Complete story — includes the ending
A series of flashbacks show the decline of Joel and Ellie's relationship: for her fifteenth birthday, he gifts her a homemade guitar; on her sixteenth, he takes her to an abandoned museum, where she is enamored with its space exhibits; on her seventeenth, he angrily interrupts a moment of intimacy between Ellie and Kat, causing tension; on her nineteenth, he takes her out on her first patrol. They rescue Gail's husband Eugene, who has been bitten. Joel promises to escort him back to Jackson to say goodbye to Gail, but executes him instead. Joel then lies, telling Gail that Eugene chose to kill himself rather than endanger her. Ellie reveals the truth, deducing that Joel also lied about the Fireflies. Nine months later, after the New Year's Eve dance, Ellie confronts Joel. He tearfully confesses the truth about his actions at the hospital but admits he has no regrets. Ellie doubts that she can forgive him but pledges to try.
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