Chapter 4
Meanwhile, at the Motor Inn, Lee confesses his past to everyone while Randy investigates the stealing supplies and the broken flashlight. Lee enters Lilly's room while Randy walks over to Clementine. Lee saw Lilly sitting on the bed while look down covering her face.
Lee: Hey.
Lilly look up at Lee while Lee take a seat
Lilly: Find anything?
Lee: No but I need to tell you something.
Lilly: Sure, go ahead. But if it's bad news, maybe save it?
Lee: I was sent to prison before the plague.
Lilly look down but surprisingly she doesn't shocked at all.
Lilly: Shit.
Lee: What?
Lilly: Dad said there was something about you.
Lee: So you know.
Lilly: I didn't know what to know.
Lee: Well it's true and I'm sorry.
Lilly: He treated you like shit, knew who you were and you tried to save his life, The last thing you need to do is apologize.
Lee: Thank you.
Lilly: You killed a guy, so what? I bet he was a dick.
Lee: Well, it ruined my life.
Lilly: Good thing everyone else's got destroyed shortly thereafter, huh? Misery loves company.
Lee smiles and then he leaves the room.
Meanwhile, Lee enters Lilly's room to confess, Randy walks over to Clementine.
Randy: Hey Clementine.
Clementine: Hey, Randy.
Randy: What's that you're working on, Clem?
Clementine: It's called a leaf rubbing. My teacher Miss Moore showed us how to do 'em when we went to the Botanical Garden once.
Clementine shows her leaf rubbing drawing to Randy
Clementine: See? It's the same! Uhm, kind of.
Randy: Aww. That's really nice, Clem.
Clementine: I'll make one for you too.
Randy: Thanks, Clementine.
Randy ask some more questions to Clementine
Randy: What do you think about everyone in this group, Clem?
Clementine: Yeah, I like them, especially Bucky. He's funny.
Randy: Funny?
Clementine: Yeah, he likes to make jokes especially the part when he says "Zing".
Randy: You don't think he seems upset?
Clementine: Like crybaby?
Randy wide his eyes, surprised by her words
Randy: Umm, yeah. How did you know?
Clementine: Well Bucky ever cry once when he said he couldn't find his triangle instrument. Until I found it, inside the couch. It hides under a cushion, you know.
Randy: Really?
Clementine: Yeah but I blame Duck for hiding it.
Randy: Do you think Duck hiding Bucky's triangle?
Clementine: Umm… I don't know…
Randy: Okay… but you didn't accidentally break a flashlight, did you?
Clementine: No, did Duck say I did?
Randy: No. Did Duck break the flashlight?
Clementine: I don't think so. He's just always blaming me for stuff.
Randy curious about Clementine's answer
Randy: Like what?
Clementine: Putting a bug on his pillow.
Randy: Did you do that?
Clementine: Yes.
Randy was a bit shocked by her answer. Lee shows up to them
Lee: Hey Randy, me and Clem want to talk about something in private.
Randy: Okay.
Randy turns to Clementine
Randy: I'll talk to you later, Clem.
Clementine: Okay.
Randy walks away. Lee talks to Clementine.
Lee: Hey Clementine…
Clementine: Hey Lee…
Lee: Clem, I need to talk to you for a second.
Clementine: Okey-dokey.
Lee: Before I met you, Randy and Howard, and before the plague, I killed somebody.
Clementine: Oh. So that's what…
Lee: Yeah, that's it. It was a bad thing and there's no explaining it.
Clementine: Why are you telling me?
Lee: Because I didn't want to keep it to myself anymore.
Clementine look down
Lee: Do you have any questions?
Clementine: Yeah, is Randy and Howard knows about you killed somebody?
Lee: Yeah, they know about that back at the drugstore when Carley talk to me.
Clementine: Oh…
Lee: You can go on back to your things.
Clementine nodded
Randy goes over to Theresa and Debbie.
Randy: Hey girls.
Theresa: Hey Randy.
Debbie: Hey.
Randy: What are you guys talking about?
Theresa: You know, about the group and stuff.
Debbie: And Lilly.
Randy: Yeah.
Theresa: Randy, about in the meat locker, is it true Kenny and Howard killed Larry? Debbie told me about that.
Randy: Yeah. It's true. Our friendship is falling apart because of that.
Debbie: Sounds like a complicated to me.
Theresa: I've never seen you and Howard hated each other. You two are like the best buddies but now you and Howard were….
Randy: I know, Theresa. I know…
Randy ask them about Lilly
Randy: What do you guys think about Lilly?
Debbie: Well I have my problems with her but I trust her. She's acting more paranoid than usual since Larry's gone.
Theresa: I kinda feel bad for Lilly. She didn't deserve to lose her dad.
Randy: Yeah. Do you guys think we should leave?
Debbie: With those group of bandits running around, yeah.
Theresa: Me too. Those bandits scare the cheese out of me.
Randy: Well okay then.
Randy shows the broken flashlight to Theresa and Debbie
Randy: Do you girls know anything about this broken flashlight?
