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Chapter 2- Bex

My best friend! No! My long-time sister! I hate how she left us alone. What makes her think she could just leave like that? I am just as talented in spying as her. I was known as "the Baxter girl"…

Okay, maybe that was full of lies. I'm not as good as Cammie but she has a long way to go, too! She has to understand that me, Macey and Liz could help her.

Now, we're all continuing our classes as if the top assassin in Blackthorne wasn't here to lead them, as if Mr. Solomon and the crazy man, Dr. Fibs isn't out there. And mostly, as if the very stem, that holds all Gallagher roots and branches, isn't here.

"Attention students, you are all allowed to go into town except for Mr. Solomon's sophomore class, please report to sublevel 2." the intercom spoke.

We all shoot concerned looks. I turned to see Madame Dabney to ask her, but she was busy ushering the whole school out. I sighed happily, 'Cammie's back!'

I thought about apologizing to her when I got mad at her before she left. I was in fury. I thought she was stealing everything from me. She was always too good that she can have anything, even what any of us Gallagher Girls had, be it rich or poor. It all started when Tina burst in my door telling me that her 'sources' saw Grant and Cammie together getting all cozy. Then Cammie claim my sparring title. Then she had this whole new beauty that was now showing. She is beautiful but she changed it to more provocative one, which I was known for because of my curves and exotic beauty. Then she was spending too much time with my parents! I got so mad at her that I called her things that I thought she was like. But she stood there with mask on her face. Seconds before she left or before I knew, I found out she was training because of a mission- a risky one. And I didn't support her. Instead, I became more of a burden.

I learned that there was more in to people that we though we do know. You'll never hear the whole truth up until they die or permanently leave you. You'll never see the real, heavy sacrifices they make. There's always the buried past that none can ever unravel. Even those you love so much can't know the deepest

I was going to change that. And knowing Cammie, she would forgive me. She has a heart as soft as cotton,

"I hope she forgives me for telling her that she spent too much time with self-proclaiming like getting higher ranking instead of being with us." Liz spoke up. Macey and I shared a look. Our little Lizzy said that?

But Macey only smiled. "I got mad at her too, but she's Cammie, she'll understand. " Hopefully, I wanted to add.

We all had the smile that we have been missing for several months. We all got up and walked to the sublevels. Liz, knowing she isn't in CoveOps, had been assured she was needed.

When we got there, not all of the sophomores are there- Just the closest ones to Cammie. There were a total of 15. Then 3 more entered. It was Grant (in the lead), Jonas and the guy Macey has been secretly crushing on, Nick.

"Sit down, Ladies and Gentlemen." 's voice boomed in the room. Smiles were plastered in our faces as we all ready ourselves for Cammie and Zach to come in through the doors.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome back your classmate…" Mr. Solomon trailed, letting the student to continue.

Student? I looked at the door and saw Zach. I was happy he was safe, since he is also our friend. But then even through Zach's thick mask of smirking, we can see... Grief? We all looked at each other and to Zach. When everyone realized Cammie's not showing up, the cheers died down.

"Come on, Cammie! We know you love cool entrance but show up already! We do miss you!" Courtney started and everyone cheered harder for Cammie to come in.

"Ladies and Gentlemen." everyone turned silent immediately, as if Mr. solomon just flickered a switch, waiting for the chameleon. "Unfortunately,"

My eyes widened and sweat poured. "your classmate, who was the best in school..."

"is now KIA." Every word stung so badly.

I stood up, slamming my hands inl the desk in the process. "That's a sick joke, Solomon!" i shouted.

I looked straight in his eyes, and saw the same look on Zach's eyes.

He was not joking,

Cammie...

Now proclaimed KIA.

My beautiful, well deserving best sister I never had was never going back to me. Was it foolish to cry? Yes. Was it hard to contain things? No. Will i survive without her? Not in a long shot.

I remember those flashing memory on what helped urged her to leave- encouragement. Maybe i've gone too far. Maybe i convinced her she was strong enough. Should this all be blamed on me? Was i that

Everyone started turning away, hiding their own tears. They were afraid, AFRAID!, afraid to have that weakness in their eyes. They were afraid to have peepholes to their walls, but they couldn't give in all easily, we all have to compose the living dead in the whole building. We were once again too late.

Something was lost, now that we found it, it still remained lost.

Author's Note: My dear laptop crashed so I had to use somebody else. I don't feel comfortable saving it to another laptop but oh well. Next chapter next week! Or later. Depends. Review?