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Chapter 2
CPOV
"Karri what took you so long?" Bex exclaimed (using my cover name) when I got back to the mall and found them waiting at the food court.
"Sorry Becca," I replied sheepishly, "but I saw this really cute store and went to go try something on and then another thing, and then I just lost track of time!" Oh gosh, I cringed, I sound so ditzy. Which is good for my cover, I guess, since I'm supposed to be a preppy blonde cheerleader.
"Yeah? What store?" Macey asked suspiciously, she knows I hate shopping and would never "lose track of time in a store" unless it was one full of weapons.
"Um, I don't really remember the store name," I stammered, "but you wouldn't have liked it very much anyways Maddie, it's not your scene."
"Maddie" (Macey's cover identity) was an emo, punked out girl who shopped at stores like Hot Topic and wore dark clothes 24/7. "Becca" (Bex's cover) was somewhat nerdier than the rest of us, and loved stores like Barnes and Noble, and wore plaid skirts (short plaid skirts) and blouses, she was a sexy nerd, but she was also a "weak" girl. Lissa (Liz's cover) was a tomboy, and wore jeans and hoodies pretty much all the time, and loved sport stores. I was a prepped out (ditzy) cheerleader, who wore short skirts and even shorter shirts. We all hated every minute that we had to wear our covers, but no one ever said spying was easy.
"Really? I thought you knew every store in this mall, I mean you're here all the time," Liz added, her gaze probing. We all knew the real meaning of her words, we were here on assignment and had memorized every store, exit, and possible hiding spot in the building.
"Did you see an old friend while you were here?" Macey asked, using our code. Her real question was: "Did you see a Circle member while you were here?" All three of them looked at me expectantly, they knew I was lying about my reason for being gone so long, and they knew that the guys and I were hiding something, our sisterhood was based on trust, and right now I was losing their's fast. Either I or the guys had to tell them the truth about Blackthorne, but how do tell your best friends that their boyfriends (and mine) were trained assassins who were recruited by the Circle and are currently part of it to infiltrate it?
I sighed, there was no way I could get away with telling them another lie, so I just nodded, noticing how their eyes widened in surprise. I, however, was not surprised, I mean the whole reason we were here, in New York, was because of a tip from Grant, Jonas, and Nick that there were Circle members here (not that Macey, Bex, or Liz knew that, they thought that we were here for a routine test to see how well we could keep our covers, no matter how much we hated it). Zach's being here had been a surprise though, when Mr. Solomon had given me the assignment, Zach and the other guys had already left Gallagher, so I had assumed he had another assignment. Obviously not, since, apparently, he's been following me. I mean I love Zach, but I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself, couldn't he just visit me to spend time with me? Like a normal boyfriend?
"Did you catch up with them?" Bex asked, translation: "Did you follow them?" Once again I nodded, and they stared at me with the same look I had just gotten from Zach, one filled with worry and disapproval.
"You should have told us, it's dangerous to go alone, you could've been killed Cammie," Macey hissed quietly, as we stood up to leave, now that they knew about the Circle member, they realized that we should get out…now. Who knew how many more Circle members there were, the longer we stayed in here, the more likely it was that one of them would see through our covers.
"We should call your mom to give us a ride home," Liz told me, her eyes giving me a meaningful look.
I nodded, "I already called, she said she'd be here by the time we reached the parking lot." They nodded, having no doubt that even though my mom was a hundred miles away in Roseville, she would be waiting for us when we walked out. My head started to feel a little light from blood loss, and I was grateful when Bex took my hand and guided me through the crowds.
I had had to give Zach back his shirt, because it would've been obvious if I had a shirt tied around my arm, so we went out to the van where Grant was waiting with a bag and he wrapped up my arm as best (and quickly) as he could, but I needed a hospital…soon.
We weaved through the crowd as fast as we could and emerged in the parking lot, and sure enough, my mom was waiting for us in a black van. Mr. Solomon greeted us from the back of the car after we had gotten and were quickly driving away. I all but collapsed once I was in the car as my vision started blacking out, I could hear voices asking me, "What's wrong?" and "What happened?" and "How badly are you hurt?"
But all I could get out of my mouth was, "Hospital," before my body just gave up and went under, consumed by blackness.
Sorry, I know that there wasn't really much happening in this story, it was more of an explanation chapter for those of you who haven't read my first story and were a bit confused. I promise that the next chapter will have more action and romance with some Zammie, Grant, Lonas, and Nacey(; I hope you still enjoyed this chapter though and will leave a nice REVIEW for me, because you love me? And more reviews=faster update…so yeah(: R&R
