Hellos… please don't kill me! I'm very sorry for not updating but my computer went to the doctor. It was acting very slowly and some files got deleted (Yes, even the chapter for this story that was supposed to be published ages ago). Thankfully, my computer is now faster and safer.

Hope you enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I'm not Ally Carter so all rights go to her.

Chapter: Full of Secrets

Zach's POV:

It was both horrible and good. He didn't expect it when his mom said, "Hey, Zach, did you know that I'm not your real mother?" Okay, she didn't say it like that, but Zach heard it like that. When she visited the principal and told him that Zach was moving, Zach was speechless.

He couldn't leave. He just couldn't leave all his friends. That was the first reason. The second was that he still hadn't told Price what happened the day he found her at the bar. And the third and most important was Cammie. He couldn't stop thinking about her.

So when his real mother asked if he was ready, he looked at her and realized that they looked really alike. He couldn't understand why she would leave him with his aunt. He couldn't wrap his mind around the fact the she was there. That she finally came for him. That she was real and not a drunk and ungrateful person. Her face showed kindness and love.

But when she told him her name, he didn't know why he felt uneasy.

"Just… let me say bye to a couple of friends." He told her.

Cathy smiled and said, "Alright, I'll wait for you."

Zach didn't need to be told twice. He ran towards Danny's locker and took out a paper and pen.

Danny, you and your twin brother Sammy, need to tell Ashley Price the truth. Don't let her go after Catherine alone. And don't let her find out the truth about why her brother, Mike, was sent to prison. Please, I have to leave but please, promise me that you will do as I say.

ZG

He slipped the note though the locker and started searching for Ashley Price. After asking the janitors and her teachers, he bumped into Ashley Rich.

Rich glared at him, but stopped once she realized who he was. "Zach," She said.

Zach wasn't in the mood to have her flirt with him. "Ashley, I need you to do me a favor."

Rich frowned. Who did he think he was? "Why?"

Zach rolled his eyes. "Listen; remember that day at the bar?" Ashley nodded. "Well, were you there when Price found out that Danny has a twin brother?" Ashley bit her bottom lip and nodded. "I need you to make sure that Danny and Sammy tell Price the truth."

Ashley narrowed her eyes. "Why would I do that?"

Zach glanced at his watch and said, "Because if you don't, Price might do something bad that could get her killed."

Rich sighed. She had to do it. After all, she did owe Price. "Fine, I'll do it."

Zach gave her a small smile. "Thanks," He nodded at her and jogged away. Rich stared at him and took out her cell phone.

He's gone and Price is now defenseless.

AR

She got her response immediately.

Good. Make sure her friends don't stop her.

CG

Rich sighed. How longer will this nightmare be? She asked herself.

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Zachary didn't mean to see Cammie. All he had in mind was to find Price. So when he bumped into Cammie, he tried to not tell her too much.

"Hey," He heard Cammie say.

He was confused for a moment. Then he realized where he was. He probably confused Cammie with his expression, but all he could say was, "Hey, Cammie,"

His Gallagher Girl looked around and asked, "So, where's-"

Zach regretted when he walked past her and said, "Sorry Gallagher Girl, but I have to go."

He wished he could have more time. But just when he thought he could find Price, his mother, Cathy, yelled, "Zachary! Time to go,"

With one long, last glance at his school, Zachary followed his real mother.

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I hope he really is there. Ashley Price thought as she crossed the street. She looked back and she could barely make out the outline of her school. She knew it was very wrong to ditch school but she had no other option. She inwardly groaned as she passed shops and shops and more shops. She didn't think that 191 Light Bloom Street would be far.

She glanced at her phone and continued down the street. The bakery made her stomach grumble.

"Darn it," She muttered. She searched through her backpack and found five dollars. She grinned and made her way inside the bakery.

The smell was simply delicious. It smelled a mixture of chocolate chip cookies and fruit smoothies, her top favorite foods. Price's smile grew. She walked over to the counter and tapped the bell thingy. The Ding! brought the cashier's attention.

A woman around her late twenties hurriedly walked over to the counter. Her hair was up in a Tennessee style and her eyes were showing tiredness, but still sparkled with happiness.

