I've been crazy busy lately with my end of year exams, and spending all my time on Facebook trying to contact my brother, then when summer hols started I went to the theatre and met up with friends and shopped till I literally dropped (onto the couch if that counts) then I went to Germany to see my dad and I just got back last night so I went straight to the computer, got a SERIOUSLY ANNOYING case of writer's block, but here I am, trying to finish this up and POST IT before my madre rips my head off for not going down for dinner after she called me about 17000 times…
ANYWAYS I know that there is no excuse and I am so so so so so so sorry I can never apologise enough!
I'm going to France on July 29th for two weeks then straight to Italy for my beach holiday, and I'm seriously depressed because THERE IS NO INTERNET IN MY FAMILY HOUSE IN FRANCE OR MY COUSIN'S PLACE IN ITALY! In France there will be an internet café so I'll bring my USB and try to post a couple chappies at some point, but Italy there is nada as far as I know. I will bring Super Shitty (my ancient laptop) so I can write loads even if I can't post them all yet. I'll make sure that there are a couple more chapters up before I leave, how many depends on how many reviews I get.
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CPOV(Time skip to after school)Me and Liz hung out all day, and I met her friend Bex who was sort of scary at first but she seemed pretty nice. I sat with them at lunch and I didn't see Grant all day. By the time the final bell sounded I was freaking out. Where had he been at lunch? Why hadn't he texted me like he was going to? He'd said that he would text me to see how I was doing. Or maybe he didn't say that and I just thought he did. Or maybe I was just going crazy from all the stress of moving…
"Cammie?" Liz asked tentatively as we walked out of the building. I glanced up at her and Bex, embarrassed that I'd been staring off into space. "What's wrong?"
"I don't remember where I'm supposed to meet my brother for a lift home. Actually, I don't think we even decided where to meet."
Bex grinned, "Don't worry, call him and if he doesn't pick up I can give you a lift."
I paused in taking out my cell to stare at her in surprise. "Are you sure?"
She nodded, still grinning, so I went onto my contacts, selected 'Grant' and pressed the call icon. It rang a couple times, then his familiar voice was in my ear much too loud.
"Camster! How was your first day?" he boomed.
"Whoa, Grant, indoor voice," I hissed. He just laughed.
Then I heard a voice in the background that I didn't recognise. "Where are you? Are you still at school?"
"Shit, was I supposed to drive you home?"
I rolled my eyes. Typical Grant. "Yeah. Don't worry, I can catch a ride."
He sighed in relief, saying, "Thank God, I was freaking out there!"
"No you weren't. When you don't have time for dinner or any other meal, that's when you freak out."
I could hear him laughing, then that voice again, someone talking to him, although it was too muffled to make out what they were saying.
"I'll see you later, love ya," I said. I could never stay mad at my brother.
"Yeah, love you too!"
This time the voice was clearer and I heard: "Is that your girlfriend? She fit?"
My eyes widened a little, outraged.
"Ew, gross, no way! It's my baby sister!" Grant shouted.
"I am not your baby sister!" I cried down the line.
Liz started laughing, which made Bex laugh, and when Bex laughs she snorts like crazy so that made me laugh and accidentally hang up on Grant. Within seconds we were all hysterically giggling in Bex's car – a really expensive-looking silver BMW – while she revved the engine.
I sat in back while Liz sat up front next to Bex. If you've never been in a car with a member of the Baxter family, I'm just going to warn you now, don't do it. I swear I thought I was going to die.
Bex carried on laughing as she sped off in the direction of my new house (I'd given her the address as we got in, she'd squealed in delight and said she lived nearby) but me and Liz start screaming. She was going so fast, making sharp turns, turning round at lightning speed…when we got out, Liz literally kissed the ground, which set Bex off laughing and snorting again, which set me and Liz off again. Grant and two another boy came out the front door while we were collapsed on the sidewalk, crying from laughter.
I pulled myself together enough to look over at them, then my laughter stopped altogether.
