Okay so I know that this might be repeatative but i need to tell Bailey's reactions and thoughts. Just hang in there. Review and tell me what you think please.
Bailey anxiously sits in her desk. She usually comes early to class so that isn't what she is worried about. It's Zack. She hasn't seen or heard from him since three days ago when they sat together and watched karaoke. She has spoken to London about the where about of Zack but she didn't know either. Hopefully Cody will know more or Zack will show up to school. . . yeah, she has a better chance at getting info out of Cody. Although, she really doesn't want to speak to him after the incident.
Her waiting has finally paid off when Cody enters the room with London and Woody in tow. Bailey doesn't like the looks of concern that she sees on their faces. She turns around and faces them as they all take their seats.
"Have you guys seen Zack around? I haven't seen him." She nervously asks. She so does not like the fact that they all look at each other before answering her.
"I need to tell you something." Cody tells her before looking at his books. Bailey doesn't like how guilty he looks. What happened to Zack?
"No. . . I will tell her. I was the one who caused it. It's my fault." London interjects. Okay when London takes blame for something it has to be serious. Bailey thinks. London glances at Cody than looks back at her.
"Well when I saw you crying because of Cody on the bed I said that someone had to pay for hurting you." London pauses and looks at a momentarily beaming Bailey. London looks sadly at her diamond necklace. "I had no idea that in the end it would be Zack."
That confused Bailey. She isn't normally confused but this was different. "What? Zack didn't hurt me. He was the exact opposite. He helped me."
Cody now looks even guiltier. Bailey glares at him. "What did you do?" She hisses at him. He doesn't meet her eyes and remains silent. Woody fills in the blanks now.
"Well London told Zack what Cody did to you." When Bailey hears this she sends a death glare at London. Suddenly something hits her. Does Zack know how she feels about him? Or lack there of?
"What does he know?" She asks London harshly. She doesn't like where this is going.
"I told him that Cody just yelled at you! I didn't tell him why he yelled at you." London honestly says. Bailey sees that London is telling the truth and stops glaring.
"I kinda told him." Cody chirps in softly. He can feel Bailey's menacing face pierce his soul. Yes, that kind, sweet and innocent Bailey can give a mean stare. He takes a breath and looks up at her. He crumbles beneath the pressure. "I'm sorry okay? He was yelling at me and he punched me in the gut. He was about to beat me up. I had to say something so I told him that you didn't know how you felt about him."
Bailey is so boiling mad right now. She doesn't like anyone knowing her feelings, let alone about Zack but now the whole ship knows. And it is all Cody's fault. She still doesn't figure out how Zack getting hurt is involved with this.
Cody takes the hint by her silence that she wants him to continue. "Well and after I told him that I wanted to protect you from him-" Bailey soon interrupts him.
"Why on earth would you protect me from him? You are the idiot and jerk here, not him."
This time London steps in. "Zack has a tendency to throw away or even ignore his girlfriends after a while and Cody was just protecting you from being hurt like he hurt you."
Bailey remains silent while she thinks about it. She is right. No. Zack wouldn't do something like that… would he?
Woody senses that everyone is too tense to continue so he picks up the story. "So Cody decided that he had enough of being bullied and so he laid some serious knowledge on Zack. Phew, from the speech I heard from Cody, it was rough!"
"Is that why Zack was hurt? Because of what Cody said to him about me?" Bailey asks. She first looks at London and than Woody but they both shake their heads. She reluctantly turns to Cody.
"No, I told him about himself." Cody can see the confusion appearing on Bailey's face again. "I told him that he has hurt every girl that he has been with or even flirted with. I also pointed out that he would try to change you if you two dated. I may have added a few extra examples in but it was all the same. I told Zack that he wasn't a nice guy." Cody finishes. He can tell that Bailey thinks this is the bad part but it gets worse.
"You are the not so nice guy, Cody." Bailey snarls. She can't believe the emotional abuse Zack has been through. Her voice quivers when she says the last part. "What did he do?"
They all look away from her in some way and look terribly guilty and sad. Her heart quickens as she waits for the answer.
"Well Zack was stunned. He looked hurt and heart broken." Cody admits. He hated seeing that look on his brother's face. That expression is what is eating him the most. Bailey's heart drops when she hears this. She can just see Zack's face.
"Where is he?" Bailey now is worried even more.
"We don't know. He ran off after Cody yelled at him. Cody thought he heard the door leading outside open." London says. She is concerned too.
"But it was pouring and stormy out last night." Bailey's eyes open wide in shock.
"I know. I haven't seen him since." Cody looks around, hoping that Zack would show up and pretend like it didn't happen like he always does. Unfortunately that doesn't happen.
Bailey doesn't know where Zack could be and that makes her nervous as hell. He could be on the ship or even in the sea. She gulps loudly. Please be okay.
Dun dun dun. Of course you know that Zack is safe and is just being himself but they don't. COMMENTS?