Debbie: Wait, that flashlight get busted? Jeez, that's the only one flashlight we had left.
Randy: Yeah. Lilly found this in the dumpster.
Theresa: Well We don't know how this flashlight get busted tho.
Randy: Okay. I'm going to check the others. I'll talk to you girls later.
Theresa: Okay
Randy walks away and Lee walks to them.
Lee: Hey girls, how are you doing?
Theresa: We're fine.
Debbie: Just having a chit chat.
Theresa: How are you, Lee?
Lee: I need to tell you girls something.
Theresa: Okay.
Debbie: Sure, go ahead. But if it's about Lilly, I don't wanna hear it.
Lee look at Debbie awkwardly and then he spoke
Lee: It's not about Lilly, Debbie. It's serious.
Theresa: What is it?
Lee: Before the plague, I was on my way to prison.
Theresa and Debbie shocked and wide their eyes
Debbie: No honkin' way?
Lee: No fuckin' way.
Theresa: Is that true?
Lee: It's true.
Theresa: OM juice, for what? How much trouble can a good person like you get into?
Debbie: It wasn't for bang a woman was it?
Lee and Theresa were shocked after what Debbie said
Theresa: Debbie…
Lee: Gah, come on, Debbie.
Debbie: What? I gotta ask!
Lee: No, it was for murder. I killed a guy in a fight.
Theresa: Why?
Lee: He and my wife were…uhhh… I don't want to talk about it.
Debbie: Hmm... You may be a convicted murderer but we don't care about that.
Lee: Really?
Theresa: Yeah. You have Clementine with you and you're really protective to her and this group. We appreciate your honesty.
Lee smiles at them
Lee: Thanks… I'll talk to you girls later.
Theresa: Bye Lee.
Randy walks over to Douglas(rc9gn) who were at the Balcony, talks to Carley.
Randy: Hey Douglas.
Douglas(rc9gn): Hey.
Randy: how are you doing?
Douglas(rc9gn): I'm fine. Just having a chit chat with Carley.
Randy ask him about Lilly
Randy: What do you think about Lilly?
Douglas(rc9gn): She's way stricter than I thought. But I kinda feel bad for Lilly after Larry's death though.
Randy: Yeah but do you trust her?
Douglas(rc9gn): Yeah but not that much…
Randy: Okay then…. and do you think we should leave the motel?
Douglas(rc9gn): With those group of bandits outside there, we should leave.
Randy: Well okay then.
Randy shows the broken flashlight to Douglas(rc9gn)
Randy: Do you know anything about this broken flashlight?
Douglas(rc9gn): Broken flashlight?
Randy: Yeah.
Douglas(rc9gn): Jeez, that's the only flashlight that I use to go to the bathroom.
Randy: And where did you last time you use it?
Douglas(rc9gn): 3 weeks ago. At night, I use it to go to the bathroom and after I'm done, Bucky wants to use it.
Randy: Bucky use a flashlight?
Douglas(rc9gn): Yeah, he uses to go to the bathroom but he's didn't go alone though. Ben was with him too.
Randy: Ben followed Bucky to the bathroom?
Douglas(rc9gn): Yeah.
Randy look at Bucky and Ben again who's on the RV on the watch. Randy think 'Is they the one who broke the flashlight?'
Douglas(rc9gn): Are you okay, Randy?
Randy: I'm fine and thanks for telling me. Talk to you later.
Douglas(rc9gn): Okay.
Randy walks to Doug(twdg) who were fixing the wall.
Randy: Hey Doug(twdg).
Doug(twdg): Hiya.
Randy: What are you working on?
Doug(twdg): I'm trying to focus on the wall. Anything I'd like to contribute needs batteries or tools I just don't have. I'm tearing down this furniture to patch up the wall. If we go on like this, we'll have half the Travelier piled up out here before we know it.
Randy: The walls need to have more protection.
Doug(twdg): I guess. I feel worthless on watch because I'm not wild about guns and I just wish I was more helpful.
Randy: So do I. I'm not very good at guns too like me and Howard play laser tag.
Doug(twdg): Laser tag?
Randy: Yeah, Me and Howard played laser tag but we lose all our tickets because we're 'wonk' at Laser Tag.
Doug(twdg): Yeah that need to take time to practice.
Randy talk to Doug(twdg) about the flashlight. Randy show Doug(twdg) the broken flashlight
Randy: Doug, do you know anything about the flashlight?
Doug(twdg): Well, I can tell you -
Randy: Wait wait wait - I know you know everything about this flashlight. I'm asking if you know how it got busted. Lilly found it in the dumpster.
Doug(twdg) look at the broken flashlight and speak
Doug(twdg): Oh. No. I don't. I'll keep my eye out for some suitable parts, though. That'll give me something useful to do.
Randy: Okay…. can I ask you something?
Doug(twdg): Sure. Go ahead.
Randy: About you and Carley?
Doug(twdg): Yeah we're a close together, thanks to you.
Randy: Well yeah about that, Is it true Carley's pregnant actually?
Doug(twdg) wide his eyes…
Doug: Did Carley tell you that?
