Chapter 5

I tossed and turned but no matter what I did I couldn't go to sleep. I got out of my bed and turned on my lamp. It was 12:33 p.m, but I wasn't sleepy. I'd had a nightmare concerning my dad, and after that I couldn't sleep.

Tap.

I looked around for the source of that noise, but found nothing.

Tap.

It came from my window. I went towards my curtains, and once I reached it, I slowly pulled it back and peeked out. I gasped and quickly drew back.

Tap.

I couldn't believe it! I took a deep breath.

Tap.

"Yes Zach?"

"Oh good, I was running out of rock!" Based on his tone of voice, he'd recovered from his earlier depression state.

"Zach what do you need? I need to get plenty of sleep. I have-"

"Have what? School? It's Friday, you know that, right?" I could tell that he was smirking, even without seeing his face.

"Wipe that smirk off your face, Goode."

"Whatever you want, Cameron."

"Ugg, you're impossible."

"And hot, why are you stating the obvious?"

"Jerk."

"You know you like it!"

"Ya, everyone wants a self centered jerk to cuddle with."

"Aww, you called me a jerk, so you want to cuddle with me, I'm touched, Cameron."

"Why'd you wake me up, Zachary?"

"Oh goode! We're on a first name basis! Keep up this pace and we'll be cuddling by morning!"

"I hate you."

"Hate is the first sign of love."

"Fine, your evil."

"Say love backwards and its evil!"

"Jerk."

"You want to cuddle!"

"If I could reach you, my fist would be on your face."

"You just want to have an excuse to touch my lovely face!"

"Whatever."

"You didn't deny it!"

"Don't get a big head, only people with small heads are attractive."

"You said don't get a big head that means I don't have one yet, so... you think I'm attractive!"

"Give it a rest."

"You're cute!"

"Zach I'm... what'd you say?"

"I'm coming!"

"What?" Before I knew it, Zach had a long piece of wood connecting our window. He soon came out and crawled (yes it was a sight to see!) towards me.

"Why'd you have to be my neighbor?"

"You picked the house."

"No."

"Well, I'm sure you 'thought this was the best house, and it had a lovely view'"

"How'd you know I said that?"

"Seriously, you don't know?" I gave him a blank look.

"OUR ROOMS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER!" I blushed and looked down.

"So... you want to talk about your nightmare?" I looked up at Zach.

"How'd you know I had one?"

"Well, you do have school tomorrow, and you were up, so something had to be up." I glared at Zach for teasing me about the school thing. I mean, yesterday was the first day after 6 days (A/N It takes about 3 days to get from California to Virginia.) that I'd been to school. Somehow we'd both ended sitting on my bed.

"It was about my dad." Zach looked down when he realize I was talking about my nightmare.

"I actually saw him die." Zach tensed up. I put my hand on his shoulder.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Zach looked at me, understanding what I meant.

"My parents died, there's nothing to know about it," he said quietly and sadly, but I head the double meaning. It's too painful to talk about.

"Ice cream?" Zach looked at me, and his sad expression completely vanished.

"Sure," he said with a full blown smirk. I went down and got the ice cream, with two spoons, and retreated back up the stairs.

"How did your mom know me?"

"Umm... I actually have no idea. I guess I forgot to ask."

"Hmm, where'd you move from?"

"California."

"San Jose?"

"Ya!"

"Well, that explains it! I was born there!" I looked at Zach, and remembered what Liz said, 'Cammie, Zach looks at you differently, either as if he knows you, of as if he likes you.'

"Do you recognize me?"

"Your eyes. I've seen those incensed blue eyes before, when I was little."

"Maybe they knew each other?" I looked at Zach, and by the way he slightly tensed meant he knew that by 'they' I meant our parents.

"Oh the ice cream is going to melt! And sorry we only had one bin, so we'll have to share. "

"I knew you liked me!"

"You wish." Zach fell silent, and I thought it was because I got him, but he was in deep thought. Zach and I fell into a comfortable silence, listing to the occasional clatter that our spoons made when they touched.

"They died in a car crash," Zach said after a while, in a soft voice as if he was in a trance, and staring down at the spoon in his hand ," I was five, we were coming home from the movie theater, when a car came and hit our car from the back. The whole back half was completely caved in, while the front half of the car was fine, not a scratch or dent. I was in the backseat, unharmed, not a bruise or scratch, my parents died. I remember clutching their hand, begging them to stay with me, not to die, but they did, a few minutes after, sitting in the car seat. Soon after the fire trucks, ambulance, and police came. They said it was so unusual, that I was alive and safe, even thought the car was squishing me, while my parents were dead, even thought they were in the safest part of the car. The police said I was supposed to die, he didn't even sugar coat it when he said it. I was sent to stay at Child Care, until someone would take me in. Three years later my uncle took me in. He blamed me, saying it was my fault for my parents' death, so he'd beat me every day. On days when he had a good mood, he would use a belt, on other days I won't lucky. The child care people wanted to fail a case against him, but I said no, because I thought he was right, it was my fault they died."

By the time Zach had finished his story, his voice was so small, I wouldn't have heard him if he wasn't sitting right by me, even then it was hard to hear him, and there where tears streaming down his face. I was stunned. I had no idea what to say. He let a breath out and got up.

"I've got to go, but thanks for everything, Cammie." He went to the window and crawled out.

"Goode nigh, Zach!"

"Goode night, Gallagher Girl!" Gallagher Girl? I was definitely going to ask him about that the next time we talk.

I turned off my lamp, and fell asleep, thinking about one thing.

Zachary Goode.

"SoccerGirl04" Found So Many Flaws (She's SOOOOOOO A Spy, Even I Didn't Know About Them!) So To Clear Things Up:

1. Zach said in chapter 3 that she was the only one taking all the advanced classes when you said before her teachers put her on 'special' classes? Cammie was Always Depressed, So They Didn't Know She Was Really Smart.

2. Zach said she was the only one in all the advanced classes when he and her had the same classes? Zach's Also In Advanced Classes.

3. Zach had a doctor's appointment when he was supposed to be her guide for her hole first day? IDK :)

4. Liz said that Zach was like a brother to her when earlier they said they didn't like him? Liz Never Said Anything About Zach, Only Bex And Macey Did.

5. Liz said she hacked into the child care system to read it when they are normal and can't hack? Just Like The Boys Still Have Their Muscles And Biceps, Liz And Jonas Can Still Hack.

6. Liz seemed to hack into the right child care place? IDK :)

Also, Everyone Is A Junior (the boys, Liz, Bex, and Macey are 17, Cammie's 16), And Now It's Winter

Love,

A Runner At Heart

P.S. Dedicated To:

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