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Chapter 12 ; What A Way To End The Night

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"Don't sweat it guys," Louis says as you two sit down.

There's an odd feeling of peace you get, the campfire behind you and the somewhat familiar sound of AJ's slurps relax you more than you had anticipated. You notice Violet looking at you in the corner of your eye but you're focused on the food in front of you, and you quickly start eating.

"Ever since we lost Sophie and Minnie, Brody's been freaked out by anything that happens past the safezone. She'll be alright eventually," Violet says solemnly.

"Still, we should make sure this is a one-time thing," Aasim says and surprises you, nearly making you jump out of your seat. Okay, maybe you were a little too focused on your food then. "We can take Rosie out in the morning, see if she catches a scent. You know, just in case."

After that, he walks off with his bowl in hand.

"I'm gonna go... clean up," Violet says with a hint of sadness in her voice. Louis watches her stand up with a sad look in his eye before taking his gaze away to the ground. "I think I'll go, too. See you guys later."

He quickly stands up and walks away in the direction Violet went.

"Don't worry about them. They're just sad," Tenn says, dragging your attention back to the table. He's drawing in his notebook, though it's something you can't really see from where you're looking.

"Sad? Why?" Clementine asks before taking another spoonful of her food. You get some as well and try your hardest to focus over the sounds of AJ's slurping.

"My sisters died around this time last year. I think it's starting to get to people."

"Doesn't it get to you?" She asks, looking up from her bowl. He shrugs, focusing on his drawing for a moment before answering. "Not really. Dying's not scary. I mean... it's sad- but not scary."

A meow draws your attention and you coo at Milo who hops up onto the bench and into your lap. Purrs immediately emit from him as you start running your fingers through his fur, petting him after a long day never fails to calm you down.

"I try not to focus on them being gone." Tenn speaks up again after Clementine says nothing, "I like picturing where they'd be now, instead."

He shows you the paper he was drawing on with a grin. "Sophie was awesome at making stuff. She'd build a place big enough for all of us to live and paint it too. Minnie would be playing whatever new song she wrote."

AJ stands excitedly where he once sat, leaning onto his hands from across the bench to get a better look. He looks at you and Clementine with a smile, and you both smile back. "I guess death doesn't scare me because I know I have something waiting for me on the other side."

"It looks like a nice place," You finally speak up, finishing your food.

Tenn nods. "Yeah, I think so, too. A lot better than some smelly ol' school."

"I'll say," Clementine laughs out. She leans forward and looks at the paper again, "Who are those guys?"

"The walkers who killed them."

"You want them there too?" You breathe out in slight shock.

"They weren't always walkers. Wherever this place is, everyone gets to be a person again. Sometimes I draw the walkers the way they probably looked... sometimes I draw Minnie and Sophie the way they probably left them."

"But sometimes, I draw this, too."

"That's really nice Tenn. You're more mature than some adults I've met over the years," You say playfully and he grins.