Chapter 30
I Can't Believe You
Joe's POV
"What the HELL were you thinking?" I shout furiously.
I storm into her room and grip the end of her bed, my knuckles turning white.
"You know the rules that you need to follow these days!" I yell, "I can't believe you would think it would be ok to leave this academy! You could have been taken! No! You could have been killed on the spot!"
Despite trying to cover it my voice breaks at the end of the sentence. Just the thought of her… her dying… the idea nearly kills me. Cammie cowers away from me slightly and I can't help but feel sorry for yelling at her but at the same time…
I slump forward slightly over her bed and clench my fists again.
"Look I'm sorry Cammie but what you did was very foolish." I say, a slightly gentler note in my voice, "You have no idea how much you scared everyone."
"I…I'm sorry." Cammie stutters, her eyes downcast. "I just… I needed to get out… I couldn't deal with it all anymore… everyone watching me… talking about me… I just needed space… but I know that's not a proper excuse, I … apologise."
"Thank you Cammie." I say, studying her face and trying to get her to look me in the eye. "How are you feeling?"
"Slightly dizzy, a little light headed and sore. And I'm quite certain there is a concussion coming along as well" She answers after a few minutes, a sheepish look on her face. "But it's nothing I haven't felt before."
She keeps avoiding my gaze. I sigh before turning away and moving towards the door.
"Mr Solomon…." Cammie starts but then stops.
I turn around a look at her, for once she is looking directly at me.
"How….how did they know? How did… did they know that…. That I would be out?" She asks, stopping and starting as she tried to piece together her thoughts.
"I don't know Cammie," I answer slowly, "I really don't know. But I'm going to find out I promise."
She nods and turns her eyes away. She seems intent on studying the spider gracefully spinning a web outside her window.
"You realise you won't ever be able to be left alone again right?" I question her, trying not to sound too much like the teacher I am.
"I know." She answers, her shoulders slumping. "I figured that as soon as I made the decision to leave."
"Of course you did." I say, trying to keep the laugh out of my voice. "Your mother will be around soon."
I am just about to leave the room when I hear her whisper very quietly, like I'm not supposed to here, "I'm sorry."
I pause, debating whether or not to turn around, deciding I wasn't supposed to, I continue walking out and head towards my office to plan the mission to get the other two girls.
Keeping Cammie in view at all times is going to be tough.