Secret Garden: Cammie and Zach

My name is Cameron Morgan or Cammie for short. As far as I know, I'd been living the good life and things were only going to get much better.

It was somewhere in the middle of June, when my three sisters and I were to leave for Roseville. "Cammie, wake up. It's time for you to pack." My sister, Bex says.

"Where are we going?" I say to her.

"We're going to see our new home! In Roseville! The quicker you pack, the quicker we'll get there!" Bex declares.

By this I hurried to pack all my clothes. I just couldn't wait to start anew.

We got on a horse carriage, going on our way to our new home. I was very exhausted at the time since I had to wake up at dawn for this, so I had slept for the rest of the time. Though, I wake up right at the end of the ride. Just at the right time to see the path to our new home or shall I say, mansion. I was so ecstatic to see our new mansion! It's really huge and it has a beautiful garden that only I just found! Just enough places to find my serenity.

"This place is huge Bex!" Shouts my sister Liz. "I can't believe we're actually going to living here."

"Oh you better look forward to it." Laughs Bex. "Though, it is a bit too big for just the four of us."

I agreed to that somehow. There's only me, Bex, Liz, and Macey ever since my father and mother got into an accident.

"This is perfect! My birthday's about to come up and this place is just perfect!" Macey declares.

"Well then, we shall get the preparations ready today.' Bex says.

I was so eager to start anew and I was so excited to celebrate Macey's 16th birthday which was in 2 days. The place is so beautiful with flowers blooming everywhere. It felt so good to breathe in fresh air.

2 Days Later: Night of Macey's Birthday

A New Acquaintance: Zach Goode

We invited most of our neighbors to the party. We only wanted a small party but we thought we should get to know our neighbors. It was very glamorous, totally Macey's idea. Us girls had to wear our best dresses and shoes. We just had to look good in front of everyone, Macey's idea again.

"Hello. Welcome. Thank you for coming. Very nice to meet you." Bex and Liz greeted to the guests.

It brought a good feeling to me, to meet new people and make new friends. But little did I know that I would meet someone that would charge a spark of electricity through my body. Little did I know that this person would look at me the way no one has ever looked at me before.

He came. He came in a tux. He had broad shoulders and amazing deep green eyes and dark brown hair with side swept bangs falling on those eyes occasionally. He was so beautiful, that's what I thought when I first saw him. But I wasn't the only one who must've thought that. I wasn't the only girl staring at him. Of course I wasn't the only one. He was too handsome for all not to look at. I admit, I didn't like that at all. But I also knew I wouldn't have a chance with him. Oh what was I thinking, I don't even know this stranger, besides I don't even know anything about love. But I have to say, I felt hope. Why? Because he came alone. Yes, he came alone. A side of me knew I had a chance with him. With this stranger I hardly know, but want to meet.

He went over to a table to grab a drink. Then, he started to wander around. "He's caught your eyes hasn't he?" Macey asks. "Are we really neighbors with him? He seems so new, even to our neighbors. Guess it's 'cause of his handsome face. But if he is, I'm really glad we're neighbors with him."

I walk around, meeting new people and everywhere I go, I see him. Macey blows out her candles and I stand next to a table. My feet were aching, just having to stand in these tall shoes. I was starting to relax, when I saw him. This beautiful stranger standing right across me, leaning against a table with arms crossed and a smile forming at his lips. Was he smiling at me? I didn't know. So I looked back carefully behind me to see if there was anybody behind me he could be smiling at. And there wasn't anybody. Just me. He was smiling at me! At me! So, I smiled back.

We walk towards each other, my feet moving automatically on their own and he looks at me with those eyes of his. It puts me in a daze right away. "Nice party." He tells me.

"Yea. Hope you're having a great time.' I tell him.

"I'm Zach. Zach Goode." He holds out his hand and smiles.

"My name's Cameron. You can call me Cammie." I shake his hand. It's warm, soft, and welcoming that I linger to the feeling.

"So, you're my new neighbor?" He smiles and puts his hands in his pockets.

"Yea. This place is great," I tell him. "So do you live here too?"

"Yea. I live right next door. That's funny 'cause our gardens seem to be connected somehow, we've got now boundaries, so I think we can meet up whenever we want." He tells me and laughs at the end. I have to admit, that got me really excited. Knowing we can see each other, now that I know he lives right next door and there are no fences, no boundaries whatsoever. But I didn't think that was happening any time soon. Out of all the girls here, why would a handsome man like him want to go meet with me?

"That sounds amazing," I tell him. "How's your family doing?"

"I live alone." He laughs.

"Alone? In that huge house, all by yourself?" I gawk at him. Though, I do try to hide it.

He laughs again. "I'm a very keep-to-myself kind of person. So, what brings you here?"

"Just here to start anew," I smile. "My father and mother just passed away after an accident took them."

"My apologies," He says. "I'm sure you'll love this place. You got my word on that."

Every girl must be jealous of me right now ;)

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