He woke and threw on some clothes with vigor. "I have to tell Bailey." He muttered to himself. He closed his eyes, and his heart thudded. He had never imagined feeling this way about anyone. Once he thought he knew what love was- with Maddie- but he was all too young. If she had been here, perhaps it would have evolved but usually Maddie was half-way around the world.
He used to hate Bailey, he thought as he walked down the halls on the bright Sunday morning. They were nearing the Caribbean, and therefore the air was moist and warm and everyone was enjoying it.
Bailey was not in her room. London was no help, as she was still snoring and it seemed like her bed had been made recently. She left the diva snoring in her satin sheets and next went to Cody. Cody was vacant as well, and he feared they were together.
He pushed it aside; he could wait telling her. Telling her now vs. later wouldn't really change anything. He stumbled around the sky deck a bit before deciding to take a run. He went down to one of the running decks and was surprised to come across Splinter in a little alcove.
"Splint?" He asked, pausing. Then he noticed there was a little table, cards in Splinter's hands, and a quiet game between he and…Camden…who was also holding cards.
"Oh! Zack. Thank god it's not someone else." Splinter breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cards?" Zack asked. Splinter shrugged.
"To pass the time, I suppose until I'm bored." He said, and lay down a card on the table.
"Camden can hold them?" Zack asked, squinting at the ghost. Splinter looked at him too.
"Seemingly becomes more…touchable and less ghost-like around me. Can hold things and all. I don't stretch my brain about it too much." He said with a shrug. Zack thought that was a fair answer.
"So you two are friends then, now?" Zack half-teased. Camden and Splinter looked at each other through narrowed eyes. Camden began shaking his head.
"No." Splinter said bitterly, "I suppose we're an unlikely and unfortunate pair until death does the other part." Zack scoffed.
"How poetic." He rolled his eyes.
"Camden saw Gemma." Splinter said suddenly, and Zack became rapt with attention.
"Huh?"
"Yeah." Splinter nodded, "But she was…faraway. Yeah, that's how he wrote it out to me. Looked pale, and ran when she saw him. Looked sick."
"When was that?" Zack questioned.
"Oh, about three or so hours ago." Splinter ran a long hand down his face, "She's most certainly here." He meant on the ship.
"Do you think she attached to Sophie?" Zack questioned. Splinter sighed.
"At this point, it's all so regular I haven't really given a rat's ass. You're more than welcome to ask the awkward question though." Zack thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Yeah, I think I will." He agreed. Splinter studied his new friend.
"You seem bright and cheery."
"I do?" Zack tried to cover the sunlight that apparently was just oozing from him, "How strange." Camden gave a grunt, as if disbelieving him, and rolled his eyes.
"Camden doesn't believe that bullshit either." Splinter translated. Zack pulled a face.
"I'm fine…I just…I don't know…" Splinter and Camden both looked at him deadpanned, "I'm going to see if I can track down Sophie now." He said.
He exited quickly, and was glad neither of them said anything about Bailey. He would have been gone then; totally transparent.
Sophie was doing what Sophie did; reading. She was rather hard to find, most likely that she didn't want to be found. She looked up at the approach of footsteps.
"Oh brother." She said, and began to get up to leave.
"No! Wait, can we talk?" He asked. She was more than wary.
"About what?"
"Just…how are you?" He asked, easing between the soles of his feet. She narrowed her eyes even more.
"Fine." Her voice was clipped, "Great conversation, now if you please excuse me-," Zack grabbed her arm as she passed.
"Hey, look." He said, "Have you…seen anything…odd?" He asked.
"Uh…you're talking to me. That's odd." She pushed up her glasses.
"No. Like have you received any signs from Gemma?" He asked, and realized why Splinter didn't want to ask. Sophie looked at him like he had sprouted another head.
"You're crazy." She muttered, "Wherever Gemma is it's sure as not a place she could reach me."
"Are you sure about that?" Zack asked, and she twisted her arm from his grasp.
"Yeah. Now, please Zack. Leave." She looked pained.
"Why do you hate me?" He asked in frustration.
"I don't hate you." Sophie winced, running her fingers through her hair, "I just…well don't like some of things you did."
"Huh?"
"Okay, look. Gemma was very unhappy. But it wasn't just about Camden. Not completely, but that did hurt. I mean, I've tried contacting him a ton, but it's like he just…died. Or something. Shit, okay, I shouldn't joke about that." She winced, as if her thoughts were now coming from her lips like a waterfall, "Anyway after she died, call me disrespectful, but I looked through her diary. I didn't want to believe it. But I thought if I had more proof that she was thinking about it, then…I'd know for sure."
