Your hands grip the steering wheel. Your nails are turning white from the pressure.
Clem: Gently push the right pedal.
You push the pedal in and the car lunges forward faster than you were expecting.
Clem: Easy!
You slam the left pedal down and the car stops quick, throwing everyone forward. Brooklyn is laughing at you in the back.
Clem: You're going to need to calm down.
You: Alright.
The others went ahead so you didn't hit them.
Clem: Gently, means gently.
You: Right.
You push it gently and the car lurches forward, but not as much. You speed it up little by little until you reach twenty.
Clem: Stay at this speed until you're more comfortable.
Brooklyn: Just don't slam the breaks again. I'm going to try and get some sleep.
Violet: You're already better than Clem.
Clem: You've never really seen me drive.
Violet: Found you in a car, YOU crashed.
Clem: Just go to sleep.
Violet is riding with you now. You guess something happened last night while everyone was asleep. You'll talk to Clem about it when they're asleep.
You speed the car up to thirty now. The others are keeping a distance between you just incase.
Clem: You're doing great.
You: I hope so.
Clem: You'll get used to it.
You: Honestly, I don't want to.
Clem: You don't want to walk everywhere do you?
You: Nah, you can drive.
Clem: And when I don't want to?
You: Someone else can drive?
Clem: That someone being you.
Brooklyn: Quit your... whatever that is and pipe down.
You: It's called a loving relationship, Brooklyn. We're playing around.
Clem: Are we?
You: I thought we were.
Clem: I'm being serious about you driving, but I am just doing it to do it.
Brooklyn: Shut the fuck up!
You: Sorry.
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You: I think they're asleep now.
Clem: Let me check. Brooklyn?
No response.
Clem: Violet?
No response again.
Clem: They're so cute.
You: I can't see. Why are they cute?
Clem: They're kind of cuddling.
You: Kind of?
Clem: Yeah, kind of.
You: I don't know what kind of cuddling is. You'll have to demonstrate.
Clem: Will do.
You: They're already cuddling?
Clem: I guess they move fast.
You: Guess so.
That answers your question about whether something happened last night or not.
You're getting the hang of driving. It's kind of comforting.
Clem: Hey Y/N?
She's got that we need to talk tone in her voice.
You: Yeah?
Clem: I uh... I'm worried about you.
You: When have you not been?
You tease and chuckle.
Clem: Shut up, I'm serious.
You: I know.
Clem: After Salvation...
She trails off.
You: Definitely cut that one close.
Clem: Now I'm even more worried about you. You're going to throw yourself into something like that again, and-
You: I gladly do those things, Clem. Even if I did tell you guys we shouldn't go in there, I would happily almost die to get you out.
Clem: I was wondering when that was going to come up. The, "I told you so."
You want to look at her while you're talking, but you don't want to crash.
You: That's what you got out that?
Clem: Yeah, because I'm not happy with you putting yourself in that kind of situation.
You: Clem, you said you would let me do my thing.
Clem: Well, I don't have to like it.
You: That's fine, because you're safe.
Clem: I want to be safe, and have you around.
You: And that is a thing.
Clem: Always.
You: You will.
Clementine sighs.
You: This argument, will never go anywhere, so let's change the subject. I never asked how you got out of Salvation.
Clem: Oh. I'm not entirely sure because I was with you in the back, but I think we just sped out the the front gate. They lowered their guard after the building exploded, and we just pushed through.
You: That's boring.
Clem: I'm sure if you and Brooklyn were awake it would have been chaos.
You: Ha, Probably.
You look at Clementine when you say this. She's looking ahead.
Clem: Y/N!
You look forward and slam the breaks. Kate stopped in front of you.
You: What the hell?
Brooklyn: Oh, for fuck's sake!
You see Kate and Ruby get out of the car, and you do the same.
You: What's up?!
Kate: Herd blocking the way!
You: Great.
You walk up to the first car with Kate and Ruby. Javier and Louis are already looking ahead.
You: God damn.
You have a perfect view of the Herd. You stopped at the top of a hill and so they're below you.
Javier: No going around that.
You: So let's just go another way.
Javier: That's the fastest route to get away from Salvation. We might want to wait it out.
You: Might?
Javier: Unless they start moving this way.
You: Alright. Good with me, I guess. I'll go inform my car.
Kate: Hey, you did a great job driving.
You: Thanks.
You walk back to the vehicle. Violet and Brooklyn are both sitting up now. You hop in the driver's seat and turn to them all.
You: Well, we're staying here for the time being. There's a herd down the hill.
Brooklyn: Ah fuck. I want to find a place to stay.
She complains.
Clem: Any idea how long?
You: No. Javier thinks we should wait for them to move.
Brooklyn: I say we splatter the fuckers.
Clem: What do you think?
You: It's fine with me.
Brooklyn: We splatter them. That's the play.
You: If you want to tear up the cars.
Brooklyn: So? We can walk.
You: After running through a herd that would then be after us. And we'd have to abandon supplies.
Brooklyn: Oh whatever Y/N. I'm going back to sleep.
She lays down.
You: We should leave them alone so they can sleep.
You look at Clem.
Clem: Probably.
You: Goodnight Brooklyn.
You say in a joking tone as you get out of the car.
Brooklyn: It's day, you dumb ass.