Present Time;
Clem woke up with the start, her arm felt like it was on fire and she broke out into a cold sweat, her breath was ragged and shallow, "Doug," she whimpered.
Doug looked up from the campfire, "Another nightmare?" he asked, Clementine nodded, "Come here kid," he said with outstretched arms.
Clementine walked groggily towards Doug, "It feels like my arm is burning," she said and her eyes started to water up, "it's not there anymore and it still feels like its burning." she said as a small sob escaped her lips.
"I know kid, my eye feels the same." he said looking off into the forest, "but you're strong, I'm strong, we're both strong and we can we can definitely make it through this." he said rubbing reassuring circles on he back.
Clementine sobbed harder, "But I don't know if I can," she said clutching his chest, "what if you die then what will I do?" Clementine asked in a meek voice.
"Simple," Doug said stroking Clementines hair, "you'll survive I don't know how but you will," he said pure determination in this voice, "look at me I'm a fat tech guy I've survived this long, you're strong smart little girl and you will definitely do better than me." he said looking down to the girl with fire in his eyes.
"Thanks Doug," Clementine said softly drifting off in his chest, "You're really nice."
"Thanks kid," he said to the sleeping girl.
Months earlier;
"So Doug How was your first day at work?" Clementine asked from her spot on the floor, she'd spent the day drawing pictures and talking to others who were unfit to work.
"It was okay, all we did was patrol the perimeter, starting to get cold we should probably try to find you a sweater."
"That shouldn't be a problem," Clementine said, "Mrs Mimi said she'd make me a scarf, she probably wouldn't mind making me a sweater."
"Mrs Mimi?" Doug asked looking a bit confused.
Clementine pointed towards a little old woman with a sewing basket, "That's Mrs Mimi she's going to teach me how to knit is that cool?" Clementine said excitedly.
"Well that's awful nice of her, I think this place is definitely going to be a good home. what do you think Clem?" Doug asked.
"I really like it here everybody's so nice!" she said excitedly.
Doug smiled, he was happy Clementine found a place that she liked he was rather fond a place to.
"Clementine dear," a shrill voice called from across the room, "come here would you?"
"Yes Mrs Mimi?" Clementine said as she approached Mrs Mimi.
"Here you go child getting cold out," she said as her shaking hand wrapped a blue scarf around Clementines neck.
Clementines eyes lit up, "Wow thank you Mrs Mimi!" she said happily, "Oh Mrs Mimi I want you to meet my friend Doug!' Clementine said excitedly as she bounce on the balls of her feet, "Doug come over here!" Clem said swivelling to face Doug and beckoning to come closer.
Doug smiled, "Oh hello there Mrs Mimi," Doug said graciously holding out a hand.
"Now what the hell is that?" Mrs Mimi demanded, "I'm a seventy five year old woman, I deserve a damn hug." she said as she open her arms, Doug laughed uncomfortably but wrapped his arms around the elderly woman all the same, "Thank you child." she said giving him a toothless grin.
"Mrs Mimi seemed seems nice enough," Doug said sitting on the edge of his bed.
"Yeah I really like her!" Clementine said happily, as she was laying in bed, "tomorrow she's going to show me how to do a knit and purl."
"that's really neat, hey maybe you could start one of those sewing circles."
Clementines eye on widened a fraction of an inch, "Doug that's a really good idea, I'll talk to talk to Mrs Mimi tomorrow!"
"That's great. Now please try and get some sleep Clem okay?" Doug asked, "You've got a busy day ahead of you."
"okay Doug good night." Clementine said tiredly.
"Good morning Mrs Mimi," Clementine said sweetly.
"Good morning child, there's been a change in plans we are going to kitchens today."
"really?" Clementine asked uncertainly, "I thought we were going to do knitting?"
"Well puddin' pop you're stuck doing this." said the older woman as she mussed up Clementines hair, "Come on follow me." she said her hand shaking lightly as the walked to the cafeteria door.
Pain. There was lots of pain when she woke up, blood pored in Clementines ears and her left arm was numb, she made an attempt to move her arm but she couldn't feel anything. Clementine ajusted her head to look at our arm it wasn't there.
she screamed.
"Doug?" she cried, "Doug!" she said again the panic was starting to set in and she couldn't breathe.
Clementine was crying now but she stood up she shuddered lightly as she began to move across the dark room. she stumbled when she hit a table, she could see a sliver of light peeking out from a crack in the door she made her way towards it and stepped in something warm and sticky. She made it to the door and opened it gingerly, "Doug?" she asked quietly.
"C-Clementine," he replied drowsily, Doug was tied to a chair his eye was bleeding profusely.
"Doug? Doug!" she screamed.
"Clem," Clementine could feel her body shaking and she fought it the walls of the room began peeling and everything developed a red tint, "Clementine wake up." Doug started melting everything was melting, she was starting to melt.
Clementine bolted awake, "Doug?" she cried, she started crying again pressing your face to his chest.
"You were having a nightmare," he said, "you're okay I promise."