Ever since you had saved ellie from being used for a Cure. For the infected.

You guys had been living in the small peaceful town of jackson

You cared for ellie. Causing ellie to grow very attached to you. Seeing you as her mom. And over time started calling you mom. But it was rare. Only when she was scared or had a nightmare then it was usually a scared little kid like "mommy" even though she was 12 almost 13.

Her nightmares going increasingly worse. From her trauma. To where the nightmares got so bad. It was almost every night she would end up clinging onto you.

Tonight was one of those nights. You couldn't sleep so you were sat on the edge of her bed. It was about 2 am. Her usual time she would wake up from her nightmares. And there it was.

"mommy?" she said jerking up on her bed. Looking around for you. Her eyes fully of fear. As soon as she saw you immediately clinging onto you. Gripping your shirt tightly. As she shifted into your lap.

"I'm sorry mommy" she said clinging tightly onto you her head burying into your chest her hands gripping the back of your shirt tightly, not caring that she was embarrassing herself by calling you "mommy" even though he was almost a teenager