Chapter 1: Ten Days Gone [Jack's Mannequin: People and Things]
It's been two weeks since Zach left me (not voluntarily) on the roof of the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, my school. So in case you didn't know, my school is actually a school for female spies in training, and my mother is the headmistress. Awesome, right? Well anyway, my boyfriend is Zachary Goode, an extremely hot- I mean skilled, spy who attends the Blackthorne Institute, which to my knowledge, is a school for male spies in training. I spent quite a while at Zach's school last semester. Now, I know exactly what you're thinking. Why would a girl be at a school for boys? Well, my godfather Joe, who I lived with all my life (before I went to Gallagher), sent Zach to kidnap me from my totally normal, non-spy high school, and take me to Blackthorne in order to keep me safe from the Circle of Cavan (AKA a terrorist group whose leader just happens to be Zach's mother and who just happened to want me dead.) Well, they did want me dead, until I blew them up and destroyed their organization. Crazy, I know, but it's completely 100% true. Why should you believe me, a spy? Because I have only been at Gallagher for two weeks and they haven't taught me to lie (professionally) yet. But that's not the point. The point is, Zach and a whole crew of other Blackthorne boys are doing an exchange with Gallagher and they are due to arrive any day now.
"Cammie? Are you even listening to me?" My roommate's voice pulled me from my thoughts. I looked up to see a very irate Bex (her full name is Rebecca, but call her that and die, literally). I sighed. "I'm sorry, Bex," I said, picking at my breakfast, "I've got a lot on my mind." She nodded, as if she knew my entire history (Which trust me, she barely knows anything).
"So Cams," my other roommate Macey McHenry (yes, to answer your question, she is the senator's daughter) said, "What's going on with your mom and Mr. Solomon? They've been talking a lot lately. Any romance in the future? Or any current romance?" At that moment, every ear at our table seemed to perk up, waiting for my response.
"Macey," I said slowly, annunciating every word and rolling my eyes, "You do know my mom's married, right? And Joe has a girlfriend."
"How do you know?" Macey replied curiously. I shot her a look that said 'are you stupid?' and Macey added, "About Joe, I mean."
"I overheard my mom say so," I replied. Lie, I thought to myself. Actually, Joe is dating my aunt, Abigail Cameron, and I found out when I met her in my hospital room two weeks ago. That was the same day I left Zach. I miss him.
"Cammie?" my third and final roommate Liz Sutton asked timidly. I swiveled around to face her.
"Yes, Liz?" I replied. She studied me, and then glanced over my head at the teacher's chairs.
"Your mom has been the headmistress of this school for like, 15 years now," she continued, still not looking at me. Her eyes met mine, and she hesitantly added, "So why are you just coming here now?" Oh crap. How am I supposed to answer that without revealing anything classified?
"No one tells me anything," I replied with a shrug. Liz shot Bex a look. Bex looked at me like she didn't believe a word I just said.
"Oh come on, Cammie," Bex said lightly, her tone not matching her face, "You can't be saying your mom never told you about Gallagher until two weeks ago?"
"Yeah Cammie," Macey added, "You can't be serious?" Oh how right they were. I opened my mouth to reply, but a voice from behind me cut me off.
"Hey Cammie," a girly voice said. I turned to see Tina Walters standing behind me. Ugh, I hate Tina. She's our resident gossip. She also came between Zach and me last year while I was at Blackthorne and caused me to almost be kidnapped by the Circle. But then Zach saved me so it was fine. Tina continued, "Is it true that you were kidnapped as a baby and forced to join a ninja clan who hated the CIA?"
"No Tina," I replied, annoyed. Why do all these people want to know my life story so badly? If I didn't know it I would say they were spies or something⦠oh right.
"Well if that's not it," Tina said, trailing off, "Then what is it?" She took a seat next to me, forcing Macey to move over, which she was not happy about. "Where were you all these years? What's your story?" Everyone's eyes were on me. I wish Zach was hereā¦
"Oh, that's classified," I replied cockily, feeling very much like Zach. I stood and walked toward the entrance to the Grand Hall. My movement caught the attention of Mr. Solomon (who if I didn't mention it already is my godfather), and I could feel him watching me. I pushed the door open, and then turned to meet his eye. They want to know, I told him with my eyes. He nodded, and then whispered something to my mom. She nodded toward the open door, indicating I could go. I smiled, and then left to do what I recently discovered I do best.
Hide.
Zach Goode walked through the door that led inside the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women like he owned the place. On the outside, he was calm, confident, and cocky, but on the inside, he was excited and happy. He was about to spend the entire semester with his Gallagher Girl, Ms. Cameron (Cammie) Morgan.
"Yo, Zach," a voice called from behind him. Zach turned around to see Grant Newman, another sophomore from Blackthorne walking toward him. Zach nodded toward him, and was about to reply, but he was cut off.
"Gentlemen," Abby Cameron, their escort, said from the stairs they had just walked up, "The students at this school don't know that you are going to be staying with them at their school, so I must request that you remain silent until you are all in your rooms in the East Wing," she paused and hurried up the stairs to the group of 40 sophomores, juniors, and seniors, "And I expect it to be quieter than it was on the helicopter ride over." She turned and began to lead them through the lavish halls of the Gallagher Academy. Zach memorized the route they took, counted the number of pillars they passed (107), the number of swords they passed (one, but it looked very important), and finally, the number of girls they passed (zero, but that was the point). As they passed the grand staircase, Zach noticed he could hear the dull roar of chattering girls from what he assumed to be the dining hall. He noticed the sound got louder, and the door below them opened. After a moment, a dirty blonde head emerged, and Zach instantly knew exactly who it was.
Cammie.
Hey look I started the sequel early :) I'm still in school until the middle of June so I will only be able to make weekly updates.
This is only the first chapter, so it will get better and the chapters will get longer, I promise.
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~Katie (gallaghergirl23)
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"Oh, that's classified," Cammie replied, smirking at Zach.