"And?"
"She thought about you a lot, Zack. She was really…infatuated with you. And hell, you flirt with so many girls you probably don't remember a damn thing but back when she first came, she was so quiet. And you brought her out of that. And then just stopped talking to her. You also told her something about that you would take her to an American Prom, and she held onto that for so long…and then you started dating Maya. And when was the last time you really talked to Gemma?" She asked. Zack stayed silent.
"It was unhealthy. In all. I suppose you weren't like sexual with her or anything and left her, or something worse, it may have been a passing comment but you probably don't even remember. It's silly to hold onto such things, but she talked about how she felt unloved because you would rather be gay then talk to her again. She wasn't…right?" She asked, "Do you understand."
"She actually thought I was gay? And avoiding her?" Zack asked, shocked.
"Like I said." Sophie looked fragile, scared.
"Was there any talk of suicide? Ever?" He whispered. Sophie looked at him, and her whole face contorted. Then, she just broke down.
"Not once. Ever." She confirmed, "Not even on the night before her final day. I…I refuse to believe that she…she…"
"Why didn't you tell anyone? Or agree with Splinter?"
"Who would believe me?" Sophie cried, "I'm only 17, just a kid distraught over the death of my best friend! And no one wants to start a murder investigation, do they? I thought it better to keep quite…because well…maybe I'm wrong." She whispered.
"I don't think so." Zack said bluntly, "I don't think for a second she killed herself."
Sophie was silent.
"What if I told you…she's back…as a ghost?" Sophie seemed to find this comical, and guffawed between tears.
"Like Casper the friendly ghost?" She teased.
"Sorta." He said, "What would you say?"
"I'd say that's too much to hope for, to see her again." She said, and rubbed her eyes, "I guess I don't hate you Zack, it's just I feel so alone. I didn't really think Splinter thought that, I just thought…well, I suppose I don't know how I thought." She concluded after a moment.
"I'll leave you to your book now," Zack was careful not to say 'alone'. She looked relieved.
"Thank you. And Zack? If you see Gemma," She gave a tiny smile, "Tell her Mama Bear would really like to hug her just one more time."
"I will." Zack said confidently.
On the sky deck to get a smoothie, he ran into the one person he didn't want to see; Maya.
"Hi babe!" She greeted gleefully, and leaned up and gave him a quick peck on the lips, and squeezed his arm, "How are you?"
"I'm good." Zack said, feeling awful. They needed to talk. They really needed to talk.
"Hey, can we talk?" She took the words right out of his mouth.
"Yes! Of course!" Maybe he said that a little too happily, but Maya didn't seem to notice. She sat up on the bench, and swung her legs around.
"So…tonight…I'm going to have to cancel." She said. Zack was confused.
"What?"
"Oh, babe! I'm sorry! I know you had this planned months ago!" She said. Zack searched in the back of his mind for a dinner…dinner…ah. Damn. Today was Maya's birthday. He had a nice dinner reservation for them, one that was real expensive nice stuff. He couldn't break up with her on her birthday…could he?
He frowned; he used to think she was the one. He was- what was the world Sophie had used- infatuated with the idea of her. And once, he would have been really upset by this and all. Now…well, it was better than he could have imaged. He didn't want to spend the night with her, he wanted to spend it with Bailey.
Yes; he would tell Maya tomorrow, so not to upset her on her birthday. Besides, he wanted to be sure Bailey felt the same.
"Look, Zack. I'll make it up to you. I'm so sorry." She said, and he shook his head.
"I-," He stared, about to say he wasn't mad.
"Look, a couple of the girls made me promise I'd see a movie with them in port tonight; it's one of my favorite books made into a movie. Valisa planned it all, I love her. They bought tickets for me and everything. I told them about this but they said you'd understand how badly I've been waiting to see this."
"No, no, it's fine." Zack said, "Well…do something else later." He lied.
"Thanks for being soooo understanding. Those dinner seats weren't…paid for already?" She asked with a wince.
"Oh, it wasn't too much money." Zack lied.
"You can take your brother with you! Nice brother bonding!" She suggested.
"Maybe I'll just give 'em to him and he can take whoever." Zack shrugged, not thinking about the obvious lady his brother would take. But Zach didn't want to dress up all fancy tonight.
"I don't know." Maya winced, "Didn't you hear?"
