Thank you for being so patient with me. Because I haven't updated in so long, I will try and make this chapter a bit longer. Remember, I don't go back over my chapters, so there will most likely be spelling and/or grammatical errors (my English teacher would be so disappointed). To EternalSerenityGallaghergirl- I didn't think you would catch that! There's pretty much a Disney reference in all of my chapters, no matter how miniscule they may be. Here's the next chapter!
The next day I woke up to an empty room once again. I didn't have a note stuck to me this time, so I just got dressed and walked out of the room. I was going back to Gallagher.
When I walked into the main area, it was empty. I didn't know where everyone was, so I just got some pancakes from the buffet table and sat down to eat them. About twenty minutes later, Josh and Lia walked out of Josh's room and into the room I was in. Lia looked up, not surprised to see me there.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
"Yeah," I answered. Then I noticed someone was missing. "Where's Zach?"
"Mom stopped by last night 'cause she heard he was here. They went out for food and haven't been back since, but Zach told me to get you out of here in the morning once you woke up. So now you're awake. Let's go."
"Will Zach be okay?" I asked concerned.
"Zach's a big boy, Cammie. He can take care of himself. Besides, my mom actually likes Zach. She won't hurt him."
We walked into the regular bar area and I saw that it was empty too. "Where is everyone?" I asked.
"Regular bar is closed after 4:00 A.M. Spies are either sleeping, or they went out somewhere." We walked into the parking lot, and from the sun's angle I could tell that it was about 10. Lia got in the driver's side, Josh in the passenger. I jumped in the back. It was a cute little purple bug and was a little small, but it was pretty comfortable. I fell asleep.
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It turns out Lia's a really fast driver. We made it to Gallagher in three hours. THREE! From Nevada to Virginia in THREE hours!
She pulled up in front of the big iron gates and turned into the tiny driveway. The security guard looked at her and, assuming she was a Gallagher Girl, let her in. Lia went right up to the large doors and stopped the car. We all got out and I opened up one of the doors.
The school seemed almost empty. I knew that it was 1:00 P.M. so that must mean school was still in session right now. But still, there were usually some girls wandering around down here. (Okay I know the times I gave don't actually match the time that Cammie has been gone for, but let's use our imagination here for a minute and say that Cammie has been gone quite a while and school started about a month ago.)
Just then, I heard someone give a small shriek of surprise and run down the steps. I turned around as my mother tackled me with a hug that almost knocked both of us down."Oh my goodness, Cameron Ann Morgan, don't you ever scare me like that again! I was so worried about you! I thought you were hurt, or, or…" She couldn't finish. It was then and only then that I really regretted running away. I had totally forgotten that my mom had been through this all before. She had already watched someone she cared about leave. The difference was that dad never came back.
"I'm so sorry, mom. I'll never run away again. I'm so sorry. I just needed some time to think."
Mom looked me in the eyes. She had dark circles underneath hers and I could tell she had been crying. A lot. She looked at me and said, "You couldn't have told me where you were going?"
"If I had, would you've let me go?"
I got her there. She just hugged me tightly. Then she finally noticed Lia and Josh standing awkwardly behind us. "Oh. Hello, Josh. It's been a while."
"It's nice to see you again, Mrs. Morgan."
My mom nodded. Then she looked at Lia and her eyes widened. "Amelia?" she whispered.
"Hi."
"I-I can't believe you're really here. I thought you'd be with your mother."
"Nope. Zach's with her right now."
"Interesting."
"Yup."
There was tension in the air, and it was getting worse. Something happened between my mom and Lia. It probably had to do with the fact that Lia couldn't come here.
Then I heard someone else shout my name. "Cammie!" Bex screamed as she flew down the stairs towards me. She wrapped me in a hug and called me a bunch of bad names and told me I was an idiot for running away. Then she looked at Lia and glared. "What are you doing here?"
Lia glared back. "Dropping off Cammie."
"Yeah, I'm sure. Did your mom have a nice chat with her?"
"You would assume that I gave her to my mom, wouldn't you? You're the only reason I'm not at this school right now."
"You're not at this school because your mom is a murderer and so are you."
"I've never killed anyone."
"Not yet, anyway."
"Go to hell."
"I would, but there's not enough room down there for both of us."
"Bitch."
"Murderer."
Lia was fuming. "You think I'm a murderer? Let me show you how much of a murderer I really am." No one even saw the gun. She pulled it out and pointed it at Bex.
She was about to shoot it when somebody shouted from the top of the stairs. "AMELIA ELIZABETH GOODE! PUT THAT GUN DOWN NOW!"
Lia smirked and put her gun back in its holster. "Long time no see, Uncle Joe."
Joe Solomon walked down the stairs and held out his hand. "Give me the gun."
Lia put the gun in his outstretched hand and he opened it. It was empty. He closed it and returned it to her. "I think it would be best if you left now, dear. Thank you for bringing Cammie back safely."
"No problem."
Lia and a shocked Josh left through the front door. I turned around to face Bex. Everyone was quiet.
"Well," my mother said after a while. "Why don't we continue this in my office?"
I don't know if I put in a Disney reference or not, but if you find one I will be quite impressed. Please review!
