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"Carver?" Luke asked as if he didn't hear him.

"That's right," The man replied, "may I come in?" Luke opened the door wider and moved aside. Carver came in and sat down on the couch.

"Do you want something?" Luke raised his eyebrow.

"I was out scavenging and I saw this place." He explained, "I'm looking around for supplies that might be useful for my settlement."

"Settlement?"

"Yeah, I have a lot of people and we figured that we should make a go at a community, a safe place." He looked around the room, "Have you been here long?"

"Not too long," Luke answered.

"Are you staying?"

"We haven't decided yet," After Luke said that Carver's gaze turned to me. He kneeled down so that he could make eye contact with me.

"This your sister?" He asked Luke but he kept staring at me.

"Umm," Luke stuttered as if debating his answer, "No."

"What's your name sweetheart?" I mentally cringed. Something about this guy is wrong. The way Luke was acting suggested that he thought the same. I felt a shiver go down my spine

"Clementine," I narrowed my eyes, "what do you want?" Luke shot me a glare, trying to warn me to be nice. Carver however just chuckled.

"I know there are scary things out there and people aren't as good as they use to be," He stated, "But I'm not a bad guy, honey."

I dislike all these pet names he's calling me. My dad and Lee are the only ones who use to call me by these types of things. The stranger would occasionally call me a sweet name, but it didn't feel right. It felt like the same feeling I have now. It feels the same, but theres something different here. I wasn't scared of the stranger. I am scared of Carver. I don't know why, but he gives me a bad feeling.

"How many people do you have here?" Carvers voice snapped me out of my thoughts when he turned to Luke. After he said it I saw Nick walk down the stairs. His eyes widened when he saw the new person.

"Who the fuck-"

"Swear," I interrupted

"Are you?!"

Carver smiled at him in an attempt to show him he's friendly, "Names Carver, but you can call me Bill."

"Luke, whats going on?!" Nick yelled at his friend quietly.

"Calm down, Nick." He shushed his friend. I moved from my spot and stood next to Nick instead.

"I'm friendly," Carver smiled, "Just looking fro supplies and people," Nick gave me an odd stare.

"He's from a place." Luke explained, "And to answer your question, there are about..." Luke counted in his head, "Ten, Ten of us."

"Lot of people," Carver whistled, "You can join us it you want. I could use some able bodied people."

There was a small silence in the room before Luke squinted at Carver, "Whats the catch?"

"None to be had," Carver mused, "Just need to help out to keep our people safe. We are going to be moving on to North Carolina soon. I know a place up there with good fences."

Luke started to smile, "We should talk to the group about this," He turned to Nick.

"I don't know.." Nick folded his arms. Annoyed by the fact that they were ignoring my presence I spoke up.

"We should stay here," I looked at Carver.

"quiet Clem," Luke warned. That stung a bit. I know I'm only nine, but that doesn't mean he should treat me like a child. Okay, I may be a child, but I'm not at the same time.

"Don't talk to me like that," I unintentionally hissed at him. He looked at me in surprise at first.

"She's feisty," Carver said with a laugh, "I like that in a kid."

Once again I stared at Carver. I tried to look into his eyes. It took effort, but after a moment I looked right into him and it sent a shiver down my spine.

After a bit Carver left to get his people. He said he would be back soon and we need to have a decision by then. Luke woke everyone up and they were all debating in the kitchen. Well, everyone but Sarah and myself. I felt the stinging feeling again. I know it sounds weird, but I think that they should include us. Carlos hasn't told Sarah the truth behind everything going on and as a result the thirteen year old doesn't understand everything going on. I can understand why they would exclude her. I've been part of these types of things though.

People asked for my opinion when the St. Johns came by and they counted it like everyone elses opinion. Lee allowed me to tag along when we had to go to Crawford for medical supplies and a battery for the boat. Also, at Crawford Lee let me vote about what we should do with Ben after he confessed that he was the main reson why Katjaa, Duck and Carly were dead. People in the other group respected me. I think these people do to... but I don't think they see what I have to say is Important.

"Do you think it will be safe there?" Sarah asked. She bit her lip and tired to figure out the puzzle on the coffee table.

I looked at her, "No."

"Why?"

"I just don't."

"I think it would be. Carver sounds nice."

"I guess," I don't know what to say to Sarah. I don't think her dad wants her around me. Her dad seems scary.

The people here are very different from each other. Luke's okay. He's kind and he seems capable of taking care of himself. Sarah is almost more childish than me! She's so much fun though! Alvin's okay, he cares about his wife. I haven't really talked to Rebecca. Helena is kind! She's Nicks mom and Pete's sister. Pete's nice too. Nick had to be my favorite. Maybe it's because I've spent the most time with him, in fact, I'm sure it's that.

"Hey Helena," Sarah sweetly smiled and the woman that I didn't notice.

"Hey girls," Helena sat by us, "How you doing?"

"Good," I smiled at her, "Are they done deciding?" I asked impatiently.

"Almost," She sighed, "It looks like we're going."

I felt my stomach churn, "Should we pack?"

"I was wondering about your clothes," She looked at the cloth that draped over me. It was still bloody and dirty from when I had to smother walker guts all over myself.

"You have the grossest shit ever on you," She made a face and teased me.

"Swear,"

She laughed, "Sarah do you have anything old that she can wear?"

"Sorry," Sarah shrugged.

"That's ok," She sighed, "We can stop by that place on the way out. might as well get you new shoes as well."

True to his word, Carver showed up to our place a couple hours later. He agreed to let us take that run to that store Helena mentioned. We wont get there for awhile though. Carver has a lot of people with him. The names I've gathered are, Tavia, Troy, Bonnie, Vince, Wyatt, Russel, Shel, and Becca. There are a few more, but I don't know them. I stayed close to my group. Everyone kinda stayed away from each other in small packs. Carver was ahead of us all, the image of a proud leader.

"So, what is this place you talked about?" I asked remembering what he said at the house. I expected one of my new friends to scold me, but to my surprise they actually perked their heads up.

"Good question," Pete praised me. I offered him a smile, but stayed quiet so that Carver could answer.

"It's a place called Howes.' He answered, "It's big and the fences around it are sturdy. It was a hardware store before all this."

"Sounds smart," Carlos noted.