The girl - a clementine x male reader story

Chapter 143 - need a hand?

You sit with your guitar next to you in the music room.

8:59.

You sigh. When you said 9am sharp you wouldn't have minded 5 minutes early.

They both walk in.

You: sit, please.

They sit on two boxes adjacent from you.

Elise: so, you're "immune"?

You: too a certain extent.

Elise: too a certain extent.

She says with a sigh.

You: I've been bitten. A few months ago now. When the outbreak first started to show signs of... world ending capabilities, the US government skipped straight to the human trials to develop a vaccine as fast as possible. They kidnapped me. I don't know if it was the draw of a hat or I was an ideal candidate but I was chosen and taken. They took me to a lab and started injecting me with different types. They caused my eye colour and body temperature. Then all the scientists left. Ran for their lives after he building was attacked. I was saved by a man looking for a cure after he got bitten. When he realised I was it and there was no way to extract it he gave me his knife and blew his brains out. I went home and found my parents dead. I took the axe and ran. And I survived.

You sigh.

You: I returned a couple years later to the lab. Didn't get what I was looking for. I left knowing this was just another scar across my life. Thought it had all been for nothing. I just got on with it. Only told very close friends and family. All the whitetails knew. Took that secret to the grave. No group, except this one, after them knew.

Elise: what does to an extent mean?

You: One day we had a fight with raiders. Got stuck on a bridge. My leg has been fucked in an explosion. ...Tenn... Tenn was stuck at the other end after being lured in by his sister after she went mad. To save Tenn I killed her and throw him across the gap. I said goodbye to clem and the boys and fell into the water below. I'd knew that was the moment I'd die. I woke on a bank. And things were different. I wasn't in control. And there were teeth marks in my hand. Must have bit me in the water and was swept away before it could tear me to shreds. My first episode.

Beth: episode?

You: when I haven't eaten in a while, or in a high pressure situation or I'm very sick or anything that can weaken my mental state significantly, I have some kind of attack. Where I begin to act and think like a walker. And it's like my own mind is forced to watch.

They both look very worried.

You: don't worry. We keep very on top of it, and I've developed better resistance too it, and me and clem have got contingencies in place in case of a full blown attack. I've only had 2-3 episodes since the first and none where as bad as the first. Clem can normally pull me out or I pull myself out.

There was one attack worse than the first. Killed like 20 people.

You: we came to the conclusion that although the virus has failed to kill me, it's effects are still taking place. I'm much more resistant but not immune. We aren't risking another bite, we don't know if it'll kill me and make me a walker or cause my episode... to be permanent.

Elise: what is there difference between a walker and your episode.

You: my episodes are smarter. They can still speak.

Max: you're definitely right about the smarter.

Elise: then how do we know if you're in one?

You: my eyes will be black with very bright orange iris. If I look like that, either run but if I've got you cornered, kill me.