Chapter 2

I had six hours left with my friends. Six hours until one o clock came and Zach and I were leaving. The chances of me seeing them again were near impossible (I couldn't exactly ask Liz for the correct percentage for obvious reasons). I looked around the room, Macey was busy painting her nails, Little Liz was memorising a textbook called Advanced Organic Chemistry and You and Bex, my crazy best friend was doing an impressive amount of sit ups on the floor. I decided that now would be the best time to write the letter that I would be leaving behind for them and my Mom.

Bex, Liz, Macey, Mom and Joe,

I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I was leaving in person, but I know that you would never have let us go. Please don't come looking for us, it'll only put you all at risk and that's the reason why Zach and I are leaving, to protect you from them. We're the only ones that the Circle will think twice about killing. I've already put all of your lives in danger too many times for me to count and I'm so sorry that I've been the cause of all of this. We're going and we won't be coming back for a while, well until we've managed to bring the Circle down. Please don't be angry or upset, I want you all to move in with your lives and not worry about us. I can't tell you where we're going as it'll be safer this way for us and for you, but trust me when I say we'll be fine.

Macey, thank you for being there for me so many times and for teaching me so many things about life. Remember that you are a Gallagher Girl by right and no one can take that away from you, you were born to be a spy.

Liz, I know you'll go on to do even more great things and you'll change the world in so many ways. You're so beautiful and talented and I'm so thankful for the years that we've had together.

Bex, my beautiful British Bombshell. I know that you'll kick James Bond's ass and that you'll make the greatest spy that there has ever been. You've gotten me through so much and I don't know what I'm going to do without you.

Mr Solomon, thank you for everything that you've done for me. The things that you've given up to protect me are debts that I could never repay. Zach and I will be absolutely fine because you are the best teacher that we could have ever had.

Mom, I love you so much. Please don't be angry and please don't be upset. You'll see me again. I've got to finish what Dad started but I promise to come home to you. Thank you for always putting my needs ahead of yours. You're the best Mom in the world and I'm so lucky to have you.

I love you all so much and I'm going to miss you all like crazy, but we'll see each other again. It's not the end of us, we'll be back. Remember don't come looking for us, enjoy your lives and move on. Until we meet again, all our love,

Cammie and Zach.

I folded the letter, put it in an envelope and stuck it under my pillow. I only hope that they'll forgive me for what we're going to do.

"Cammie are you okay?" Liz asked me quietly, her face was a picture of concern. I put on a smile and replied.

"Of course I am Lizzie, with three best friends like you how could I not be." Keep it together Cameron Morgan, you must not cry. You CANNOT cry!

"Since when did you become so soft, huh?" Bex flopped on my bed and nudged me with her elbow. It hurt like hell, she didn't know her own strength that girl but I didn't complain. I'd treasure the bruise as a reminder that she'd cope without me, she was strong and could fend for herself. I laughed and hugged her.

"I guess I'm just having a moment so don't spoil it Rebecca Baxter."

"If you call me Rebecca again, I will spoil your good mood by giving you a few new bruises." She said as she pushed me off her, but I didn't take her threat to heart, she was laughing so I was still on her good side...for now.

"Hey, why don't we go sneak through the vents and grab some goodies from the pantry and then come back here and have a girly pampering night?" I suggested, "We haven't done that in ages and my toes could really do with a new colour." Plus, it'll be the last time in a long time that we can do this together.

"Sounds great to me, I could do with a little choc chip ice-cream after that COW test today" Macey said.

"Let's do it! I'll stay here with Macey and sort out the pampering essentials while you and Bex go and retrieve the goodies. Do you accept your mission?" Liz said with a surprisingly deep voice for someone of her size. Bex looked at me and grinned and said, "Bring it on! Tonight is going to be bloody brilliant!"

-Time lapse-

12:50pm. Time to go. I was meeting Zack by Gilly's sword in ten minutes. I'd had such a good night with the girls. So many laughs and memories were brought up and made. I was seriously going to miss them so much. I collected my bag from under the bed, pulled the letter out from underneath the pillow and placed it on top. I took my pyjamas off and folded them and left them on a pile at the end of the bed (I had dressed in the clothes that I would wear to leave and put my pyjamas on top of them, which wasn't the best of ideas but it was all I could think of). I looked around the room for one last time and sent a silent goodbye to each of my friends and left with tears stinging my eyes. It's a good thing that I've memorised the Gallagher Academy so well that I could walk it blind folded (a test was conducted in the eighth grade which proved this) because I couldn't turn on any lights in case I woke somebody up. The darkness was thick and every step I took felt as though my feet were made out of lead. This might be the last time that I'll walk these corridors. The place that I've called home for the past four years.

I arrived at the case which contained Gilly's sword and Zach welcomed me with a hug. No words were spoken, we both knew what we had to do. It was time to leave. We walked towards the secret passageway that we would be taking to leave. The one behind the Gallagher Family Tree Tapestry. I pulled the tapestry aside and turned around to take one last look at the place that I loved.

"Are you ready Gallagher Girl?" Zach whispered into my ear, his breath warm against my cold as ice skin. I took his hand in mine and we walked into the dark, spider filled tunnel and let the tapestry fall behind us.