One Year Ago. 2041.
In a secluded area of the forest near Berrington, Laura drives two Caucasian-American girls with bags over their heads and music playing in both of their ears. Laura stops then pulls the two women out.
Laura: Come on. Just this way.
Colleen: What is this?
Laura sits on the boulder, with a silenced pistol in her hands and the two women still tied with bags over their heads. Laura smokes a cigarette, before an infected enters the area, tackling one of the twins to the ground, knocking her head on the boulder in the process. Laura then sighs and shoots the infected in the head, before the attacked twin afterwards. Shortly after, Griffin and another Caucasian-American man walk out of the woods as Laura stands.
Griffin: Hello, Laura.
Laura: Griffin.....
Laura turns to the other man.
Wes: Remember me, Laura?
Laura: How could I not, Wes?
Wes: Hmm.....you know; what you're doing is not just benefiting me. It's benefiting my people....and you.
Laura: How?
Griffin: Simple, you old bitch. We take other people from your settlement...and we don't take your kids. Your daughters....your grandson.
Laura shakes her head.
Wes: Is that doubt I'm sensing?
Griffin: I think it is, Wes. Maybe we should just go to Berrington and take all of those people. Would help us win this fucking war much quicker.
Wes: I don't know, Griffin. You might be right.
Laura: Goddammit....I told you "yes", didn't I? It's already being done. Two twins as promised.
Wes: Well....let me see them.
Laura looks down, before walking over to Melanie and Colleen, removing their earbuds and taking the bags off their heads. The two twins then look in shock. Melanie, the twin who was attacked by the infected, has a gash near her eye.
Melanie: Laura?! Wha--?
Colleen: What the fuck is this?
Melanie: Who are these two?
Wes and Griffin laugh.
Wes: We, ladies, are a part of another group. You'll be coming with us and living with us.
Colleen turns to Laura.
Colleen: Laura?! What is this?
Laura: I....I'm sorry, girls....but Wes here is right. You have to go with them.
Melanie: What? No! What about Alicia?!
Laura: I'll keep her safe...you...you have my word. You two are going to be alright.
Melanie and Colleen begin to shed tears.
Melanie: Laura, what did we do? We didn't do anything to deserve this! Please!
Griffin: Oh, enough with the fucking tears....let's get a move on.
Griffin pulls out a 12 gauge shotgun and forces it on the twins backs, forcing them to move.
Melanie: Laura!
Griffin: Start fucking walking. Go! Go!
Colleen: Laura! Laura!
Laura sheds a tear as Wes puts his hand on her shoulder.
Wes: Don't be sad, Laura. This....it's not a bad thing you're doing. This is so both my community and yours can survive. I'll be in touch....Oh, and if those two aren't enough, I'll come back and take all of your people.
Wes turns and walks as Laura then speaks.
Laura: You know; what if your son knew. What if he knew that you were taking people from other communities?
Wes turns to Laura
Wes: I'll make him see. Like I'll make you and your people see.
Wes walks off as Laura looks down, shaking her head in shame.
Laura: What have I done?