Chapter 4: Agreement

(Flashback, in a cell)

It's been a whole year since those things came to existence and have to forced to change our lives to become more dangerous from living our lives to the fullest. Since that conversation back at the car, we was introduced to a community months later but they was treating like prisoners other than people. Well we was prisoners but for no reason but of course we had to get the hell out of here. It was quiet in our cell and it is not even nighttime. The security guard begin walking around and looked at our cell door.

"Bray Haylens come out! The chief wants to speak for you." (Security guard, Oliver)

"What does he want from him?" (Jacob)

"None of your fucking business. Bray hurry up!" (Security guard, Oliver)

I got up from my bunk bed and looked at Jacob. "I'll be fine." I formed a small smile while the security guard opened the cell door and let me out to walk with him to the chief's room.

(Around the halls in the prison)

It is a pretty decent place for a prison and not the shitty ones you will see on tv. There was a lot of people in their cells and some outside just walking around.

"What he want from me?" (Bray)

"Don't know, all he did is to ask for you." (Security guard, Oliver)

Oliver wasn't really a bad person. Sure you can call him a asshole but he tends to be nice time to time.

(In the chief's room)

We finally reached there which felt like a whole hour but that was me being impatient. The room is luxurious at best showing how prestigious his position is in this damn prison. I saw the chief sitting down on a chair in a worried look.

"Chief, Bray is here like you wanted." (Security guard Oliver)

"Thanks, you can now go now. I need to talk to him privately." (Lucas)

Oliver left the room.

"Take a seat Bray." (Lucas)

I took a seat in front of him and he took a deep breath.

"So, how's your day going?" (Lucas)

"You made me came all the way over here to ask me that?" (Bray)

"Look…..I will tell you why I called you here in a moment but I need to tell you how this prison works and how I work." (Lucas)

I sighed knowing it will be one of the most boring speeches that made me want to go to the woods instead of this.

"Please don't make a speech." (Bray)

"But you need to hear this. This prison is built to protect ourselves from those monsters outside correct?" (Lucas)

"Yea" (Bray)

"Right and I am telling you this because I see I can trust you since you not rebellious like some people in this prison who think I am just a dictator and a fucking supervillian." (Lucas)

"What are you getting at?" (Bray)

"Look I may not be the best leader for this type of job but I try my best like my mom did when she was at the force. Sometimes you may make the most dumbass decisions to make things stay the way they are. Like I said, I am not the best leader for this type of job but I do know some people in this prison who can be but this is not what this is about." (Lucas)

"So what is this about?" (Bray)

"So you know the leader in this little rebellion group. His name is Tusk I believe." (Lucas)

I nodded

"So this the part that may or will give you a shock but this is a deal I got for you. I want you to kill him." (Lucas)

"What the fuck are talking about!? I am 10 years old and you want me to kill that giant!? (Bray)

"I am sorry but he is a threat in this prison and I can't let my guards to kill him because they are already dealing with other groups and you are the one that I can trust. I will strike you a deal. Kill him and I will give you a better cell and living conditions for you, Jacob, and other friends." (Lucas)

"HOW THE FUCK I'M GONNA KILL HIM?!" (Bray)

"I will leave you some weapons at the workshop where he is at and after you kill him one of my guards will come and pick the body up. Please, I know this the toughest and might be the last job you have but you will set an example for yourself, that you will take every opportunity to survive." (Lucas)

I begin to think about his offer and after a few minutes, I knew my decision.

(present day at Tripp's truck)

Me, Clementine and Tripp was driving on the road where it was quiet. I look at Clem, where she was at the back staring out of the window.

"Hey Clem" (Bray)

She didn't say nothing

"Clem" (Bray)

She snapped out of her daydream and looked at me.

"Huh?" (Clem)

"You alright?" (Bray)

"Yea just thinking about someone." (Clem)

"Hey where here." (Tripp)

He stopped the truck in front of the junkyard. We all got out the truck and saw so many dead walkers around.

