Hello and welcome. An idea came to me and I know that there are many stories about this but I thought I would give it a shot.
Basically the story takes place during Cammie and Zach's senior year of school. None of the events in the books happened. This is a what-if story.
It's senior year for Cammie and her friends. Its dinner time and Headmistress Morgan has an announcement to make. Blackthorn will be having a second exchange with Gallagher. It all seems normal, until the moment Cammie sees someone she thought she would never see again walk right through the doors of her home. What will come of having your ex stay at your school?
"Did you know" Cammie asked
"About what?" responded Zach
"Don't play dumb Zach" Cammie's face contorted with anger. Anger directed toward Zach
"..." silence is Zach's only response. His face is set in stone. Cammie can't figure out what he is thinking.
"Say something!" exclaimed Cammie
"His memory came back!" Cammie stills from hearing Zach blurt out the truth.
"What! What do you mean?"
"He remembers what happened your sophomore year. It all came back"
Cammie is silent. She does not know what to believe. How is it that Josh was able to regain his memory.
"How? How did it come back" Cammie asked her voice shaking.
"We don't really know. The doctors have a theory. He hit his head a week ago during a school event. The doctor believed that when he hit his head, many memories that had been locked away by the memory tea have been coming back to him in pieces. It wasn't until a few days ago that it all came rushing back at once." explained Zach.
Cammie takes the information in. It seems to be too much, she sits on the couch. Than Cammie realizes something from what Zach had said.
"Wait, what do you mean we?"
Zach is silent, debating whether to tell her the truth.
" Your… your mother knows too." Cammie looks at Zach in betrayal.
"Why did no one tell me?" Cammie's voice hardens, she gives Zach a disapproving look at the same time.
"He asked that no one tell you."
"And when were you going to tell me?" Zach looks away from Cammie.
Zach walks toward the bay window, he looks toward the horizon where the sun is beginning to set.
"When you were ready to hear it" he responds.
Cammie stands in rush. She walks toward Zach and stands next to him. Her face has morphed to anger. She glares at his face, daring him to look her in the eye.
"That's not really fair Zach, your not supposed to keep things from me"
Zach finally turns and looks at Cammie in the eye. His voice hardens while his face calms.
"When have I not kept things from you Cammie. In case you've forgotten, the both of us are spies. You know very well that spies lie just as much as they tell the truth."
They both stare at each other. Neither of them backs down.
Cammie clears her throat, her voice softens as she speaks up.
"It should have stopped the moment we became involved, that is what one does when their in a relationship. A relationship is all about being honest with the one you love. Instead of telling me the truth, you decided to not say a word."
"I don't know what you want me to say Cammie. I won't apologize for what I did."
Cammie doesn't say anything. Instead she sits on the couch with her head in her hands.
Zach walks over and takes a seat next to her. He takes Cammie into his arms.
"I won't apologize for not telling you but I will apologize for the way you found out. I know seeing him was a surprise."
Cammie scoffs at his response.
"Yeah… Imagine my surprise when I see my ex walk in with my boyfriend and the rest of Blackthorn."
Zach and Cammie sit quietly in each others arms.
"Do you think he hates me?" Cammie asked softly.
Zach leans back and looks at Cammie. Her face looks tired. Her eyes have lost a bit of its shine and she looks older than she is.
"Josh… does he hate me for lying to him?" she asks again.
"He's confused." Zach replies
Zach wraps his arms around Cammie and leads her head to rest on his chest. They bask in the silence while wrapped in each other's arms. Neither want to leave this peaceful moment.
This was the opening. The next chapter we see Cammie flash back to the moment she sees Josh and will eventually lead back to this moment where she pulls Zach aside to discuss the new turn of events.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Read and Review.