Walking Dead: Unknown Trials

Episode 1: Dawn

Chapter 6 of my Walking Dead story, finale of Episode 1, enjoy.

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Chapter 6

Violet bit her lip as she stood before the shared mirror in the dorm room. Fixing her black sweatpants and pink ratty T-shirt, she hated that T-shirt, her mother had bought it for her, the only good thing she'd ever actually done for her, but it was currently her only clean one she had.

"Hey, you're gonna be fine, remember, I'm here." Clem said to her gently, touching her shoulder.

Violet smiled softly. "I...Thanks Clem."

Pulling on her white scuffed sneakers Violet readied herself to face another day at Ericsons. Things had naturally changed since she came back from hospital. Perhaps the most prominent change was that she now had to face new restrictions for her own safety. She could not be left alone and now she had to be supervised when taking her medications. The one bright spot, she felt, was her new, confirmed, friendship with Clementine with them both now having their timetables changed to ensure they were in the same classes.

"Alright then, here we go." Violet said, trying to sound more confident

Clementine nodded, already dressed in a pair of jeans, a black T-shirt under a yellow and black flannel jacket and black sneakers. She pulled on her blue and white baseball cap and smiled.

"Right."

So, together, they left the dorm room, heading for their first class.

The day had started well and things seemed to be going well, or so Violet thought, until she caught sight of someone familiar.

"Minnie, hey..." She greeted her girlfriend.

Minerva had been rather concerned when Violet came back, had been with everyone else, welcoming her back, making sure she was okay. Once again she was dressed up well and seemed to always find a way to show, subtly or not so subtly, her navel piercings. In this case in a purple crop-top with black leggings and red flats. So, for a few glorious days, she had enjoyed the nicer side of Minerva's personality. But it was clear it was fading, if her flared nostrils and glare was anything to go by.

"You're still with her and..." Minerva snarled.

She was glaring at Clem who instantly sensed a gathering storm. "Minerva, not like this, c'mon, remember..."

She was trying to intervene as it was clear Minerva was losing her temper again.

"I-I..." She began, but seemed to gather herself.

Violet stepped back. "Minnie, please, don't..."

"Get…get going, away from me." Minerva choked out as she seemed to be fighting to control herself.

Violet hesitated briefly, but then Clem guided her away before Minerva had another blow up.

"It's okay Vi, it's okay...you said it yourself, it's her condition that's causing this." She tried to reassure her, despite her own shock.

Violet let out a slow breath. "I...I know, but, shit, I think she's jealous and that's...that's not gonna help."

Clem shifted awkwardly, she hadn't considered that, but it was something that seemed plausible.

But then, by the end of the day, things had changed drastically. With Brody, who understood what Violet had gone through more than anyone, suffering from severe depression, which was why she was at Ericsons, hanging out with Violet, along with Marlon and Louis, Clementine was out in the school grounds, taking a moment to gather her thoughts.

"Well, well, Clementine." A familiar voice caught her attention.

She turned sharply, eyes wide. Standing there was a tall woman, around forty, with long brown hair in a ponytail, and eyes, fair skin and a toned build, clad in a black police uniform and boots.

"Lily?" She gasped.

Lily Rapp was a familiar face to Clem, a police officer well known for her dedication, some might say obsession, to her job.

"What-?" Clem began.

Lily narrowed her eyes. "Missing persons case, a girl has gone missing here, you know anything about that?"

Clem stepped back. "Um, no, I've only just heard, right now?"

She was startled, someone had gone missing from school. Lily was again showing the main reason why Clementine always had issues with Lily, especially given she was supposed to be a police officer. She was just so aggressive sometimes, it made people uncomfortable, or even nervous around her.

"Who is it…?"

Lily unbent fractionally. "Someone...someone you know...Sarah Chaikin."

Clem felt as if she had been slugged in the stomach, Sarah was the one missing.

Clem just felt lost, unsure what to even think as she leaned against the high metal railing and fencing designed to enclose the roof of Ericsons to prevent suicides from jumping. She was up on the roof with Violet, Violet was sitting over by the door to the stairs, watching her carefully.

"Clem, I..." She began.

Sighing Clementine turned and walked over to join Violet, sitting next to her and watching the sunset, it had been that long since Sarah had disappeared.

"I don't know what's going on now, why would anyone take Sarah?" She said sadly.

Violet bit her lip. "I don't know Clem. But, we'll figure it out okay, together."

Clementine couldn't help but smile at that, that gave her hope. They were wondering what could happen next, but they'd stand together and face it, and hopefully find Sarah.

Epilogue

Seated in her dorm room, at her desk, Minerva was shaken, trying hard to breath evenly. Sophie stood nearby, shaking her hair, her hair held back in a bun and clad in a yellow sundress with matching flats. She was talking to her gently, urging Minerva to take her medications, finally, after hesitating, Minerva did just that.

Seated at her desk in the police station, which was more or less empty apart from her, Lily frowned, looking down at the report on Sarah Chaikin's disappearance on her desk, determined to try and find something, anything that would provide an answer.

Seated at his desk, dressed as usual in grey pants, a light blue undershirt, black tie, grey suit jacket and black loafers, Principal Marshall spoke to several prominent members of staff. Mitch Chapman, clad in a khaki pants, a black polo shirt and brown shoes, Carver in his dark blue suit with matching tie, black shoes and white shirt. Tavia and Joan, respectively clad in white pants, a dark blue shirt and white heels and black pants, a white blouse and black flats. Finally, was Christa, in a black pencil skirt, red blouse and black flats, and Omid, in blue jeans, a blue dress shirt with a red tie and brown boots. They were discussing Sarah's disappearance, as evidenced by her student file on the Principal's desk, trying to figure out what might have happened.

Within the confines of the strange room, the sound of a camera clicking again and again could be heard, the unseen figure taking pictures of the helpless figure on the floor. Wide-eyed, wrists and ankles bound with tape, more tape covered her mouth and reduced to nothing but her pink panties and matching bra, was a terrified Sarah.

End of chapter and of story, that's episode 1, read and review please.