"The day you and I met I was in a car accident." Lee refreshed, pushing the drawer with Clem before pausing and kneeling down in front of her.
"I remember, your leg was all messed up." Clementine looked down at his leg which was now much better.
"The car I was in was a police car. I killed someone before we met and that's why my family and I don't get along too well." Lee explained.
"Oh.." She honestly had no words, she was speechless.
"I need you to keep this to yourself. Don't tell a soul in there, okay? It could cost us our stay in the group." He warned, giving her a stern look. She nodded in understanding. "Alright, one more push." The two gave the drawer a strong push against the wall when suddenly Clementine jumped back and screeched.
"Ow!" She whimpered, her finger starting to bleed.
"What's wrong?" He asks, throwing his attention toward her.
"I hurt my finger.." She replied, showing him the damage. He helped her up to the desk, allowing her to sit on it.
"Ouch.." He muttered, touching the limb.
"It hurt!" She notified, allowing him to apply softer contact.
"Don't worry, I'll find something to cover it up." He assured, getting up and walking toward his father's first aid kit which was right above the bloody mattress where they must have died. Still, his brother was nowhere in sight.. Maybe he was still alive? Anyways, he checked the aid kit and found a bandage, perfect for a cut. He walked back and crouched down.
"Alright, let's get this cut covered up." He said with a smile, wrapping her tiny finger with the seal.
"Yes please." She responded cutely, watching him as he just finished up wrapping the finger. "Lee?"
"Yeah?" He answered, looking up at her.
"What if my parents come home and I'm not there?" The question lingered a bit before Lee answered.
"They'll find us, sweet pea. I know it. Okay, I think I'm done here." Lee brought himself back up so he was standing in front of her.
"Thank you." Clem said, getting off the desk and approaching the door. Lee tried the pharmacy door but it was locked.
"Worth a shot, I guess." He shrugged, walking out with Clementine and placing his hand on the doorknob. However, before he could open the door Clem stopped him again.
"Did you kill that guy because he was one of the things trying to eat you?" She asked, a pout evident in her face. Lee hated talking about it.
"No. He was human.." He admitted, not wanting to lie to her. He had done enough of that to the others.
"Oh.. Was he trying to hurt you?" She asked, feeling a bit intimidated.
"Y-yes.. Don't worry about it, Clem. And don't say anything either." Lee replied sternly, finally opening the door.
"Okay.. Sorry." The two stepped out when suddenly the walkie-talkie started making noise and Glenn's voice boomed out of it.
"Hello? Little girl, can you put your dad on the phone? Or the walkie or whatever?" He asked, Clem listened and gave it to Lee. Everyone in the room stared at Lee and listened in.
"What's up?" Lee greeted.
"So I'm down at that motor inn by Peach Creek and.. I'm stuck." Glenn informed, starting to whisper.
"Stuck?" Lee asked with a bit of worry.
"Yeah.. I uh, I got jumped by one of the roaming ones and almost got attacked, I hid and then these guys came here and now everything's just quiet. I'm hiding in the ice machine but I am not coming out until I know for sure that I'm safe." Glenn explained, hushing his voice.
"Alright, we'll send a small group down for you. Hold tight, Glenn." Lee responded.
"Thanks, dude. You're a lifesaver." The call ended. Kenny approached Lee and crossed his arms.
"What's the plan?"
"Well, you gotta stay with your family, Lilly needs to keep an eye on Larry and Doug isn't too good with walkers. I say Carley and I head out and find Glenn, get in his car and come straight back." Lee suggested. Carley walked up to him and nodded.
"Sure, I'm down. Are you ready to go now?" Carley asked.
"Yeah, let's go." Lee nodded, staring at the pistol in her hands. Luckily she trusted him enough not to shoot him with that thing.
"Good luck." Kenny wished, watching the two leave out the office door.
The two walked to where the motor inn was before finally finding the street sign for Peach Creek. "Just so you know, I got your back." Carley whispered, breaking the silence that had enveloped the two.
"I know. Thanks a lot, I mean it." Lee replied, a smile on his face.
"And if Glenn didn't make it then.. I can take care of it." She added. Lee nodded.
"I really don't want to kill anymore people who don't deserve it. This whole thing has just-" A walker moan interrupted the pair as the husk of a human appeared right in front of the ice machine.
"Shit, get down!" Carley whispered, the two taking cover behind a brick wall. The walker passed and strutted it's way down to the parking lot.
"Guys!?" Glenn called quietly, opening the ice machine doors and smirking when he saw them. "Holy shit, thank god you found me!"
"Good to see you, man. You get the gas?" Lee asks, Glenn flashes him a couple of jerry cans filled with the liquids.
"More than I thought I would." He said with a chuckle, lifting himself out of the refrigerator.
"Okay, we saved Glenn, now we gotta go." Carley cut in, staring at the pizza car he rode in on.
"No way! There's a girl trapped up there. We gotta help her." Glenn said, pointing up to a room that walkers were pounding up against.
"Are you serious?" Lee asked. Glen nodded.
"No way, we got what we needed, let's go." Carley recommended, tilting her body towards the car.
"We can't just leave her!" Glenn said as if it were obvious.
"Lee, c'mon, we should go back, right?" Carley asked, looking toward the bearded man, then at the jerry cans.
Choices:
A. We have to save her!
B. Sorry, Glenn..
Relationships:
Clementine is a bit scared of you but still depends on you.
Kenny thinks you're a loyal companion.
Katjaa thinks you're very sweet.
Duck thinks you're awesome.
Carley respects you and is glad you trust her.
Glenn thinks you're cool.
Doug thinks you're cool.
Lilly thinks you're a good guy.
Larry is pissed at you but appreciates you looking after his daughter and helping him.
((Reviews:
Deathstroke746: "We haven't got to the huge choices yet, so only time will tell how they carry throughout the seasons. Hopefully we don't spend too much time in the drug-store. By the way, will we have chapters set in between episodes, like the time jump between 1 and 2 and the bandit attacks between 2 and 3? Interesting story so far, wonder where it will go from here."
We'll definitely take a look at what happens between two and three, but one and two? Probably not as I think it was a good call to flash forward in time to show the characters new group and situation.
: "Another solid chapter, however I do wish the chapters were a bit longer to get invested in the story a tiny bit more. 'This is their store' I'm going with."
I've mentioned the chapter length before, but honestly some choices are too important for me to pad out over one thousand words to make it longer. I'd rather give you choices than make the story super long. My advice is to not think of these as chapters but instead just a choice prompt that the community has to answer together. If I make a chapter too short I usually upload twice a day to make up for it.
Sanspapyrustheskeletaton: "I say go for first just be open with clem about it.
Also hoping that you can save Carly and Doug choosing one would be to hard for me
Carly is a love interest and a good shot and Doug was a funny and kindhearted guy
Also love the story keep up the good work"
Thanks and I hope you enjoyed this chapter, too!
CRed1988: "I killed someone.
There will be time that Clem will know eventually. Might as well Lee tell her about it despite been young."
Okay, just know that your actions have bigger consequences now. Thanks for being a continued support! Happy voting everyone.))
