Cam POV
'Cameron! Time for breakfast' A voice called. I groaned and rolled over, opening my eyes just an inch. The room I was in had light streaming through it, the walls were a deep plum with white furniture. Wait. I sat up sharply giving me a little dizzy spell as the blood rushed around my body. I studied the room with wide, open eyes. This was my room. My room in California. I jumped out of bed and ran to my desk; the acceptance letters and photos were exactly how I left them. Everything was exactly the same.
'Cameron, come on or you'll be late!' The voice called again...I recognised it. Oliver.
'I'll be there in a sec' I called. I shook my head, maybe I was just having one of my bad dreams, one of those dreams that seem too real to be true. I went to my chest of draws and the clothes were in the same order, same position that I had left them in, so it was just a dream. I didn't leave and I wasn't some teenage spy. I was just a girl from California who has bad dreams.
Once dressed, I made my way downstairs, everything was still the same; the smells, the sounds, all the same. I followed the scent of pancakes all the way into the kitchen. There I had to do a double take. Standing over the hot stove was Michelle, a blue flowery apron around her waist. At the table Oliver sat reading his newspaper flicking through the crisp pages. The date on the newspaper read a few days after the party. Did I really dream 4 months in a single night?
'Morning sweetie' Michelle smiled
'Hey' I said bewildered
'Well, aren't you going to ask me about my trip?' Oliver teased
'How was it?' I asked, remaining sceptical
'It was excellent, truly excellent. We'll be moving soon'
'Moving?' I asked
'The promotion offers offices in Dubai and Tokyo. I'm going to take it'
'Really? That's great'
'Indeed' Michelle smiled 'It means that we have to move by the end of the week, so you need to start packing'
'End of the week? Don't you think that's a little too soon'
'Cameron, we've been talking about this for months!' Michelle chuckled 'You are very forgetful sometimes'
'I guess I am' I muttered taking a pancake from the stack, it was fresh and warm. Reminding me of home.
'Dr Steve recommended that we move you as soon as possible, help you adjust to a new life'
'Where is Dr Steve?' I asked. Both of them shared a look
'He said he'll pop over later to discuss some paperwork or something similar' Michelle left the kitchen and gave my shoulder a little squeeze 'Everything will work out Cam, trust us'
'Okay'
'Now, before you can go with us, there are a few documents that need to be signed' Oliver said folding down his newspaper and resting his elbows on the table
'Like what?' I asked
'Adoption papers' Michelle squealed excitedly
'Excuse me?'
'We want to adopt you, make you one of the family, that means you can come with us'
'We can be a family Cam'
'I can't' I said stepping away from them
'Why not?'
'Because...becauseā¦' I began to feel dizzy again. My head spinning and my legs turning to jelly. I glanced over my shoulder to see Dr Steve extracting another needle from me
'Sleep tight Cameron, soon everything will be just how it was'
Bex POV
We combed the mile radius around where we were, there were no signs of life and the majority of the place was dominated by woods with a few large warehoused. We decided to investigate them first.
'Let's try this one' I suggested moving towards the metal door. I began to tug on it 'Are you morons going to just stand there or help a girl out?' There were a few mumbles behind me before Zach and Tyler came to help me. All together we pulled the door open exposing a clean and prestine inside.
'What is this place?' Liz asked coming forward
'It looks like a film set' Macey commented studying the artificial lighting
'There are fresh tire markings' Tyler studied in one corner
'So it's been in recent use then' Liz pointed out
'We need to turn on the lights' I said. Macey strutted towards a massive generator that was just in front of her, she flicked the switch and the whole space illuminated
'It's a house' Zach noted confused
'What's behind door number one?' I announced walking up to it and turning the handle. The door was unlocked so it just pushed open. 'Oh my fucking God' My mouth gaped open
'What?' Zach asked coming behind me
'It's Cam's house' I whispered stepping inside, everything was in incredible detail, it was like someone had shipped the house from California piece by piece.
'This is how he's getting the information out of her' Tyler said walking to the kitchen and seeing the discarded pans and pancakes 'He's making her think this was all a dream'
'He wants her to be Cameron Gallagher again' Zach said
'No, he wants to convince her that she can't trust herself, so she'll give up any information she can'
'Where is she now then?' I asked. No one gave a response so we began to scan the space, tipping over boxes and ripping out books.
'I found a needle' Macey said getting a tissue to wrap it up in
'We were drugged at the previous place, maybe they drugged her again if she asked too many questions' Tyler said
'I found a slither of a plane ticket' I said bringing over a piece of paper that was hidden in a book.
'Where is it for?' Liz asked taking it from my hands
'I was hoping you would tell us' I tried not to roll my eyes. Liz analysed the paper for no more than 30 seconds
'Tokyo' She said, 'definitely Tokyo'
'Is this more of it?' Zach asked finding another piece of paper under one of the sofas. He handed it to Liz, she shook her head
'No this is for Dubai'
'What airport could both these flights leave from?' Zach asked
'Let me see' Liz moved off to use her phone
'I don't like this' I said to Zach
'What don't you like apart from the whole kidnapping, drugging and twisted reality thing?' He asked sarcastically
'Michelle and Oliver. They're involved somehow. Tyler, do you know what happened to them?'
'All I know is that they left, I didn't think they were involved, they were just nice people'
'Well, the only way I can think that Cam would believe what was going on would be from people she trusted; like Michelle, Oliver and-'
'Nathan' Zach and Tyler said together
'But Nathan is a good guy, no way would he be involved' Tyler said
'So we get him to convince Cam the truth' I suggested
'But he doesn't know the truth Bex' Zach ran his fingers through his hair
'Then we convince him...for Cam'
'Tell him to bring the letter she wrote' Liz added
'Liz, you're a genius!' I exclaimed
'I know that, but why now?'
'Bex, what aren't you telling us?' Zach said.
'Well...when Cam came back to Gallagher, she hid another letter in the walls of Gallagher...and I may or may not have read it, and then showed it to Liz...who has a photographic memory...so we could use that!'
'What did she write in it?'
'Her goodbye'
Author's note: So Cam is convinced more that she is Cameron Gallagher, will she mistakenly sign the adoption papers? Will Nathan co-operate? Who will Cam end up with? Let me know what you think xxx
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