If Lee Survived

Chapter 5: No Mercy

Clem

about 10 minutes earlier.

The lady named Tavia dropped me off to the Armory, Where Bonnie was waiting for me. " Hey... I guess you're starting your day off with me." She said motioning for me to take a seat.
" We're Loading Magazines." She explained.

I quietly began to load the magazines, not wanting to talk to her. She watched me with a smile before nodding. " That's right, you got it." She praised causing me to look at her with a blank face.

Going back to loading the magazines, I was glad when the room fell quiet for a second. " I... suppose I owe you an apology. I wasn't truthful when I came across y'all at the lodge, And I was shown a kindness I never would've expected from a group of strangers.

But... Now folks are dead and I can't help but feel that I'm to blame. But the plan was for no one to get hurt, I truly believe that was their intentions. At least it was mine, going in. " She went on talking as I ignored her, silently loading the magazines.

She sighed. " I know you're mad at me, and you've got every right to be. But I wanted you to know, I regret my part in all this. I apologize which don't account for much anyway, but.. it's all got for now. "

Still, even with how sad she looked, I kept a straight face ignoring every word that came out of her mouth.

" How was your first night in the yard? I know it ain't so comfortable, But.. it's safe.which is more than I can say about a lot of places out there. .... I was supposed to go... When Luke and Carlos and all them left, I was plannin' on leavin' too... When Luke approached me about it I ... I thought he was crazy.

I mean, we're safe here, we got power, we got food and bill he.... Well he wasn't always like this. I justified not going by tellin' myself it's easier to try and change something that's broken than start all over. " After a while of her talking I started to tune her out. I wondered what Lee was up too.

Suddenly Bonnie's Walkie Talkie went off causing me to jump. I still had PTSD from from what happened in Savannah. Now the sound of a walkie talkie going off gives me Anxiety.

" Hey Bonnie? Is that girl still down there with you? I need to come get her." Tavia's voice crackled through.

Bonnie picked it up not even noticing my reaction as she answered. " Yeah, she's here."

" Okay, I'll be right over." She said before the walkie talkie cut out. I sighed not knowing what Tavia could have possibly wanted this soon.

" I'm sure it's fine." Bonnie said standing up.

" Oh.. almost forgot, I grabbed this for ya." I watched silently as she walked away coming back with a rainbow jacket, handing it to me and watching me put it on.

I looked down at the ugly jacket and then back up at her. " Well, what do you think? I found it at the lodge y'all were in. " She smiled.

" It's ugly." I stated nonchalantly.

Bonnie's smile dropped at my words. " Really?... I thought it was kinda cute. Well this ain't a fashion show, it'll keep you warm." She sighed.

I rolled my eyes as she joked that people would be jealous of the " Cool Jacket" . Yeah right.

Tavia walked in, her eyes immediately landing on me. " Oh there you are, what's with the ugly jacket?" She raised an eyebrow as she walked towards me.

" Tavia!" Bonnie said in a warning tone.

" What??" She replied.

Bonnie sighed. " Nevermind. I'll see you later Clementine." She said turning back to me.