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Chapter 3: Prescott
(Flashback)
Jacob was driving after 4 days since we left the campus while I tried to continue to let him tell me what happened back there. "It have been 4 days Jacob, wheres Coop and Louise?" Once again, the same silence he have been giving me since we left. "JACOB SAY SOMETHING! TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!" Jacob stopped the car. Finally he began to speak, "Bray, I'm sorry..." My eyes began to tear up, "WHAT YOU MEAN SORRY WHERE IS COOP AND LOUISE!" I began to yell a bit more louder.
"They are gone.." Jacob said with a sorrow tone. My fists began to closed tight. "It was those guys they been talking about right?" I questioned. Before Jacob began to say something, I got out the care and start to walk where the campus was at. Jacob grabbed my arm to stop me. "BRAY STOP!" I yanked my arm away from his grip, "I CAN'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS SHIT! MY BROTHER KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING UP WITH THEM AND WE STOOD THERE AND LET IT HAPPENED!" I began walking again but again Jacob grabbed me.
"Let go!" I tried to make him let go of my arm but failed trying to. "It wasn't them." he said calmly. "Bullshit!" I once again try to make him lose his grip. "LISTEN TO ME! When you was sleep, Louise and Coop went back because there was another crate at the gym where Damien and Joseph was supposed to get but lost contact with them so they went. I was keeping a watch out for you till I had to go outside and keep the walkers away from our dorm. Bandits invaded and killed nearly all the survivors but not Coop and Louise. I went to the gym to find them but found Damien and Joseph dead but not them. I found them but..." Jacob stopped for a moment, "Louise was bit by a walker and Coop was trying to kill every single one of them by himself. I tried to fight them off but bandits came in and we had to leave. We escaped the bandits and tried to get back but….Coop got bitten." My eyes widened from that last sentence, "No...no….no no no no!" My eyes shedding more tears and I began to breathe harder. "Bray, people could be enemies but the real enemies are the ones that looks at our eyes and try to take our lives from us. Look at me Bray." Jacob grabbed my hand and put a pistol in my hand. "We have to fight Bray and I promised to Coop that I will help you. Let's go and make sure that those things know that our lives is not a fucking meal." Jacob lifts me up from my arm and I looked at him with a serious look. "Walker right behind you Bray." I looked right behind me and saw the walker coming near me. I aimed at the walker's head and shot it.
(Present day, in a saloon inside Prescott)
Me and Clementine was inside a bar or a saloon. It was alright looking but just dirty all by itself. "Hey I gotta see someone for some bullets." Clementine said while she begins to walk away. "Wait where I supposed to go?!" I begin questioning her. She turned around, "How about making some friends I guess." she smiled and walked away.
I sighed and begin to look around the place. I saw the woman who was on the horse earlier with a man who is most likely the bartender. They was playing cards so I walked to see what's up.
"Uhhh hey." I awkwardly greeted. "Oh its you again. A bit young to be in a bar?" she asked but I just crossed my arms. "The age restrictions been broken as this shit started." she chuckled from that statement. The man looked at me and asked me "What is your name young man?"
"My name is Bray. What is yours?" The man smiled, "My name is Conrad and this is my wife and the woman you saw with the horse is Francine." I looked at Francine who was studying her cards. "He just runs the place while I take the money."
"Yeah well, I am not lettin' you win." Conrad said in a determined tone. "Hey Bray, you know how to play poker?" Francine asked me. "Nah, never played it but I do know how to play goldfish."
"How about you make yourself useful and tell me if he bluffing can you do that?" (Francine)
I looked at Conrad and don't know if he is bluffing or not so I just assume he is. "Yeah is bluffing I can tell from the smirk he is having."
"Moment of truth, flip em." (Conrad)
They both put their cards down.
"Hell yeah!" (Francine)
"Calm down already." (Conrad)
From their reactions, it is safe to say Francine has won this one. Conrad puts down a glass and pour a drink it with no clue what it is. He push the glass towards me.
"Bottoms up." (Conrad)
"I don't drink liquor." (Bray)
"It is not liquor, just try it." (Conrad)
I picked up the glass and took a sip before spitting out the drink from disgust.
"Ah the hell was that!" (Bray)
Conrad and Francine begins to laugh.
"That is just the soft stuff." (Conrad)
Suddenly I heard Clementine voice from around the corner.
I walked around the corner seeing her threatening a man. "Hey Clem what's wrong?" The man who was sitting on a chair said, "Look we already done talking, the deal is done." I once again asked what was going on. "This guy ripped me off! I traded him a crate of perfectly good batteries and he gave me bullets that won't fire! We would of died because of him!"
