Lost and Found
Chapter 6
Happy Early Birthday, Clementine! Thank you for your kind comment.
Cammy Pov
Mason pats the seat next to him and I walk over, sitting down next to him. I had a tight feeling in my gut that something wasn't right. "What is it?" I ask. He takes a deep breath. "What do you know about your past? Your real past?" The question caught me off guard quite a bit. "S-Sorry?" I ask in shock. He repeats himself. "W-Well….Not much I suppose…Why?" He takes another deep breath. "You aren't going to like this story, but you deserve to know it."
I brace myself for the worst. "Many, many years ago, you and I were living together in the same orphanage. You were just a baby at the time. You began exhibiting signs of extreme intelligence, learning to read and write before you could even walk. I kinda took you under my wings as my little sister….So, when some doctors came in saying that they wanted to run tests on you. I told them to frag off…..But, I was a little kid, so they didn't really listen to me so, I hid you away, giving you to a young couple I thought could take care of you….I recently found out that they abandon you all those years ago. I came back here to look for you, attending the same school as you to keep an eye on you from a distance.."
I sit there, letting this information sink in. "So…You're the one who handed me over to those people? The one who paid them to keep me?" He looks down. "I was trying to keep you safe." He murmurs sadly. I tense in pain and anger, standing. "You didn't bother looking into these people!? You didn't stop to think 'Gee, will this little girl I think of as a sister really be safe with TWO JERKWADS WHO WILL ONLY TAKE HER IF I PAY THEM?!' Seriously!?" He stands "WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?! I WAS NINE! I COULDN'T JUST TAKE YOU AND RUN! WE WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED A WEEK ALONE!" My eyes narrowed "I LASTED 13 YEARS!
I storm away, back to the other room, then pull out my shellphone, calling Leo again.
Leo Pov
My shell rings and I answer. "Cammy? What's wrong?" I ask immediately. She doesn't even bother asking how I know something is wrong. "C-Can you come and pick me up? I-I really need to be w-with you guys right now." It sounds like she is crying, which really makes me very angry. I tell her I will meet her at the park and take off. None of the others follow me, seeing this was something I needed to handle alone.
Upon arriving at the park, I find Cammy on a bench. She is clearly crying and trembling. I walk over and pull her into my side. She hugs me tightly, explaining what was happening. I sigh, shaking my head. Once she's calmed down, we stand and head into the sewers, walking back to the lair. She needed time to recover from this new information and she could have that with us….Hopefully.