There it was.

Waiting for Ellie to return, in the coat rack. This was the shirt Riley had talked about before she had lost her grip on the world and turned into one of those.

Ellie touched the red fabric cautiously, shifting it between her thumb and index finger.

The girl looked around. It felt like it had been just a minute ago when they had been chasing each other with the water guns and running between the shelves.

A bit further away from where she was standing she could see a dim light shining in the music department. There was a Walkman, exactly on the same spot where Riley had left it.

The walls of the quiet mall were towering over her. Ellie was alone. A sudden grip in her stomach made her double over.

"Fucking hell."

Ellie leaned at the rack for support and threw up. She could feel tears burning on her face.

Riley was gone. Her last sane words kept repeating in Ellie's head, over and over again. The girl raised her head and her green, teary eyes focused again on the image printed on the red shirt.

"Hawaii.. our.. vacation.. do you remember?"

"The sea, the sun… palm trees…"

"I saw.. a shirt… like that… Find it. Keep it. Remember me."

"I hope… I find myself there.. soon… I'll be waiting there for you."

All Ellie left behind was an empty coat hanger.

A/N

Okay, there. Way to ruin even her shirt, am I right?

Thanks to Johis for translating this too, and cover picture is made by Jamzenn.

Btw, you might not get all the hints towards DLC "Left Behind" if you haven't played it carefully.