The man tone that sounded careless looked at me, "Who the fuck are you her bodyguard or something?" I gave him a stern look, "Nah just a friend who actually seeing what kind of piece of shit you are." The formed a slick smile across his face, "Yeah well you can't prove those are the bullets I traded you." Clem pointed the gun at the man's head.
"Hey Clem put the gun down." (Bray)
"He knows the bullets won't work. Look at him he is not even nervous." (Clem)
She pulled the trigger of the gun and nothing came out of it. "See, we would of died because of his bullets."
"un-fuckin-believeable." (the man)
He got up from his chair and pull out a knife. I push Clem out the way and kick the back of his knee causing him to fall in one knee and punch him bridge of his nose. The man climbed back to his chair.
"Hey listen...let's cool down. You were acting crazy and….we just got a little outta hand." (The man)
"Just give me what I owed!" (Clem)
"Jesus, you gotta get her under control man!" (The man)
"I can't stop her so it's best believe you gotta have something to make her happy." (Bray)
"We had a deal" (Clem)
Clem continues to point at the gun at the man's head intensely
"All right hey hey!….We will trade back and I will find batteries." (The man)
"I don't need batteries. What I need are bullets that won't give me kil-" (Clem)
She pulls the trigger again which one of the bullets actually came out. The man's head was all blooded up obviously shot.
"Oh shit!" (Bray)
"Oh no...oh no." (Clem)
We heard Conrad from the stand he was in saying "Drop the gun! Right now!"
Clem looked at me and said, "Say he attacked and he was going for his gun."
Conrad came with his shotgun, "I fucking warned you."
"Eli attacked him. I only shot because-" (Clem)
"Shut it! You've done enough talking. Drop it" (Conrad)
Clem dropped her gun and Tripp came out in a pissed off mood. "There's a herd out there, and you're firing a fucking…..What happened here?"
"He attacked Bray. Okay? It was self defense." (Clem)
"Enough from you. Did she really had to shoot? (Tripp)
Clem looked back at me hoping I will stick to the story and not leave her under the bus.
"No shit she is telling the truth. The guy reached for his gun and would of shot me is she didn't pull the trigger on his ass." (Bray)
Clem smiled that I went with the plan. "See? Are you happy now?"
Tripp sighed, "God damn it. Look, I'm putting you two under lock and key until I figure out what the hell what to do with you two"
"Seriously!?" (Bray)
"Hey, what? Are you for real?" (Clem)
"As real as it gets, Now move it!" (Tripp)
Me and Clem started walking out the bar.
"Got some nerve fucking up my bar." (Conrad)
(In a cage, inside Prescott)
We was inside a cage which at least a lamp and a bed….ok not a bed that we can sleep in. Tripp closed the cage door.
"I oughta punch your fucking lights out. Both of ya. But Eli was a grade A certified dipshit." (Tripp)
A woman, who looked liked in her mid 20s and Asian American, came out.
"Eleanor what you doing here?" (Tripp)
"I came out to find you. There something happening in one of the vehicles." (Eleanor)
"Oh shit, look I get you a ride to the junkyard early in the morning so one would not say I didn't do right by no one. So you guys can stay her and think about how shitheads you were eariler." (Tripp)
"We can't wait early in the morning, I need to know if Jacob is alright!" (Bray)
"Tripp, that's not right his friend may need a medic." (Eleanor)
"Nuh-uh, I am not putting you in danger again." (Tripp)
"That's not your call!" (Eleanor)
Tripps walked away showing that this discussion is done. I sighed trying to think if there is another way or something.
"Hey, I can help you. We got a rear gate down at the other end of the airfield. We don't use it much but we can use it tonight." (Eleanor)
"Are you sure? Wait, why are you helping me?" (Bray)
"Well...it's the right thing to do. Look I have to check up some patients, I see you later." (Eleanor)
Eleanor leaves, the first thing I think of is I have to go back by any mean necessary.
"Well, I never knew she had it in her." (Clem)
"Yeah..she seems helpful." (Bray)
"The thing is and this may seem weird but we should go with Tripp because I trust him better." (Clem)
I thought about it and she was right, Tripp can be a lot of help just in case those guys came back and if we travel with Eleanor it would be just worse.
"Yea you right….we travel with Tripp." (Bray)
"Finally someone listen to reason. Hey look, thanks for backing me up back there." (Clem)
"Hey we are friends, that's what we do plus he seem like asshole. Hey Clem how you got that scar on your cheek? (Bray)
She didn't say anything
"Sorry I just got curious." (Bray)
"It's fine" (Clem)
"Let's get some sleep, I'll get the lap." (Bray)
Clem smiled as she got on to that bed (I don't know ok!) and she laid down. I turned off the lamp and laid down on the floor.
"Goodnight" (Clem)
"Goodnight" (Bray)
To be continued….
