(Lauras POV)
I didn't know what was happening, it's as if I was awake but I couldn't function my body. Everything faded in and out as the truck moved from underneath me.
Only being able to to move my eyes I could make out a persons silhouette sitting right beside me, I tried reaching my hand out to them.
"We..were are you taking us?..." I managed to ask out loud, I couldn't make out what the person looked like but I felt his callosuled hand wrap around mine.
"Hang in there Angel...We're almost there."that's all what I was able to hear before slipping away again.
It seemed liked forever till my body was beginning to wake myself up, the cause of unwanted bright lights irritated my eyes when they slowly opened.
Groaning I rubbed at my face to get myself more awake, it felt like I got hit by a fucking semi truck.
Finally my eyes got adjusted to the lighting, peering through my fingers looked down to see I was laying in a bed.
Confused I sat up to look at my surroundings, this place looked like a infirmary office.
To the medical sink and equipment on the other end of the room and all the healthy posters hanging on the wall.
Searching for my stuff I saw it was placed along the wall on the other side of the room.
Where the hell am I?
Rubbing my hands through my hair I noticed that something smelled good, glancing over to the table right next to me was a tray of food.
Instantly when my eyes locked in on the steamy bowl of what looked like cream potato soup my stomach did a somersault, without hesitating I went over and latched onto the bowl and began eating it.
It was like it was the best fucking thing I've ever tasted, it could've been old kitchen dish water for all I know but the fact I haven't eaten in days says that I didn't care.
The soup was nearly almost gone and practically dripping down my chin, I felt like an infant who was eating food for the first time.
The sound of the door opening startled me and almost caused the bowl to fall in my lap, quickly I sat it back down on the table and layed down on my side and pretended to be asleep.
Despite waking up here and being given food I didn't know what these peoples intentions were with us, especially since David wasn't here with me, what if they hurt him and decided to kidnap me.
I listened as footsteps came into the room, it sounded like more than one person and from the deep voices they were guys.
"Looks like she's still knocked out." one of them said, the voice sounded familiar for some reason.
"Apparently not since the bowl is almost gone..." another voice pointed out, my body tensed from who ever called me out.
Shit..
When a pair of hands a touched at my arm I went full on attack mode, using the back of my hand I swung around and felt it collide with the guys face.
Crawling off the bed fast I ran over to the other end of the room pressed myself against the corner, glancing down to see that my stuff was within reach I grabbed my bat and held it up in defense.
"Stay the fuck back or I'll..." I began to threaten when the guy started chuckling causing me to stop.
"God damn lil Angel that's a mean back hand you got." the guy said while rubbing at the red mark forming on his cheek, it was pornstache guy from earlier.
When he sat up from the bed I could see how fucking tall this guy way, fuck my interest for tall guys cause I could feel myself getting nervous.
"Wh..who the hell are you people...where's my brother?" I managed to asked through my nervous jitter, pornstache rose his hands up and made his way towards me.
"Stay away from me!" I threatened raising my bat ready to hit him, he stopped in his steps.
"Look..just calm down Angel. No ones here to hurt you, just put the bat down.' he said in assurance, I hesitated at his words before slowly lowering the bat.
I eyed the other guy in the room with us, he didn't look familiar to me from last night. He had auburn hair and looked to be about in his late thirties, for some unknown reason the look he was giving made me uncomfortable.
"Who are you guys?" I questioned again, Pornstache gestured his hand to himself and to the guy beside him.
"The names Simon and this is David, we were told to come wake you up and take you to tour brother and Negan." he informed , I raised my brow in confusion.
Why wasn't my brother here with me instead, especially since his ankle was fucked up from that walker encounter.
Who's this Negan guy anyway?...
"Ok..let me grab my bag." I said while reaching for it but the guy named David beat me to it and snatched it off the ground.
"I'll carry it for you sweetie." he insisted while giving me a smile, my face cringed at the way he called me sweetie and I snatched the bag out his grasp.
"Thanks but I can hold my stuff." I asserted while bring the bag handle over my shoulder.
Waiting for Simon to walk out first I followed right beside him, now looking at from a close distance he wasn't that bad looking.
For some reason the dark receding hairline suited him well, his mustache made him look hispanic to me. And his height, damn he has to be probably six foot one or something.
"You're staring a bit to much there Angel" I heard him say pulling me from secret thoughts, glancing up to his face he was smirking at me from a side ways glance.
Turning away I could feel my face burning up from getting caught staring at him, taking a chance I looked at the walls of the hallway.
"What is this place, it looks like a run down building." I said looking at the grey cemented walls.
"It was a factory when we found it a few days ago, been fixing her up and making good use of it so far." Simon said while opening the doorway towards the stairs for us, reaching hallway up the stairs I could make out Brents voice.
Relief and joy came over me that I rushed up the steps fast as possible, I could hear Simons voice calling behind me bit I was already into the hallway and making way towards the door where the voices were coming from.
