Living Young

Chapter 24: The Everetts

A/N:

Damn. Will ya be mad if something were to happen to Lee? .... Or Carley?

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Modern Period of The Walking Dead Game

High School AU

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Late September, Carley woke up to see Clem slumbering on the kitchen table. A pile of papers surrounded her. Her orange laptop opened with a pitch-black screen facing her. A hard cover history book covered with sticky notes and a pocket size dictionary shut with a pencil between the pages.

Carley lazily smiled at her hard-working daughter. She went over to her. Gently shaking the girl's shoulders to wake her.

Clem fluttered her eyes open. She jolted up, feeling the scattered papers for her phone. She took it out to see it was six in the morning. Quickly, she checked her lap top to see how far she gotten on her work. Sighing in relief, she slammed her forehead on the table.

"Would you like to stay home today? You have been killing yourself with all this work." Carley massaged Clementine's back. No doubt, the girl wanted to sleep right there.

She shook her head. Not ready to skip any days yet.

"Can't do that. I have to hand in this history report during the afternoon, let Mr. Larry check my rough draft essay, and..." Clem kept rambling on and on as she packed her stuff up. She left her bag on the chair.

Carley held her hand before she could go up to her room.

"Clem is there something wrong?" Carley asked. Clem bobbed her head.

"I'm tired... very tired." Clem rubbed the sleep off her eyes. Carley pulled away to get a good look at Clem.

"You seem a bit off, honey. It's has nothing to do with school." The woman assumed.

"Well, I'm dating Gabe." Clem started. Carley gasped in excitement.

"Oh really! Why didn't you told us?!" Carley said. She went over to the counter, prepping morning coffee. Clem scoffed. The teen folded her arms as she swung her hips to one side.

"You know the rules, Carley. Can't tell the parents after a month or three."

"That's no fun... Anyway, how's that going?"

The air around felt heavy. Due to Clementine silence, Carley grew worried. She turned to the girl.

"Is he having trouble with David again?"

With that said, the corner of Clem's eyes leaked out sad tears. Immediately, her mother hugged her. Swaying their bodies and shushing her in her ear.

"I know they have it rough over there. And since you're dating that boy, things will be even more complicated."

"Every time.... I see him at school, I keep thi-thinking about his injuries from last week..." Her golden honey eyes shimmered as more tears came down her cheeks. Carley caught the tears with her thumb.

"Sweetie, it's okay. Being there for him is the best you can do. Lee and I will handle this. We'll talk to the Garcias." She smiled softly at Clem. Squeezing her arms to reassure the girl.

Clem stared at her for a bit. Hoping that her parents can get through to David. Clem hugged her mom.

"Thanks." She hummed. Carley kissed her head.