The Last After Us

Chapter 3

Night has fallen. Everyone has fallen asleep, expect a few men who were keeping watch. Ellie, however, knew how to get pass them without getting caught. Before she went out of the barriers of her safety,she grabbed some dark clothes of hers. It was a dark blue hoodie that is barely clean, some ripped black jeans, and black shoes that are converse. Just in case of an emergency, she has her backpack with all of her supplies. She also carried a few extra ammo for her gun.

Alright, Ellie thought as she got all her stuff together.Time to go.

Ellie quietly got out of her room, looking around if anyone was near by. As she saw the coast was clear, she walked down one way of the hallway, making sure to be as quiet as possible. As she was getting closer to the exit, she heard voices. Ellie looked around, thinking were to hide. She finally found a spot, a room with no on in it. She quickly went inside, the voices getting closer and closer, until they stopped right in front of her door.

"- is so stupid. We should be out there, finding them, and ending them," the voice, which sounded like Jeff, said.

"Yeah, but you know what Maria said. We'll definitely get our asses kicked if we disobey her."

"And? If she wants to protect our people then she should go out there and kill them?" Jeff hisses.

As Ellie peeked through an opening in the door, she sees Jeff glaring at a man. The man, however, looked funny. He has an eye-patch over is right eye. He needs more than just an eye-patch, Ellie thought. The man's whole right face was messed up. She concluded it was probably a beating he had suffered a long time ago before coming here.

"Look, I agree with you Jeff, but don't you think that maybe Maria has a plan? She wouldn't just agree with that idea Joel came up with."

"Fine! But if this plan goes downhill, we have to make a vote of another leader. Maria has been making too many decisions without our consent. Besides, we all know who would make a better leader," said Jeff with a smirk.

"Yeah, Joel. He is a lot more resourceful and strong-headed about these stuff," said the man, smiling crookedly.

"No, you idiot! Me!" exclaimed Jeff as he is storming away.

"Oh...." The man then followed behind him, leaving Ellie alone to ponder and think.

As Ellie thought, more questions formed. Will there be a riot in camp? Who are the enemies? Who are the allies? Should she tell Joel and the others? But the most important questions is...

Who should I trust anymore?

Ellie shakes these thoughts out of her head, concentrating on the task on hand. She then quickly slides out of the door and made her way to the exit. Then she went towards the the outside gates, avoiding being detected. When she made it out, she walks out a few feet away from her home before turning around and looking at it. She looks at it for five minutes.

This is not my home. I am just an outcast here. Wish i didn't have a lot of trust issues. I don't belong here.

She takes out the map of the newly discovered camp and starts walking in the direction the map tells her.

"Maybe," she mumbles,"I'll find something there. I'm sorry Joel... I have to do this."

As she leaves the home where everyone shuns her, she begins a new a new life, hoping it'll be much better than the one she had before.