

"Well, I… I can't just let them go alone. Everyone deserves a second chance." Luke said.

"That thinking is gonna be what gets you killed…" Molly told him.

"I'm sorry about, Clem… I really am… But… I…" Luke trailed off for a moment. "If she's gone, I have to move on… I can't stick around and watch the cycle of death keep repeating itself."

"Then go with them… You made it clear where you stand." Kenny said.

Luke sighed. "Sarah, you should—"

"Uh-uh." Shel spoke. "She stays with us."

"But—"

"You can't take care of her, Luke. You three can barely take care of yourselves. She sticks with us… Carlos would've wanted her with people who would keep her safe…" Shel said.

"Why don't you ask her what she wants?" Luke asked.

"Because she's a child…" Shel said.

Sarah spoke anyway, "I-I want to find Clem. She's still alive she has to be…"

Luke looked over to the teen and frowned. "I'm sorry, Sarah…" He looked to Molly, and said, "Take care of her…."

"I will…" Molly said.

Luke nodded and turned to Mike and Bonnie. "Let's go."

"You're kidding right?" Mike asked.

Luke shook his head. "They're not giving you two much of a choice here… Our ship has sailed. Let's go…"

"Kenny think about what you're doing, man."

"Oh I have." Kenny said. "You're lucky I'm letting you walk away. Now get the fuck out of here before I pull the trigger."

Mike frowned and Luke placed a hand on the man's shoulder. "Let's go…"

Luke and Bonnie Mike leave together, Mike helping Luke along.

"Do… Do you think Clem's really dead…?" Becca asked.

"I don't know…" Shel sighed. "I hope not."

"We have to keep looking…" Molly said. "She could still be out there."

"We don't know that for sure." Russell said. "And we have a baby with us…"

"We'll never know unless we try." Molly replied.

"We've been trying for hours…" Kenny said. He lifted her hat. "This is proof that she's not okay…"

"We just… have to keep moving… If she's alive we'll find her…" Molly said. "I know we will."