CRYSTAL'S POV

I regained consciousness to find myself surrounded by darkness, which made my heart skipped several beats. I have never been alright with small, dark places ever since I was little, but it got even worse after the world went to hell. Darkness meant you could not see who or what is around you, which means you do not know if you are safe or in danger. I could hear voices and movement coming from one wall, so I figured that wall must have a door, but I could not see any light. I moved closer to the noise to try and decipher what was being said, but the talking stopped suddenly when a set of fast footsteps were heard.

"Where the hell is she?" I heard a very southern voice yell suddenly.

"Babe, you need to calm down," I heard a slightly more relaxed voice say.

"Do not tell me to calm down. I know for a fact you have her here somewhere. Where is she?" the southern voice said, and I could hear the anger in his voice even though he tried to talk calmer.

"I have her locked up for her protection," the relaxed man said before he was interrupted.

"Locked up?" the southern voice yelled. "Why the hell is she locked up?"

"Daryl, babe, she attacked my men," the relaxed man said, which caught my attention. I instantly moved against what I hoped was the door and started hitting it with my fist as hard as I could.

"Is she in there?" Daryl said as his voice got closer to where I was sitting on the ground. "Give me the key, so I can get her out of there." As he was talking, I could feel myself getting more and more panicked at being in such a small and dark room.

"I cannot do that," the calm voice said before Daryl interrupted him again.

"Why the hell not, Negan? She won't hurt anyone," Daryl yelled, which made me jump at how close his voice was suddenly. I stopped hitting the door in favor of curling into the fetal position as it felt like the room was suddenly getting smaller.

"She attacked my men as she broke into our home," Negan responded as his voice got closer as well.

"She came because she thought she had to save me. She doesn't understand that I want to be here. Please, let her out," Daryl said, which made me look towards where his voice came from.

Rick lied to me! He told me Daryl was taken by force and did not want to be here, I thought to myself, feeling like a giant idiot for what I had done.

"Did she kill anyone?" Daryl asked, which made me smile slightly before curling back into myself.

"No, she did not, but she did give Simon a large knot on the back of his head," Negan replied as I felt myself slowly starting to hyperventilate.

"Please, Negan, let her out. I promise she won't attack anyone," Daryl said as I heard clothes shuffling and sliding against clothes.

"How do I know she won't? I have to think about our people," Negan said as I heard what sounded like metal jingling against metal. "I am taking a huge risk here."

"I promise she won't attack anyone unless they attack her first. She just needs to be told the truth. Rick probably lied to her," Daryl said as there were more metal jingling sounds.

"Who is she anyway? No one else from your group has tried to break in here to rescue you," Negan said as the jingling stopped. I hear what sounds like a key sliding into a lock before I hear a metallic click sound. I look up quickly as a small slice of light shines into the dark space, and I move to the opposite wall so that the door does not hit me.

"She's my sister," Daryl says as the door slowly starts to open. I am still gasping for breath, and black spots are starting to form in my view as the door opens. The minute I see Daryl, I feel myself start to fall forward, and I am unconscious before I hit the floor.