Freedom -Negan-

Chapter 10

I spent my time between sitting and looking around the camp. It seemed that this was only a temporary camp based off of the meager supplies they had. I guessed that they only used this place when they brought women here. I could only imagine how long they have been doing this unchecked.

It ran through my mind that I would be killed on sight when back-up came for these men. But I remember what Big Ben had said to me before about keeping Jimmy's ass out of someone's hands. Something about keeping watch for any 'Saviors' that might stop by. Maybe it was a big mistake on my part, but I just had a feeling that these men were kidnapping and raping women on their off time and anyone higher up the food chain didn't know about it.

The girls questioned why I needed to stay, and I told them it was for their own safety. So that I could have all the blame and they could get back to their groups safely. That was the truth, but it just wasn't the entire truth. Truth was, I needed to make sure that Jimmy had his facts straight and the truth came out about what was going on here. Maybe it was mostly for my pride, but I needed to see what would be done to this man who orchestrated all of this.

I wondered how far this main camp was for the help to be taking so long. I would sleep if I didn't have Jimmy to watch. He was still out from our little procedure earlier, which was fine with me. As long as the bastard was still breathing, it was better for me if he remained unconscious. The fire was completely out at this point and the air really began nipping at my legs. I was still only wearing Big Ben's hoodie. I thought about taking clothes off of the men, but before I stood to look for something, I saw the headlights coming up the road.

My hand gripped the edge of the chair, and I felt my heart beating faster and faster. There were three different vehicles I could see. I regretted giving that brunette girl my weapons all the sudden. I didn't like being at a disadvantage, but I didn't need them killing me before I had a chance to speak, either.

The vehicles stopped at the bottom of the hill before 8 or 10 men came walking up the hill. They seemed calm, flashlights holding steady. I heard many different voices, unable to make any words out form their distance. I got up and stood behind Jimmy's chair, hoping it would deter them from shooting me down immediately.

Light came from over the western side of the hill, where Heather and I killed those two men. I heard some shouting and gripped the back of the chair, assuming they had found the bodies of those men.

A group of 4 came over the top of the hill, guns raised. Their flashlights scanning the area before landing on me and Jimmy. I started straight ahead, my eyes squinting from the light. Two men ran the short distance from the fence to where I was standing. One held his gun up at me while the other came over ran past him and scanned the area where all the dead lay.

The man pointing the gun to me never said a word. I kept my grip tight on the chair and stared forward. A man began to come into view, his flashlight was still in my eyes so I couldn't make out his face. I could only make out the faint silhouette of another man behind him.

"Now who the fuck are you and what the fuck happened to make me get out of bed in the middle of the god damn night?" The man spoke towards me.

I just looked down at Jimmy and the man's flashlight followed my gazed, showing off my deed. "Holy shit." The man took a step forward to get a closer look at the unconscious man. "Jimmy's had a rough night."

"The outside matches the inside now. Dickless." I spoke calmly and looked at the man. Without the light in my eyes, I could make out his face. A middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a very large mustache.

The man looked at me for a second and then opened his mouth, letting out a loud laugh. I saw the guard tense up out of the corner of my eye. The man who was scanning the bodies came running back to the laughing man.

"All dead sir, even young Will. They all have numbers on them, too, like the two others." 

"You'll find number one in the barn." I spoke again, causing all the men to snap their heads to me.

"You did this?" The man with the mustache asked.

"Obviously." I said simply.

"Search her, and god, let's get Jimmy in the damn truck and get his ass back to Sanctuary." The leader gestured to the vehicles. Two men cut the bindings from Jimmy's wrists and lifted the man to bring him to the trucks.

The guard pointing his gun at me approached me and patted my body harshly, making me wince in pain. His fingers went to lift the bottom of the hoodie. My hands shot down and grabbed his wrists.

"Don't. I don't have anything under the jacket." I hissed at him. "Hey, you with the busted face, if I can't guarantee that you have no weapons, I'll just kill you right now and I won't have to worry about it." The older man yelled at me.

I released my grip on the man's wrists and he lifted the hem of the jacket. The cool air snuck up my back and I tensed up. He stood for a second, staring at my exposed back, and lowered the jacket back down. He cleared his throat and said "Clear."

"She really naked under there?" The mustached man asked.

"Yes, sir." The guard replied.

"So, what the hell happened here, miss –" He motioned for me to give my name but I stood silently staring, thinking of what the man must have saw when he lifted my jacket. "I'll keep calling you Busted Face if I don't get a name."

"Are you aware of what your men are doing, Mister-"Motioning for him to give me his name in the same manner.

"I see where this is going." The man sighed and crossed his arms. "I don't feel like having a drawn-out conversation right now. I'm tired and it's cold as shit. Cuff her and we'll bring her to Negan."

That name again. I heard Big Ben mention it earlier. That must be the leader of everyone back at their camp. He must be a big shot if Jimmy and his men had to be looking out for his men. The guard grabbed my hands, being gentler with me this time than when he patted me down. I felt the cool silver cuffs clamped down on my wrists. I didn't try to resist. I was too exhausted at this point to do anything.

"Bring her down and we'll head out. I'll leave some men to collect the dead. Hopefully we can get back before light so I can get some fucking sleep." He pulled out a radio and spoke into it before following us down the hill.

They brought me down the hill and put me in the back of the lead truck. The guard got in next to me and Simon got in the front passenger seat.

"It's a long ride so you better get some sleep before you see the big man." The leader said turning back to meet my eyes. "You're gonna need it."