We all went over to get a bowl full of the stew and sat down at a table. I sat down next to Clementine, who was sitting with AJ, Louis, Marlon and Ruby.
Louis: Ladies and gentleman, dinner is served.
Clementine: Thanks. Wow, can’t remember the last time we had a hot meal. Mmm, this is really good.
Beside her, AJ drinks his stew and got it all over her face. Louis then burps from the other side of the table. I chuckled into my stew.
Ruby: Ugh, come on!
AJ burps next, followed by me.
Y/n: Nice one, AJ.
He grins, then swallows all of his stew.
Clem sat there, watching all of us. AJ burped again and we all laughed apart from Ruby.
Ruby: Oh, good Lord.
I continued to eat while saying something.
Y/n: Sorry, Omar’s not here, right now.
Louis then burps again, followed by me, again.
Ruby: Ugh, come on!
Marlon: Enough!
Ruby: Thank you.
Marlon looks to Ruby for a second before also burping. We all started laughing as Ruby got up from the table.
Louis: Goodnight, Rubyyy!
Just as Ruby walks away, AJ finished his food. He looked up at Clementine.
AJ: Clem?
Clementine: I’m sorry, buddy. I’m sure they shared as much as they could.
I thought for a moment before sliding the bowl over to AJ.
Y/n: Yo, AJ. I’m full, little dude. You can have the rest.
Clementine looks at me with an appreciative look.
Clementine: You sure?
Y/n: You bet.
AJ then drank it all in one go.
AJ: I’m all done.
Clementine: Mmhmm. Me too.
AJ: Now what?
I shook my head.
Y/n: Oh, no. Don’t ask that.
Louis: I’ll tell you what.
He flips his chair around.
Louis: Time for something...very important.
The boy pulls out a pack of cards. Brody walks past, groaning.
Brody: Oh, God, goodnight.
Louis: Violet! It’s time!
Y/n: Yeah, Vi. Join us in hell.
She came over chuckling at me.
Marlon: What’s the game tonight, Lou?
Louis: War. The oldest game around. A game played by man and beast alike. The only game there is.
Y/n: Yeah, apart from Twister, Monopoly, Cluedo…
Louis: Alright, alright, I think they get it.
Clementine: Sounds fun. How do we play?
Violet moves all our plates to the side.
Violet: It’s easy. Everyone gets a stack of cards, everyone flips one over. Highest card wins.
Louis: And the winner gets to ask Clem a question. What? I want to get to know you. We all do.
I nodded at her, earnestly. She turns slightly red and turns back to Louis.
Clementine: And what if I win?
Louis: Then you get to ask us one. It’s only fair.
Clementine: Wait, what about AJ?
Marlon: What about him?
Y/n: Seems like he made a friend.
I smiled at the scene, Tenn and AJ seemed to be drawing together. Well, more like Tenn was drawing and AJ watched on in awe.
Marlon: C’mon, you can take your eyes off him for one card game. I’ll bet you both could use a break from each other.
Clementine: Yeah, maybe. This is his first time around anyone his own age. Sometimes he acts more like an adult than a kid. It’s nice to see him act like a little boy again.
Y/n: Come on, Louis. Start already.
We all flip over our cards.
Violet: Way to go, me. So, about AJ...Where are AJ’s parents? You two don’t really look related, so...What happened there?
Clementine: They’re dead. They were nice people. For the most part.
Louis: It makes sense.
Y/n: Yeah, he’s a nice kid.
Clementine: For the most part.
It was the next round, we all flipped over our cards.
Clementine: Hey, I win.
Louis: Hey, you do. So what do you want to know?
Clementine: Worst injury you ever saw?
Violet: I saw a walker get hit in the head so hard, both his eyeballs flew out. Pretty cool.
Louis: I saw someone have their intestines pulled all the way out. Like, ALL the way. It goes on for a while. We got a lot of guts.
Y/n: I saw someone fall over and break their leg.
Louis: What’s so bad about that?
