After a couple of hours I learned a lot about Nick and Luke. They have a group and they're staying at an abandoned house. I told them about the mansion we stayed in and they explained that the place they are is lower class... whatever that means. They said there was another girl there who was named Sarah. Luke took my gun and said that he'd carry it. I would have put up a fight, but I'm way to tired to put up a fight right now. I closed my eyes for a moment.

"Lil?" Nick questioned. I opened my eyes again. I must have slowed down because a was a distance away from them.

"Clementine," I corrected.

"Clementine?" He asked

"That's my name."

"Why did you say your name was Lilly?"

"I didn't know you,"

"Smart kid," He praised me and I walked forward. My head suddenly felt light and I fell. before I could make contact with the ground Nick caught me.

"Is she okay?" Luke sounded worried. Nick put a hand to my forehead.

"She's burning up!"

"Whats wrong with her?!"

"What makes you think I know?!"

"I'm ok," I tried to stand back up. As soon as nick let go of me he had to catch me again.

"You don't look ok," Luke said, "When was the last time you had any water?" I thought about it. I cant remember. It must have been awhile ago. I shrugged.

"So, whats wrong with her?"

"She dehydrated," Luke rubbed the back of his head. Nick picked me up bridal style and tried to hand me to Luke.

"Take her please!" Nick begged. Luke had the bags of supplies.

"My hands are full! Just carry her!"

"You know how I am with kids!" As soon as the words escaped Nicks lips I rested my head against his chest. I wasn't feeling well. one of my hands gripped his shirt and I snuggled a bit closer. I tried to pretend he was Lee. Luke smiled at what I was doing.

"Looks like she wants to stay with you," He giggled. Nick let out a sigh, but I soon felt movement. He was walking again. I rubbed my face in his shirt. He smelled a little like Lee. I closed my eyes. I remember when I had to fall asleep on the train, I was afraid to fall asleep, I thought I would fall off. Kenny was in a bad mood and wouldn't let me sleep in the front of the train so Lee sat me in his lap and let me use his chest as a pillow. I was both happy and sad about these memories.

I woke up when I heard yelling. I sat up and realized I was on a couch. I heard arguing in the next room. I slowly got to my feet and put my ear to the door. I heard Lukes voice and then a different one. After a moment I heard a woman. I couldn't understand what they were saying so I slowly opened the door slightly. There were seven people, including Nick and Luke. I shyly walked inside the room and recognized it as the kitchen. One of the woman in there spotted me first and offered me a warm smile. She walked up to me and kneeled down.

"Hey sweetie," She smiled, "My names Helena, whats yours?"

"Clementine," I smiled back.

"That's a very pretty name!" She said. This woman instantly reminded me of Katjaa. They didn't look alike at all, but they seem to have the same personality.

"Thank you.'

"Come on," She took my hand and led me to their food, "Luke told me you're dehydrated," She said while handing me a water bottle.

"What does that mean?"

"It means you need to drink lots of water," She opened the cap for me.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome," She smiled again. I turned around and saw that the whole group was just staring at us. Another man walked up to me.

"Hello," He greeted, but not happily, "I'm Carlos, and I need to ask you a few questions,"

"Am I in trouble?" I questioned and scooted a little closer to Helena.

"For gods sake Carlos," She yelled at him, "Give the kid a fucking break!"

"Swear,"

"We need to know where she came from." Carlos raised his voice a bit and I backed up.

"Leave my mom alone, Carlos," Nick glared at him. Mom? Helena was Nicks mom? Soon after that was said an older man came and took my hand.

"Come on," He said, "Lets get you to bed." I hesitantly followed the man. He was older, like Chuck. He wore green clothes and he marched me back to the couch.

"Who are you?" I asked trying not to be rude, "What's your name?"

"I'm Pete," He had a smile like Helena's, "I'm Nicks uncle."

"Oh," I muttered and sat on the couch. Pete handed me a blanket and pillow. He set them up for me on the couch and scooted the coffee table over so that I could reach and place my water bottle on it. I rubbed my eyes and yawned. I'm very tired. It feels like I haven't slept in ages. I took a drink of my water and rested my head on my pillow. These people seem different. My other group at the motor seemed to... fit better. They worked alongside eachother. Even if all Kenny and Lilly did was argue they were at least trying to get somewhere. Everything was okay until Ben came along and Larry died. Lilly kinda started to act different. I thought everything would be fine, but then Lilly took her gun out and shot Carly. We let her back in the RV and she ran away with it.

is that what happens when people die? Do the people that were close to them start hurting people and acting bad? Lilly shot Carly after her dad died in the meat locker at the dairy. Kenny started drinking and he beat Lee up on the train after Duck was bit. He also started to become aggressive after Katjaa shot herself. Is this how I should be acting? I just found my parents as walkers and I had to shoot Lee. Am I going to start hurting people?

I shot awake after I heard a noise. It was dark. I can see a little, but not very much. I heard another noise. I slowly got up from my spot and saw my gun on the table. When did that get there? I picked it up and realized it wasn't mine. I checked the clip. Five bullets. I gave a small nod and stood up. I heard a footstep. Everyone else is upstairs. I put my first foot on the step when the kitchen door opened. instantly I pointed my gun in the direction. I took it down when I realized it was one of the group members.

"Hey!" He held his hands up, "Be carful with that,"

"Sorry," I apologized

"What are you doing up?"

"I heard a noise."

"That was just me," He explained, "I was just getting some food for my wife."

"Who's your wife?" I asked and put the gun down.

"She's the one named Rebecca." he put his hands to his hips, "I'm Alvin." His eyes traveled back to the gun that was now on the table, "Do you know how to use that?"

"Yes," I sat back down on the couch.

"Who taught you?" That question made me sad. I looked down and he noticed my silence, "Never mind, sorry I asked." I didn't feel like talking. Alvin went upstairs and I took my spot back on the couch. It was soon after when I realized that I wouldn't be able to fall back asleep. It was easy to fall asleep when I was next to Nick. He smelled like Lee and that gave me comfort. I sighed. I wrapped my blanket around me in order to try and keep warm. It's starting to get colder. I wonder what Christmas will be like. We probably wont even celebrate it. Christmas was my favorite time of year. I loved baking hand cookies with my mom and singing carols with my dad. I wonder what they would think of what I've done in order to survive.

Sighing again I wrapped the blanked even closer and tried to warm up my hands. Eventually, I grabbed my pillow and quietly walked up the wooden stairs. Trying to remember which one's was Nicks I bit my lip. I approached one of the doors and knocked.