The boy standing next to Grant was just…wow. The most gorgeous thing on the freaking planet! No exaggeration! He was tall (unlike me) with tanned skin and messy-in-a-sexy-way dark-chocolate-brown-almost-black hair. The way his worn black t-shirt clung to his chest a little hinted at muscles as gorgeous as his arms. He was wearing a pair of ripped jeans and white trainers. I took all that in, barely breathing, but the thing that stood out most was his eyes.
They were bright green, the colour of emeralds, sparkling as they caught the light. They reminded me of a cat's eyes. Pretty much the only word to describe those eyes was Beautiful. I was mesmerised, unable to look away.
"Cam?" Grant's voice called me back to the present and I tore my own eyes away from Mystery Boy's. "What the hell are you doing on the ground? I thought you were the sane one in this family!"
Another giggle escaped as I realised Bex and Liz had gone quiet. "Nothing," I said quickly, standing up and trying to straighten out my already poker-straight hair before hurrying on to introductions. "Bex gave me a lift home, and it turns out she can't drive. Grant, this is Bex Baxter and Liz Sutton, Liz was my guide, you know, 'cause of the whole newbie thing. Bex is Liz's best friend. Guys, this is my brother Grant, Official Douchebag and Most Overprotective And Annoying But Awesome Brother Ever."
"Nice to meet you," Liz said with a blush. Meanwhile Bex and Grant just stared in awe at each other. Great, I thought to myself, it's bad enough having a player for a brother without my new friend falling for him. This is gonna got interesting.
Mystery Boy had clearly been forgotten by Grant, so once again I gathered what little confidence I had and took a small step forward, holding out my hand.
"Hi. I'm Cammie," was all I could manage without my voice giving out. Up close, the full force of his eyes was almost scary. Then, just as he reached out to shake my hand, he smirked which totally ruined the moment.
"Goode. Zach Goode," he introduced himself as he grasped my hand firmly, sending tingles all up my arm to my shoulder as he shook it. I blushed a little as I took a step back.
Zach. That was a nice name. It suited him. And even though his smirk was really annoying, that suited him too.
"I'm Bex's stepbrother. And before you ask about the different surnames, I thought it would be weird to change my name when my mom remarried, so I'm the only Goode in the house, the rest are Bloody Baxters."
I glared up at him. "First, I wasn't even going to ask because it's not like it's my business, and second, just because you don't like them doesn't mean they aren't nice people, so don't judge the entire family. Bex has been nothing but nice to me on my first day."
Oh. My. God. Did I seriously just say that? That made me look angry. Not that I don't get angry, I just never ever show it. Shit, this was not going well…
"Anyway, Cammie," Liz cut in, "Your house is so nice!"
I turned to her, thankful for the excuse to look away from Zach's eyes which were now blazing with fury. "Thanks. Maybe we could have a movie marathon sleepover sometime or something like that?"
She nodded eagerly and Bex cut in, "Hell yeah! That would be awesome! We'll do it Saturday, 'kay?"
Liz and me nodded our agreement.
"But Cam, Macey and Luke are coming for the weekend," Grant pointed out.
"Oops, I forgot! Well you guys would like Macey, she's awesome, I promise I'll make sure she's nice. And it's impossible not to love Luke," I gushed. "He's literally the best guy on the planet. Even Macey likes him, and she hates most people. But she'll love you guys, I'm sure!"
Bex laughed lightly, "So it's a plan?"
"Yep."
Sheesh, that took me way longer than the last one!
Anyway, how was it? Goode? Bad? Average?
Top 3 quotes of the day:
-Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you've never met.
-True friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget.
-If you're feeling blue, paint yourself another colour!
Song of the day:
The Only Exception by Paramore
Thank you so much for reading my second chapter, I swear on both of my cats lives that I will update REALLY soon!
Here's how it works…
If I get 1 review for this chappie, I'll post sometime before I go to France (July 29).
2 reviews and I will post by Sunday.
5 reviews on Friday.
7 tomorrow.
Lovin' yaz muchos! Xxxxx
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