Survive ( twd carlgrimes)

Chapter 90

MADISONS POV.
"Oh. Who's this Mads?" Abbie asks looking straight at Beth.
"My name is Anna. I'm Madisons friend." Beth lies fluently.
"She-" i'm cut off by Abbie.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR EYE?..... No more importantly what the hell was your stunt with Daryl. You got us all in shit. Rick, Daryl, Glenn and Maggie are trying to calm things down but Dawns not taking their shi-"
"Maggie?" Beth blurts.
"Yeah, how do you know her? Is she a friend?" Abbie asks.
"Ahhhh, i've just seen her around. Thats all."
"Oh. Well you better sort what you did out. Two guys are in special care because Daryl smashed then up." Abbie explains. I nod and Abbie walks towards the door.
"Abbie. Wait. My friend... Amanda-"
"Anna!" Beth corrects quickly.
"My friend Anna, she's meant to be at her shift, hence the uniform. So can you please not tell anyone she's here. She would be punished if they found out." I plead with her.
"I didn't see anything." Abbie waves before leaving.
"Little sister?" She asks.
"The one and only." I smile.
"She's gorgous." She compliments.
"Yeah, she is." I grin.
"Okay so what next?" Beth asks.
I open my bag and hand her the tape.
"Destroy it. Leave no evidence. I have to go. You'll be safe here. Lock the door when I leave." I say to her. She pulls me back by my elbow.
"Thank you Madison." She hugs me and at first i'm shocked but then I awkwardly hug her back.
"We're not finished yet. You can thank me if I get back alive after Dealing with Dawn." I chuckle.
"If you die out there, i'll kill you." She jokes. I laugh.
"See ya Beth." I say as I close the door and hear the click of her locking it behind me. I walk downstairs to Dawns office. My bag still on my back. I open the door and all eyes are on me.
"Well look who decided to show up!" Dawn sarcastically exclaims.
Daryl pushes me back a bit.
"What are you playin' at kid." He spits.
"Look I didn't think Daryl would get angry like that." I lie.
"Liar! You knew exactly what would happen." He yells.
"I was up on the roof and the kickback from the riffel made the gun hit me in the eye. Hence the reason you saw it. I was too embarrased to tell you the proper story so I lied but I didn't think you'd go insane and attack those people." I lie. God I hate lying but its to keep Beth safe. I look to Maggie who isn't buying it, neither does anyone else. But they go along with it. Dawn will want a proper reason because she knows I don't work on the roof.
"Will you leave so I can have a chat with Madison." She asks the others.
"No, absolutely not!" Rick speaks.
She will kill me, I know this now. I was stupid to think other wise. My heart is hammering in against my ribcage.
"You don't have a choice. It was an order, get out!" She yells.
"NO!" Glenn yells back strictly.
Dawn punches Glenn square in the jaw and Maggie launches herself at Dawn only for Daryl to hold her back.
"GO! Just go, nobody needs to get hurt here. Not for me." I say.
"But Mads-" Daryl argues.
"No. You need to leave. Its ok. I'll be fine." I lie. But they leave anyway.
"Daryl i'm sorry." I say and he nods before closing the door.
I didn't even get to turn around before Dawns fist comes slamming down on my face. Again and again and again. I'm on the ground and all I can do is kick my foot up between her legs. She doubles over in pain. I use that as my chance to stand back up. I feel blood trickling down my face. She hit my bad eye even more and now I can barely keep it open. She stands to her feet and strides towards me. I dodge her next hit and I stride away only for her to grab the back of my bag and throw me on the floor. I groan and try to get up but she presses her foot down on my throat making it hard to breath.
"So Madison, do you wanna tell me why Daryl attacked my people-"
"YOUR PEOPLE? You don't own anybody. They are NOT your people. They are survivors looking and finding others to fight with, to fight for." I croak. She laughs a wicked laugh.
"Of course they're my people. I keep this place running. I own you! I own them because they owe me." She spits.
"WE run this place. We do the work. What do you do but sit in your office and talk to people through a walkie talkie who are doing your dirty work for you." I strain. She presses her boot harder to my throat.
"When I left to sort out the fight in the kitchen I came back to find my CCTV destoyed. Care to explain?" She asks.
"Wish I knew." I mumble.
"Quit your lying. I TRUSTED YOU!!"
