Chapter 2

During breakfast, I shot Macey curious looks. I sure hope I could trust her not to tell anybody about Josh. Apparently Bex noticed all those glances

because she looked from me to Macey over Andover again while Liz just ate her breakfast.

"Cam? You ok? You seem sort of jumpy this morning?"

"I'm fine," I lied. The truth is, I'm not. Not even close. I'm confused.

"Come on! I'm your best friend! You don't need to lie to me, you know?"

"I bet she's just been thinking about Zach quite a bit," Macey said, covering for me.

I mouthed the words "thank you" to her and she responded with a nod and a smirk. I bet she's just itching to know what's really on my mind! Or

more specifically, who's on my mind. Oh well, this would have to wait. But of course, Liz had to jump right in to the conversation and ask about

Zach.

"So, Cammie, When was the last time you saw Zach?" I was about to say the other night but then I remembered that I haven't told them abut his

almost nightly visit to our room. So I answered the most logical way.

"I don't know. It's been a while." Good job, Cammie, Keeping it cool.

"Oh," said Bex. "Well, you know what I think?"'

"Why does something tell me that I should be scared?" I asked. Bex look taken aback for a second but then quickly shoved a mask over that and

looked serious.

"Listen, Cammie. This is important. This about you finally reuniting with your one true love," she said with a small hint of sarcasm that no regular

person would have been able to pick up.

But me being a spy, it's almost second nature by now. I will never forget Mr. Solomon's first lesson: Always notice things. So I do. I noticed 7

things this morning. I noticed that Macey was more quiet then usual this morning. I noticed that Liz was thinking abut my essay. I noticed that my

mom walked in the room. I noticed that all the staff followed her today all huddled around instead of a neat line. I notice that Mr. Solomon missed

a spot while shaving. I noticed that Miss Dabeny wasn't walking with a classic rhythm like she taught us and did herself. And I noticed something

else that morning too. That is, as soon as my mom was in the middle of her speech.

"Good morning, fellow Gallagher Girls," she began. All the girls in the room shot each other weird looks. Mom usually doesn't stat our morning

announcements' like that unless there's a surprise. That only made everybody sit up straighter and listened better. Mom continued. "Today, we

will be having special visitors. Well, should I say new-comers to this school! The Boys from Blackthorn have had an incident which has caused them

searching for a new school. So as principle of The Gallagher Academy for Acceptingly Young Women, I am proud to present for here on in this will

be The Gallagher Academy for Acceptingly Young Children! Come on in, Blackthorn Boys!"

And then, a very (and I mean very) large group of cute (yes, only cute. Macey taught Bex, Liz and I the difference between 'cute' and sexy' the

first day she came here) boys came in the room. Almost every girl gasped at the sight of this. No matter how much training I ever had (even put

together with my sisters) would never prepare me for my noticing of sight number seven.