CLEMENTINE AND AJ WERE DETERMINED UNFIT TO STAY WITHIN THE GROUP AND WERE CAST OUT MOMENTS AFTER THE RESIDENTS OF THE SCHOOL VOTED. Louis and Violet volunteered to escort the newcomers out past the safe zone and after that, it was decided that they were prohibited from returning. This rule had been created solely for those who had been significantly hurt the night both Marlon and Brody died. Now, the kids lived in fear. That fateful night they uncovered more secrets than they knew how to process, and despite getting rid of two of the people that had caused the most problems there was still the fact that another group had now made itself known.
Mallory was trapped in the prison of her poisoned mind. She was denied the right to help Louis and Violet, both agreeing that Clementine and AJ were already paying the price for their actions and there was no need for Mallory to threaten them anymore. Soon, they'd be gone anyway. She wouldn't have to stare at her brother's murderer knowing that he lived and her blood was gone.
There was no way for the trio to live civilly within each other's presence. No amount of apologies could reverse time and bring back the one thing Mallory desired most. With that realization, she'd bestow her agony onto the prime perpetrator, only making Clementine and AJ's time with the troubled youth as challenging as possible. Mallory was ruthless when she was lacking control of her body and mind, creating a deadly inferno in her path—killing both herself and others in the process.
She had bitten her nails raw by the time Louis and Violet took their leave. With one last sorrowful apology, AJ glanced back at Mallory only to be greeted with a despondent shell of a person. However, the bitter attempt at a goodbye proved successful in tugging at her heartstrings and awakening the humane part of the grieving teenager, but even then the pieces of her shattered heart overpowered all rational thoughts and she found herself biting her tongue as the group of four disappeared into the thick line of trees. She had made up her mind and there was no way she could go back now, and her craving to keep her pride intact sealed the fate of those she met not long ago.
The world was quiet. However, the silence ate away at Mallory's sanity and furthered her distress and she waited for Louis and Violet to come back.
Without Marlon, she wasn't clear on whether or not she'd be a good leader, and the weight of everyone relying on her to make the decisions made her back ache. Yet, while she didn't know herself, no one expected her to pick up the duties her brother always took care of and would allow her the time she needed to grieve.