Randy: Umm… Carley told that to Lee first and then Lee tells me about that, so…
Doug(twdg): That's enough, Randy. It makes me a little uncomfortable when teenagers know about that.
Randy: Oh sorry…
Doug(twdg): Also are you going to tell Theresa about how you feel? It's more than a few months you just keep that to yourself.
Randy: Well, you're right, I shouldn't keep it to myself for much longer.
Doug(twdg): Of course I'm right. You properly had a gut to confess to her.
Randy: Thanks…
Doug(twdg): So you'll do it then?
Randy: I'll let her know. You're totally right.
Doug(twdg) smiles
Doug(twdg): That's great, I think it's for the best.
Randy: I'll catch you later, Doug.
Randy walks away and then walks to the RV were Ben and Bucky was on watch
Randy: Hey you two
Bucky: Hey.
Ben: What's up, Randy?
Randy: How are you two doing?
Ben: We're fine. We're just having a small talk while on watch.
Bucky: Yeah about Marching Band stuff.
Randy: Uh huh…. and do you guys feel useful to the group?
Ben: What? Useful?
Bucky: Of course I'm useful! ZING!
Randy look at Bucky awkwardly and then he turns to Ben.
Randy: What about you, Ben?
Ben: Me?
Randy: Yeah. How's your spirits.
Ben: I'm fine, man. Bucky and I were helping, right?
Randy: For sure, Ben.
Bucky: Double zing for Ben's spirit!
Randy and Ben look at Bucky awkwardly and then Randy talk to them again.
Randy: Have you two seen anything weird on watch? Is there anybody out there up to anything?
Bucky: No sign of bandits.
Ben: Nope. Really quiet.
Randy: Really.
Ben: Yeah, totally. Which is good.
Bucky: Totally Zing!
Ben and Bucky smile at Randy as they told him.
Randy: What do you guys think about Lilly?
Ben: She scares the crap out of me.
Bucky: Same. She's very strict and loud like Miss Wickwhacker.
Ben: Miss Wickwhacker?
Bucky: Yeah, she's my band instructor at my school. She was very strict like an army sergeant.
Ben: Wow, I bet she's a bitch.
Bucky: Hey, Don't swear in front of the cartoon character!
Ben: Really? Are we in a cartoon or video game?
Randy sigh annoyed and begin to interrupt their conversation.
Randy: Can you guys just stick on the script!
Ben and Bucky stopped and apologize to Randy
Ben and Bucky: Sorry.
Randy: Okay, about you two scares of Lilly, That's a reasonable thing to feel.
Bucky: We're just worried she's going to lose her cheese.
Ben: You mean 'snap', right?
Bucky: Same thing.
Randy groan and facepalm and then show the broken flashlight to them.
Randy: A flashlight was broken? Was it you, Bucky?
Bucky: No.
Randy: Douglas(rc9gn) told me that you use that flashlight at night 3 weeks ago. You're not in trouble if you tell me the truth.
Bucky talk to Randy nervously
Bucky: I didn't break it, Randy. After I use it, I place a flashlight at the usual place, I swear.
Randy: Okay.
Randy turns to Ben.
Randy: What about you, Ben? Was it you?
Ben: No.
Randy: You're not in trouble if it was. I know you get nervous and maybe you went out to go to the bathroom, broke it, got worried and tossed it.
Ben: What's with the third degree? I didn't break any flashlight.
Randy: Okay then…. Talk to you later, you guys.
Ben and Bucky: Bye.
Randy turned around and he saw Lee talk to Katjaa who look very upset.
Lee: Katjaa…
Katjaa: Everything keeps changing.
Katjaa walks away and Lee look down as Randy walks to him.
Randy: What was that all about?
Lee: It's about Kenny and Howard killed Larry in the meat locker.
Randy: Oh….
Lee: So… did you talk to people about the flashlight?
Randy: Yeah but Katjaa and Kenny I'm not done yet.
Lee: Okay, I'm going to tell Ben and Bucky about my past. You keep searching.
Randy: Roger that, man.
Lee walks to the RV were Ben and Bucky was on a watch.
Lee: Hey, you two.
Ben: What's up, Lee?
Bucky: Hai Lee.
Lee: Hey, I need to tell you guys something.
Bucky: Sure, okay.
Ben: Sure, Lee. Is it about our watch? We're trying to do a good job.
Lee: You both doing fine.
Lee begins to tell them.
Lee: I was on my way to prison before this.
Ben and Bucky shocked and wide their eyes.
Ben: Whoa, seriously?
Bucky: For real? What did you do?
Lee look down and then look at them.
Lee: It's not important.
Ben and Bucky: Oh.
Lee: Just, if you boys hear anything, it's probably true and now you know.
Ben and Bucky look at each other and then turn to Lee
Bucky: Okay, Lee. Thanks for your honesty.
Ben: Thanks for trusting me, man. I, uh, I…
Lee: Ben, relax.
Ben: Okay.
Lee: Talk to you boys later.
Ben: Bye.
Bucky: Bye Lee.
To be continued…