Chapter 2
Lee, Randy, Howard, and Clementine come out of the house with Clementine closing the door.
Suddenly, when they look at the fence in the front, they see two strangers pushing a car.
Man 1: Oh man.
Man 2: I'm never getting to momma at this rate.
Man 1: This sucks.
Man 2: Ah, it's a hot dish night.
The two men continue to push the car. Lee is about to open the gate until he looks at Clementine.
Lee: What's the matter?
Clementine: Should I stay?
Randy: What?
Clementine: I don't want to sleep in the treehouse tonight but I don't know if I should leave. What if my parents come home.
Randy: We won't leave you alone.
Howard: Well you can stay here if you want to.
Randy: Howard! We can't just leave this eight years old girl alone.
Lee: He's right, we won't just leave you here alone, Clementine.
Clementine smiles.
Clementine: Let's find a place where it's safe, ok?
Lee: That's a good idea.
Lee opens the fence and he, Randy, Howard, and Clementine greet the strangers.
Lee: Hey man!
Randy: Excuse me, Sir
Man 1: Holy shit!
Man 2: Don't eat us!
Lee: We're not gonna hurt you.
Man 1: Phew, for a second, I thought you and these kids were gonna give us the chomp.
Howard: Do we look like zombies to you?
Man 1: Well, the guy with covered in blood and he is limping. How shouldn't I? Name's Shawn, Shawn Greene.
Lee: Lee, this is Randy, Howard, and Clementine.
Man 2: I'm Chet.
Shawn: Look, we shouldn't stay in the open like this. How about you and your kids help us get to the farm. It's much safer there.
Lee: I'm not their dad, I'm... Just some guy.
Shawn: Some guy?
Lee: Yeah.
Shawn: They're all alone?
Randy: Actually, we're both are just some strangers from a town called Norrisville. We came here for camping with our friends, Doug and Bucky.
Shawn: Well, you did a big mistake by coming here. Also, I don't think your friends would come here either. Let's go.
Lee turns to Clementine.
Lee: What do you want to do?
Clementine: I...
The zombies show up.
Chet: The monsters are comin'. WE GOTTA GO!
Shawn begins to push the car.
Shawn: Lee, come on let's go!
Lee, Randy, and Clementine help Shawn with the car. They push the car and they get in and leave.
Shawn: You know, for some guy, you saved a bunch of lives today.
Howard: Actually we saved him while he looked scared.
Lee: Shut it, Howard.
The boys and Clementine manage to get out of the neighborhood.
At night, they arrive at the farm. They get out of the car.
Chet: Hey Shawn, I'm going back home. My momma is gonna be in a snit.
Shawn: No sweat man, I'll catch you tomorrow night.
Chet: It was nice to meet you all.
Chet walks away. The door opens and a man comes out.
Man: Thank God you're ok.
Shawn: I was worried it'd be bad here, too.
Shawn hugs the man.
Man: Been quiet as usual in the past couple days. Ol' Breckon down the way thinks his mare's gone lame but that ain't nothing new.
Shawn: I wouldn't make it back without Chet.
Man: Well, I'm glad you took him with you then.
The man turns to Lee, Randy, Howard, and Clementine.
Man: You brought more guests, I see.
Lee: Your son is a lifesaver.
Randy: Yes, he helped us get here.
Man: Glad he was a help to somebody. So it's just you and your kids then?
Shawn: Oh, not his kids. He is just some guy and the two boys are from Norrisville, not here.
Man: Honey, do you know these people?
Clementine:... Yes.
Man: Ok then. Well, looks like you hurt your leg pretty bad there.
Lee: Yeah, it's not doing so good.
Man: I can help you out. Shawn, run on in and check on your sister. You, take a seat on the porch and I'll go see what I have.
Lee sits on the porch while Randy and Howard sit next to Clementine.
Randy: How are you doing, Clementine?
Clementine: I'm ok.
Howard: Are you sure? I mean the whole...
Randy: Howard, don't.
Howard: Ugh, I hope they have foods. I'm hungry.
The man shows up with some bandages.
The man: Let's have a look. Yeah, this is swollen to hell.
