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I back the car up, away from the buildings. The car's back hits walkers so I drive forward.
"Get your seatbelt on!" I exclaim to AJ.
" It is! " He responds. I crash into the walkers Infront of us, one dives through the window, AJ passes me my knife and I immediately stab the walker, blood splatters across my face. I pull the walker into the car instead of pushing it out, I can get it out later. The car continues to drive forward until it hits a massive rock, throwing the car forward, then making it spin midair....
I don't remember the rest.
I open my eyes slowly, my ears ringing loudly. I immediately become alert once I realize my situation. I unbuckle my seatbelt and fall against the roof of the car. Ow.... I then lie on my stomach for a moment before reach into the backseat for AJ and pulling him out of the seat. I climb out of the car, holding AJ against my side.
Looking around, I notice a fuck ton of walkers. I immediately climb on top of the car, praying not to fall. AJ is still knocked out... Fuck. I see a clearing in the distance and I make a run for it. I leap over the large group of walkers and run. I feel blood oozing against my face. My shirt is wet with both my sweat and my blood.
I slowly down once we are far away enough from the walkers. I look around for a moment, taking in my surroundings. I feel my lip with my thumb, I wipe the blood off.
"Hello?" A quiet, slightly raspy voice speaks. A girl emerges from a patch of bushes, a boy follows behind her. The girl is blonde, about the same height as me, and... She's kinda pretty... Really pretty. The boy is tall, dark, and wearing a long coat. I hold on tightly to AJ, keeping my eyes on the two as I back away.
"SHIT- Watch out!" The blonde speaks approaching me quickly. The boy also approaches, looking at something behind me. Before I can react, something grabs my shoulder. I drop AJ and turn towards it, kicking it away. The walker falls to the ground. I immediately kneel over it, a leg on each side. I start beating the shit out of it. I bring a fist down, hitting it's forehead, then I bring the other down. I continue until the walker stops moving.
I slowly stand up and lick the blood off my lips. I turn back to the two teens and AJ. The girl is holding AJ. I immediately pull out my knife and point it at her, pressing the tip against the middle of her chest, right below her collarbone.
"Give him back NOW!" I demand. I slowly become more and more dizzy as she responds... I can't figure out what she's saying. Soon I lose my balance and fall, hitting the ground before blacking out once more.
Violet's POV. Also a little time skip.
I lean against the dresser while Ruby bandages the girls head... The boy had woken up a little bit ago so Louis was stuck entertaining him. The boy kept asking us where 'Clem' was... That's probably who she is.
"Is she going to be okay?" I ask worriedly.
"Mhh it's hard to tell... " Ruby responds.
" Oh... " I mumble. I look at the girl, her dirty face, her bloody lips, her pretty nose- UHM- ANYWAY- She's... She'll be alright. I examine her for a moment before noticing red on her shirt. It's in little splotches here and there with one massive one in the center of her stomach.
"Hey, did you check that out yet?" I ask, pointing.
"No... I didn't even notice it. " She says, finishing off the bandaging on the girls head. Ruby then lifts up the girls shirt. Apart from her abs and her pretty waist, there is glass on her torso. It is stabbed into her stomach area, blood oozes from the cuts.
"Holy shit..." I mumble as I stare at it.
"Help me get her shirt off, would ya?" Ruby asks. I nod, I help get the girls arms out of her jacket, then her shirt while Ruby lifts it. I set her clothes on the dresser then turn back to the two.
"Woah..." I say in surprise. Damn. Holy shit. I- uh- she's pretty. She's cute. She's hot. Wha- what's do I do? I blush and look away from her. I soon hear glass hit the floor. I immediately turn back to the two.
"Now's the easy part." Ruby says. I notice glass shards on the ground. Why the hell would she set them there? Ruby bandages the girl before standing up.
"I'll be back in a bit with some Ibuprofen for when she wakes up." Ruby says.
" Alright... " I respond, unable to take my eyes off the girl. Ruby leaves, closing the door behind her. I turn towards the dresser and put my hands against it, leaning forward and closing my eyes, trying to calm down. Then I hear shuffling behind me before an arm goes around me and pulls me back, a knife presses against my neck.
