A.N. Hey guys, since so many of you put story alerts or reviewed telling me to make this a multi, this is for y'all. It was originally meant to be a oneshot, but since y'all want it, here she is!
Cammie POV:
I move my legs slowly, up and down, pushing myself back and forth on the creaky swing. My phone rings, and I look down at the caller ID. It shows a picture of Zach, one of him smiling and looking at the camera with eyes full of love. Where did all of that love go? We were the couple, the ones who where supposed to be together forever. A little girl with two missing teeth and blonde pigtails runs in front of my swing, holding hands with a green-eyed boy who looks so much like a little Zach, I start tearing up.
It's a shame that it had to be this way
It's not enough to say I'm sorry
It's not enough to say I'm sorry
Maybe this is my fault. I mean, he's Zachary Freaking Goode. When I met him, he had to blonde bimbos on each arm and still tried to charm me into bed. But that isn't the real Zach. I know the real one. And for a second, I thought that he could be that Zach all the time. But old habits die hard. And apparently, so do old feelings. Because I still feel so much love for Zachary Goode. And that's the problem. Goodbye was where we needed to go. I was only hurting myself in this relationship. We're better off separate. Right?
Maybe I'm to blame
Or maybe we're the same
But either way I can't breathe
Either way I can't breathe
All I had to say is goodbye
We're better off this way
We're better off this way
I push myself harder on the swing, listening to the wind whistling in my ears. I want it to drown out the pounding of my heart, of my brain, of my regret. Because I do regret leaving Zach. If only because I know that he can change. He just doesn't want to. He doesn't want to change for me. And that's the thought that seems to be slowly stealing all of my will. What really gets me is that Zach and I crossed every mountain possible in our relationship. Jealous exes, lies, near pregnancies, everything. He said that he'd been through so much with me that leaving me would be like leaving a part of his heart behind. I guess I'll have to add that to the list of lies Zachary Goode has told me. And I hate it. I hate that he has so much control over my emotions. I hate that I gave it to him. I hate how much I lost when I lost him. But I don't hate him. I can't.
I'm alive but I'm losing all my drive
Cause everything we've been through
And everything about you
Seemed to be a lie
A guiltless twisted lie
It made me learn to hate you
Or hate myself for letting it pass by
All I had to say is goodbye
We're better off this way
We're better off this way
All I had to say is goodbye
We're better off this way
We're better off this way
And as if he was summoned by my thoughts, Zachary Goode himself appears in front of my swing. He grabs the rusty chains that attach the seat to the bar and stops me.
"Cammie…We need to talk," he says quietly. I don't even validate it with a response ; I simply get up and start to walk away. But I don't get far. Zach wraps his arms around my waist and lifts me up. Carrying me bridal style, he starts walking away.
"What are you doing, Zachary Goode?" I say, fighting to keep my voice calm.
" I'm having a conversation with the beautiful, amazing girl who I recently hurt beyond words. Look, Cammie, I promise, I thought about you the whole time I was with her.
"But it wasn't me, Zach. No matter what you thought. That girl, the one you screwed around with, WASN'T ME." I say bitterly.
"There was so much I didn't get to tell you. Cammie, please. Can't you understand that I've really changed?" Zach says pleadingly.
"People don't change in a week, Zach," I say, adding a joyless chuckle. "It doesn't matter what you say, you can't fix this one. I promise you that."
And every, everything isn't only what it seemed
So hold these
Words that you never told me
It's time to say goodbye
It's time to say goodbye
It's time to say goodbye
Goodbye
Tears started streaming down my face like individual rivers flowing down a craggy, ice capped mountain.
"ZACH, DON'T YOU GET? WE WON'T BE THE SAME! YOU SCREWED ME, OUR RELATIONSHIP, EVERYTHING. AND FOR WHAT? CAN YOU EVEN REMEMBER HER NAME? DO YOU EVEN NOW WHERE SHE LIVES?" The look on his face is answer enough.
"So you threw it all away for a girl you can't even remember now?" I shake my head. I pull his arms away from me and drop on the ground. Getting up, I run and run until the park is far away, and so is Zachary Goode. But then my phone rings.
It's Liz. "Hey, Lizzy," I say, trying to sound upbeat for her sake.
"Cammie?" Liz says. I can tell by her voice that she's crying.
"Lizzy, what's wrong? What's up?" I say cautiously.
"It's Zach, Cammie. He's in the Intensive Care Unit."
A.N. Mwhahahahahah! Did you guys enjoy your cliffhanger? Will Cammie take Zach back? Will Zach even survive? How will Macey and the other girls react? **Spoiler Alert** Josh is going to be coming back to the story very soon….you guys wanna read it? Then hit the pretty button at the bottom of the page, children. I will not update until I get 5 new reviews…