Author's Note: Hey, sorry for not updating in a while. I was at a bunch of camps and then my birthday but now I'm back! I had a little bit of writer's block, so bear with me if it's not that good. Thank y'all for your continued support and reviews! Enjoy the next chapter.
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The Great Gallagher Heist
Chapter 8: Family Matters
Cameron Ann Morgan
(1st person)
March 13, 2010
When I woke up, my eyes opened to Mr. Solomon shaking me. When I sat up and looked around, my mom the girl was gone.
"Where is my mom?" I asked Solomon.
"She's on her way back to Gallagher. We should be loading into the helicopter about now." With that, he turned and walked out of the room, with me following behind.
In the main corridor, all the students were being grouped up and getting into the copter for the flight back. I found myself between Bex and…Zach. Of course. As Bex started rattling off about her interrogation with a "leggy blonde", I began recalling the facts of the day's previous events. That girl, Katarina, couldn't really be related to me, could she? If so, where was she all these years? Why was she gone? What else hasn't my mom told me?
"What's wrong, Gallagher Girl? You look like you've seen a ghost." Zach smirked at me. I mumbled something unintelligent about "something likes that…" earning an incredulous look from Zach and a look of concern from Bex.
"Yeah, Cam, you are looking pretty pale. What happened in there?"
I just shook my head in response, mumbling to Bex that I'd explain later and another glance from Zach.
"What, Gallagher Girl? Keeping secrets from me? That's no way to treat the boy you like." He whispered, his breath warm on my neck, making me shiver. He pulled back and winked at me, a smirk still on his face. In response, I rolled my eyes. His ego was almost too big for this helicopter. But he could still make me melt if he wanted to.
Zach turned back to his left and was talking to Grant, and Bex was talking to Eva Alvarez who was on her other side, leaving me to muddle in my thoughts. For the rest of the flight back to Gallagher (all 45 minutes left), I just looked out the window, mulling things over. What was going to happen when we got back? One thing was for sure, I was going to my mom's office to find out.
Katarina Lynn Bishop
(1st person)
March 13, 2010
The women, who introduced herself as "Rachel, for now," (weird, right?), led me out to a helipad where two helicopters were waiting, one small and one large. We got onto the small one, along with the man from the doorway earlier. It was silent for a few minutes, until I heard voices outside the copter. I turned, and saw Hale, Simon, Gabrielle, Hamish, and Angus walking into the helicopter.
"Kat!" They said, seeming to breathe a collective sigh of relief when they saw me.
"What's happening, Kat?" Simon asked, looking curiously at the two adults in the copter with us.
"I believe we are going some place called Gallagher?" my sentence came out as more of a question.
"Yes," the man, (what was his name?), voiced. "The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women."
"What's that?" inquired Hamish and Angus. "And what's going to happen to us boys?"
"Your questions will be answered shortly," said Rachel, in a tone that signaled that the conversation was over. Everyone took a seat then, as the helicopter began to move and the helipad grew smaller below us.
For the rest of the flight, it was silent, with the exception of whispered bickering (over who-knows-what) of Hamish and Angus. I sat sandwiched between Simon and Hale, trying to figure out why the woman, and the girl from earlier, seemed so familiar.
When Rachel looked at me, it was that of someone who had lost something and found it suddenly. But why?
Hopefully, my questions will be answered at this "Gallagher Academy". Whatever that is.
Special POV: Rachel Morgan
(1st person)
March 13, 2010
"I just can't believe that we found her after all these years, Joe! And in a situation like this!" I exclaimed while talking to Joe in the helicopter, out of earshot of Katarina and her friends.
"It is shocking Rachel," Joe said.
I remember holding Katarina as a baby, she and Cammie safe in my arms. But then she disappeared, kidnapped, and as Matthew and I searched for her, the trail went cold. I never gave up hope. And now, I look towards Kat and her friends, wondering how on earth I was supposed to explain to everyone (especially Cammie and Kat), that they are twins and long-lost sisters, my two daughters.
If only Matthew were here. He'd be so happy, and he'd know all the right things to say.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter was a little boring, it's kind of a filler chapter. The real stuff should start when they get back to Gallagher. And sorry if Rachel's POV is a little confusing. Hopefully it makes a little sense. I'll update as soon as I can. I go on vacation next week for two weeks, and then school starts about a week after that, so I'm not going to have a lot of time, but I'll try! Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!
Lotsa love,
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(P.S. I don't know if I ever made this clear, but this story takes place after GG2, but a lot of elements from GG3 (and maybe GG4) will come into play. Just to clear that up )