Alone in a darkened world

Depression and guilt- Memories of Lee

"When this all started, a man named Lee found me in my treehouse. My babysitter had become a walker, and Lee smashed her brains in with a hammer..." Clementine giggled slightly at the memory. "He took me under his wing until my parents returned. We went everywhere together, meeting new people along the way." Curtis nodded, taking her story in. "Lee taught me how to survive.. how to shoot a gun and to keep my hair short..." She pointed to her hair, "so that walkers can't grab it. We found decent people and some broken people... most of them died..." Clementine paused, wiping her eyes a little before continuing. "A man, on my radio, said he knew my parents and that they were with him. Me, being a stupid little kid, believed him. I ran away, but he tried to kidnap me... Lee got bitten..." She bit her lip, guilt sinking in. "He came to the Marsh House to rescue me... The stranger locked me in a closet... He threatened Lee... said things that weren't true. He then attacked him... I stepped in... I shot the man in the head..." William listened to her speak, feeling bad for her. "Lee opened the door so we could leave. But a walker stood there, it didn't attack him.. He was covered in walker guts. So he killed it... rubbing guts all over me. That's how we escaped. But I seen something I would never forget..."

Curtis spoke up. "Well... what was it ya saw?" Clementine took a deep breath, and replied with, "my parents as walkers...." his eyes widened, like he understood where she was coming from. He wanted to reach out to her, but he couldn't find the strength to do so. "Lee passed out, so I dragged him to a jewellery store. I begged for him to wake up, and when he did, I told him about my parents, so he comforted me..." Clementine paused again, "we tried to open the shutter, but it was no use. Lee then turned to me and... told me he was bitten. I was shocked within disbelief. The man I... loved like a father... was going to die. " Tears were streaming down her face now. "A walker was trapped in another room, so Lee told me to grab a baseball bat that was sitting there so I could smash the window to get in. I did so, and the walker had handcuffs and keys. Lee told me to grab the handcuffs first. So when I reached over, the walker broke free and tripped me up. I killed it with the bat..." Clementine stopped for a moment, emotionally broken from just telling the story. "So I handcuffed Lee to the radiator. He tried to make me feel stronger, but the tears wouldn't leave me. He then told me to... shoot him. I couldn't... I... I..." She couldn't control the tears this time. "I shot him... the man who did everything to protect me...".Clementine choked out. Curtis was the first to react, hugging the girl. "Its okay...."