Before I begin this chapter, I must say something extremely important: Go see Harry Potter 7. It's the best movie EVER. There's one tiny scene that's added, but it made the whole scene a lot more dramatic. Also I must say that unless you are a soul-sucking dementor with no heart or love and all you have is a deep black abyss of nothingness for a soul, then you will cry. Me and my friend were sobbing at the end of the movie. When you go see it you'll know which part I'm talking about. It's near the end. Now on to the story!
Chapter 5-
"Zach, you know I love you. Why does anything else matter?" She looked at me with pleading eyes.
"I can't stay here. You of all people should know its not safe. Its not safe for either of us."
"As long as we stay together we will be safe."
"No we won't! Don't you understand? No matter where we go we'll never be safe. They will keep searching until they find us. Its best for both of us that I just leave while I still can."
"I won't let you do this, Zach! You know that you love me! You know that we should be together. Why are you letting her tear us apart?"
"My mother isn't tearing us apart, Gallagher Girl. We've been separated for along time now." I could see tears in her eyes when I said this. I knew she was upset, but I couldn't be with her. It was for the best.
"Fine, Zach. Goodbye." She walked away from me, leaving me to stand there in the cold by myself.
It was for the best…
I woke up with the same feelings I'd had the last time I dreamt of Gallagher Girl. I knew she was important, but I just couldn't figure out why. Maybe she was someone from my past? No, that couldn't be it. Even with amnesia, I would remember someone like her.
Belle had to get an ultrasound, so we drove to the hospital after dropping Grant and Emma off at Lia's house for the weekend. Her trip had been delayed for another week, so she said she could watch the kids this weekend while Belle showed me around town and explained more about my life to me. Now we were at the hospital and the doctor told us that the baby was definitely going to be a girl. Belle was so excited to hear this. She was beaming all the way home and talking about all the plans she had for the nursery. For a moment, I felt normal. I felt like I had always known Belle, that she really was my wife, that I had never had amnesia and I knew absolutely nothing about this mysterious Gallagher Girl. But that moment passed.
"…name her?"
"What did you say?"
"I asked if you had picked a name for her yet."
I'd totally forgotten that I was supposed to name our baby. "No, I still have to think of one," I responded.
"Well take your time. We have three months until the baby's due, so you have plenty of time to pick."
For the next three hours, I drove around the town and Belle pointed things out to me, hoping to trigger something in my memory. Nothing triggered, but I was enjoying myself driving around with her. Then I noticed someone outside.
There was a man being dragged into a large building by two burly men. He was trying to fight them, but they were too strong and he couldn't make them loosen their grip on him. I tried to get out of the car and go help him, but Belle locked the doors and held my hand.
"They've taken him, Zach. God bless his soul, they've taken him."
"Who are they?"
"No one really knows. All we know is that once they go into that building with someone, that someone usually doesn't come back out. At least not the same as when he or she went in. They…change."
"Well why doesn't someone stop them?"
"We can't. People have tried and then they're never seen again. You can't help him Zach. There's nothing we can do." That's when I remembered.
*FLASHBACK*
"NO!" She tried to run towards the girl, but I wouldn't let her go. She cried and screamed and punched and kicked, trying everything she could to make me loosen my grip on her. "She's my best friend, Zach! I won't let them take her! They can't take her!"
"If you go after her they'll take you too. And I won't let them take you."
"No! I have to help her!"
"There's nothing we can do!"
"There has to be!"
"LOOK AT ME!" I spun her around so that she was facing me. "There is nothing we can do. Bex is gone, Cammie. There is nothing any of us can do now. She just has to try and survive."
*END*
I said Cammie. That was her then. Her name. I had a name now.
Gallagher Girl was Cammie.
And that's it for this chappy. Please review!
