( Clementine moves, erases the distance between them, sinks down beside her, and then wraps her arms tightly around her. )

You don't always have to be strong. It's okay to be scared.

( She gets why she would be. She shakes her head against her arm. )

I wasn't alone, and I wanted to. I get that doesn't make sense to most people, but when you grow up in that world, in our world, you want to put down the walkers, making a mess of those you love, and I- ( she knows it makes her something else. to feel that way. to not be broken by it. ) If you hadn't come back, it would have- it would have been a lot harder but you did.

You're here.