Prisoner- Chapter 2
It had been 3 hours since Charlie left me tied to a chair, and Zach tied to the wall, before he came back in.
"Now." He started. "I hope the two of you have had a talk." I glared at him menacingly.
"Awww, come now Cam. Don't be like that." He said, trying to act hurt. He walked over to where Zach lay, chained to the wall, and lifted his head with one finger.
"Because you won't talk Cameron. Maybe Zach here will" Zach glared at him weakly. His wrists were starting to become red and raw. Zach spat at Charlie, and I winced. I learnt not to do that the first day I came here. Charlie smiled evilly, and wiped a knife over Zach's leg. Leaving a trail of crimson blood behind. However, Zach showed no pain.
"Now, tell me. Where is the Gallagher Academy Alumni list?" Zach rolled his eyes.
"You think I know?" He said, irritated. "I'm not a Gallagher Girl." Charlie rolled his eyes.
"I know that. It was just a warm up." Zach looked confused.
"And if I don't answer your questions? You will what? Hurt me?" He sounded strong and confident, but I knew that under that tough exterior, there was a scared little boy inside. Charlie smiled evilly again, and my eyes widened. NO, nononono.
"No, I'll hurt Cameron here." At that, Zach's eyes widened, and pure rage spread across his face.
"If you don't want your girlfriend hurt. You'll answer me." For emphasis, Charlie ran his knife along the leg, creating a long, deep gash on my thigh. I did not let the pain show on my face as I kept eye contact with Zach.
"Now Zachary. Why don't you tell me where Chris Morgan's disk is, hmmmm?" i felt a stone cold mask fall over my face at the mention of my dad. I didnt need to see Zach's face, or hear his voice face to know he didnt answer, i FELT the consequence. A swift kick to the ribs. I didnt gasp in pain, nor did i scowl or wince. I just sat perfectly still. Obvlious to the pain, and anything else happening around me.
It went like that for another 2 hours. Charlie asks a question, Zach ignores, me getting hurt, and so forth. I got 3 broken ribs, a bone deep gash o my left upper arm, a cut on my forehead, and a sprained ankle. But, soon enough, we were thrown back into my cell, where i felt Zach take me into his arms, and whisper my name over and over again. Like the beat of a heart. Thump, thump, thump. Cammie, Cammie, Cammie...
Bex POV
It had been 6 months since i chose Macey over Cam. 6 months of searching and finding nothing. 6 months of emptiness inside my chest. We had sent Zach out to get purposely kidnapped by the COC, with him wearing a tracker. But we stil had nothing. Today meant that Cam was gone 6 months and 3 days. It was 1 hour until curfew, but all Macey, Liz and i did, was sit on Cammie's vacant bed, staring into space. We miss her. Mostly me. I'm the reason she MIA. I'm the reason shes probably dead, or being tortured somewhere in the world. Me, all me. We had all wrapped ourselves in anything of Cammie's we could find. Liz had the teddy bear she made of us all in teddy bear form. I was a ninja, Liz a fairy, and Macey's was dressed in really cool clothes. Cammie's was a normal bear that had the words 'Chameleon' written across its white shirt. Macey had Cam's sweatshirt, and i had her old quilt. Eventually, we all fell asleep there. Like we were. Huddled together, silently. Sadly.
That night, i dreamt of the COC. I dreamt that we went to save cammie. She was standing in the hallway infront of us. I called out her name so many she never heard. I tried to run, to grab her, but i could never reach her. But when she finally turned around, her eyes were sad, and lonely. One lone tear rolled down her cheek as the scene around me changed, and she was lying on the ground, a pool of blood soaking the concrete around of it was running between the cracks in the floor. A river of crimson...
I woke only to see the face of my most fragile roommate / bestfriend, staring down at me, smiling widely. I must've looked confused, becuase she spoke.
"We have a location on Cammie. Zach was right, we're going to get her." Her voice was thick with hope, and happiness. Immediatly, i bolted up from Cam's bed, and literally sprinted as fast as i could, to Mrs Morgan's office.
Zach POV
I sat there, on the floor with Cammie in my arms all night. Whispering her name like the beat of a heart. Ironic. She IS a heart. Without Cammie, you feel like your chest is hollow. Its like theres just nothingness inside you. Bex, Liz and Macey are proof of that. At Blackthorne, everyones stunned. No one expected Cammie could actually get captured, and no one believed it for a while. Especially Jonas, Grant and i. But as soon as we saw the footage of the kidnapping. We knew it was no joke.
~*~ FLASHBACK ~*~
It was 5 in the morning, and everyone was forced to sit in the freezing dining hall just 'cause Dr Steve had some very important, and sad news. Everyone sat quiet, yawing and pissed off, but as soon as Dr Steve came in with a tear streaked Abby (Cove Ops teacher) everyone fell silent, and our pissed moods evaporated. My first thought was 'somethings happened to rachel' or 'somethings happened to Solomon' not once did i think that cammie was gone. Abby stepped up to the podium, Dr Steve at her side. She sucked in her greef, and spoke loudly and clearly, but everyone could see the pain an sadness etched into her eyes.
