Chapter 23: A Surprised Return

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Y/N POV

After doing work in the greenhouse Sarah fucked up and Carver ended up killing Reggie. Me and Clem are on our way to see Bonnie.

Bonnie: Oh, hey. So, they want you to run some supplies out to the guys workin' at the expansion. Real simple. Just take this over to 'em. (hands the bucket to Clem) That jacket looks real nice. I don't know what Tavia's talkin' about. What's wrong? Kids? You alright? You two look like you've seen a ghost.

Clem: Reggie... Reggie's dead.

Bonnie: What? What're you talkin' about?

Y/N: Carver... He pushed him off the roof.

Bonnie: Maybe... maybe it was just an accident. Listen to me. Take this stuff out to those guys and come straight back. Just... be safe. Okay? Now ain't the time to be callin' attention to yourself. I need to go find out what happened.

I open the door for Clem.

Bonnie: Hey, Troy! Clem and Y/N just gonna take them boys some nails.

Troy: Alright.

Bonnie: Go on.

Y/N: Clem let me carry it.

Clem: Such a gentleman.

Clem hands me the bucket and we walk to a clothing store where we see Kenny and Mike.

Kenny: I ain't nobody's laborer. Fuck that! Let 'em do this shit themselves if it's so goddamn important.

Mike: Get your fuckin' hands off me, man.

Kenny: You ain't gonna force me to do this bullshit.

Mike: I said get your hands off me!

Kenny: Or what? You gonna go tell on me?

Mike: I'm trying to help you, asshole.

Kenny: Yeah, this is a real help! Why don't you just worry about yourself?

Mike: Get off me!

Kenny: You're one of them, aren't'cha?

Clem: Reggie's dead! Carver killed him!

Kenny: What?

Mike: You sure? Well, did y--

Walkers break through the window of the store.

Mike: Shit!

Kenny: Fuck! Grab something!

Y/N: Clem get behind me!

Kenny picks up a hammer and I pick up a plank. I continually hits the walker approaching us, eventually getting backed into a corner. We dodge the walker and moves through the gap behind a shelf and the wall as the walker follows us. The spiked edge of the shelf blocks our escape.

Y/N: Fuck me!

I push it backwards and we run out, and the spike impales the walker's head. More walkers approach. I grab sledge hammer and kill all the walkers. I then turn around and hug Clem.

Y/N: Clem are you okay?

Clem: Yeah not bites. What about you?

Y/N: No bites either.

Troy then walks in.

Kenny: Oh, thank god, you're okay.

Troy: Alright, enough mushy shit. You get back inside right fuckin' now. I'm sure they got shit for you to do in there. Now! Think I'm fuckin' around? Now I gotta sit down here and babysit you assholes. Can't do a simple fuckin' patch job without me here crackin' the whip?

Clem and I leave. We continue to talk until someone puts a hand over our mouths and pulls us into a building. Clem bites the person and I elbow them in the ribs.

Luke: (screams) Stop! Hey, it's me!

Clem/Y/N: Luke?

Luke: Yes! Man... bit the hell outta me. Think you drew blood. Come all this way... This is... this is the welcome I get.

Me and Clem hug Luke.

Y/N: we were worried.

Luke: Aw, it's good to see you too, kids. Alright, listen, we ain't got much time, okay? I followed y'all here best I could. Haven't had a night's rest since y'all got nabbed and... well, this is the first chance I got to talk to somebody. They're everywhere, okay? They got guards. Watchin' everything. Shh.

Footsteps are heard outside the store.

Luke: There's a herd'a lurkers just south of us. It's bigger than I ever seen around these parts.

Clem: Carver mentioned that. Said he hopes it passes us.

Luke: Yeah, I heard folks talkin' about that, but that ain't so, okay? It's gonna hit this place, I know it is... I don't know when, but it's comin' and it's gonna be soon. See, I've been lookin' for places to... to get y'all free... but haven't been able to find anything yet. They plugged up all the holes we used when we got out.

Y/N: When do you think the herd will be here?

Luke: I don't know... it's hard to say, really, but I-- I reckon it'll wash over this place when it does. See, Carver? Oh, he ain't dealt with anything like this before.

Clem: It seems dangerous.

Luke: Well, the whole situation's dangerous, but, well, we're in it now. It's what we got. We just... we just need a plan, y'know, a way to get you and... and everyone...

Footsteps are heard outside.

Y/N: Luke...

Luke: Oh, sorry, sorry. Shit, okay. Troy ain't gonna like you bein' late. Listen, kids, I need you to meet me here tomorrow, about this time, 'cause I-- I need you two to get me one of those radios, okay? Do you think you can do that? Just-- just one of those walkie-talkies. I just need to be able to tell y'all what's goin' on with them guards... you know, I'll figure out the schedule their patrols are on. I mean, they're-- they're all over the place, but I can keep an eye on 'em for y'all from out here. Look, we ain't gonna be able to shoot our way outta here, so we gotta be careful. W-- we just gotta be smart, 'kay? We gotta plan. That radio is crucial to that.

Troy: Clementine, Y/N! Get out where I can see ya!

Luke: Go on! Get outta here.

Clem and I leave the store.

Troy: The hell were you two doing? Huh? Answer me!

Y/N: We were looking at comics... there's a whole store full of them.

Troy: Yeah? No shit. You best not dawdle, kids. Pull somethin' like that again and you'll be meetin' the back of my hand..

Y/N: You won't fucking touch her.

Troy: Wanna bet?

Y/N: Yes!

Troy: Bill radioed. Wants a word with you two up in his office. So get on up there, now.

Clem and I go back inside.

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