"Where the fuck am I?" The girl asks. Her only half clothed body presses against me, I have to keep myself from blushing at the idea of it.
CLEMENTINE'S POV.
I hold her tightly, keeping her from moving to the best of my abilities. She doesn't seem to be trying to struggle. I press the knife against her neck.
"I'm not fucking around, where am I?!" I ask, keeping my voice strong.
" I- Uh-" She stutters. I move the knife to remind her it's there. " Ericsons! Ericsons Boarding School for troubled youth! " She says, panicked.
" Good girl. " I say, smiling. " Now, where's AJ? " I ask. I hear her shaky breaths.
" He- uhm- he's with Louis. I can go get him! Don't stab me... Please?" She speaks. I lick the blood off my lip before letting her go, she immediately steps back. I see her eyes drift down to my torso for a moment. I wink at her to pull her attention back.
"Go!" I demand. She nods and runs off. I roll my eyes. A pain rushes through my body, starting from my abdomen and going through every nerve. I cry out in pain, leaning against the dresser for a moment before regaining my balance.
I look towards the door and slowly stumble to and through it. I walk through the hall, leaning against the wall for support. I'm out of breath from the pain somehow, I pant loudly. I need to stop for a moment. I bend over, holding onto the wall and keeping it to my right. My left arm holds my stomach. The cold air hits my bare back.
I bring my hand away from my stomach and see blood... Ouch.
"Clem!" A voice exclaims, a small figure runs at me. AJ. I kneel down as he comes in for a hug, putting his short arms around me. "You're okay!" He says. I pull away and look at him.
"No bites?" I ask, examining his body for any wounds or bites.
"No bites." He responds. I slowly stand up, trying to keep in my crys of pain. I succeed.
"You alright?" The blonde asks, her eyes still absorbing every inch of my body.
"Uhm... Yeah?" I ask. "What are you looking at?" I question. Her eyes immediately go back to looking at mine. Her face reddens.
"I- You- uhm- Nothing!" She responds awkwardly. I chuckle and smile softly.
"Where's your shirt?" AJ asks, confused. We have both seen each other in undergarments before on days where we were tired of smelling horrible and decided to jump into a lake or river or some other body of water.
"Good question goofball, where is my shirt?" I ask, locking eyes with the blonde again.
"Oh! It's in the dorm. Give me a moment and I'll grab it." She says, walking away. I turn back towards AJ.
"You make any friends?" I question.
"Yeah! Louis is really nice. So Violet." AJ speaks.
" Who are they? " I ask.
" Violet is the blonde girl. Louis is the music man. " AJ speaks. The fuck does he mean, music man? I smile at the description.
"I'm back!" Violet speaks. She tosses me my shirt and my jacket and I immediately put it on. My shirt is rather tattered but my jacket is fine. I force myself to stop slouching.
"So.. you are Violet?" I ask.
"Mhm...and you are Clem?" She responds.
" Clementine. " I correct.
"Ah, Makes sense I guess. " Violet says.
....
" Dinners soon, you look like you haven't eaten in years. C'mon" Violet says, leading me through the halls. I walk beside her slowly, wincing in pain. AJ walks ahead of us, as if he knows where he's going. Then something happens....
My hand grazes past Violets for a moment, I immediately pull it back.
"Sorry..." I mumble. She has a disappointed look on her face. I mean, I was fine with it but I'm sure she wouldn't want to touch me.... Right? We soon make it out the front door, I look around. There are groups of teens scattered around here and there. The two boys at the picnic table catch my eye. One of them is the boy from the woods.
"Go sit down, I'll get you some soup." Violet says.
" I- uh- don't need any. " I quickly interject.
" You sure? " She asks suspiciously. I nod. She sighs and walks away.
"I wanna go say hi to Louis." AJ says abruptly.
" Alright, lead the way. " I respond. He walks towards the table. A blonde boy sits on one side while the boy from the woods sits on the other. AJ sits next to the darker boy and I sit next to AJ.
