My eyes flicker open, and take a second to adjust to the burning light of a fire.
"Oh, you're alive then?" I hear Clem say and I look past the fire and at the little girl holding a tin in one hand, a fork in the other.
"Yeah...I guess so..." I mutter and she smiles.
"Hungry?" She asks and I sigh.
"No thanks...I need to ask you questions" I say and she nods. I crawl round to sit by her and she smiles.
"Where are they now?" I ask and she sighs.
"They're over in Sacramento, California...last time I heard" She says, taking another forkful of food.
"Right..." I mutter and she takes out a map.
"Heres us, thats where they are" She says, pointing at Sacramento.
"Right...Mind if I take this?" I ask and she passes it to me.
"You sure you're not hungry?" She asks and I nod.
"I'm fine thanks Clem" I say and she smiles.
"Okay Ellie, here get some rest" She says, passing me a blanket and I smile as I pull it over my and rest my head on my backpack.
"Clem...I'm going to leave..." I say and she looks up.
"What?" She says, sounding shocked, she puts down her hammer which she was cleaning and I sigh, looking at the now burnt out. I sigh, looking at my knees.
"Listen Clem, I need to find the Fireflies, I need to find them and see if I can be a cure, I need to do this alone" I say and she nods.
"Okay...Well thank you for getting me out of there" She says and I nod.
"No problem" I smile and she gets up and hugs me.
"We'll see each other again" She says into my shoulder and I smile.
"Good luck Clem" I say, pulling on my backpack and she nods.
"Good luck Ellie" She says and I nod. I walk away then, feeling her eyes burning in my skull, but I don't turn, because I know if I do, I'll end up inviting her, and I don't want to have to look after myself, as well as a kid.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck" I mutter as I pace the cabin. I sigh, looking at the 4 inoccent dead people and I put my head in my hands and start crying.
"I'm back" is all I head and I look round and see a man entering and his eyes widden at me.
"Hey...What...the...fuck" He says, looking at the dead family.
"You...you killed them..." He says, raising his gun to me and I put my hands up.
"They didn't give me a choice" I cry and he crouches in front of me.
"What?" He spits in my face and I raise my foot into his face and make a quick stab into his chest where his heart is and then I rush out.
"Holy fuck..." I mutter as I spot more people arriving at the small cabin and I realise, these aren't just anyone.
They're infected.
I gulp and take out my gun. I shoot the runners down and use a half broken bottle to guide away the clickers. I rush away, sprinting towards the road. I see a car, its tires not flat, its keys in the ignition. I clamber in, and turn over the engine, it starts and I pop the clutch before driving away. I follow signs for Salt Lake City.