Lee: It hurts like hell.
The man: I bet it does. What did you say your name was?
Lee: It's Lee.
The man: Nice to meet you, Lee. I'm Hershel Greene. And you both?
Randy: Randy. Randy Cunningham
Howard: Howard. Howard Weinerman
Hershel: Nice to meet you, boys.
Hershel bandages Lee's leg.
Hershel: How this happened?
Lee: Car accident.
Hershel: That so?
Lee: Yeah. We hit a guy, one of those things you have been hearing about. On the road. Lucky for me, this boys showed up and helped me out.
Hershel: Who were you with, the girl?
Lee: I was with a police officer. He was giving me a ride.
Hershel: Awful nice of him.
Lee: I'm an awfully nice guy.
Hershel: House was full up with mine. We've got another displaced family of three sleeping in the barn. You and your kids are welcome to rest there, where we're done here
Hershel turns to Clementine.
Hershel: I didn't catch your name, darling.
Clementine: Clem... Clementine.
Hershel: Can't imagine what you have been through Clementine.
Lee: I'll look after her until we find her parents.
Shawn shows up.
Shawn: Hey dad. So I'm thinking, the first thing my tomorrow, we gotta reinforce the fence around the farm.
Hershel: That doesn't seem necessary.
Shawn: Look, I don't know what you saw on TV or hear on the radio, but there's some serious... SHIT hitting the fan, I don't think anyone knows how big it is yet.
Lee: Your son is right. You're going to want to fortify this place.
Hershel: Stuff like that doesn't happen around here, Shawn.
Shawn: Dad, I'm serious! Lee, Randy, Howard, come on! Tell him what you saw out there guys!
Randy: Well, when we arrived here, we found Lee and a couple of dead guys showed up but we managed to get away from them.
Hershel: Well, do what you think you should. We've got plenty of chores as it is.
Shawn: Lee and those folks in the barn can help us out in the morning. We gotta to do it, really.
Hershel: I already said ok.
Shawn gets back in the house.
Hershel: Ok, I'm all done here. It should start to feel better tomorrow.
Lee: Thanks.
Hershel: If your leg gets hot or the swelling doesn't go down, you're probably dealing with an infection.
Lee: What do we do then?
Hershel: We'll probably just have to shoot you.
Lee, Randy, Howard, and Clementine are horrified when they hear this.
Hershel: We'll clean it, re-dress it and you'll be fine.
Howard: Phew.
Lee: Ok, that sounds good.
Hershel: There are blankets and such in the barn. We'll be seeing you bright and early. Come tomorrow, where do you think you're heading?
Lee: Towards Macon, I suppose.
Hershel nods and gets back in the house.
Lee: Ok then. Let's go.
Howard: Do we really have to sleep in the barn?
Randy: Come on, Howard. Be thankful they aren't going to kill us.
Howard: Whatever.
Randy, Howard, Lee, and Clementine are in the barn. They are in their "beds" and Lee and Randy are sleeping.
Clementine: It smells like...
Howard: Mr. Grumpy.
Clementine: Mr. Grumpy?
Howard: Yeah. Back in Norrisville High, our school bully named Bash called it.
Clementine: Really?
Howard: Yeah.
Clementine: I really hate bullies. They're mean.
Howard: Same here.
Clementine:... I miss my mom and dad.
Howard:... Yeah, I know Clem. I miss my parents and my older sister too.
Clementine: You have a sister?
Howard: Yeah, she's a popular girl at school, two years older than me and also the most annoying sister i've ever had.
Clementine: You shouldn't say that to your sister like that
Howard: It's my own opinion, Clementine. Don't you change that
Clementine: Sorry... How far is Savannah?
Howard: Well, I'm not good at map thingy but I think it's pretty far.
Clementine: Oh, ok.
Clementine falls asleep. Howard feels sad for Clementine, thinking about himself and his older sister, Heidi. They're fighting each other and he never had a good relationship with her. Howard falls asleep.
"I love you, baby. Hahahahaha."
Suddenly, a huge crash is heard.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Lee wakes up and he looks scared. He looks around and he goes back to sleep.
To Be Continued...