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"You."
That was all I managed to
sputter disgustedly as I stared into the eyes of the man who had
made my life so miserable. Made my tears so many.
But
why Bex's dad? Why did it have to be him? Ya, it had been kinda
suspicious that Bex's parents were always away and she was constantly
spending school breaks with Grandma and Grandpa Morgan, but...they
had, had my dad? Zach's parents?...ALL this time?
The moment was a whirl. A complete blur.
Nothing
was comprehendable and all of a sudden as I looked at Mr. Baxter, the
resemblance to his daughter span into Bex herself. I saw her
laughing. Her caramel eyes were squinted with happiness and her smile
shone bright and luminously.
I
hated her. Her father. I hated everyone.
Suddenly, the
image disappeard, and I was looking into the eyes of an
angry man once again.
"Seems like we have visitors," he said. He
didn't even bother to hide the evilness in his tone.
"It was YOU," I said, finally. I was choking on my
tears and my words came out choppy.
By now, Zach has
stopped wincing. His face was just blank.
"C-cammie? You KNOW him?," he asked, his voice
hoarse.
I nodded, but didn't avert my gaze from Mr.
Baxter.
"Aaaaaaah,
Mr. Goode. A pleasure to meet you at last," Mr. Baxter
said as he extended his hand to Zach's.
Zach narrowed his eyes and shook his head, angrily.
"Bring us to our parents," he demanded
coolly.
Mr. Baxter only cackled. A cruel cackle.
I felt
like I was in a nightmare. A cold, black, never-ending
nightmare.
Mom?
I could SERIOUSLY use your help right
now.
But my mother wasn't coming. She was too scared. Too wimpy. Too
nervous to face Mr. Baxter even to SAVE HER
HUSBAND'S LIFE.
Oh my gosh. Wait. My mom had known. My mom had known the entire
time....that it was Bex's dad.
Way to keep a secret, mom. Really. Maybe it would have been
nice to know not to befriend the enemy?
But one
second....
What was it my mother had told
me?
"Never
judge a spy by what they had done in the past...by
what someone they knew had done...someone they loved
had done." So that wasn't just random. My mother knew there
would come a day where I would know. Huh.
Her words echoed in my head. Over and over. And then I knew it.
I loved Bex. Still. Even after
seeing her face within the wrinkles of her own father's. Within
the wrinkles of the man who had ruined my life.
I WASN'T gonna judge her by her cover. I wasn't.
(**Hence the title of this story! :-)
)
Mr.
Baxter's voice cut off my thoughts.
"You
see, Mr. Goode. I would do that. I really would. But that
would ruin my plan. So I think I will keep you and Miss
Morgan here until I feel is necessary. Good day," he
siad, and snapped his fingers at the men that stood on either side of
him. They shuffled over to us and grabbed our arms.
I heard Zach breathing hard next to me. The sound of the
exhaling breaths through his nose read ANGER. Lack of
toleration. Lack of patience.
"COME BAAACK!!!!!," he shouted. The echos of Zach's furious
cries bounced off the metal walls. He
panted.
Mr. Baxter slowly turned on his heel, raising a black
bushy eyebrow.
"Do you need something, Mr. Goode?," he asked,
calmly.
Zach grinded his teeth together and held the
bar that confined him down tightly, the rims of his knuckles turning
a dangerous shade of red.
Then his eyes went downcast and his panting slowed
down.
"No," he said, quietly. "Nothing."
There
was a moment of silence. Drentched, heavy silence.
Then Mr. Baxter twiddled his fingers together and said, "
Very well, then. Good. I'll be seeing you."
The
doors slammed shut behind him, and four men released
us, leading us to a white door in the corner.
"Stay right here.," one of them ordered, and they
strapped us in with some more metal. Gosh. No shortage of metal here,
really.
So there we were.
Tied to two
metal (suprised?) back to back chairs, heavy ropes fighting
against our circulation.
Zach hung his head.
I sighed.
"So......?"
I dared to break the
silence.
Zach said nothing.
Because we both knew
it, and ddin't want to admit it.
We
had failed. In a bad, bad way.
