So, here's the fourth chapter, hope you guys enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Gallagher Girls series, Ally Carter does.
Fun in P&E class
I'm used to people talking about me. With me being the headmistress's daughter and my chameleoness is sort of legendary and my ex-boyfriend drove a forklift in one of my CoveOps final. So you can say I've never really been under the radar, but none of that stuff has ever been followed by sirens and shifting bookcases and specially a code black. By lunch time it was all I could do to maintain a brave, un-guilty looking face as I sat in the Grand Hall, feeling entirely unchameleony.
I could hear the murmurs and stares directed my way as I ate my lunch that day. "How did this happen?" I whispered to my friends.
"Well, everyone knows you used to sneak out to see Josh and they know that he invited you to a party," Liz said, not really getting the whole rhetorical question thing. "And then there was a security breach and next thing we knew you were there--- looking…"
"Guilty," Bex finished for her.
"Cam," Liz said leaning closer. "It's not so bad. No one thinks you did it on purpose."
Bex shrugged. "But everybody thinks you did it."
"Thanks Bex 'cause that makes me feel so much better." I tried joking to forget my own worries; unfortunately they wouldn't let me forget them so easily. Just then Tina came taking a seat beside me on the table. She leaned in and asked, "So, Cammie, is it true that you weren't actually sneaking out to see Josh--"
"That's right Tina I wasn't" I said, kinda relieved to get it off my chest. Tina didn't seem to hear me, though, because she just plowed on.
"---Because according to my sources, instead of going to that dance in town. You were really sneaking out to participate in a rogue mission for the CIA."
"Tina, of course I wasn't." I said not knowing where the heck she got her information from.
"Really?"
"No Tina. I wasn't sneaking out to go to a dance in Roseville; I wasn't sneaking out because the CIA needed me; I wasn't sneaking out!"
Tina rolled her eyes.
"Tina, I'm serious," I snapped. "You can ask my mom," I offered, but she didn't look terribly convinced. "You can ask Zach."
"You were with Zach?" she whispered. "You were with Zach!" she yelled. Then she was off to the boys table.
"So Zach, is it true that you were with Cammie during the Code Black?" I heard Tina ask him. "Cammie?" Zach asked looking confused. "Morgan?" he asked again, and then he laughed. "Why would I be with her?" Tina shot me a look that I ignored. "Yeah sure, I saw her at the party," Zach went on. Then he laughed that half-laugh of his. "But I wasn't with her." He said.
Ouch, that hurts. I felt like my throat was swelling up to twice its size and I could feel the blush of being embarrassed in front of the whole school fighting its way to my cheeks. But did I give Zach the satisfaction of seeing what I really felt like? No I just glared at him and shook my head.
When I walked into P&E class you could say that 'pissed' would be an understatement for me. No, I was beyond pissed, so I stormed past Zach and went straight to where Bex was at. She was there punching a punching bag. When she saw me, she immediately stopped. "You look like you need to take out your anger." She said, I couldn't agree with her more. She went to the other side of the punching bag and held it still while I practiced my punches and kicks. "Ugh, I can't believe he just said that, like he was embarrassed to be seen with me or like… I just don't know anymore." I said as I threw another kick at the bag. But suddenly it wasn't Bex's voice that answered me, it was the last voice I wanted to hear right now.
"What are you talking about, Gallagher Girl?" Zach said, if he thought his voice would make me stop my movements, he was in for a surprise. "Of course I'm not embarrassed to be seen with you." I just ignored him and kicked the bag with as much force as I could muster. "Do you really think that what happened last night is any of Tina Walters's business?" he kept on going. "Anyway, I thought you liked your interludes with your boyfriends private."
"First of all, you are not my boyfriend and second of all, you knew. You knew that I didn't breach security last night and yet you made it seem like I did. You made me seem like a lying two faced bitch!" I all but yelled at him. He didn't even flinch.
"Wow, I didn't think you would care about that, Gallagher Girl." Zach said, smirking. I sighed in annoyance. He just didn't get it! "Obviously you don't get it Zach," I stopped my movements and looked him in the eye. "You made me look like the worst type of Gallagher Girl you can be. You made me look like a traitor," I said taking a deep breath. "You know how hard it is to earn someone's trust in this business and you might as well just have gone and destroyed that trust that they had for me." I finished.
He actually looked guilty for a second, but then it was gone in a flash. Instead replaced by that smirk of his. I glared at him not finding any of this amusing. "Geez, Gallagher Girl, all you have to do is get their trust back." He said. That set me off. Oh it's on was the last thing I thought before pouncing on him. It's a good thing that we are expected to do this in P&E, we even get extra credit if we leave marks. Too bad that Zach was a highly trained spy and easily blocked all of my moves. But I still had the upper hand, there was one thing that boys had that we don't, and I was planning to take full advantage of the situation. Suddenly I stopped and got off him. I held my hand out. He eyed me warily, maybe wondering if he could trust me or not. I gave him the brightest smile I could muster to show him I wasn't going to do anything to him. And I guess all those years of spy training do work, because next thing I knew I was helping Zach get to his feet.
When he was standing up properly, I let go of his hand. "What were you planning to do to me, Gallagher G---" But he never got to finish his sentence, because right then I slammed my right foot with all the force I could muster into his private parts. Zach groaned in pain and fell on his knees. I knew he could recover any minute so I did what I planned to do from the start. I went behind him and put one hand on his neck, easily finding his pressure point. I leaned down and whispered in his ear, "You should know that, we Gallagher Girls, never do anything half way." Then I pressed until I was sure that he was knocked out.
I stood up as my inner clock told me that P&E class had come to an end. 'Perfect timing' I smiled to myself as I made my way towards the door. Leaving an unconscious Zach Goode behind me.
I had fun writing this chapter, I'm probably gonna write one or two more before I finish this story. A very big thank you to all of those who reviewed and to those who have added me to their favorites/alert list, you guys are awesome. Pls R&R