"Hear what?" Zack asked. Maya shook her head.
"Oh, maybe I heard a rumor wrong. Yeah, maybe Cody would enjoy them. But I really think you should take him; when's the last time you two were brothers?" She concluded.
"True. Maybe…I'll think about it."
She leaned up and gave Zack another kiss, "Do you mind if I go and study for biology tomorrow?" She asked, "If you want to do something now then-,"
"No, no." Zack said, "Go and study." Maya looked at him oddly.
"Wow, first time I think that's ever come out of your mouth." She commented.
"I just want what's best for you." Zack said, shrugging. Maya's smile was wide.
"That's so sweet!" She sighed, "I love you Zack." She said, and looked at him expectantly. Zack gave it a moment.
"I love you too." It was such an automatic phrase, and devoid of real emotion. Maya didn't seem to notice at all. She walked away, hips swaying and all, and Zack didn't look like usual. He felt utterly detached from her, and couldn't have been more pleased with the way it seemed the universe wanted him to get with Bailey.
He didn't find her all day, but wasn't really worried. He did other things; productive things. He gave himself a haircut, wrote a paper that was due six months ago and turned it in, hung out with Woody and caused trouble and pranks on Mr. Mosby, took a little nap, rearranged his closest by most awesome to most likely mother bought, and then finally snuck into to the kitchen and tried to make cupcakes. For Maya; he still found her to be a friend, and it was her birthday, and he sorta dropped the ball on any present what so ever for her.
He ran into Reina, who fumed at the state of the kitchen. "Just like you." She said bitterly.
"Look, I'll clean it up." He said, "Look! Cupcakes!" He said.
"Oh, how nice." He set them down and went for a rag.
"C'mon, don't be such a bitch, Reina." He said rolling his eyes, "You need to get a boyfriend or something."
"Maybe I already have one, did you ever think?" She asked, frowning deeply and stomping her foot.
"Really?" Zack was genuinely surprised, "Who?" Her face shifted rapidly and she huffed.
"Never mind. I never said anything." She said hastily, and snatched the messy pan from the hands of Zack. He jolted back in surprise. The thought she was seeing his brother was even more believable now. Why else would she be so jumpy? He knew it.
"So are you doing anything tonight?" He asked.
"Ugg, what an ass. What would Maya say if she knew I was the one that you tried to replace her with?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Zack questioned.
"The spot at the Neptune." She said like it was so obvious. Zack realized how he must have sounded, and backtracked.
"No. I was just asking…if you were doing anything…with that someone special…I'm actually giving the tickets to Cody." He said, seeing if she'd react. She jumped a bit.
"Oh. Well, if you're talking about the lame movie that all the girls are going to, I said I'd pass." She said bitterly, and finished cleaning, "Leave my kitchen."
"Fine, fine." He said, and then frowned, "I don't know if Cody and Bailey will want the tickets though." He said, as if just musing out loud. Reina's face contorted with unbridled anger. She threw down a pan and it dented on the floor with an echoing clang. It was a powerful throw.
"He dosen't deserve a little cheating bitch like her!" She said, and Zack feared that maybe she liked him and she knew but this thought also made him happy.
"Ch…chea…cheating?" He sputtered, as if shocked.
"Yeah, cheating." Reina muttered, "I just want to ugg! Rip her little blond hair out sometimes!"
Okay, Zack decided then and there. Reina was psychopathic.
He retreated swiftly, and left her to her anger. She kicked a door, and he waited for her to leave. When she did, he tailed her…back to what looked like the route to Cody's room. He couldn't have been sure, because Addison stopped him.
"Hi!" She said, "So I totally forgot a birthday present for Maya and I don't know what to get her but you must know her well so I thought 'hmm, Zack will know what she wants and-," She began her usual rambling. Zack stopped her.
"Look, Addison, I have-,"
"Oh? Somewhere to be? I see! I guess that you must be getting everything ready for a nice romantic gift giving. Or I heard you turned in a paper. Turning over a new leaf? That's really cool!" She started spewing again, and Zack gave an aggravated groan.
By the time he got rid of Addison, Reina was gone. He knocked on his brother's door but no answer. Duh, why would his brother answer if he was secretly with another girl?
Dusk descended soon, and he realized he really hadn't seen Bailey all day. It sort of worried him. What if she hurt? What if she was in danger? What if- he was being silly. She most likely just went with Maya to that movie, or down into town as it was. She often said how she loved the boat, but got a feeling of confinement after long durations at sea. They hadn't seen land for nearly two weeks, so it was understandable.
