Ch 1
Cammie's POV
"Zach don't you dare! It took Bex and Macey 2 hours to do my hair you are not pushing me in that pool! Zach I mea- AHHHHHHH!" I screamed as I was being tackled by my best guy friend into the pool. splash! "Zachary Goode you are so dead!" "If you wanna kill me you have to catch me Gallagher Girl!" Zach said scrambling out of the pool. I followed suit. "You think she's gonna hurt you?" I heard Bex ask. I turned to see possibly the two most mad best friends I have EVER seen. And that includes the time that Liz accidentally spill a hazardous chemical on Macey's overnight bag at a sleepover we had when we were 10. "Because she is NOTHING compared to the 3 of us!" We had him cornered in the backyard. "Hey now, I was just starting phase 1 of my plan. To give Cammie the best birthday party ever." Zach said although there were traces of fear in his voice. "And your plan involved ruining 2 hours of pain to make me look pretty just so you could have a laugh? Because so far your plan to make this the best birthday party ever is utterly failing!" I shouted at him. "Cam you didn't need 2 hours worth of brushing your hair to look pretty, you already are." "Haha very funny Zach we all know I'm the most boring person here!" "I wasn't joking Cammie!" "Whatever! Can we please beat him up now and resume the Cammie-looks-great-talk later?" I heard Bex say. "With pleasure." I almost purred. Macey and Bex lunged for each of Zach's arms while I grabbed hold of his legs. "Whoa, whoa guys where are you taking me?" Zach said, now his voice was full of fear. "Oh just...places..." Macey said mysteriously. "Liz, you have the blindfold?" I asked "Right here" she answered and then quickly tied it around Zach's eyes. We carried Zach up to my room and set him on a chair I had found in the shed. We clamped the metal cuffs around his wrists and forearms, ankles and calves and finally around his forehead. "Uhhh guys I think you're going a little overboard..." Zach said. "No this is just right, you deserve it!" Bex said. "Here's what you're going to do Zach, you are going to sit still and you are going to endure the torture."
Zach's POV
I heard the door open and close and since I no longer heard anyone else in the room I assumed they were gone. How long? I don't know. It couldn't have been more than 20 min. But that was long enough for my imagination to kick into high gear. Torture. I really didn't like the sound of that. I mean, being at the mercy of 4, 12 year old girls is not my idea of fun. I heard the door open and close again and assumed they were back for this torture they had in store for me. "And by torture you mean...?" I couldn't finish the sentence. "See for yourself." Macey said and then pulled the blindfold off from behind me. But I barely noticed, I was staring at who I assumed was Cammie Morgan. Because the girl was wearing little booty denim shorts and a halter top that stopped just below her ribcage. Her hair was in shiny glossy waves and, she looked...well pardon my 12 year old language, but she looked hot. I love Cameron Morgan. The way she smiles and laughs and is so easygoing makes my heart skip a beat everytime I see her. I've loved her ever since we were little and met because our dads were really good friends. But up until then I'd always thought of her as beautiful in a shy girl kind of way, but never hot like well, me. I realized my jaw had dropped open but I seemed unable to shut it. "Good luck lover boy." Bex said before ducking out of the room after Liz and Macey. LOVER BOY! How long had they known I liked Cammie? "Oh Zach we've known about your little crush on me for quite awhile." Cammie said as if reading my mind. "In fact that is going to be your form of torture." Cammie said. "What do you mean?" "How do I look Zach?" She asked instead of answering my question. "You look really hot Cammie!" "You really think so?" She asked twirling a strand of her hair seductively. "Yes!" "I'm glad to hear that. Now, close your eyes." "Why should I?" "Either close your eyes or you will be blindfolded." "ugh fine!" I shut my eyes. I didn't hear any noise but a few seconds later Cammie whispered "open your eyes..." And I did. Only to find myself staring into her eyes. She was about 2 inches away from my face and I longed to lean in and kiss her but the restraints kept me from that. "Pretty good as far as torture methods go huh?" Cammie said the words barely a whisper. Her breath felt warm against my face. I wanted her so so badly. And she knew it. "Cammie please undo these restraints! You are killing me!" "I think you can handle a little more" she said and then leaned in even closer. Her lips were only millimeters from mine. And the whole time we stared into each other's eyes. Emerald and Sapphire. I swear she looked straight into my soul through my eyes. I don't know how long we went on like that, it could have been seconds, or hours. I didn't know. But eventually Bex, Liz, and Macey came back into the room. "Lets give the poor lad a break shall we Cam? I think he's had enough of this torture that he knows not to mess with your hair anymore." Bex said. Cammie leaned back and laughed. "I don't think he's ever going to mess with me again!" She smiled triumphantly. "Bex, Macey why don't you undo the restraints. But let me get down to the party, you know with witnesses." She winked at me "Love ya Zach!" Then she turned and walked out of the room and downstairs to where I assumed the party was still going on. "Come on Macey help me with the restraints" Bex said. They undid the restraints and lets just say I had to lean on them for support. "Whoa careful you don't wanna pass out" Liz said. "Guys, what would you say if I told you I'm in love with your best friend?" I asked. "Easy. I'd tell you you better promise to be damn good enough for her!" Macey said and with that she Liz and Bex walked out.
Cammie's POV
Poor Zach. I almost felt bad. His last memory of me would be me walking out of there saying "Love ya Zach" but I don't love him. That would be his last memory of me because next year I will be a spy in training at the Gallagher Academy For Exceptional Young Women. And I can't see Zach anymore because he will just be normal. So for the rest of the party I was going to ignore him. I had to. For his own good.
Zach's POV
I walked down to the party only to find that Cammie was nowhere to be seen. But I had to talk to her. Or well tell her I love her and then kiss her but talking will be involved. Then I saw Cammie's mom and decided to ask her. "Hi Ms. Morgan. Have you seen Cammie? Bex is looking for her." I said. "No, dear I'm sorry. But she's here somewhere. You know how she is." And it was true I did know. When Cammie didn't want to be found she wasn't going to be found. Which is why she always wins hide and seek. She would make a great pavement artist I thought to myself before realizing that that would never happen. I mean, Cammie wasn't going to be a spy. CAMMIE WASN'T GOING TO BE A SPY! I shuddered as the truth came rushing over me, hard and fast. I was going to Blackthorne next week to start my spy training. Cammie and her friends were going to boarding school at the Gallagher Academy in Virginia. We would probably never see eachother again. I couldn't be with her. Ever. And I realized that this was the last time I would probably ever see her. That's why she's hiding, and that's why they did the torture today. I had to find Cammie. I had to talk to her. NOW! I pushed through the crowd to find Bex, Liz, and Macey. "Guys I need to talk to Cammie. Do you know where she is?" "Nope" they all replied with a grin. "But good luck trying to find her" Bex added. "Ugh" I said and walked away. I didn't find Cammie that night. I never thought I'd ever see her again. But I did. 5 years later.