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"So, Bex caught you guys? So happy for you by the way. Making out in a bush?" Macey asked, walking along the sidewalk, alongside Zach and Cammie, who were being all couple-y by holding hands, and constantly exchanging looks.

"Pretty much, except it wasn't a bush." Cammie pointed out.

"Whatever! You know you two are gonna be the major gossip! Not to mention popularity boost!"

"It'll be anything but a popularity boost." Zach said.

Cammie rolled her eyes, but Macey just looked at Cammie perplexed, is Zach ashamed of Cammie or something?

"He thinks that him being known as a criminal will ruin my reputation and school life in general for both of us." Cammie responded for him.

Zach nodded.

"Don't worry I won't let that happen to my best friend!" Macey said, linking arms with Cammie.

"Thanks, Mace." Cammie smiled. "I knew I could always count on you!"

"Always." She nodded.

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When Zach and Cammie got to school, it wasn't actually too bad, the expected negative attention that is. Even though Bex gave a distant glare no one else seemed to notice so she mustn't have said anything yet, yet being the keyword there.

It was the end of the day, after Calculus, and Zach and Cammie were walking together out of school, when Bex screamed in their direction, "Seriously?! The Criminal and The Slut?!"

That earned a lot of looks, from everyone in the school courtyard, and those leaving school like they were. Crap. She did say something, or more like screamed something.

Bex approached the two of them, a smirk present on her lips, causing everyone to close in around them nosily. "What are you talking about, Bex?" Cammie asked.

"Don't give me that, Cameron." Bex narrowed her eyes, "You know exactly what I'm talking about."

"No. I don't." Cammie shook her head, avoiding the subject, trying her best to dismiss, get Bex to shut up and to go home so everything could stay normal.

"Don't play dumb. I know exactly what you were up to over the summer." Bex crossed her arms, then a smirk tugged on her lips again. Did she know that Zach didn't know?

"Yeah, I went on vacation with my mom, what else would I do? It was summer after all." Cammie shrugged, hiding her anxiety.

"Stop lying Cammie. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Just stop being a baby and trying to get out of admitting it."

"Cammie, what is she talking about?" Zach spoke out, looking Cammie in the eyes.

"I-" Cammie started, but was cut off by Bex,

"She's a slut, Romeo. She's been skipping from guy to guy all summer." Bex cut in. "I wouldn't be surprised if you're like number 20 and when she's done with you she'll move onto someone different like Alex Gray."

Alex gave her a weird look, but stayed where he stood, since he was always into listening to Bex's little bitch fights.

"Is this true, Cam?" Zach asked, hurt was the only emotion evident in his eyes.

"Yeah, but-" Cammie started.

"How could you? I'm not some toy, Cammie. You can't just use me and then throw back once you're bored, I thought you were serious about us." Zach cut her off, his voice slowly rising.

"I am serious, Zach-"

"No, your obviously not. You know what? I'm not like that Cam. I honestly thought you were different." He dropped her hand and stalked out between the gaps made by the crowd that had formed minutes before around them.

"Zach!" Cammie yelled in his direction, hoping he might turn around and give her chance to explain. But he didn't. He was gone.

"Don't bother trying to lie again." Bex spat, "I mean seriously, you've caused enough trouble."

"Shut the fuck up Bex! You know you really have changed! You're a real life, evil, irritating clone of Tina, only worse. You need to get your head out of your ass for a minute and smell the roses, because, you aren't as loved as you may think you are. You may have been before! But not now, all you do is pick on people hoping it might boost your ego. But the thing is you've changed into a self-absorbed bitch." Cammie shouted, then she stormed off in the same direction as Zach went.

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"Hey Macey." A small sweet voice said to Macey from behind her, as she picked out the appropriate books from her locker and placed them in her bag.

"Huh?" She turned and saw Liz, a girl who was once her best friend as well as Cammie of course. Her golden locks hid away her sweet face, though not disguising her bright blue eyes. "Oh, hey Liz." She smiled at the petite blonde that stood in front of her.

"Are you okay?" Liz asked, seeing as Macey was staring off into space, after a moment.

"Uhm, yeah just a little worried about Cammie and Zach."

"Ohh, did you hear what happened?"

"What? No! What happened? Is it Cammie? Is she okay?" Macey panicked a little.

"Yeah I'd say she's fine, well physically. Bex caused a little havoc just now in the courtyard, calling Cammie a slut. Something about her being with 20 guys over summer and Zach didn't know, so he left her because he found out, from Bex."

"What?"

"I don't know if my sources are completely right. But that's what Anna told me."

"No, no. It's fine Liz. Hey, sorry I'll see you later, I've gotta go." Macey shut her locker and hurried down the hall and out the door.

"Okay, see you later!" Liz called after her.

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Cammie was curled in her bed, under the covers, music blasting, curtains drawn and she still didn't feel any better. This wasn't only about her and Zach's boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, it was about Zach in general. They had gotten so close, developed trust and in that one day it was crushed, like a shoe on a bug. Cammie wouldn't be surprised if Zach didn't even want to be acquaintances after this.

It may seem small what happened, but it really wasn't. Zach didn't really ever seem like the guy to properly open up to someone like he did with Cammie. He may have friends like Grant, but Cammie wasn't really sure if he fully trusted Grant.

Just then someone knocked on Cammie's door.

"What?!" She called out, her voice filled with sobs.

"It's me." Macey said through the door, and then entered to see Cammie in a state. "Oh Cam!" She walked over to Cammie's bed, and sat at the foot of it.

"It's my fault. I should have known he would know, that someone would tell him. Something just had to mess everything up, especially someone like Bex."

"It's not your fault, it's mine. I made you do it."

"No. It was my responsibility."

"Cam, stop blaming yourself! It'll only make you feel worse!"

"So what? Zach hates me."

"No he doesn't, you just have to talk to him."

"I've tried! I've called him like 10 times and he hasn't answered. Its official, he hates me."

"No Cam, really talk to him. What did talking over the phone do for anybody? Face to face is always the most successful. Go to his house. I'm sure Craig's telling him the same right now."

"You right!" Cammie said, sitting up, the small pile of tissues that were on top of her blanket, fell to her lap.

"Yeah!"

"Who am I kidding, Mace?" She sighed, letting her head fall back onto the pillow.

"Okay, maybe wait until you're ready." Macey nodded. "Hey! I heard you stood up to Rebecca today, nice one! I'm proud Cams!" She smiled.