CHAPTER 2
_The Plane Has Landed_
"We're here," Nick said taking my hand and pulling me towards the exit of the plane.
"Nope sorry bro, she's walking with me this time, you can walk with Alex and catch up on your broness or whatever," Ali said pulling me away from him and hooking her arm with mine dragging me into the awaiting limo and said, "Details later. All of them."
"Yes wouldn't we all quite like to know those," Said a British accent. I shrieked "Ahh Gracie! John!"
"Know what?" John asked as Nick and Alex slid into the car and sitting in their respective seats, Me next to Nick, Alex next to Gracie, and John next to Ali so basically, everyone with their boyfriend.
"Oh nothing but my extreme hotness," joked Gracie. The boys all looked confused as the girls laughed. The rest of the car ride was mostly silent seeing as it was only about 10 minutes. The limo drove through a brick gate, down a long rocky road lined with trees, and soon a huge brick building with ivy going up the sides came into view, in front of it a fountain and on the side of it a big red barn. We drove around the fountain and up to the front door. Everyone got out of the car and walked in the front door.
"What is this place?" Alex asked?
"The Gallagher and Blackthorne Academy for gifted children." A strangely familiar voice replied. Alex and I whipped our heads around.
"Grandma! Uncle Joe!" we both shouted and ran up the stairs to hug they.
"Happy Birthday kids!" they said as they hugged us.
"Oh Char its your birthday! That's why you were so pissed at me." Nick said as Ali and Gracie both promptly slapped him on the back of the head. "Ouch! Ya know that could cause brain damage," he said
"Well good thing you don't have a brain then," Uncle Joe replied.
"Grandma what's going on?" Alex asked
"Uncle Joe what happened to mom and dad and don't lie to us we want answers!" I practically yelled. My grandma and Uncle Joe started to walking away and everyone but Alex and me followed.
"Come on Char," said Nick, holding out his hand for me to take. I walked up to him, pulling Alex along. We walked up the grand staircase and down a long hall to a door. My grandma opened the door and stood there waiting for us all to come in. We all sat down on various couches and chairs.
"Your parents are spies," my grandma simply stated. Alex and I laughed and looked around at everyone else.
"Its not a joke," said Uncle Joe as he tossed a rather large file at Alex and myself. As I read on I couldn't believe it. All those times they had lied to us. All those things they didn't tell us. Suddenly I couldn't take it anymore.
"You knew?" I asked, rounding on my so-called friends. "All those things, why could you know and not us?"
"Your mother didn't want you to know and your father agreed," my grandma said pressing a button. Everything around us began changing into more clandestine things.
"They had no right. It's our lives. And how come you guys didn't tell us?" Alex snapped. I on the other hand rounded on Nick.
"You promised. No more lies," I said, my voice breaking. "We're done." I burst through the door and down hallways, through doors, not having any idea where I was. I stopped by a fireplace to catch my breath and noticed a little scratching on a brick and pushed it in. The wall slid open and a passage appeared. I began walking down it until I reached a room with beanbag chairs, books, and a mini fridge full of water. I sunk down in a beanbag chair and began to cry as I slowly drifted off to sleep.