"I am very sad to inform you that my neice, Cameron Morgan. Has been taken by the COC." Her oice cracked at the last bit. But i still didnt believe it. Everyone around me froze as she continued. "3 boys will be going to gallagher to assist the search. Would Zachary Goode, Grant Newman and Jonas Anderson please come with me." The 3 of us stood quietly, and swiftly followed Abby and Steve to his office..
"You have exactly 30 minutes to pack, and be on the 'll be there indefinately, or until she is found and home safely." Steve infromed us, and we immediatly left to get dressed and packed.
~30 minutes later~
Exactly half an hour later, Grant, Jonas and I were in a helicopter, settling in for the 2 hour ride to Gallagher. When we got to gallagher, i practically jumped out of the helicopter, and ran to mrs morgan's office, Grant and Jonas hot on my heels.
Mrs Morgan's door opened before we actually got the chance to knock.
"Sit" she ordered solmenly. We walked farther into the room, hoping to see Cammie sitting among her other 3 roommates. But no, only, Macey, Bex and Liz. I gave them a confused look, and sat beside Macey. Bex's face was expressionless, but i could see the pain she held in her eyes. Macey's face was tear streaked, smuging her make-up, and Liz, well. Liz was the worst. She had both, old and new tears marking her face, smudged make-up, and a falty expressionless mask.
"Its true" i whispered, and mrs morgan nodded. Solomon and Abby rolled a TV and DVD into the room, and pressed play. The images of the kidnapping played over the screen. Sound and all...
Cammie was walking arm in arm with Bex, Macey and Liz, laughing, smiling, jumping like mad women. They looked so happy. Especialy Cammie. But their happiness faded as they saw the van, and guys in black run at them. Cammie kept Liz behind her. Pretecting her most fragile bestfriend. Bex was fighting 3 guys, Macey had 2, and Cammie had 2 while keeping another from getting to Liz. They were winning. There was only 4 left, and cammie was about to finish one of them, they pulled out guns, and pressed one to Cammie's temple, and one to Macey's. Bex stopped fighting, and went to Liz, defending her. Cammie loooked to see macey presed against one guy, with a knife to her throat, and a gun to her back. She was the same. "choose." a guy said appearing for the van. "cameron, or macey? it your choice" he snarled. Bex and Liz looked from Macey and back to Cam. "MACEY!" She yelled at them. "TAKE MACEY HOME! they want me." She finished the last part of her sentence quietly as tears thundered down her now pale cheeks. Macey shook her head vigorously, but stopped when Cammie gave her a hard glare. The leader smiled evilly. "yes, we do want Cameron. Buti just love watching this little debate. Lets make it more interesting." He pressed the knife against Cammie's throat harder. My eyes widened as i saw a thick trail of blood run down Cammie's neck. Liz burst out in tears, Bex looked panicked, mentally warring with herself. Cammie looked to see macey almost passed out. "Take her." She said quietly. She looked so heartbroken. "its ok. ill be fine." leader snorted. Bex just stood there. "I SAID TAKE HER YOU IDIOT!" tears were falling as fast as a cheetah runns, down Cammie's cheecks now. They have to be making it almost impossible to see. A tear trickled down Bex's cheeck, and Macey looked at Cam. "Cam-" She siad weekly. But, again, Cammie shut her up with a single look. Liz fell to the floor, and Bex walked up, and snatched macey from the guys hands. I saw Cammie's mouth open a bit, and, i know despite the fact that Bex did what Cammie had said to do, she couldnt help but feel a little bit betrayed as i saw her kept eye contact with Bex as a dirty rag was placed over her mouth, and she breathed in a sickly sweet smell, smiling sadly at her 3 bestfriends as she disappeared into the blackness of a van.
I looked over to the girls, only to see them crying so hard, yet so quietly. Bex looked at me, then Mrs Moragn.
"Im so sorry." She apologised to us both."I'm so sorry-" She tried to go on, but mrs morgan cut her off.
"Its ok, Bex" she comforted, tears running silently down her cheecks too. "If you let them take Macey, the secret service would turn this mansion inside out and upside down looking for her. You done the right thing by your sisterhood." She then pulled Bex into a tight hug...
~*~ END FLASHBACK~*~
I came back to reality, as i felt Cammie move in my arms.
"Zach..." She mumbled and i held her tighter.
"shhh, its ok. im here" i comforted as i felt her bury her head deeper in my shoulder, arms tightening around my neck. I kissed her head softly, and drofted off to sleep...When are the others coming. I need to get Cammie Back...
Bex POV
Mrs Morgan threw a back pack at me as i burst into her office.
"You, Macey, Liz, Grant and Jonas are going to get Zach and Cammie." She said.
(A/N: Zach was wearing a tracker, and purposely got taken by the COC to see where they took Cammie, i just didnt put that in his POV, sorry.)
"You'll all be wearing comms, from which, Liz and Jonas will guide you through the building. You leave immediatley." And with that, i sprinted up to the helicopter pad on the roof with Macey, Liz, Jonas and Grant.
Cammie POV
I woke to the sound of Zach pacing around the room, infront of the cell door. I winced at the major pain in my ankle as i tried to stand. Zach heard that, and rushed over to me, kneeling at my side. I saw that his shirt was ripped about halfway, and that the scraps were tied around my waist, head, thigh and arms. Wow, how hurt am i exactly? I looked out the small window that was about 5 cm wide, and 5 cm tall. Not nearly big enough for an escape. Not really even a window...