Walking Dead: Unknown Trials

Episode 1: Dawn

Chapter 2 of my Walking Dead story, enjoy.

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Chapter 2

The girl who entered the dorm froze on the spot, staring wide-eyed at Clementine. She was young, around eighteen, with messy dirty blonde hair down to her chin, that looked as if she had cut it herself, green eyes and rather pale skin, as well as being frightfully skinny. She was clad in rather worn looking clothes, old, as in at least a decade old, a pair of ripped jeans with a white worn T-shirt, a grey unzipped hoodie with several rips and white worn scuffed sneakers.

"Who the…?" The girl blurted out.

Clem put on her best smile. "Hi. I'm Clementine Hutchison, I'm new here...your new room-mate."

"Room-mate, huh great." The girl muttered in reply.

"Oh?" Clem remarked. "Is there a problem?"

The girl paused, carefully observing Clementine, looking her up and down, biting her lip.

"No, not really." She admitted at last. "I was just surprised sorry. I'm not used to having a room-mate...It's, there's a reason I've been by myself, until now."

Clementine nodded. "Oh, I see..."

"Urgh, shit, this is why I'm no good talking to people." The girl muttered before clearing her throat. "So, Clementine. I'm Violet, Violet Adlon."

"Well, nice to meet you...You don't have to say anything by the way, if you're nervous." Clementine admitted. "I know everyone here has their reasons for being here and not everyone wants to talk about it."

Violet rubbed the back of her head. "Um, okay...thanks...you too. So..."

There was a brief pause before finally, Violet shrugged.

"Well, since you're new here, might as well give you a tour huh, it'll help pass the time and get you used to the school." She said at last.

Clementine nodded and agreed. She was still not too happy about simply being ditched here, but that was no reason not to be friendly, especially as she was new, the others here had certainly been around for some time after all.

Violet had to admit, she wasn't used to this. But Clementine seemed pleasant enough company, if a little withdrawn. The tour however was going rather well, most of the students didn't bother them for which Violet was grateful, her social anxieties weren't exactly helpful for these situations. But she was managing.

"So, there's kids of all ages here?" Clem asked.

Violet nodded. "Yeah; of course the earlier some kids come here with problems, the longer and better treatment they get. I've been here since I was eleven."

"Whoa...I...I see." Clem replied hesitantly.

Violet nodded but then, suddenly, as they crossed the courtyard, she heard Clementine gasp.

"Huh?"

She was smiling as she explained. "Those two there, I know them, I didn't even realize they had come here."

She gestured to two students talking to each other by one of the picnic benches. The first was a boy, he was tall, lanky with short dark brown hair, green eyes and fair skin, he had prominent ears and was wearing simple cargo pants with a black T-shirt under a navy blue hoodie and black sneakers. The other was a girl of medium height, slender with tanned skin from her Hispanic-American roots, with shoulder length black hair, black eyes and wearing red framed glasses. Her clothes projected a distinct schoolgirlish image, a plaid mid-thigh length black and blue skirt with a white blouse; black knee high stockings and blue flats. Violet knew both of them by name, Kenny Hammon Jr. better known as Duck and Sarah Chaikin.

Violet was rather surprised by this.

"You...you know Duck and Sarah?"

Clementine nodded. "Yeah, met them years ago...Duck first, then Sarah...lost touch with them and had no idea they ended up here."

It was then they turned and spotted her, eyes widening and they hurried over.

"No way, Clem!" Sarah gasped.

Clem grinned. "Hey Sarah, Duck, it's great to see you guys."

Duck also grinned and the three hugged. Violet bit her lip but said nothing, feeling uncomfortable as she waited for Clem to catch up with her old friends. But then, surprising her, Clem turned to her.

"Hey Vi, c'mon, you don't have to stand over there, join us."

She instantly felt awkward. "I um...oh, s-sure..."

She approached nervously and joined them, wondering just how Clem expected her to join in on this conversation. She barely knew these two after all. But surprisingly, Clementine seemed to manage to ease her into things as she managed to talk to Sarah and Duck, hearing about their past friendships with Clem and she even sounded happy to rekindle those friendships.

'Strange, Clem doesn't seem like the usual kinda person who comes here to Ericsons.' Violet noted. 'There are those who come here because they have nowhere else, but…?'

She shook her head, focusing on the moment, deciding to ask later.

Shortly after going their separate ways from Sarah and Duck, they soon met more people. This time people Violet knew.

"Hey, Vi, what's up?" One of the boys said.

He grinned, he was tall and lanky with dark brown dread-locked hair, brown eyes and light brown skin and was clad in khaki pants, a grey T-shirt under a light blue sweater vest and blue hi-tops. She managed a smile as she noted the other two with the boy, all three being some of the few friends she had. The other boy was fair skinned and muscular with medium length somewhat scruffy blonde hair in a mullet, green eyes and wearing ripped denim jeans, a grey tank-top and red leather jacket with brown boots. Finally was the girl, she was around medium height with long auburn hair, tied in a bun, blue eyes and pale skin, rather slender and wearing a grey knee length pencil skirt, a white thin strapped tank-top under a grey sweater and red flats.

"Hey guys." Violet greeted them cheerfully.

The blonde boy quirked an eyebrow. "Who's this."

"Clementine Hutchison, nice to meet you." Clem greeted them casually.

Violet nodded and gestured to the boys, the blonde first then the brown haired one. "Yeah, Clem, these are friends of him, this is Marlon Chase and Louis Sulieman." She then gestured to the girl. "And Brody Buress."

They all smiled and greeted Clem and soon they were all talking together casually.

Some time later they entered the last place in the school that they hadn't been to yet, the cafeteria.

"Well, here we are, last spot on the tour, cafeteria." Violet remarked.

Clem smirked and joked. "Most important place, huh?"

Violet smiled too, she had to admit, despite her usual issues, especially outwith her group of friends, with socializing. Finally, unable to contain her curiosities Violet asked.

"Say, you got along pretty well with Marlon, Louis and Brody, you're actually pretty open and relaxed." She remarked. "So, um, what brought you here, you're not like a lot of the people here."

Instantly she regretted it for Clem suddenly looked awkward and bowed her head, biting her lip. Seemingly subconsciously, she wrapped her arms around herself and her body rocked back and forth slightly.

"Well um...my...my mom and dad, died in a car accident when I was eight. Then, a year later, Lee, the man who adopted me, also died..." She explained. "I was bounced around various foster homes, always there were problems and I just, couldn't take it. I ended up being looked after by Christa..."

"Ms Junot?" Violet gasped.

Clem nodded, confirming it. "Yeah, but then, things just weren't working, so now I'm here...as I'm just too much trouble anywhere else and had nowhere else to go. But that's no reason for me to not try and make the most of it, right?"

"I guess. I'm sorry, for bringing it up. I shouldn't-" Violet said quickly, awkward.

Clem shook her head. "It's fine, don't worry about it."

Violet nodded, but still felt awkward. Still, with the tour over they began to head back to their dorm. Clem knew this was just the beginning, it was time for her to settle in to her new life and look at her first day at Ericsons.

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