Y/n: Their bone shot out of their shin.
Louis: Oh, shit!
Marlon: Fucking Christ.
Y/n: Stop trying to fuck Omar, I don’t think he’s interested.
Clementine: I saw this guy get his face beaten in with a crowbar. Badly. There wasn’t even any skin left.
Louis: Ouch.
Clementine: He deserved it.
Y/n: Well, that was cold, but if you say so, sweetheart.
She looked at me, confused. I shrugged.
The next round and Louis won.
Louis: Booyah.
Violet: C’mon, spit it out.
Louis: So, uh...ever, uh...ever had a boyfriend?
Violet: Oh, my God.
Y/n: Oh, this is gonna be good.
Louis: What? It happens. Perfectly valid question. You can ask me if I’ve ever had a girlfriend. I haven’t, by the way.
Y/n: I don’t think she cares.
Louis: I am sincerely offended by that.
Y/n: Then my job is complete.
Clementine: Never.
Louis: Not even once?
Clementine: Never.
Y/n: Sounds pretty adamant about that, bro. Sorry.
Next round, Marlon wins.
Marlon: Ha, I win. So, Clem...You can’t have been alone this entire time. Who used to take care of you? Family? Anyone?
Clementine seemed to look down at the question, as if only just remembering something.
Clementine: The first person who taught me about survival was Lee.
Marlon: What’d he teach you?
Clementine: Lots of stuff.
Marlon: Most important thing?
Clementine: How to say goodbye…
I moved my hand and placed it on her shoulder. She gave me a sad smile.
It was then the next round.
Clementine: I win again.
Louis: You do indeed. Ask away.
Clementine: What’s up with your haircut, Marlon?
Louis: Oh, boy…
I sat there with a wide grin on my face, getting ready to laugh.
Marlon: Uh, what do you mean?
Violet: She means it looks like a dead cat. Probably smells like one too.
I burst out laughing. Clementine nodded to Violet with a smile.
Marlon: Uh, I look cool.
Y/n: Whatever you say, mate.
Marlon: I say I look cool.
Another round and we all flipped our cards.
Violet: Victory, Violet. Here’s something I love to ask when I’m in groups. Out of the four of us, who do you think is gonna die first?
Louis: That is fucked up.
Y/n: BUT, it’s fun.
Clementine looked all around the group, I tried to give her the biggest smile, hoping she wouldn’t choose me. She took one look at Louis and decided.
Clementine: Louis. Definitely.
Violet: Definitely.
Y/n: Definitely.
Marlon: Definitely.
Louis: Definitely.
We all looked at him, confused.
Louis: What? I’d have said the same.
It came to one last round with Louis winning, again.
Louis: I am the greatest card player of all time.
Y/n: How the fuck haven’t I won a round yet?
Louis: You’re obviously not as skilled as I am.
Violet: Just ask your damn question.
Louis: Ever...actually, never mind.
Clementine: What? Ask it.
Louis: It’s not a fun question.
Clementine: Ask.
Louis: Ever had to kill someone you loved?
Y/n: Louis…
Louis: Hey, she wanted me to ask.
Clementine’s face clouded with misery. She paused before answering.
Clementine: Lee. His name was Lee. It was the same day I found out my parents were dead.
Louis: That...sounds like a rough day.
Clementine: Yeah. Worst day of my life.
We all went quiet for a few seconds before she got up from the table.
Clementine: I think I’m done playing for tonight.
Marlon: Yeah, that’s probably for the best.
She walked over to collect AJ and Marlon followed them over to the dorms. Me and Violet glared at Louis.
Louis: What? You and her wanted me to ask.
Y/n: Didn’t mean you should give in to peer pressure, dude.
Violet: You’re such a fucking idiot sometimes.
Louis: Oh, c’mon. This is bullshit.
Y/n: Well, I don’t really care what it is, I’m gonna go check on them.
A/n
Thought i'd give you guys a longer chapter because i haven't updated in a while. Hope you like it :b