"You should never trust someone you don't even know." I scream.
"Oh I know enough. Mommy and daddy died, right? I heard you had brothers too. Yeah didn't end well for them either, did it? All you have left is Abbie. A little nine year old school girl."
My face was turning red not only from lack of oxygen but mostly from the blazing desire to slice her into a million pieces. My nostrils flare and my blood boil at her stupid laugh.
"You know it would be a pitty if something were to happen to poor, defenceless, little Abbie." She laughs.
"DON'T YOU TOUCH HER! I'LL KILL YOU!" I scream, thrashing my arms and legs to escape. But its no use.
"Well if you don't want anything to happen tell me what happened to my CCTV." She demands.
Silence. I had nothing, I don't even know what to say to her.
"What? Cat got your tounge?" She smirks. I hate her.
"So I was thinking, it took me a while to figure it out, then again it took you a while as well." She smirks and releases me. I crawl backwards towards the closet. I rub my throat and listen.
"What are you talking about?" I say.
"You see when Daryl said that the men attacked you I thought
'Now hold on, Madison wasn't even here. She was dumping a body.''
Which lead me to think. Who did you take. So I went down to the cells to realise that a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes was missing. I trusted her too and then she killed one of my men and tried to run for the hills. Her name was Beth, wasn't it." She smirks. My heart stopped altogether.
"I don't know what your talking about. Your just a crazy old lady talking shit." I say and she slaps me.
"I may be crazy but i'm not old."
I roll my eyes and rub my numb cheek.
"So Anyways, I did my research on Beth only to find out her second name. Greene. So I looked at your file from when you first came here. You were unconscious. But two people stepped up to look after you as their own. So I looked at who your guardians were. Rick grimes and Maggie Greene." She tells me. I know that she knows and i'm covered in sweat.
"Maggie Greene. Beth Greene. I figured they just had to be sisters. No? Yes!...." She smiles wickedly.
"I figured that the CCTV was removed to cover you tracks." She suspects. I remain silent. "Very clever, I must admit i'm impressed with your quick moves and intelligence but I'm better. I mightn't have been a step ahead of you then but I am now. Nobody can beat me. I'm in control!" She spits. Then continues.
"Wheres Beth, Madison." She asks.
"She's not here. I helped her escape." I lie. "Good one, that was nearly funny. Your lying! where is she?" She growls.
"I'll die before I tell you." I say.
"Thats fine with me." She says while whipping out her gun and pointing it to my head. My head is spinning.
She's going to kill me.
"Wait a minute, whats this?" She asks ripping my bag off my back. She looks through it until she comes across Carls gun.
"WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?" She shrieks.
"I get what I want if I put my mind to it." I sneer and the bottom of the gun comes down on my face. The pain is surreal. I think that maybe i'm going to die now. The gun stops hitting my face but her fist takes it place. Warm liquid pours down my face and neck. I see her hitting me but I can no longer feel it. I'm too numb. She puts the gun to my head and without hesitation pulls the trigger. Nothing happens except a small clicking noise from the gun. It's empty. Thank god!!
She throws it on the ground and picks up her own. Before either one of us knows whats happening someone spears Dawn completely off of me I look over to see Carl. Everyone floods the room. Everyone is here. Abraham, Eugine, Thyrese, Rosita and Tara stay behind and watch Dawn as the others drag me out of the office. They lay me down on the floor in a random hall.
"Im okay." I slur.
"Okay? Mads she smashed your fucking face in." Rick yells. It's past curfew hours and people are starting to pop their heads out their doors to see what the fuss is about.
"I guess I deserve it though." I say.
"No. No way." Daryl says.
"Yes. Because i've been lying to you all for weeks. I had to, i had no other choice. I made a decision and it meant I had to lie to you all but seen as she wants me dead anyways theres no point in keeping secrets anymore." I croak.
"What secrets?" Michonne asks.
"Daryl, I was never covering for you up there. I don't work on the roof. Its the complete opposite. I worked underground. On the bottom floor." I tell them as Luke and Maggie mend my face and cleans away the blood.
"The forbidden one?" Glenn asks.
"Thats the one."
"Why?" Carl asks.
"Because I was protecting something, someone." I say.
"Who?" Sasha asks.
"Maggie, your gonna want to see what I had to protect."
"Why?"
"Because it was all for you." I whisper.