At the theater, Shawn and Kayla were in another backstage room while Cassandra is resting in the other with Margaret checking on her. Kayla grabs a bucket full of water and a wash cloth next to Shawn, and she starts washing Shawn's wounds.
Shawn: Kayla, are you okay?
Kayla: What do you mean?
Shawn: You haven't said a word to me since I got back.
Kayla shakes her head, before closing her eyes and then sighing.
Kayla:...why'd you leave? You could've taken me with you, Shawn.
Shawn sighs.
Shawn: I guess; I was just so wrapped up in my own shit that....I wasn't sure if you'd be okay with this....besides...you had Savannah to take care of.
Kayla: James was my friend and so was Rocky....we're hurting just as much as you are.
Kyle walks into the room as Kayla turns her head to him.
Kayla: Hey, Kyle...
Kyle: Hey....
Kyle looks at Shawn.
Kyle: How you feeling, man?
Shawn: Fantastic....
Kyle: That's good....
Kyle looks down and sighs, before looking up to Kayla.
Kyle: Kayla, you mind if I talk to Shawn in private?
Kayla turns to Shawn.
Shawn: It's okay....
Kayla turns back to Kyle, before standing up and walking out of the room.
Shawn: Gotta say, man....you really look like shit.
Kyle laughs.
Shawn: Literally...you look fucked up. You even got a busted eye vessel.
Kyle: Well, I went through a whole lot of trouble just to bring you and Margaret home.
Shawn sighs.
Shawn: You really should've stayed home. You didn't have to come all this way for us.
Kyle scoffs.
Kyle: Like you wouldn't have done the same if it was me, Sarah, Cassandra....or anyone of us.
Shawn: Why'd you bring Cassandra with you?
Kyle: Hey, she almost came here by herself looking for you.
Shawn: For me? Or for Rory?
Kyle looks down, before Shawn taps his shoulder. Kyle looks back up at Shawn.
Shawn: Hey, man....fuck those two. They exactly what they deserved. I don't give a damn if that bitch was pregnant.
Kyle: We're not those type of people, Shawn.
Shawn: Who are we supposed to be, then?
Kyle: We could try being the people your brother wanted us to be.
Shawn sighs.
Shawn: What about Samantha?
Kyle: I'm not leaving her here....we gotta figure out how to get her back.
Shawn: How long has Cassandra been sick like this?
Kyle: You mean how long has she been pregnant?
Shawn nods.
Kyle: A week....
Shawn shakes his head.
Shawn: Still can't believe it. I'm gonna be an uncle....my brother would've been a great dad.
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Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Last Armageddon (2028)
ActionYears after the war with the raiders, Kyle and his group are finally living a peaceful life in a rebuilt Berrington, but their peace is disrupted when a brutal event takes place that leaves Kyle for dead. Determined to seek justice for his losses, K...
