"Rebecca turned." Clementine said, breaking the silence as the group walked on. It was snowing again, and the snow was actually sticking to the ground. It would get colder, that was for sure, so the group needed to find a place to stay warm and dry. They had no idea where Wellington was, so that plan was a shot in the dark.
"What?" Luke asked, looking over at the little girl.
"That's why I had to shoot her." Clem said.
"It's okay Clem." Bonnie said in understanding. The rest of the group members were quiet after that. Kenny keeping an eye on Arvo, making sure no more tricks would be pulled off, Luke walked behind Kenny, and behind Luke was Clementine and Sarah, and Clem was holding little Al, making sure he stayed warm. After Clem and Sarah, last but not least was Bonnie. She wasn't speaking much at all, Clem figured she was grieving over the loss of Mike. The little girl knew that they were pretty close.
Clementine noticed that the group just kept getting smaller and smaller. Would they even make it to a safe place in time? Would more people die? Clementine did not want that, and neither did Sarah. It was bad enough already, and Clem couldn't even count all the people they lost on her two hands. She had lost so many that helped her, and she cared about them. She was going to try and make sure nobody else died, but that was easier said than done.
"Okay, so we need a fucking plan." Kenny said, breaking the silence between the group. "I don't know if we're close to Wellington, so we need a place to stay. We can't walk out here in the cold with the baby forever." He pointed out, but most of the group knew this already.
"I have home." Arvo spoke up.
"Close?" Luke asked.
The foreign boy shook his head, "No, little more walking." He said looking down at the ground. "But there's food, and fireplace. Very warm for baby." He continued on, but Clem looked at him skeptically.
"Really?" Sarah asked, her eyes lighting up. "A fireplace and everything?"
"Hold on a second." Bonnie said. "How the hell can we trust this guy?"
"We can't." Clementine answered immediately.
"Then how do we know he ain't lying?" The redhead asked.
"No lie!" Arvo shook his head again. "I really do have house, food, and fireplace."
"Well kid," Kenny started. "This may be your chance to redeem yourself." He added, pushing Arvo in front of the group. "Lead the way." He said. But Clementine was unsure about all of this. What if Arvo was just leading them into the wilderness to die or something like that? What if he was lying about the food and the warmth? Then what would they do? The group would have no idea where the hell they were at, so in the end they'd be screwed.
"Do you trust Arvo?" Clementine asked Sarah as they walked beside each other.
The teen girl shrugged, "I don't really know... He seemed nice, but then all those mean people showed up. Why?" She asked, looking down at her friend.
"I just want you to be safe in case something happens." Clementine replied.
"Is something going to happen?" Sarah asked, her eyes widening just a bit.
"I don't think so." Clem lied, she didn't want Sarah to have a panic attack or anything of that nature. She wanted the girl to stay relaxed, or well, rather relaxed as possible in these conditions. Sarah was making great progress since when Carlos first died, and she even learned how to shoot and protect herself. Clementine always wondered why Carlos never taught her, but she never questioned him about it. Clem shrugged again, "But you never know these days." She finished.
"Right." Sarah nodded. It was quiet for a moment before she spoke up again. "Hey Clementine?" She asked.
"Yeah?" Clem answered.
"Thanks for teaching me how to shoot." Sarah said. "I think I can get used to it, and it will come in handy in case I ever need to save you." She half smiled, but really, she was being serious. Sarah felt as though she owed Clementine her whole life because that young girl had saved her in more ways than one. She was very thankful to have a friend like Clementine, and Sarah knew that she needed to be a better friend as well.
"It's no problem Sarah." Clementine waved it off.
"I just want to help out." Sarah commented. "I don't want anyone else to die..."
"Me either." Clem sighed. It was silent most of the time while they walked, with a little cry from Alvin every once in a while. Clementine wondered why he wasn't cold yet. A little blanket didn't do much when it was snowing and the wind was blowing every which way. She hoped the baby was okay, because she promised Rebecca that she would look out for the infant. The temperature was dropping, and it was going to be nightfall soon. And it would be colder at night, Clementine knew that for a fact.
"Are we there yet?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, how fucking far is this place?" Kenny questioned.
"Still far away." Arvo answered. "More walking, get there by morning." He added.
"More walking?" Bonnie asked. "We are exhausted!"
"The baby needs food." Clem commented. But she knew they couldn't keep walking, it was way too cold, and the way that it was snowing right now, you couldn't see a damn thing.
"Look," Luke pointed out in the distance. "There's a little building, maybe we could stop for the night." He suggested.
"That sounds like a good idea." Bonnie nodded.
"We can build a fire, and get the baby warm." Kenny also added in.
Luke nodded, "Alright then, it's settled, let's head over there." The group then followed him to the small building, and Clementine wasn't sure what it was. It could have been a service station or anything of that nature. She didn't care though, she just wanted to get cozy by a fire and go to sleep. When they arrived, Kenny took little Al so he could attempt to feed him, and the rest of the group sat by a fire in an attempt to warm their bodies. A close eye was still kept on Arvo, and there were hopes that they would find a safe place to permanently stay soon. Traveling with a baby was literally the worst thing to do.