Bursting inside the room I saw Brent sitting on a chair with the guy assumed to be Negan sitting up a desk table, seeing him safe and unharmed made me so happy.
"Laura everything ok?" he asked while standing up from the chair,without warning I ran over and hurled myself onto him in a death grip hug.
"Gah..Laura watch it my ankle is still fucked up." Brent exclaimed but I still held myself onto him.
"I thought something happened to you...you weren't in the room with me and I got scared." I explained while fighting back the tears from the thought of being left alone without him with me, his arms wrapped around me.
"Its ok Laura, we're safe now." he said while kissing the top of my head, a gruffed cough brought us out of our family moment.
"Sorry to interrupt the reunion, but I would like to finish our discussion." Negan said while gesturing for Brent and I to take a seat, willingly I sat in the chair right beside him.
Before their discussion could recontinue Simon came walking into the room and shut the door behind him, his eyes looked down to mine and a smile formed on his lips.
Smiling back I looked away and sat there and listened while Brent began talking to Negan.
"Again..I want to thank you for saving our asses out there. We wouldn't be alive right now if you didn't." he said while grabbing my hand, looking up I saw Negan give a big smile.
"No need to thank me boy, the least we could do to help you two love birds." he said insinuating that we're a couple, I couldn't help but chuckle at this.
Looking up I saw that Negan was looking at me with confusion to why I chuckled at him, "Something funny I said there doll?" he asked this time his smile faded.
"Oh no no, we're not a couple. He's my brother." I stated while placing my hands into my lap, Negans smile reappeared and he began to laugh a little.
"My bad then...just that you guys looked so close and all I assumed you two were fucking." he said causing my face to burn uncomfortably to those words, glancing over to Brent I saw that he was also uncomfortable.
"Uhh. No she's my sister...Getting back to what you were tell me before, me and Laura could stay here right?" he asked, becoming curious to this conversation I butted in.
"Wait, you said we can stay here?" I asked Negan, he shook his head to my question.
"Sure, if you guys are willing to help build up this place. If not I won't stop you from leaving." he said then looked at Brent who probably would have a say in this choice.
"We can do that, I'm willing do work to earn our keep and safety here."Brent said , looking at him I was confused as to why he only said that he would work.
"What do you mean that you'll work, I want to work as well." I said gesturing to myself.
"I want you to stay safe and away from danger Laura." Brent said in concern, I was becoming angry at him treating me like I'm a helpless child.
"I'm not a kid anymore Brent, I want to help out too!." I said raising my voice at him, Negan chuckled and walked over to pat my shoulder roughly.
"Come on boy, the girl said she wants to earn here keep so let her fucking work then, by the way doll how old are you." he asked looking down at me, glancing up I could see a glint in his eyes that made me nervous.
Of course people assume I'm older than my real age, developing at a young age my body looks more mature than most girls in school. With this older guys even men would try picking me up when I'd go out or even at work.
"I'm seventeen." I said while looking away from his eyes, his hand that stayed on my shoulder squeezed gently before pulling away.
"Ah damn...guess I have to find you another job then for the time being..Maybe next year." he said flirtatiously with a wink, looking away I tried not to blush at whatever he was suggesting.
Brent seemed not to fond with this obvious flirty behavior and wanted to change topics.
"So where would we be staying at?" he asked while looking at Negan and grabbing my hand protectively.
Seeing this Negan smirked and motion Simon to come up towards the desk.
"This here is my good friend and right hand man Simon. I figured you two already got acquainted Laura."Negan said, glancing up I saw Simon looking at Negan and then me.
"Yeah we did..had her slap me a little." he said with a chuckle, I bite my lip to try not to laugh at him mentioning what had happened earlier.
"Whoah seems like you two are getting close already there Si." Negan teased earning an unsettling side glance from Brent and he seemed to notice that it was making me uneased.
"Alright well Simon here will show you where you two will be staying, oh but before you go. I figured this was yours doll." Negan said while pulling something from his back pocket.
Looking up I saw that it was my phone, gasping in surprise I reached up to grad it from him, but he pulled it back away from my grasp.
"Ah ah ah, I think I'll hang onto this for awhile." he said with a teasing smile, immediately I felt myself begin to get teary eyed.
Everything I that hold memories of our life and family was on my phone, and with him wanting to take it away was making me very sad.
"Can I have it back..please." I asked while trying to wipe at the tears spilling from my eyes, Negans expression seemed to change when seeing me that hurt from h teasing about keeping my phone.
"Geez Doll I was only messing with you, just make sure to not have it around the other workers wouldn't want it to get stolen." he said while handing it to me, gently I grabbed it from his hand and held it to my chest.
"Alright let me show you two kids to your rooms?" Simon said while gesturing for us to leave the room, placing my arm around Brent I helped him walk towards the door.
Not before glancing back at Negan and giving him a genuine smile.
"Thank you." I mouthed to him before stepping out the room and following Simon to our new permanent rooms.