CHAPTER 9: CPOV

"Nothing. I just groaned in pain because I hit my knee on something."

"I didn't hear you hitting anything…"

"Cammie, forget about it. More important things are at play here." She brushed off the groaning incident pretty fast, too fast… "Anyways, before you go…" she left to get something and returned with a shoebox, "you are going to want to wear these shoes. They're great. Comfy, appropriate, sexy, and they match your mini dress perfectly. Plus, they're not too high. I know you can't walk in extremely high shoes, but they are high enough to make your amazing toned legs go on for miles."

"Thanks," I muttered and embarrassed. I never understood why boys liked long legs on a woman.

"Walking in extremely high heels is a skill, an easy skill to learn. A skill you do not have time to learn now. I will teach you that special skill later." I was about to put them on when she stopped me, "Do not put them on now. It'll make it harder for you sneak out. Once you're out, then you put them on."

I walked out of the bathroom to do these little twirls and walks. Macey did nothing but approve of me. "Are you going to help me sneak out?" She nodded her head, and off we went.

We walked down the hallway, always looking around us. No one was here because everyone was too busy in the ballroom. Perfect. As we got closer to my secret pathway, she gave me a hug and gave me a quick bag, "This is an evening clutch. It's beautiful, right?" I nodded my head, "This clutch has everything: cell phone, lip gloss, mirror, tampon, ear piece, edible paper, basically everything a spy—and a girl—needs and can't go on a mission without." Wow, she has really thought of everything. "You're going to need this, most importantly, you're going to need the cell phone. Keep it on and with you at all times. That way, I can call you if anything happens at this school. Oh and before I forget, you are going to need this," she showed me an exquisite diamond wristwatch, "don't be fooled by this watch. I had Liz tweak this watch a bit. It's connected with the cell phone just in case you won't have enough time to get the cell. You can talk through it and I can call you on it. No one else will be able to hear it because their ears aren't highly trained as ours, got it?"

"Thanks Macey."

"No problem. I know you would have done it for me." I nodded my head again. "Now get going," she gave my butt a little push, "you are already past being fashionably late." I giggled at her response. I never understood being "fashionably late." Being on time was the Gallagher Girl way, but whatever.

I heard a rustling noise. Macey and I quickly exchanged glances. "Did you hear that?" I asked, worried.

"Cammie, stop stalling and go see the ex."

"But I wasn't stall…" Macey got too impatient with me and violently shove me through the path. "Ow," I said while she closed the path off and ran away. I know I heard a rustling noise…

I raced down the pathway and before I knew it, I was outside of Josh's school. My friends knew I was doing this tonight so they helped me look up his school address and everything. Apparently, the school dance was going to be in the school gym. I slipped on my shoes. She was right. The shoes were perfect. They were comfortable and I didn't feel threatened to fall. I could walk in them. I stood outside of the school and did walks and twirls on the sidewalk to test them. It felt wonderful. I felt like a girl. Granted, I am a girl, but walking around in heels and spinning around made me feel prettier. Something the Academy had to strip the students away from, we all had to be tough and eloquent; not carefree and actually have a life. The heels seemed to pass the test, which is good. After the shoes passed my test with flying colors, I did a quick apply of lip-gloss, held my clutch tightly, took a big breath, and walked in.