I sauntered with my bow and arrow in my hands, studying everything in sight. "It's comin' up." Says Alvin.
Alvin and Luke walk ahead of me as I take my time. "There." Luke points to a nearby river that was shimmering with grays and blues. There were probably ten dead corpses surrounding it. I had no doubt that one of them was Clementine.
"Shit. What the hell happened?" Says Luke, running up to all of the remains. I strolled stiffly towards the first dead carcass that I spotted. It was a nearly bald man in a black leather jacket, shot straight through the head. "They ain't here," Alvin says rapidly. "You sure, man?" Luke says, heaving as he says it. "Their bodies can be laying anywhere in the whole state of North Carolina, man." Luke says sluggishly.
I don't say a word. I didn't want to get into the mess that these people were dealing with. The question was, was I already in this mess?
"Come on, guys. Let's start headin' back. Keep a look out...okay?," Luke asks me. I nod my head, peering through all of the burnt sienna trees. We all walk back to the cabin slowly, neither one of us saying a word.
We opened the cabin door and entered as I looked up and spotted a compact person in a blue and white hat, a periwinkle shirt, and smoky jeans.
"Clementine?," me and Luke jinx. "Alvin!" Rebecca exclaims, getting up to hug her husband.
"Where's Nick?" Luke asks Clementine. "We were swarmed by a crowd of walkers...He's gone." Clementine tells us.
"Clementine," Carlos says while grabbing his coat, "Watch Sarah. You too," Carlos points to me. Who was Sarah? I think. How can I watch over a girl that I don't know?
"Okay, I will." Says Clementine. I nod to Carlos, then step up to Luke.
"What is it?" Luke asks me. I glare into his hazel eyes. "Good luck." I say softly, then step back.
They leave the house, the door slamming behind them all. Now it was just me, Clementine, and that other girl, Sarah.
Me and Clementine step upstairs to go look for this kid. "She should be in here." Clementine says to me quietly, slowly opening the door. When the door fully opens, we both notice that she has a camera. "Say cheese!" She exclaims. She snaps a picture of me and Clementine. "Jesus Christ," I say, startled. "Hey, don't say stuff like that." Sarah says, giving me a dirty look.
So this was Sarah? An immature child that can't handle herself? It made me think just how lucky Clementine really was.
"Who are you?" Sarah asks, stepping up to me. "I'm Jaclyn." I answer. "Why does it matter?" I ask her. "Uhh...Sorry." She says quickly. Clementine glares at me, then steps into Sarah room more. "Hey, Jaclyn, can you take a picture of me and Clementine?" She asks me, holding up the camera.
"Uh...".
"Come on. Please?"
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. I snatched the camera out of her hand and held it up. "Say 'We're all gonna die soon'!" I exclaim. "And that we don't have time for this ridiculous bullshit." I say under my breath. I snap the picture, the camera flashing. Clementine walks up to me and snatches the camera rudely out of my hand. "Hey," I warn, "Watch it."
"You're so negative. Be happy for once!" Clementine says with a roll of her eyes at the end.
Never knew that kid could be a little retard, too. Huh. Learn something new everyday, right?
Sarah stares out the window. "Hey, Luke's back." She tells us. Clementine looked out the window mysteriously, and I did too. I saw the top of the mans head. There was no way that was Luke. Was it?
I followed Sarah and Clementine down the stairs. Sarah and Clementine both are little brats who need to learn a lesson. How about a beating? Or a stab in the leg? Or a-
"Clem, that's not Luke." I hear Sarah say, taking deep breaths.
I fucking knew it.