Unbreakable: Zach Stays "I won't let her get to you"

"I'm staying here with you tonight, Cammie," Zach tells me. He takes my hand and looks around, fearing his mother might be watching. "You're not safe alone. With me, she won't be able to hurt you."

I sigh. "Well that sounds great," I tell him with sarcasm. I hold onto his hand a little tighter, trying to boost up some light into this relationship. Whatever it is she's planning, I won't let it bring us down. Never.

When we get to the room, I can't help but notice the look on my sisters' faces. They showed nothing, but shock. "Hey guys, sorry to come in, but I'm staying with Cammie here," Zach says, smiling nicely at them while they got their jaws to the ground. "And I hope that's okay with you."

Finally breaking the silence, Bex says, "You do know you can get another room right?" I look at Zach, wondering where this is going. "I mean, you don't wanna stay here. Trust me , it's gonna get crowded."

Zach smirks and looks at me. "Yea, I guess your right. You know how Cammie gets when she's with me." Then, I nudge him on the arm with my elbow, shaking my head. "Guess I'll go get another room for us."

When Zach goes out the door, my sisters start to tease me about Zach and how he's come to stay. They find it very "cute" according to Macey. But that's just the last thing I'll be worried about. The one thing I'm worrying about right now is Zach's mother. "Cause right now, nobody knows what she's planning.

"Come on, I got the keys to the room." Zach says as soon as he gets back, cocking his head to the side, while smiling. I look to my sisters, who are totally trying to get me to go. I smile at them as I shake my head, knowing that they want to give me and Zach some time alone.

When we get to the room, Zach reminds me to never stay far from him. I can't help but feel bad when I see how worried he gets. So, I wrap my arms around his neck, inhaling his scent of soap and shampoo, which always smells good on him, before I say, "Why don't we go out tonight and have some fun?" I pull him close to me, hoping he'll say "yes". I push my forehead to his and close my eyes, wishing all our moments were like this, but worry less. I open my eyes, waiting for his answer.

"I don't think that's such a such a good idea, Cammie," Zach says, pulling away. He exhales as he shakes his head, thinking of all the bad possibilities that might happen if we do go out. "If we go out, there's a high chance my mother will catch us. And we don't know what she'll do when she does, Cammie. I just can't risk that."

The moment he says that, I am saddened. I cannot believe we have to live this way, hiding in the shadows, away from this killer. And since I totally disapprove of this, I say, "If your mother is really intent on catching me, then it must be bound to happen," I hold his hand, trying to give him a little hope. "We can't just stay cooped up in here, it's..it's… "It's not right!"

And just when I thought I had lost hope of even persuading Zach, he says, "You're right. She shouldn't stop us from having fun, we have to live a little." Then he takes my hand and leads me out the door and into town.

Since we were a bit hungry, we went to a diner and got us some food. Even though Zach is with me now, I still can't get some peace, 'cause I know she's out there watching us. So Zach puts his hand on top of mine, reassuring me that she won't get to us. "I won't let her get to you." He says, his dark green eyes burning into mine, as I begin to smile knowing he's here for the both of us.

After we've finished with our food, Zach decides to go to the restroom real quick. So here I am, sitting, waiting for him to get back. I look around and notice a couple, just like me and Zach, but unlike us, they've got nothing to worry about. I envy them. They laugh, flirt just like any other regular couple. I wonder when me and Zach will ever become that way. A normal couple with the whole world to ourselves.

I look away, not wanting my envy to get to me. I watch all these people go here and there, laughing and smiling. I watch a person pass by and that's when I notice the woman standing right outside, looking straight at me. And that I know 'cause this time, she's got no shades on and her eyes, the look on her eyes are just so sharp, it takes a long time for me not to look away. She has that smile on, like always. That smile she does whenever she's got something on her mind. A smile that's starting to get to me. Then the next thing I know, she's waving at me before she leaves.

It left my fingers shaking and I didn't want to panic in public. So I stayed seated until Zach came. It left me surprised, thinking what she might do next. So surprised, I can't focus my eyes on Zach's. I mean she wouldn't so anything out here in town now would she?

"Cammie, what's wrong?" Zach tells me, taking my hands tightly.

"She came. Your mother. She came again." I tell him, trying to keep as calm as possible.

"Did she get any closer to you?" A look of shock on his face. Then he looks behind and all around us to see if there's anyone watching. "Did she say anything?"

"No.. No. She..she… She didn't come real close. Just outside. She didn't say anything," I start to stutter, steadying my breath. As long as I keep positive and optimistic, nothing will happen to us… I hope.

"It's ok, Cammie," Zach tells me, pushing my hair away from my face. Getting out of his seat and pulling me up, when he says, "I know my mother, she woouldn't do anything ridiculous out here in the public, not when she wants to get rid of you quietly."

When I have finally centered myself, I make an effort to smile at him. I hold his hand, intending on holding onto him for as long as I can, no matter what comes between us. "Shall we go now?" I tell him, laughing as if nothing just happened and feeling quite relieved when he laughs back. Both of us leaning onto each other as we leave the diner.

Not a second passes while we're walking outside, when he starts to wear a saddened look on his face. We stop and I turn to look at him, putting my hand to his face, wondering what made him so sad. "What's wrong? Did you see someone?" I smooth my thumb onto his cheek, trying to look into his eyes but he won't look back just yet.

"I'm just really glad I found you again." Zach says, taking me by the waist. Finally smiling as his gaze is solely on mine.

"Isn't that supposed to be a good thing?" I wonder. My forehead crinkled as I look at him, confusion taking place in my head.

"Yea, just the thought of losing you again, and maybe waiting another century to find you again, is just painful," he tells me and when I think about it, it must've been really hard waiting for centuries to find me, but only to keep me shortly before I'm actually gone again. "I just can't think of losing you anymore 'cause if I do, I just might go crazy."

I smile and dig my hands into his hair as he pulls me closer and tighter as if he won't ever let go. "You won't lose me again, I promise you." I tell him, hoping that will make him feel better 'cause I plan on fulfilling that promise. 'Cause if this love wasn't meant to be, then we wouldn't be here together right now. And we were just about to kiss. Our faces real close, our lips waiting to crash together, not wanting to wait any longer. We were so close to kissing when 2 guys came up to us and caught our attention.

"If I were you, I'd follow quietly," One of the guys told us. "and I do mean quietly. Now, you wouldn't want to make a scene out here now do you? You come quietly and nobody gets hurt." The guy reassures us, both of them giving us a hard stare, making sure we don't get away. I look around us, wondering what would happen if we did something stupid. But we know better, acting recklessly might get all these people harmed, even more, ourselves.

I turn to look at Zach who's got a look on his face, telling me that he's deciding whether to make the run for it or not. None of us asking who's this got to do with 'cause we both know that it's his mother's doing. He's still holding my hand and when he looks at me, he nods and I know it means we should listen and follow them. So, I hold his hand tighter, ready to face this together.

The guys lead us through a trail of trees. I can hear water rushing so loud, it's deafening. We continue to walk, a guy in front of us and another behind us, watching us carefully. I get chills down my spine as I walk, the air so cold, giving me a scary feeling, telling me what we're about to face isn't so good. I put my hands to my arms to keep myself warm. Zach notices and puts his arms around me, rubbing his hand on my arm.

When we make a stop, we notice a woman with her back facing us. The wind blowing our way that it makes the woman's hair move so effortlessly, making it look smooth and shiny. Her hands are in her pockets and when she turns around, she's smiling slowly and it only takes a second for my breath to be taken away when she says, "I've been expecting you."

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