The group set up camp in the forest. They would have made it to Savannah before nightfall, but Clementine breaking down had delayed them. She felt extremely guilty, a bit ashamed, and surprised that she had been crying that long but the group reassured her that everything was fine. A little girl can only hold so much before she needs someone to talk to.

She hated that title of her but she knew it was true. After everything she had been through, she hated being called a child or little.

The group agreed that when they found a safe spot in Savannah to set up, that they would help Clementine with what she had asked of them if they could. They saw her determination to get this done. She was going to retrace her steps from the Marsh House and find Lee. She didn't know what would happen when she found him. But she did know she wasn't going to leave him as a walker.

She was weak back then, but now she was older, more mature, and able to take care of herself.

She could do this.

She could pay Lee back for everything he had taught her.

Clementine set up her sleeping bag and was prepared to fall in it until Luke and Nick came over.

"Hey Clem," Luke began nervously, "we set up a campfire and were wondering if you wanted to join us."

Clementine knew why he was nervous, she had just broken down not that long ago and he thought she wanted some time alone.

"Yeah," she responded, "just give me a second."

Luke and Nick both looked relieved and happy as they nodded and head over to the fire that, somehow, Clementine hadn't noticed until now.

She set her backpack down and caught a glimpse of Lees picture inside, making a split-second decision, she grabbed the photo and walked over to the fire where the cabin group were sharing stories with good laughs being exchanged. She smiled at the sight as she sat between Sarah and Luke.

For a while, Clementine was content to just listen to the stories that were exchanged between her friends. She then remembered the photo in her hand and made a decision.

"I have a story," Clementine said as Luke finished one of his.

Everyone looked at her in curiosity.

"Its about a man named Lee," she continued, "the man that taught me everything I know today on how to survive."

Everyone looked surprised that she was opening up about this. They figured she would need more time to even open up about Lee a little bit. But Clementine thought they deserved to know. She saw everyone there as her new family, not just a group.

Just like how Lee became her father.

So she trusted these people with her past and what she remembered about Lee.

"What was he like," Carlos asked, encouraging her to start.

Clementine smiled, "One word description...selfless, he always put the safety of others before himself. If we were running low on food or water, he'd always insist that someone else needed it more than him."

Everyone was listening intently as Clementine explained everything about her guardian, which only encouraged her to continue.

"He was a teacher. He taught history at college level. I even asked him at one point if we could start a class with just the two of us," she said with a smile that faded to a frown, "but we never got the chance."

Luke quickly helped her recover "He taught you how to survive right," he remembered that from back at the cabin when she told him a bit about Lee.

Her smile returned, "Yeah, he taught me how to shoot a pistol."

She shook her head, "I would never even TRY to handle a rifle," she said earning a chuckle from the group.

She continued, "He taught me to ALWAYS have a plan when we were on our way to Savannah."

She took off her hat, "He also taught me to keep my hair short so the walkers or bandits couldn't grab it."

"Smart," Carlos said while everyone else nodded in agreement.

"How um...," Alvin asked nervously, "how did he die?"

Clementine got a far-away look on her face.

"I had a walkie-talkie with me to remind me of when my parents used to talk to me sometimes if they went to town. It ended up picking up someones signal in Savannah who started to trick me into thinking he had my parents with him." she said with shame.

"Lee found out and told me this guy was bad news, but I didn't believe him. One day when I asked him in Savannah if we could look for my parents and he said that we wouldn't have enough time...so I got angry with him and when he fell asleep, the guy on the radio told me he was out back with my parents." she told them and took a deep breath.

"He jumped me when I got close, gagged me and threw me over his shoulder, then took me to his place," she said.

"Did he hurt you," Nick asked with barely controlled anger.

Clementine shook her head, "No, he just said that I could be his new daughter and locked me in his closet until I "calmed down" as he said."

She took on a sad frown, "Lee came after so long and talked to the guy, I heard him say he was going to kill Lee so I managed to break out and stun him with a vase nearby. Lee dealt with him after that and that's when I noticed..." she said but was trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.

"You don't have to continue if you don't want to," Luke said as he knew most likely what was coming next.

Everyone agreed with Luke.

"You don't need to keep going," said Carlos with a soft look on his face.

Clementine wiped her eyes and smiled, "No, I need to tell you all. I trust you guys."

They all hesitantly nodded for her to continue.

"I noticed that his entire arm was gone." she said.

Everyones eyes went wide with shock.

"What happened," Sarah asked.

"I'm getting to it," Clementine responded calmly knowing Sarah always had a natural curiosity.

Sarah nodded as Clementine continued.

"Turns out that you can coat yourself in walker blood and you can sneak by walkers, that's how Lee got us out but I got distracted when I saw something." she said and took a minute to build up the courage to say what was next.

"I...saw my parents...but they were...they were walkers." she whispered in anguish.

Everyone gasped in shock and surprise. Sarah clutched Carlos' hand making sure he was still there and Carlos kissed her head and whispered soothing words to her.

"Lee passed out in the street after that and I dragged him to jewelry store nearby and shut it behind me. Lee woke up and told me...he told me he cut off his arm because he got bit." she managed to say.

She looked down at Lees photo, not wanting to see them look at her, "We found a pair of handcuffs on a dead security guard and he had me cuff him to a radiator...then he told me to get out."

She then started to get angry, "I was too weak, I had a gun and could have ended it...I could have ended his suffering but he said no...he didn't want me to shoot, not just because it could attract attention, but because he didn't want me to experience that...so I left and turned around just in time before I left to see him...pass away," she finished with a heavy heart.

Clementine didn't hear anything for the longest time until, one by one, everyone crowded around her and gave her a hug as she let the tears fall.

"He was a brave guy Clem," Luke said, "I'm sure he'd be proud of you."

Everyone nodded as they separated from the group hug.

Clementine smiled at them, "Thank you guys so much, you don't know how much that means to me."

They all gave her warm smiles and patted her on the back.

"We should put this fire out and go to sleep. We don't want to keep risking attracting any attention," Carlos said.

"I'll take first watch," Nick responded as Carlos nodded in confirmation.

Clementine and the others went to their own sleeping bags and went to sleep. All thinking about what was going to happen when they got to Savannah...

There it is guys. Chapter 3! I really don't think Clem explained everything enough to the cabin group so I thought it would be cool for her to let it all out to them. As I said before, updates are now going to be slow because of college so just be patient with me so I can focus on both my school work and this story. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'RE SUPPORT AND BE SURE TO LEAVE A REVIEW! ALSO DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR IDEAS IN THE REVIEWS TOO TO GET A SHOUT-OUT IF I USE THEM! I want to make this as long as possible. PEACE OUT :)