She came back but is different in so many ways. She is no longer that warm loving girl that left in the summer; she is the Chameleon, the great pavement artist with cold blood. She is also not with a loss of memory. (My version of GG5)
Cammie's POV
I had escaped from the hands of the Circle after months of torture. I had planned to return to Gallagher with answers by the end of the summer, in time for the new school year, but nothing planned ever stays on course. I will return to Gallagher with answers, just not as soon as I would have wished.
The phone rings as I dial an acquaintance.
"Ciao?" [Hello?] says the girl on the other line.
"Natalia, sono io, Cammie." [Natalia, it's me, Cammie.]
"Cammie! Stai bene? Dove sei stato!? " [Cammie! Are you okay? Where have you been!?]
"Catturato e nascondere, ora ho bisogno del vostro aiuto. Potete aiutarmi a prenotare un jet in Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America? [Captured and hiding, now I need your help. Can you help me book a jet to Virginia, United States?] I ask my friend.
"Sì, sarà al nostro punto d'incontro storico di venirvi a prendere al più presto. Ciao!"
"Ciao."
With that I hang up my phone and get ready to leave Rome.
Zach's POV
Its already late October now and still no sign of my Gallagher Girl. Cammie. What if my mother killed her already? What if she had no use for her anymore? These thoughts haunted me at almost every moment of my life since she has been MIA.
I'm currently attending the Gallagher Academy even though it is an all girls' school. But at Blackthorne there are too many possible leaks to the COC so here I am. After finishing up with dinner Headmistress Morgan's voice rings through the intercom.
"Would Zach Goode, Bex Baxter, Liz Sutton, and Macey McHenry please come to my office."
Unless you were an highly trained spy, then you probably would not have noticed the slight change in Mrs. Morgan's voice. When I reach the girls, we share a confused look, not knowing what could possibly have happened. When we walk into the office, Mrs. Morgan gives us a small smile. She has not smiled since Cammie was discovered to be MIA, not even when Joe woke up.
Just then a lady with straight black hair and dark fitting but proffesional clothing steps out from the shadows. I can't believe I didn't notice her earlier, this usually doesn't happen to me, but I don't show anything. She has a CIA logo on her jacket so I assume that she is an agent there.
"Who are you?" says Bex first.
The lady gives a smirk that says I know something that you don't that is just like mine. HEY THAT IS MINE! But whatever she says next makes me forget and lose interest in the fact that she stole my smirk.
"Did you guys really lose your ability to recognize someone beyond their disguise?"
We all stand there dumbfounded because of the voice that spoke. It wasn't just any voice though; it was Cammie!
Cammie's POV
Although I have perfected my disguises, the fact that my friends had no clue whatsoever as to who I was hurts. Oh well. My mask remains on my face, emotionless so no one will know what I have been through and what I have seen. I don't want anyone to know what I know or am thinking. It has become a major habit since I've been captured. Heck my voice was so sore after I escaped since I did not utter a single word throughout my torture for the whole time. The only reason I have finally returned is because I have already delivered my list of COC leaders to the CIA and MI6 so now my friends and family are safe.
The shocked looks on their faces are priceless. I have already told my mom and Mr. Solomon since he was in the room when I sneaked in, and their expressions were also hilarious. Now I can't help but smirk at them. And yes, I stole Zach's smirk. They still remain shocked and don't regain their composure so I ask them, "Fooled and late to regain your composure, what happened to being spies in training?" With that my smirk grows wider.
Finally they stir out of their trance and move towards me to give me a hug. But I'm no longer used to affectionate touching, only painful, so I step back immediately.
"Cammie?" asks a worried Liz.
I put my mask back on and shake my head slowly, "Sorry, I'm no good with hugs anymore." I try to give them a small reassuring smile but I don't think it comes out right. Luckily though my mom interrupts before they can worry any more.
"Girls and Zach, I believe you have some classes to attend to. The teachers and staff have been informed about Cammie's return, so let's try to keep it low key. I don't think she would like all the attention."
I give my mom a quick grateful smile then start out the door with my friends hurrying to catch up with me.
"I'll meet you guys at Cov Ops soon, for now I have to take this disguise off though." I say then turn to see them nod with dumbfounded expressions.
With that I run to my dorm and quickly take off my wig and change into my uniform. When I arrive to the Sub-levels I sneak into the shadows. No one notices me standing there, not even Mr. Solomon, but I told him I would be hiding in the shadows until I needed to come out or if someone actually noticed me. My friends searched around the room for me since I said that I would meet them here. Seriously though, the girls need to notice shadows. Mr. Solomon better be teaching them that.
"Girls and Zach, today we will be learning about blending in. Now what do you blend in with if you are in a room with a group of people who could easily recognize you? Keep in mind that you have no disguises available." Mr. Solomon asks.
Bex, Macey, and Zach are the only ones who raise their hands and reply "shadows."
"Good, now what was the first lesson I gave you?"
"Notice things."
Some girls look smug at remembering this. Amateurs. Their smug looks quickly fall when Mr. Solomon says, "Then why have you not noticed that there is another person in the room?" Everyone seems to be using dumbfounded expressions a lot today. They whip their heads around searching for the "other person" in the room. When I've had enough I step out of my hiding spot and sneak to the front next to Joe and reveal myself.
"Girls, and Zach, you've gotten sloppy." Their heads snap towards me and stare with wide eyes and slacked jaws. I turn to see Joe Solomon give me a proud look. "Seriously, what is it with people and dumbfounded looks today?" I ask him. He merely shrugs.
I walk to my seat next to Zach and Bex and the lesson continues. It is quite boring now since I have already mastered hiding. I can tell that everyone is staring at me instead of listening without even looking. So I tell them with my emotionless mask on, "Considering that demonstration a few moments ago, I would suggest that you guys listen up."
With that the lesson goes by smoothly. By the time we return to my dorm, my friends' patience for answers expires.
"What happened to the circle!?"
"Why did you leave!?"
"I thought you would be back by the time summer ended!"
"Are you okay!?"
Those and more questions were thrown at me by my 3 best friends and Zach. I don't really know where our relationship stands so for now I'll stay with calling him a friend. When I've had enough of their bombarding, I tell them to stop and put on my mask and brace for the worst.
"The circle has been taken cared of. I left because I couldn't let them hurt you guys. I would have been back by then but there were some complications. And yes, I am fine."
"What complications Cammie?" Zach asks with worried filled in his eyes. I feel the need to break my mask and just comfort him then and there, but I need to stay strong or else I don't think I will be able to be strong ever again. I sigh as I know they won't like this.
"I found my answers before the end of summer but then got caught by the COC. When I escaped, I gave my answers to the CIA and MI6 and when it was finally taken cared of I came out of hiding a returned to Gallagher." The tone of my voice indicates that I am done discussing about the issue. So with that, I go to my bed after doing an inspection of the room, and fall asleep.