Deadland

Chapter 125- Teenager

Finally, we've found a trap door that allows us to drop into one of the subway cars. As everyone slowly lowers themselves, including Alyssa, Negan looks at me, "Ladies first." 

I scoff, "Don't worry, I'll catch you when you get down." He chuckles and holds my backpack for me while I slowly lower myself through the roof before letting go and grunting as my feet hit the ground. Negan tosses me my backpack and then comes down last. The train car is old and rusted, all of the seats rotting away, and only a few dead Walkers remain. 

When we get down there and see Maggie isn't there, Negan and I both glance at each other, a sigh of relief washing over him. "It's rusted shut." Frost notices as he tries to pull one of the connecting doors open. "Safe bet that they all are." 

"Where's Maggie?" Alden asks. 

Negan pretends to look around, "She-she was right behind me." Nobody responds, instead, we all listen to the Walkers growling and scratching at the subway's sides. Alyssa looks at me with a "seriously?" look. I look at her as if saying "I didn't do shit." Because I didn't.

Directly.

"Somebody boost me up." Alden says. 

"You go up there, you're dead." Frost reciprocates. "She'd be pissed if you tried. She'd want us to keep moving forward." 

"All right, we need to get that door open. Then we'll go from car to car until we hit the front of the train. Then we'll hop off... and then we just keep going." Gabriel voices. Negan walks through our group to go help with the door with his crowbar and Alyssa approaches me. 

"What...the hell...did y'all do?" She whispers so quietly I have to lean in to hear. 

"We didn't do shit." I reply, just as quietly. She flashes me a suspicious look but accepts my response. 

After a few minutes of trying to pry the door open, a loud squeak comes from the door as Duncan pries it open. Without wasting a second, we all walk through, leaving the thought of Maggie behind. 

"Why don't you guys handle that one?" Negan says as Alden, Elijah, and I all walk over to the door. "If you get tired out, we'll take over." Though, suddenly, loud, thumping noises sound from somewhere around us. My heart stops and I can already tell who it is, though, I'm praying it's Daryl.

"Is that the roof?" Alden asks. 

"Could be Walkers." Negan suggests hopefully. Gabriel quickly shushes him and listens to the rhythmic thumping below us.

"That's Morse code. It's SOS." Alden says. Quickly, Duncan grabs Negan's crowbar and pries a trap door open. Unfortunately, Maggie climbs out, her irritable aura floating around her. 

She stares at Negan with an angry look before she approaches him and punches him with her gun. "Hell no," I exclaim, punching her in the cheekbone before Alyssa grabs me and pulls me back. "Don't fuckin' touch him." I warn her, my nostrils flaring and my eyes narrowing. 

"Why the hell not?!" She snaps, glaring at me. "I slipped, he saw, and he left me to die." 

"Yeah, okay, so what?" Negan replies, straightening up. Alyssa's arms tense around me, knowing if she lets go I'm gonna tackle Maggie. 

"You're just admitting it?" Gabriel asks. 

Alden jumps in, "You tried to kill her." 

"No, she was in trouble, and I didn't help. There is a big difference." Negan retaliates. Suddenly, Duncan grabs him and shoves him against the wall. I grunt against Alyssa's arms and try to fight her off but somehow she's gotten stronger and is managing to hold onto me pretty well.