Zach POV
Never again did I think I'd hear my mother's name, especially not from coming out of Cam's mouth. I stared at her in shock feeling my palms heat up, Cam tilted her head to the side.
'Are you okay?' She asked. I snapped out of whatever state I was in and smirked at her, shoving my moist palms into my jean pockets.
'I'm good' I smirked, Cam smiled and looked out of the window
'Why'd you come here Zach?' Her question threw me off guard momentarily. She didn't look at me
'I saw you crying'
'No not that' she shook her head and turned back to me 'why come to California when Virginia sounds decent enough?' She pondered
'I'm looking for something' I said and looked at my feet
'Something or someone?' She asked, I snapped my head up to look at her, she was smiling at me 'you look like a boy in love' she chuckles slightly 'whoever this girl is must be special for all of you to come her'
'She is. She's important to all of us'
'What happened to her?' Cam asked
'I'm hoping she can tell me that' all this time Cam and I didn't break eye contact, I stared into her shining eyes to see if there was any trace, and hint that she knew me. But Cam had build a wall around her, and even I couldn't break it down.
'Do you think I'm crazy?' Cam blurted 'You've just been thrown into the school and have already seen me in a way that even Chloe hasn't seen me in' she laughed lightly and wrapped her arms around her body 'you're easy to talk to'
'Just my amazing charm' I smirked again
'Get over yourself Blacktho-' Cam shut her mouth quickly and turned away, my heart had stopped when she was about to say my old nickname, she was remembering. Silence passed. 'You should go' She whispered, not looking at me
'Cam…' I began
'I...I want to be alone' she muttered. I nodded and backed away towards the door. Once it shut I stared at it perplexed, one minute ago I had made Cam laugh, the next she was remembering and then shut me out again. Cam was scared of remembering, she was scared to break this perfect illusion that she's built up over the last 3 years. I took a deep breath knowing that if we were to progress with Cam, we couldn't leave it in a sour note, I knocked on the door again. There was nothing. I opened it a little and poked my head through the gap. The room was just as before, only the window was open. And Cameron was nowhere to be seen.
Bex POV
I was heading back to the car with Macey because she needed to see if she left her phone in there, as we headed to the front door, Zach came flying down the stairs rushing over to us.
'Slow down Romeo' Macey said
'Cam left out the window' he snapped
'What did you do?' Macey accused
'We were talking and she remembered me' a faint spark glided across his eyes like a shooting star 'she almost called me Blackthorne boy'
'Let me guess' I began 'she stopped herself?'
'Bingo. But right now, we need to find her'
'And before that Tyler person does' Macey whispered
'Where's Liz and Jonas?' I asked looking around the room
'I haven't seen them all night' Zach shrugged
'We're here' I turned to see Liz and Jonas smiling brightly at us
'What have you done?' I raised my eyebrows at them, they looked at each other and then back at us. Liz produced some small devices from her hand
'Somebody's been keeping an extremely close eye of Cam and her family' she furrowed her brow
'Someone bugged her?' I stared at her wide eyed in shock
'My mother' Zach exhaled smacking his head 'Cammie knew my mother' panic crossed his face
'We need to find her, stat' he said moving towards the front door
'I'll text Grant to meet us now' Jonas said whipping out his phone
'You lot take the car, I'm going to go on foot' Zach said stretching his muscles
'I'll join you' I said smiling at him
'Me and Grant will head west' Macey said pointing towards one end of the road
'Jonas, Liz, hack into CCTV, she's still the chameleon so it'll be hard to find her'
'On it' they chimed before running off into the car
Cam POV
I don't know why I was crying, but I was. I don't know why I was running, but I was. My heart began to pump faster and faster after I was talking to Zach, my head became dizzy and a bad feeling crept into my stomach. The next thing I knew was me climbing out of my window, walking along the roof and climbing down the drain pipe before setting off down the road. The tears were falling freely but I let my body guide me, it knew where it was going, knew it was taking away from danger. Or towards it. As the cars drove past, I felt my legs hit the concrete harder forcing me to go ahead. I thought back over a lot of things, to the conversation I just had, how easy it was to talk to Zach, as if I'd known him for many years, but I just couldn't. Back to the sessions with Dr Steve asking how excellent I felt today or if I remembered anything, I'd say I had nightmares and he'd give me more pills. I stopped the voices and he stopped the pills. Soom the voices came back in flashes, and I feel like they're trying to tell me something.
I also don't know why my heart hurt a little when Zach admitted to being in love with a girl. It was a strange feeling I couldn't ignore. I shook the thought out of my head as the surface under me changed, it got softer and crunchier. I snapped out of my daydream to see trees. I groaned internally at myself for my body to always lead me back here. The place I was found. The place shrouded in mystery.
'What happened to you Cammie?' I asked outloud to myself, my arms snaked around my body as I walked further and further into the woods. The several times I've been here have all ended in disaster. I was found, I ran away here, I met Tyler, I thought I loved Tyler, I was reckless, I was stupid, I was found again, but most importantly, I cried here. I felt as if my screams were laced into the wood, echoing off the branches like a sad bird song. I paused for a moment and stared at the stars and the moon, radiating light across the forest floor. I closed my eyes, hearing the howling wind whirl around me, Get her laced in the wind. I've heard the police say it a few times when I ran away, but this was a voice full of determination and familiarity. I was lost in my thoughts. What I didn't expect was to hear a crunch from behind me.
Author's note: I can't believe we're on Chapter 10 already! Cam's remembering more! SHE REMEMBERED (nearly) ZACH! She remembered and her natural instinct is to run. Who do you think is behind her? Will Zach ever reveal his identity? Is a Zammie situation closer than you think? Find out tomorrow xxx
Ineedaname: Zach would save Cammie any day of the week...is he behind her? Or is it Tyler? xxx
MaddieL16: I think that Bex just misses her friend, plus, she was the only one called out by Cam while Macey and Zach were still hidden, so she's probably a bit annoyed at that xxx
Ari: Thank you lovely xxx
Zachgoodet: I think Zach was more shocked than anything, I do think Cam would understand him if he spoke in a different language, heck she'd probably reply back to him! xxx
GallagherGirl13BYE: Is it weird that Catherine was one of my favourite characters in the story? I feel like since I became an author and had to write about her, I liked her more. Cam and Zach having the simple moments are the cutest, like when he just gave her his jacket when she was cold, it's little non-spy things that are the cutest! Thank you so much for enjoying my characterisations! I hope you had a good snow day xxx
lovewords: Don't worry about Nathan, he's in good hands...well their my hands so he might die by tomorrow...who knows? :D Bex was 100% flipping on the inside. What do you think will happen when her two words collide? DOES THIS MEAN A SEQUEL?! You'll have to wait and see :P. Thank you so much for loving my story! Your reviews are in such detail that I feel like I'm having a conversation with you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter xxx
India: Aw bless you, that really means a lot coming from dedicated fans like you! I'm married to Zach so I know I'm Goode ;D xxx