The Man Who Found Me (TWDG SEASON 1 REWRITE

Episode 5

There is nothing I can do to change your ending. 

I'm sorry. 

(The song I've chosen for this is  We'll meet again.)

I slept in the bathtub that night... Cold water dripped from the faucet into my hair every now and again. 

I open my eyes to the sound of someone speaking. It's not the man..

I then hear a loud thud. I get out of the bathtub and open the door slowly. I see the man positioning Lee in a chair. 

Lee!

I look around. He's distracted, now's my chance. I see a meat cleaver on the table and grab it. I then turn to the stranger and approach him.

Go for the legs. Go for the throat.

I swing  the knife back then bring it to his knee. He falls.

"Ow! You son of a bitch!" He shouts. He's on his back. I climb on top of him, a leg on each side, my knees hitting the ground.

I bring the knife up, then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

Up then down.

I stop, panting.

I look at his face.... He's dead. His face is chopped up into slices as if someone with tremors was cutting meatloaf. 

...

He's dead.

I'm safe.

We're safe.

"Sweet pea?" Lee asks weakly.

"Lee?!" I stand up and look at him. His eyes are yellow.... Why are his eyes yellow?!

"We gotta get out of here..." I say.

"Yeah.. you do." Lee answers.

"I- what?" I ask.

" I... I can't... " Lee says.

"What's wrong?" I ask, frightened.

"I'm bit."

" No... No! No no no no.... It's not true! " I say.

He holds out his wrist... There's splotches of blood. His blood.

"No! It isn't true! That's fake... It's fake..." I say, my words growing softer and softer.

"It's true sweet pea... It's true." Lee says. His voice is raspy.

" Come on! You can survive it... You're the strongest person there is... " I speak.

" I'm... " He wheezes. " I have to hand that crown to you now." He says.

" But-" I begin.

" Do you know... what sweet pea means? " He asks.

" No... " I answer. " What? " I ask. 

"It's a flower..." Lee says. I thought it was like peas... But sweet. That would be gross. Not as gross as mice though.

"You've been calling me a flower?" I ask.

" It means more than just that... " He says.

" What? " I question.

" It symbolizes friendship.... And... And.... " His words fade and his eyes close.

" Lee? " I ask worriedly. " Lee?! "

His eyes open.

"Sorry.... I'm sorry honey..." He says softly.

" What else does it symbolize? " I ask curiously.

" Kindness... It symbolizes kindness.... You're one of the few people with that left in them." He says.

" You have that! You're filled with kindness! " I say.

" Not... " He wheezes. " Not for long... " 

...

"It's symbolizes another thing..." He says.

...

" It means farewell... " 

He knew...

He knew he'd never outlive me.

He knew he'd die early.

He knew!

Why... Why does my nickname have to mean farewell?

I stand Infront of the chair, tears streaming down my face.

"You have to kill me..." Lee says.

"What- no-" I say.

"Please... For me? " He asks. He reaches behind him and pulls out a gun.

"I don't want  to turn." He says.

I take the gun from his hands.

"Meet up with Christa and Omid... They'll protect you. They will stay with... With you." Lee says.

" And... And keep that hair short... "

" I will Lee. " I say 

I hold the gun up, my hands shaking. His yellowed brown eyes close. His mouth is slightly open.

I pull the trigger.

I enter the bathroom and climb through the window. I leave the gun with Lee.... I can't hold it after knowing who it's killed, who I've killed. 

I climb out the window and step into the roof of another building. 

It's dark out.

I look to the sky. It looks down to me.

I find a ladder and climb down the back of the building. It's at the edge of town. I walk. 

I just keep on walking....

The sun begins to rise. I make it to a grassy field. I'm alone.

I'm not lonely...

I'm alone.

I look up over the hill and see two silhouettes. 

Maybe I'm not alone...