"What a mess." (Tripp)

"Jesus, must have been hundreds of them." (Clem)

"Jacob is good in situations like these. God I hope I find him." (Bray)

"You sure he is in here?" (Tripp)

"We have to look." (Bray)

We started walking around the junkyard looking for him but there was nothing. I looked at the same shed that the bandits lived but no one was there. We spent a whole hour looking for him in this damn junkyard but he wasn't there and no traces were left too so I started to lose hope.

"Hey he is not here man. I think those bastards got him, I'm sorry." (Tripp)

I begin to tear up a little

"When we thought that we finally could live without worry and not die. The thought we can finally not get any trouble since then and one simple mistake fucked us up! The thought that there was nothing else I could lose since all them people did for us and we could just walk away from that. Now I know." (Bray)

I begin to walk furiously out the junkyard when Tripp stopped me.

"Woah where the hell you going?" (Tripp)

"Showing the real meaning of survival." (Bray)

"Well trying to go and find those shitheads who took your friend is screaming suicide." (Tripp)

"I have no one so what's the point!" (Bray)

"I know how you feel." (Clem)

I looked at her.

"I have no one but I keep going because I have to live for someone and what the people that I was with die did for me. Think about what your friend wants you to do."(Clem)

I looked down and thought about what she said. Then suddenly I heard Clem say "GET DOWN!" and pushed me down while I heard gunshots coming from the bushes across the street from the junkyard.

"You fuckin' theives—you really thought you could waltz back in there, like nothin' happened?"(One of the bandits)

I took cover with Clem as we see Tripp at the other side taking cover and shooting. I pulled out my gun a firing back as well as Clem.

"Come on assholes give me all you got like you did with Jacob!" (Bray)

Tripp ran to our side and said "I saw one of the bandits going inside a car and driving where Prescott is at. Could I trust you on handling those assholes?" (Tripp)

I didn't say nothing since I was too busy shooting at them

"Yeah, we can handle them." (Clem)

"Just keep a watch out on him will ya? (Tripp)

"Already a step ahead" (Clem)

Tripp nodded and went to the car we drove and chase the bandit down.

One of the bandits threw a smoke grenade towards us. I ran to the smoke grenade landed and threw it.

"NO!" (Clem)

The smoke grenade exploded in the air releasing gas.

(Sometime later)

I begin waking up coughing trying to get up.

"Take it easy." (Clem)

I begin to get up.

"Should I since they are after me. Where is Tripp?" (Bray)

"While you was too busy shooting he went back to Prescott to check if there was any bandits there." (Clem)

"I see" (Bray)

I begin to walk away until Clem was asked "Where are you going?"

"They want me dead right. I can't let anyone else die because of me so I will go away." (Bray)

"So you know how I feel?" (Clem)

"How you know how I feel?" (Bray, in a bit forceful tone)

"People looked out for me too and died because of it but I know that it would happened because of Lee." (Clem)

"Lee?" (Bray)

"He looked out for me and I made a stupid mistake but I know that people that close to you will die for you doesn't mean it is your fault. It means you have to keep living from their expectations." (Clem)

I teared up a little

"I'm sorry, I can be such a bitch at times" (Bray)

While I was wiping tears off my eyes, Clem hugged me and let go. I stared at Clem for a moment seeing a smile in her face.

"You ready to go?" (Clem)

"Uh yea" (Bray)

We heard a walker around in the back of a car. I walked towards it and stabbed it. Something caught my eye as I saw a mark in the walker's neck.

"The hell." (Bray)

"Oh shit" (Clem)

"What's wrong?" (Bray)

Clem crossed her arms as she walked away and stopped.

"Clem?" (Bray)

"I've ran into these guys before." (Clem)

"Who are they?" (Bray)

"They called themselves the New Frontier. They used to be decent people. Now they...are something else. The brand they have… it's like an initiation thing. I was….stuck at their camp for a while. Not by choice. It was bad. (Clem)

"Stuck?" (Bray)

"I got out...that's all that matters. One of the bandits left a car lets go." (Clem)

"You can drive?" (Bray, surprised)

"Yea someone taught me, I'll teach you someday." (Clem, smiling)

We went inside the car and drove to Prescott

To be continued…..