After a bit, realizing that his reservation was upcoming that night in about four hours or so, maybe he should tell his brother he could have them…and take Reina or something.
He knocked on his brother's door at about five. "Come in." Cody called. Or he could always take Woody, Zack thought with a chuckle.
His brother was just sitting on his bed, with a bad look on his face.
"So…I have these tickets for the Neptune tonight and…Maya's gone so…"
"I'm not in the mood." Cody snapped angrily.
"Woah. You alright there?" Zack asked.
"No. Not at all. Bailey and I had a huge fight!" He said, standing and began to pace rapidly.
"Oh?" Zack asked, and his whole body relaxed. He loved his brother immensely, and was sure he loved Bailey too. But these were too extremes he didn't want to have to make a choice about at all, and so this was really seeming to be his night.
"She accused me of seeing Reina behind her back. Me? Cheating? Unbelievable! I asked what about her and Splinter?" He said angrily, and Zack frowned.
"Splinter?"
"Yeah! Those two have been like inseparable! And she accuses me of being unfaithful!" He kicked a garbage can, then looked at Zack, "You're best friends with him now too, aren't you? Well?"
"Well what?" Zack asked, feeling suddenly bad about this whole thing.
"Are they seeing each other?"
"I…I…" Zack sputtered, "No of course not!"
"Are you sure?"
"Completely positive!" Zack confirmed very aggressively. Those two? No way in hell.
"Oh." Cody deflated, "Damn, maybe I…overreacted. But it hurt. Me and Reina?" He sighed. Zack had to ask. But then he thought better of it. He really didn't want to hear his brother lie about Reina- he knew.
"When did you last talk?" He asked, sitting on his brother's bed.
"I don't know. Two hours ago. She left me." He growled.
"She didn't go offshore?" Zack was surprised.
"No." Cody replied shrugging, "What the hell do I care now, though?"
"Do you know where she went?" He asked. Cody gave his brother a weird look.
"Why do you care?" He asked.
"Oh, no reason. She just was supposed to meet me before my dinner to teach me something I will never understand, but maybe it's better if I don't track her down. Then I can play some video games." He shrugged.
"Whatever. Said something about the bath room." Cody grumbled, "What time is your reservation for?" He asked.
"Nine."
"Maybe…it would be nice to detox with a fancy dinner. I'll take London or something. Maybe Addison or Reina or Woody."
"I thought Reina would be the first name…" Zack muttered. Cody looked up, shocked.
"What?" He asked, "Did you say something about Reina?" He looked confused.
"Oh, Reina just seems sad. A fancy cuisine would be right up her alley." He pointed out. Cody seemed to agree, but said he wasn't sure who he would take yet. Zack was out of there as quick as he could, and to the bath room.
He was worried. People, when angry, did stupid things. And he just wanted to hold her and see that she was alright. He didn't think she'd drop herself of the ship, but they'd perhaps seen what extreme emotions were have said to have done to Gemma.
The door was partially ajar, not enough for the average person to notice. But Zack did. He climbed the steps.
"Bailey?" He asked, and there was no answer. It was really cold for them to be in the tropics. His heart clenched painfully. He reached the room and saw it light up, but no Bailey.
He began to really worry, but didn't quite understand why. He turned in a full circle, and saw something in a corner…unmoving.
"Bailey?" He cried, his heart thudding faster than it ever had before. He felt sick, if something had happened to her- but then she moved and he was so overjoyed. He ran to her, and she was freezing and soaking wet.
"Oh, Bailey!" He said. He didn't know what urged him next, but he grabbed her face and kissed her so hard that he saw stars. This was what heaven on earth was.
When he pulled back, she her face glistened with tears.
"Bailey, oh, Bailey. I don't know what happened to me…but Bailey, I gotta tell you I can be so much better than Cody is to you and-," She stopped him but hugging him hard, still crying.
"Cody told me about the fight. You don't deserve a guy like him. Don't cry, Bailey, it will be all right. I wouldn't ever cheat on you. I'm telling Maya tomorrow I can't be with her. I think she's over me too, so it's alright. Bailey, c'mon talk to me." He urged. That's when he noticed she was still shivering, even though he'd had his arms around her for a good couple minutes.
"Bailey, you're freezing." He looked around for a towel, and say one discarded by the pool, "Hang on." He said, starting to stand.
"No! Zack." Bailey said, her voice hoarse, and grabbed his arm. Zack laughed.
