Chapter 1
"I'm running towards, not back" I reminded myself as I stepped out of the protection and imprisonment of the Gallagher Academy. The warm summer breeze gently brushed against my legs blowing the fresh scent of the outside world towards me. Without any baggage (both literarily and mentally), I felt free to step towards the hunt for the truth. I preceded one step at a time, not daring to look back, afraid that I might change my mind. The though having no one to rely on frightened me, but as a Gallagher girl I should be able to face what ever danger lies ahead.
Roseville came close and closer and along with it, answers to questions that I have been asking for my whole life.
As I walked I felt as if someone was following me. Crap, I've barely scratched the surface of my trip and I'm already dead meat. The girl in me wanted to giggle at the thought buy the spy in me reminded me to stay alert and focused. I continued to walk until I heard the foot steps edging close and closer. I swung my legs up and back hoping that I would catch the attacker off guard.
The man was instantly knocked to the ground and groaning in pain. I turned towards the attacker as I help up my fists ready to strike. I secretly felt proud that I was able to take down an agent with one kick. I was about to take another strike when the attacker started to recover but I froze after I caught view of the attackers face. I immediately bent down to help you hip. "You punch even harder than I thought Cammie." OMG. I just kicked my ex-boyfriend to the ground. "Even harder than the last time I tried to sneak up on you" I blushed at his words.
"What made you think of me all of a sudden? I asked studying his face hoping to find a clue or lea. "I missed you, and I was wondering if we could hang out again, if that's okay with Zach" Josh responded shyly. I was about to say no, but I really had nothing to do and I wanted at least one friend over the summer. A mini argument formed in my head, I chose to ignore it because I know that the argument would take me nowhere. I felt Josh's stare while he waited for a response. I somehow replied "Yeah, we should, if that's okay with DeeDee. Dam, did I just say that. "Me and DeeDee and ummm… over" He spoke in a soft quite tone.
My choices for responses were low so I just said "Oh, that's too bad". I was only half paying attention to the conversation and the rest to how it was possible that he had grown the last time I saw him, until I realized that he might have just tried to ask me out. I started to have a panic attack, but as a spy I'm trained so that I still had am awkward poker face. "Cammie, have you even considered us getting together again?"
Crap, that's exactly what I didn't want to hear. "Cuz I've been thinking, and I wanted to you give me a second chance to get together, with you. I mean just I've me one day to see if we could be together or not." Josh spoke in a confessing manner which got me seriously worried. I said yes, but only because he put on a pair of irresistible puppy eyes. After all how bad can a relaxing summer day be?