Chapter 2: St. John's

3 Months Later... It's been 3 months since we found the motel, a lot has changed including me, I for some reason felt the need to protect Clementine no matter what so I started working out like my dad use to, I also picked up cursing from the adults; things are getting worse and worse here, we're starving, people are barely getting food, there's an extra person, and Lilly & Kenny won't stop bitching at each other about every god damn thing and I'm sick of it. I was sitting against the RV banging the back of my head against it while Lilly & Kenny were arguing again, but then something finally snapped "Will you please SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I yelled, everyone then looked towards me "I mean seriously you two are always on each others cases like a bunch of fucking 5 year olds who don't get what they want. So just sit the fuck down, and SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I screamed.

I had a vein in my forehead that was about to pop "For gods sake you've been doing the same thing for three fucking months! Seriously I could blow my fucking brains out rather than listen to this! The only reason I stay here is for Clementine! Other wise I would just walk the fucking Earth than deal with you two!" I snapped "Finally someone said something" Carley commented, I sat back against the RV and closed my eyes, Lee and Lilly started talking and gave him the duty of passing out the food "Here Jaden, you need food" Lee said handing me some beef jerky "Thanks" I thanked, he then walked off and I broke it into smaller pieces so I could share. I walked over to Mark & Larry first "Here Mark, I want you to have some. I know it's not much but I wanna share with the others" I offered "Thanks Jay" Mark accepted taking the piece, I then walked over to Katjaa "What about me!" Larry asked angrily "No you're mean" I responded, I walked up to Katjaa and gave her some, I also gave some to Lee, Ben, and Kenny, I kept the last of it for myself since everyone was fed except Larry and Lilly since they're major jerks.

"Back off!" I heard Carley shout, I looked and saw her aiming her gun at two guys "Woah, lady, relax! Me and my brother, we... we just want to know if y'all can help us out" the man said "I said back off!" Carley repeated "Are you armed!" Lee asked "Yeah... for protection... Dead could be anywhere" the other responded "But, uh, I think you got the upper hand here" the first man said "Why do you need gas?" Carley asked "We got an electric fence protecting our place. Generators provide the electricity..." the other answered "Our generators run on gas" the first added. "Look, we own a dairy farm a few miles up the road. If y'all be willing to lower your guns, we can talk about some kind of trade" the first explained "How y'all doing on food? We got plenty at the dairy" the other added "Lee, why don't you and Mark check the place out, see if it's legit" Lilly suggested "I'm going with you. I've got your back if anything seems fishy" Carley said, everyone else stayed at the motor inn until Carley came to get us, she stayed behind with Ben to guard the place.

When we arrived we saw Mark with an arrow in his back, the two brothers mother took him inside along with Katjaa to fix him up, everyone split apart and I went to talk to Lee "Lee I've been meaning to ask you something" I started "What is it Jaden?" he asked "Well ever since a few months ago I've been getting a funny feeling in my stomach when I'm around Clementine. Is that normal?" I explained "Well uh that means you like her" Lee replied "Of course I like her, she's my friend just like you and everyone else" I said "No I mean love her" Lee corrected "Oh..." I nodded in response. I went off and thought about some stuff until it was time for dinner, we all headed in but Lee was a little late, he asked to go to the bathroom and came back a few minutes later when we were about to dig in "DON'T EAT THAT!" he yelled "Lee, Jesus, man! Did you find something?" Kenny asked "You're eating HUMAN meat!" he said, I was a bit freaked out "They're picking us off to trade as meat!" he exclaimed "You're out of your skull!" Lenny accused "Mark is upstairs with NO LEGS!" Lee yelled, suddenly Mark crawled in legless as Lee had said.

The St. Johns pulled guns on us and knocked Lee out, they then locked me, Clementine, Lilly, Larry, Kenny, and Lee in a meat locker, after a while Lee regained consciousness and started looking for a way out with Kenny, I was freaked the fuck out "Clementine. Can I talk to you over in the corner?" I asked, she nodded and we went to an empty corner "Listen Clem, I'm not trying to freak you out but if this is the end then there's something I want you to know" I said "What is it?" she asked "I lo-" I started but got interrupted "Hey I think I found a way out!" Lee exclaimed, he asked for a coin and I gave him one, he got an AC unit off the wall and there was a vent behind it. He asked one of us to go and I volunteered "Wait Jay, what is it you wanted to tell me?" Clem asked "I... uh... I'll tell you when this is all over" I responded, I then climbed through the vent and opened the door, me, Clem, and Lilly stayed in the meat locker with Larry's dead body, Lee then killed Danny and headed to the house, we finally came out to see Lee being pushed towards an electric fence, Lee hit Andy and started punching him until he was all bruised.

We left him there and walked off on a dirt trail "So Jay what is it you wanted to tell me?" Clem asked again, I grabbed her hand so we would stop walking and grabbed her other one too "Listen Clem, every since you kissed me in the drug store I've been getting a funny feeling around you. Lee said that it means I..." I started to explain "You what?" she inquired "It means I love you" I admitted "Oh..." Clem acknowledged "I've kinda been getting a funny feeling since then too" she admitted as well "Really?" I questioned, she just nodded "So... what do we do now?" I asked. "Well my parents told me that when people love each other they kiss each other" she said "But we already did that, remember at that drug store" I input "I mean they kiss each other... on the lips" she corrected "Oh... maybe we should save that for when we're older" I suggested "Alright" Clem agreed, we continued walking while holding hands until we stumbled upon a station wagon filled with food, we took the food which me and Clem were against and brought it back to the inn, hopefully things will get better.

To Be Continued...