"Babe, you'll get sick. Don't be silly." He said, walking over to the edge of the pool.
"Zack, please, you don't want to-," She started crying again, and Zack was leaning over to pick up the towel.
"Geeze, Bailey, I don't see what so…"
There was something there, floating in the pool. When he realized what it was, everything went black.
When he woke up, his heart felt like it had a heart attack, and he knew what the phrase 'scared half to death' meant. He picked himself up, and forced himself to look around. There was Bailey, at his side, tears dripping onto his face.
He looked over, despite her protests and saw what he thought he'd seen in the water. A body, floating there. The whole bath was tainted pink with blood that came from a deep cut on the back of the head, and the body was face down. If they hadn't bleed out, they had surly drowned. But it wasn't just anyone in that water dead.
It was Bailey.
But Bailey was right here, touching his arm. But when he looked at her, she shimmered a bit.
"Oh God." He spat out, feeling about ready to barf, "You're-,"
"Dead." She whispered with a mournful nod.
"Did you see who-,"
"No. I was just sitting here, angry and crying about Cody and well, I was thinking of you the last I remember and then someone came up and hit me over the head. It hurt a ton, and I began to feel faint…I don't think I passed out in the water, but felt someone pushing me. I never saw who it was."
"Oh god." Zack repeated, unable to make a response other than those two words. His whole world had been just snatched from his hands, beaten with a baseball bat, ripped apart, and then handed back to him wet and mangled. Tears sprung to his face too.
"I should have found you sooner today. Then you wouldn't have fought…and then you wouldn't have…have died." He said, blaming himself, and blubbering like a baby. Bailey lay her head on his shoulder.
"I wish I had known. I thought you would never like someone like me…you and Maya just…fit." She sighed. Her bottom lip quivered. He leaned against the nearest wall, and motioned to her.
"Come here." He murmured. She crawled over to him, and he pulled her up like a child onto his lap. Her head rested on his chest, and she just cried.
He cried too, fat tears leaking down on her every wet body. He just stared out across, sometimes letting his eyes wander to where her real corporal body was.
Reina did it; he was sure. She killed Bailey so she could be with Cody. It all made so much sense. Oh, he'd rip her limb from limb and-
"What now?" She asked, swallowing hard.
"I don't know." He sighed. They stayed like that for a long time more, until it was really dark outside and the ship started moving again. There was nothing more to say. Words were not needed, not in the way she held him and at one point leaned up and kissed him.
"Why couldn't I have done that on earth?" She questioned painfully, and Zack shook his head.
"You're mine, now, Bailey." He assured, "Living or dead, like this, I still will love you." He said.
"Stop being unrealistic. I'm gone, Zack. I shouldn't even be here like this."
"Shut up, Bailey," He murmured with love, pressing his lips against her forehead, "Don't make this harder than it already is."
Soon, Bailey got up and walked over to where her towel was, and picked spotted something. She called Zack over, and pointed to one of her hands. He felt sick as he lifted the pale limb of the girl standing next to him, but there was writing. It was in blood red sharpie.
"Pretty Bailey's out of the game. Signed, the better assassin." He read, and felt enraged, "That game is so…how dare they? Who do they think they are!"
"The better assassin. I don't know what that means though. I sure have hell would have never thought of killing anyone. I mean, I was pretty far in the game but…it's just a game!"
"Someone doesn't think so." Zack dropped the hand, "I think…we can't let this go by. I need to tell Cody at least. And you deserve a proper burial."
"Zach, why do I deserve one when I disposed of Camden the way I did? I'm a horrible person and I can't forgive myself for that. I am glad that I protected Splinter- he's one of the best friends I've ever had."
"It's personal now. These deaths. They…they won't get away with it!" He said. Bailey sighed.
"They already have."
Bailey didn't want to leave the room, she decided to stay there. He ran to Splinter's room first, and knocked on the door violently. He could hardly see, tears were running so thickly down his lashes. Splinter opened the door.
"What happened to Bailey?" He asked, his face filling with fear.
"How did you…" Zack blubbered.
"Camden," He replied, "Is very perceptive. I mean, what else can you do than some epic people watching when you're dead?" He asked.
"She's dead too."
Splinter just sorta collapsed against the door frame, and a ripple of shock passed through is body, "No." He said, shaking his head.
"What happened?" There was a female voice, and Sophie appeared. She saw Zack, and at first didn't register, "You were right. She's here…and it was…suicide. But she regretted it at the last moment. But she said she can't stay around, like Camden and- oh my god, you're crying."