"You're awake!" The blonde says to me. I just lock eyes with him, I don't respond to him.
"I'm Marlon." He says, sliding over to the other side of the bench on his side of the table so he's across from me.
"Hi...?" I speak anxiously. There are too many people outside...I hate being around this many people.
"Hi Marlon!!! I'm AJ." AJ speaks excitedly to Marlon. I smile. He's barely ever socialized and he's far better at it than me.
"Cool... And who's she?" Marlon asks
"Clem." AJ responds. He cant figure out how to pronounce my name correctly so for now he's allowed to always call me Clem. Although, Clementine is a rather simple name to pronounce.
"Short for Clementine?" He asks. AJ nods. I look towards the other boy at the table, I'm guessing he's Louis since AJ said he wanted to say hi to Louis and came here.
"You don't talk much, do you?" Marlon asks me.
" I talk when I need to. " I respond. " Or if the person im talking to has a actual personality. "
....
" Damn. " Marlon mumbles. He slides back to the other side of the bench. Then, Violet sits down Infront of me holding two bowls. She sets one infront of AJ. I look at the stew in AJ's bowl....I don't need it.
"You meet these two dweebs yet?" Violet asks.
" Mhh... One of them. " I respond.
"That's Louis, that's Marlon. Louis is loud, kinda annoying, but knows how to keep the mood lighthearted. Marlon is also loud..." She pauses before looking at him, then back to me. She puts a hand to the side of her mouth, covering it from Marlon's sight. "He's kind of an asshole" Violet mouths. I giggle.
" Hey! What are you telling her? " Marlon asks, confused.
" Nothing! I was just telling her uhm...that she- uh.... I got nothing. " Violet says, unable to find a decent excuse. I giggle at their antics...
"Who's he?" AJ asks, pointing at the young boy sitting at the other table.
"Tennesse... Everyone calls him Tenn. I'll go introduce you to him if you'd like." Violet suggests. AJ looks to me for a response. I nod and he grins.
"C'mon bud." Violet says, standing up, leaving her empty bowl where she sat. AJ does the same. I'm surprised they finished their food so fast....
I look to the two boys for a moment.
"Hi! I'm Louis." They boy sitting next to me says.
" Hello? " I ask.
"Ever play go fish?" He asks, pulling out a deck of cards..... Fuck.... I hate seeing cards. Ever since Gabe- i- fuck I can't..... My eyes widen as I stare at them.
"You alright?" Louis asks.
"I'm... Yeah I'm fine." I say. "And Id rather not play any card games." I respond softly. My voice becomes slightly wobbly. I see a confused look on his face as he puts away the cards.
...
"Sorry..." I mumble.
"All good." He responds. I slowly stand up, pain shooting through my body.
"Ngh" I grumble as I hold onto the table. My eyes squeeze shut for a moment but reopen soon after. I swing a leg over the bench, then the other. I step away from the table
"I'm going inside..." I speak softly. I can barely breathe I'm in that much pain.
"Shit.... What wrong?" Louis asks.
"Nothing." I respond, walking away. I cry out in pain after moving too quick, my abdomen feeling like it's being torn into pieces. I fall onto one knee, catching myself and keeping myself from falling to the ground. I slowly stand up. Louis brings a hand to my shoulder, attempting to support me but I immediately step away
"Don't touch me!" I say defensively.
"Want me to go get Vi or someone?" He asks, holding his palms up as if surrendering. I nod and he walks away. I stand there shaking, barely able to balance. Soon they return and Violet slowly brings an arm around my waist, standing beside me.
"It's alright, I've got you." She says softly, leading me up the stairs. She's safe... I'm safe with her...
...
She brings me to my dorm and helps me lie down on the bed.
"Can you... Can you stay?" I ask, my voice quiet.
" Uhm... Sure? " Violet responds, sitting on the edge of the bed. I soon move so my head is on her lap. I hear her confused mumbles and smile softly as I close my eyes. Soon her hand drifts to my hair, running through it.