Ellie tried living in Jackson again. After everything, Joel's death, Tommy encouraging her to go back after Abby, leaving Dina and JJ, after letting Abby go, almost killing that kid, she couldn't. It was just a constant feeling of shame.
So she left. And she did not plan on returning.
Now she lived outside of any walls. In the wide open, with infected and raiders all around. And soon, she started to realize why people raided, even if it was horrible. There was nothing to hunt! Nothing to eat!
So she made the decision to become a raider. Not onw of those killer ones, alright? She just needed some food. Just enough to survive.
She came across a cabin in the middle of the woods. There was clearly electricity, and she could briefly see someone pass a window.
"I got this," She muttered to herself. She felt horrible about this. She probably would back off halfway through. But she needed to try.
She snuck into the cabin through the front door, gun in hand.