Author's note: I don't wanna start updating chapters like crazy because I guess people loose interest in them. So please get Day By Day up to 50 reviews before I add chapter 8! But I'm gonna start making chapters MUCH longer! I have already gone and written the other chapters, and I'm very pleased to see where the story was leading. I always had the whole plot in my mind and all, I just wasn't so sure what was gonna be in between. I had in mind 9 chapters would wrap the plot up nicely! So here's chapter seven! Enjoy!

It's 3:27 a.m.

I'm laying in bed, my face against the wall, my eyes closed, but I'm not sleeping. Actually, it's not that I don't want to sleep, it's because I can't. No matter what I do, he's always on my mind. I'm shuffling back and forth, laying on my back, then on my right shoulder, then my left, and then on my face. I'm flipping my pillow back and forth, trying to get the cool, soothing side of the pillow. After about half an hour, I'm laying on my back when there was a faint knock on the door.

I'm about to zip out of bed when a familiar voice behind the door said,

"Mace, Bex, Liz? It's me, you guys awake?" It's Zach, I would know the voice ANYWHERE.

Mace hopped out of bed like she was awake this whole time. She gently nudged Liz, Bex, and as if it was 12:00 in the afternoon, they got out of bed, all dressed and all, creaking the door behind them, leaving me dumbstruck.

My mind was racing. What's going on? Why is Bex, Liz, and Macey meeting in the middle of the night? Why is Bex and Liz with Macey as if nothing happened? I'm hopping out of bed running across the dorm, listening to the door to see if they were there. It's pitch black, and not a sound crept throughout the night. I creaked the door open and stepped outside. The academy walls crept around me. I'm in my pajamas, barefooted walking into darkness.

I heard more voices. Mom? Mr. Solomon? Tina?

They were all there. With Macey, Zach, Liz, and Bex. My eyes adjusted to the darkness, as their shapes formed on the wall.

I'm behind the second wall behind them, with their shadows in front of me, I got a whole view, a whole show, the whole truth.

"Zachary, darling, oh how strong you are," Mom just hugs him and cries and keeps telling him how brave he is.

Mr. Solomon is gripping his shoulders, "Everything's going to be alright," He's telling him over and over, his tone sad and drowsy.

Bex is hugging Liz and they're all crying. Even Macey... What's going on? I don't understand a thing. And Tina, her shadow awkwardly standing there, her head resting on the wall.

I couldn't stand it anymore. None of this made any sense! I knew they were going to come back now, so I'm quietly racing down the hall and back into my dorm. I'm frantically climbing into my sheets as footsteps approached.

I'm tucked under when the door opened and everyone walked in.

My mom is at my side, she holds my hand and she kisses my forehead.

"Stay strong, Cam," She whipers. "Stay strong,"

Mr. Solomon is brushing my hair back from my head, like dad used to when I was little, making me dizzier and dizzier. Macey, Bex, and Liz are still crying. I can hear their soft sniffles.

I could hear the feet stepping back and someone kneels beside my bed. It's him. I know it's him. I could smell him. It's not the bad, sweaty smell, or the strong cologne smell, but it's like a Ah-It's-Zach smell. A smell that just comes from him naturally. And it's nice, and I'm comfortable.

He's gripping my hand with dear life. I'm terrified that if I open my eyes, this would all be a dream and everyone would POOF! and be gone.

He's leaning over, and he gently kisses me on my lips.

He mumbles something I can't make out, and after that, everyone leaves; Macey, Liz, and Bex are back in bed, and I'm laying there; my lips numb, my heart aching, and my brain completely blank.

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