Chapter 2
At 6:45 pm, all four of us, Liz, Macey, Bex, and I changed into our uniforms. Over the summer Bex went on a mission with her parents in Africa, Liz was spending family time with her parents in Alabama, and Macey went on a cruise in Europe.
I on the other hand had to stay in Nebraska and scale fish. Oh, and listen to my cousin, Jenny, ramble on about how I needed to learn to do things myself and not rely on people all the time. Naïve is how you would describe Jenny. She has no idea that at my school you do things yourself.
We went downstairs and entered the Grand Hall where all our meals were held. My mother, the headmistress, was standing behind the podium. She cleared her throat. Everything became quiet. We turned our attention to her.
"Women of the Gallagher Academy, who comes here?" she asked.
Just then, every girl at every table (even the newbies) stood and said in unison, "We are the sisters of Gillian."
"Why do you come?" my mother asked.
"To learn her skills. Honor her sword. And keep her secrets."
"To what end do you work?"
"To the cause of justice and light."
"How long will you strive?"
"For all the days of our lives," we finished, sitting back down.
My mother remained standing.
"Welcome back to Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women…"
I tuned her out. She practically says the same thing every single year.
"…Have a wonderful school year girls! Thank you!"
I went back to eating. When my friends and I were finished we headed up back to our rooms. I jumped onto my bed. Macey was flipping through a Lucky magazine. Liz was trying to break Blackthorne's firewalls, again. Bex was on her bed staring at me with a worried expression.
"Are you okay, Cam?" she asked
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, the Blackthorne boys are gone. Do you miss Zach?"
"I guess, what about you. Do you miss Grant?"
"Everyday!"
"I wonder when we'll see them again?"
"I don't know,"
Little did we know, we would be seeing them very soon.