Chapter 29

Do You Know What I am?

Cammie's POV

I wake up to once again being blinded by the fluorescent lights above me, knowing that they signal the fact that I have managed to land myself back in the hospital wing.

My head is spinning slowly, making me feel slightly seasick.

I hear the squeak of a shoe dragging along the linoleum floor.

Slowly I roll my head to the side, instantly feeling like I'm about to throw up. I squeeze my eyes closed waiting for the feeling to pass. When it does I open my eyes and am shocked to see the boy sitting beside me. Not Zach…

But Josh.

Josh Abrams, my normal boyfriend from when I was home schooled with a cat named Suzie. His head is slumped forward slightly towards his chest as he sleeps in the only comfortable chair in the room, not that I've had that much experience sitting beside the bed, but from my limited knowledge.

I don't know why that is really important at this moment but for some reason it seems necessary to point out.

Vaguely I remember the sweet smell of chloroform seeping into my nostrils… making my body heavy. The sound of an unknown male screaming my name.

But I guess it isn't so much of a mystery any more who it was.

Josh jerks awake and blinks in shock as though he has just realised that I am staring right back at him.

"Cammie! You're awake!" He says, a smile breaking out on his face. He starts to lean forward, preparing to get up, "I'll go get your mum and…"

"Wait!" I shout cutting him off before he could fully stand up. "What…how…why are you here?"

Great. The first time I see him in ages and all I can do is stutter. Brilliant.

"I saw everything and your mum decided to bring me here. " He studies me intently for a few moments.

"Do you know what I am?" I say meeting his gaze.

"I know everything Cammie. And by the way your teacher and boyfriend are kinda intimidating. Just in case you hadn't noticed."

"I … yeah I'd noticed." I said a slight smirk crossing my lips.

The thought crosses my mind that although he may know now, he wouldn't know once he left. Surely they'd never let him keep that knowledge. They couldn't.

Could they?

"How long have you been here?" I murmur, looking around the room, taking in the bleak white walls. They really should make this place a little cheerier, brighter, just more welcoming in general. Speaking from experience the white walls start to do your head in after a while.

"Since this afternoon." He says looking at the watch circling his wrist, "Which I think would have been about 4 hours ago. My parents think I'm at the fair. My friends think I had to go home. So I'm safe for a couple more hours." He pauses and follows my gaze to the view out the window for a moment. "By the way you're not allowed to sleep any more until the doctors come back in. What with the suspected concussion and all. They told me to warn you."

I nod, knowing that I definitely did have a concussion. After spending my life with spy parents and training at a spy school, well short story is, you soon learn how to tell.

"Your mother said I had to go to her office later to have tea with her." He says, his tone of voice making me realise he was just grasping for things to say. "She seems really nice."

"Yeah she is," I say lightly, trying not to make it obvious that I already knew that.

He nods awkwardly and taps his fingers on his knees, avoiding eye contact with me and the obvious question that he was burning to ask.

"Josh…" I begin hesitantly, "I'm really sorry about how things ended with us last time… I didn't mean to just … vanish."

"It's…. no it's not ok… but I guess now I know you were just protecting me." He says, looking at me briefly before looking out the window again. A group of juniors are heading across the lawns to the P&E barn.

"Yeah… yeah that's right." I look away and pick at the threads around the edge of the thin blanket over my legs.

"I guess I should go now Cammie," Josh whispers standing up and moving to stand awkwardly in the door way. "I was told I could stay until you woke up but then had to leave… I suppose they have to sort out what happened and all that…. Any way … it was nice to see you again Cammie."

"It was nice to see you to Josh."

Before I can say anything else he walks away down the hall and Joe Solomon takes his place in the door way.

Despite my brain screaming at me to stay still I can't help but shy away from him.

The look that covers his features is pure anger.

"What the HELL were you thinking?!"

A/N despite the fact that I'm supposed to be writing an essay for biology at this present moment I've decided to do this instead. Hope you guys like it