The Ruins Part 2 (Sequel to The Ruins)

Chapter 35

Negan leans back in his chair, being sure to make himself more comfortable in case he had to be sitting for a while. He got some information on the RK's about some suspects, but he rather make a charge into it and see who's the prick that started this. It's been two weeks, and he worried about Mal being Fairview too long. Sure she is with Tom, an old friend of Negan back before the Black Night. However whenever Alec is not talking to Lugh- more like sexting on the radio to Negan's opinion- she talks to him about her problems. He felt guilty on how alone she is.

He smiled back when he met Tom before and seeing him alive. There in a weird turn, was a small girl with a blonde ponytail and baby blue eyes. The little girl was Mal, eleven years old. It was shocking that Negan met her before, as a such a adorable kid to the woman she is now.

Pausing his eyes went wide. "Oh wow. I'm a fucking creep." Negan laughs outward at his own foolishness. As his laughter grinds to a halt, he sighs. Does he miss that beautiful, badass, cock-biting serial killer.

He wants her again.

The walkie sitting on Negan's desk, pre-set to the private channel, sounds off. Smirking he pressed the button to listen in what he hears next was the last thing he was expecting. Mal's cracked and muffled voice coming over the receiver. It was the girl's sobs that he noticed first before the sound of her panicked hiccupping was even heard.

"Alec?" Negan's voice catches before stopping himself, regrettably, he bites his lip. Alec stammers to answer on the other end, clearly the man had been preoccupied with other things. Negan rolls his eyes at this, hearing his right hand man's shaky voice. "You called? I'm here."

"Alec, I have a few assumptions on who are the ones, but..."

"What's wrong?" Alec's voice was filled with worry. Negan smiled slightly at his support for Mal.

Mal whimpers. "I'm such a fucked up girl, a monster. I did something today and I killed person for stupid actions!"

Negan almost falls out of his chair, sitting up straight. Alec's more than worried tone didn't help now. "Shit. Can you explain what happened?" Both older men could heard the sudden break in the poor teen's voice, almost as if something inside had finally cracked.

Mal couldn't hold back her tears any longer and begun to cry when the realization of all that had happened that day came flooding all at once mixed with everything that had happened since she had become separated from Negan.

"I... thought about..."

He sighs, shushing the teen the best he could manage. "Hey, hey it's alright, okay? Just tell me what happened and I'll deal with it, alright? Its gonna be okay."

Mal could be heard whimpering again, Negan's heart retched in his chest. "I... I already had to deal with it, I've been dealing with it all this time since Negan got me back, but... I couldn't take it anymore. When Perry showed him as a abuser, I kept thinking on-" Alec could do nothing to stop Mal's rant. "I seen him in Perry. I thought if I kill him, it's my peace with... fuck."

"Mal, please calm down!"

"I can't fucking calm down. I've done so much, I'm a murder. A monster. And I kill for stupid revenge."

Negan clutches his fist. This had become too much to bare, he had longed for the day that Mal would finally confide in her what had happened in her past, but not like this. He sneers, Alec didn't deserve to have that right.

"Mal-"

Negan nearly breaks the walkie, pressing the button. "Alec fuck off, I've got this!"

Fumbling, Alec shuts off his walkie. Mal shivers, her eyes going wide to hear to low familiar voice that she hasn't hear for so long. So many emotions swirled in a mix she can't pick out on what she's feeling now. "H-How long have you..."