Chapter 4

"Something happened to Zach's parents, so he was sent to live with his uncle. His uncle abused him, and then left one day. Zach was forced to contact Child Care, where they found about the abusive treatment that Zach had received. They wanted to find his uncle and send him to court, but Zach refused. He was sent to two other relatives, before he came here to live with his mom's cousin. All of this happened when he was only 8 years old." By the time Liz had finished talking, tears had weld up in my eyes, and were threatening to spill.

"Did he tell you this?'' My voice was barely above whisper.

"No," Liz said with a sad expression."I had to hack into the Child Care records to see what happened to Zach, he's like a brother to me, and at the mention of parents he always get a faraway look, and he get's sad and quiet, it was too much for me to he see him like that." Just like what happened at the book room, I thought.

"Why are you telling me this, does anyone else know?"

"Cammie, Zach looks at you differently, either as if he knows you, of as if he likes you. Macey commented on this at math, and I've got to agree with her," Liz's voice got even quieter," Zach had to have lost both parents, and I thought you could help him." I heard the double meaning in her voice, you lost your dad, so you can relate to him. I nodded my head.

"I'll try."

On our way to AP Health, Zach and I stayed quiet, just listening to the buzz of conversation around us.

"Liz told you, didn't she?" He asked, in a small voice, looking at me.

"I don't know what you're talking abo-"

"I know she knows, and by the way you glance at me, I know she told you." I looked down and didn't say anything. Zach and I entered the classroom and sat by each other.

"Thanks, Cammie."

"For what?''

"For not saying sorry."

Zach had to go to a doctor's appointment, but I managed to find my way around the school. Now I was in my room trying doing my homework, well key word 'trying', I couldn't help but think about what Liz had told me, and now I wondered about his parents.

"Cammie!" My mom called.

"Yeah?"

"We're invited to have dinner at the Baxter's at 6."

"Okay mom, thanks I called, and turned to focus on my homework.

"Cammie!" Bex screeched. Wow, I thought to myself, they really like yelling my name don't they?

"Hey Bex!"

"Guess what?"

"You-"

"Oh, never mind, I'll just tell you... MY MOM LET ME INVITE THE GIRLS AND BOYS OVER!" Bex started to jump up and down.

"Someone's excited to see their boy-"

"Looks like the party started without us, again," Macey said walking in. Shortly after Macey came, Liz and the boys came, along with their parents. Mom came out of the kitchen and with one look at Zach, she gasped.

"Zachary Goode?" Zach looked startled, but suavely answer, "yes ma'am."

"Oh my goodness I haven't seen you in ages! How's your parent?" My mom gushed. At the mention of parents, Zach's face changed to sadness, and he rushed out the door. My mom looked confused, and was going to ask Zach's mom's cousin (A/N What do you call your parent's cousin?) what happened, but she rushed out of the house, after Zach. She then looked at me for an explanation, and I mouthed one word:

Dad.

She understood what I meant, his parents were dead, like my dad. Zach's mom's cousin came back in. She looked at my mom and said, "he's really sensitive about his parents."

"I'm really sorry I didn't know."

"Oh its okay, he gets stronger every time he hears the word."

"Mommy, where's Zachy?" A little voice said. We all turned around to see a girl about eight.

"He's sad JC," Zach's mom's cousin said (A/N Zach's mom's cousin will be named Sarah) JC nodded her head understandingly.

"Oh, this is JC, my daughter," Sarah said.

Dinner was ready, but Zach still hadn't come in.

"I'll take Zach's food to him," I offered.

"Thanks honey," Sarah said. I took Zach's food and my food, and went outside. Zach was sitting on the floor, hugging his knee to his chest.

"Hey," I said. Zach looked up and gave me a small smile.

"My mom's really sorry. She's beating herself for being so rude."

"It's not like she knew," he said taking a plate for himself. We sat there silent. But unlike other times, this one wasn't awkward, it was comforting.

"Your dad pasted away?" Zach asked.

"Yeah he did. He was killed in a car accident. The other driver, a drunk man, survived." I watched Zach as I told him this, and I noticed that he cringed when I said accident, maybe that's how his parents died. Zach reached out and brushed a tear. I hadn't even noticed I was crying. I subconsciously leaned against Zach's shoulder and let out a breath.

"Here's some pie," Liz said coming out with two plates. Zach and I didn't move from our position, we were both comfortable the way we were. Liz set the plates down.

"Oh, and Cammie, your mom said you were leaving in ten minutes." I finally lifted my head from Zach's shoulder and took the pie.

"Thanks Liz."

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