"Hey there, sweetheart, what can I help you with?" She asked with a warm smile; a small smile that reminded Price of her brother.

Price forced a smile and said, "Coffee, please,"

The woman nodded. "Coming right up,"

Price nodded and tucked her hands into her pockets. She was about to decide what to eat her coffee with when she heard the doorbell thingy ring.

She turned around and heard as the person walking through said, "Long time no see, Miss Price."

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"Are you sure this is the way?" Cammie asked Jenny who was putting a stool under the air vent that Zach and Cammie found in the old art room.

Jenny nodded. "Yep, Ashley used it all the time."

Cammie raised an eyebrow. That was the same vent that had its lid on the floor. Cammie shrugged it off her mind.

Ana looked around and saw the curious faces of Cammie, Bex, Liz, Macey (who tried to hide it), Jonas, Grant, and last of all, she saw Jenny's concentrated face.

"Okay," Jenny announced. "I'll go first and Ana last."

Ana pouted. "Why?"

Jenny rolled her eyes. "Just follow the plan, Ana."

"Fine," Ana grumbled.

Jenny crossed her fingers and went into the darkness of the air vent. She crawled over to the left. Soon, Cammie and the rest followed. After five minutes of crawling through the vent, Jenny saw the light at the end. She grinned and pushed the lid. It fell off. Jenny crawled out and stood up. She looked around and smiled, realizing that they had made it.

Cammie came out next and was surprised to find out that they were by the side entrance. No one except jenny was in sight. Shortly after, everyone came out.

Bex grinned. "It worked."

Jenny grinned, too. "Yeah,"

"How did you find it?" Jonas asked.

Ana smiled. "One day, Price and I really wanted to watch a movie, so she got the school's building plans and we followed the map."

Liz asked, "How did she get it?"

Ana looked like a deer caught in the headlights. She didn't want to tell them the truth so she twisted it. "Her father works for the school and not in it."

Jenny glared at her and turned towards the rest. "All right, so where to?"

Cammie was the first to response. "Zach's house,"

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Preston groaned. He turned off his alarm clock and slowly got up. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the time. 12:49 P.M.

Preston blinked and quickly got up. "Damn," He muttered. He shrugged it off and went back to bed. After all, he was way past being tardy. Right when he was catching up to sleep, his phone ringed.

He yawned and answered. "Hello?" He lazily said.

"Preston Winters! Did you fall asleep again?"

Preston winced.

"No, dad, I'm, um, sick?" It came out as a question.

His dad on the other line huffed. "Well, whatever. I need you to go to Catherine's and pick up a package."

Preston inwardly groaned. He hated that woman. When he was little, she would squeeze the life out of him and say how lucky he was. He never knew why and still didn't when his dad called him. He really didn't know who she was but as long as he would do what his father asked him, he could stay out of the family business.

Preston faked a cough and said, "Alright, where to?"

He heard his dad turn the pages of a notepad and said, "191 Light Bloom Street."

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Price laughed at Jason's joke. She couldn't believe that she would see her old friend again. Jason Le Fleur was this kid who had a huge crush on her back in her freshman year. He was a sophomore, therefore, already in college.

Jason nodded. "I'm serious! I looked at her and said do I look like Justin Beiber to you?"

Price stopped laughing and with a serious face said, "You should try a different hair color and style."

Jason rolled his eyes as Price chuckled. "No way, Ashley,"

When Price realized that it was Jason, she was shocked. She thought that he was somewhere in Australia and wouldn't come back until next year. They chatted and drank coffee for about fifteen minutes when Price realized she needed to get somewhere.

"Oh!"She said as she got up. "I'm sorry but I really need to get somewhere."

Jason raised an eyebrow and followed her as she threw out her cup of coffee. "A place called school?"

Price rolled her eyes. "Don't you need to be on the other side of the world?"

Jason grinned. "Touché,"

Price laughed and walked over to the door. Before she should turn the knob, she asked, "Why are you following me?"

Jason replied, "Well, don't you want a ride?"

Price rolled her eyes and walked outside. "Fine, here's the address."

To be continued…

Pages: 5

Words: 1,624

What I could have done instead of this: The pile of summer homework I still have to do *groans*

But this is way better!