"Someone killed Bailey." Splinter whispered hoarsely, "She was here telling me about Gemma and she can see Camden too."
"Bailey's a ghost now, but…I didn't…" Zack felt his legs turn to jelly, and couldn't have moved if he wanted to. He agony he felt was unbearable. Sophie and Splinter supported him before he buckled.
"Where is she? Her body?" Splinter whispered.
"The bath room." Zack said, "I gotta…tell Cody." He murmured.
"I'll take you over there." Sophie offered, "Splinter, she was your friend. You should go down there."
Splinter nodded, and looked at Zack. He hugged his friend, "This is too much, Zack. We need to tell someone. She deserves a proper burial."
"I know. She does." Zack agreed. Sophie maneuvered Zack to the Neptune, where his brother was still eating. At first, the maitre d wasn't going to let him in, but there was such a desperation in his voice that he was let in. Cody was blissfully enjoying his meal, when Zack appeared.
"Come with me." He said. Cody looked confused. Woody was all smiles.
"Can I come too?" Woody had been friends with Bailey, so Zack nodded too. Bailey deserved people to know.
Cody was relentless with his questions, and even more so when he saw Sophie's solemn face at the entrance, and even more than that when they approached the bath room.
"Zack, dude. I have a bad feeling. What happened? What's wrong? Zack, please!"
"I went looking for Bailey." He said hollowly.
"Did you find her? Please say you found her." Cody was frantic, "I didn't mean the things I said. I was angry, and upset. I…I…"
"I found her." Zack said, and Cody looked relieved. He wished that his brother didn't have to see what was coming.
At first, Cody didn't understand. Zack knew that he didn't see Bailey, because he looked right through her ghost, as did Woody, who realized it first, and promptly ran off somewhere to barf, leaving the twins alone.
"I found her. Like this. A couple minuets ago." He lied, because Cody didn't need to know that they'd spent hours together, in silence.
"No. No. No." Cody said firmly, "She can't be…I didn't…"
"She's dead, Cody. She was killed." The mournful cry that came from his brother's strangled lips was the most sorrowful thing Zack had ever heard. He showed him the writing on the hand.
"What the hell? It's only a game? And this game isn't about-," He started, but Zack cut him off angrily.
"The game is called death Cody!" He yelled, "Oh, it seems like a perfect place for a murder!" Cody whimpered, in shock.
"Yeah, maybe, but why would anyone want to kill her?" He asked, eyes rimmed with tears. Oh, maybe Reina did so those two could be happily together, Zack thought. His voice became hard with anger.
"I don't know, why dontcha spill those pesky secrets? You and Reina?" He asked, and Cody jumped around.
"Only when you tell yours Zack. There's more here than what you're telling me!" There could be no more confrontation as Splinter and Woody and Sophie came down. More students followed, either hearing about it from someone or hearing Cody's painful cry before. The commotion grew exponentially. Maya appeared, pushing people away.
Two of their classmates had already pulled Bailey from the water, turning her blue face upwards. It was painful.
"No!" Maya cried, and tried to do mouth to mouth, "Please, oh god Bailey, no!"
"Maya!" Zack grabbed her away, "It's no use…she's been dead at least half an hour." He whispered. Maya just broke down sobbing, like many others. Everyone's eyes were on the dead Bailey and no one by Sophie and Splinter saw the ghost of Bailey hanging to Zack's arms. When Camden floated in- no Gemma to be seen- he hugged her and they stayed like that, floating for a moment. He couldn't talk, but Zack saw his lips move.
'I'm so sorry. You don't deserve this. I forgive you. I forgive you." Bailey understood, and let out a little sob as she touched his neck.
Soon, Mr. Mosby appeared, angrily shoving students aside, telling everyone that they needed to get back to bed until he saw what everyone was circling. Zack had never seen Mr. Mosby cry before.
"Three deaths…and now someone knows." Mr. Oslak mused.
"Well, at this point it was two deaths and a suicide." Zack reminded him. Mr. Oslak looked at him.
"Did you really love her?"
"I guess I'll never know." Zack sank low in his chair, and felt tears prickle at the back of his eyes and shook his head, "I never meant to offend or hurt anyone. Especially not Cody- he's my twin and I love him more than I knew I loved Bailey. I thought things were over…but…well we don't really know that either."
The whole room turned and looked at Cody, who was holding hands with a familiar face and frowned, "I forgive him." He said, swallowing, "I forgave him and Bailey a long time ago."
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