Chapter 22

Zach came up from behind me, and wrapped his arm around me.

"What?" I asked eagerly. We started to walk towards the library.

"Well, for starters, after the car accident, he got a mild case of amnesia, he got a broken arm, and he lived a very secluded life, and relatives said that he started to act crazy, around the time right before he disappeared." I stared at Liz in awe. How could she get all of that in such a short amount of time?

"But the interesting thing is his twin." I looked at Liz, lost.

"My dad or the other guy?"

"The other guy, of course!" I nodded my head, signaling her to continue.

"Well, the thing is, the twin hated his brother. You see, the man who died was in love with a girl. They dated, and kept it a secret, for reasons I couldn't find out. The twin soon met the same girl, and fell in love with her at the first sight. But he found out shortly after he met her, the she was dating his brother. He was furious. He said he would marry the girl, but the man said it wasn't possible, so the man who'd died, and his girlfriend secretly eloped. When the twin found out, he threatened to kill his brother, but was put in a mental facility for his temper. A few years later, the wife died, and when the news reached the twin, he was angry. Nothing could contain his anger. He'd blamed his brother for the death of his lover, and tried to kill him multiple times. After the car crash, the twin was so mad that his brother had killed another person, that he was locked in a room for the rest of his life, or so that was planned. Once the man disappeared, the twin miraculously was completely healed, and his tempers went away." Liz took a big breath once she finished talking.

"So," I started," the man's twin, was really mad at my dad?" Liz nodded.

"And all of this anger was because of a girl?" Again Liz nodded. My gaze shifted to Zach, but then returned back to Liz.

"Does the twin know that his brother really died?" I asked.

"That's the thing. Just because the police found you're dad's finger print, doesn't mean he's alive. And because they don't know anything for sure, they can't publicize the information. The only reason you and your mom found out about the finger print, was because they needed to know if your dad was associated to the man." I sighed, all this information, and still it would be hard to really get something out from it.

"The police did suspect to twin, but soon the case was just dropped, and all was forgotten." By the time Liz had finished talking, we'd gotten to the library. The three of us sat down in the back, so we could quietly discuss Liz's new findings.

"Hey guys, I've got to go to the bathroom!" Zach said.

"Okay." Liz and I said. He left, and Liz looked at me.

"Cammie, you've really changed Zach, for the better!" She whispered to me. I smiled at her.

"Thank you! You don't know how the old Zach was, but let me tell you this, it seemed as if he wasn't ever really happy. Sure he'd laugh and all, but it never really reached his eyes, and after you came, well, it's just amazing!" Liz said, her southern accent strong. She was smiling, a 100 kilo watt smile, but it quickly disappeared. I turned around and saw Tina make her way towards our table.

"So, the newbie steals the heart of Mr. Goode, hmm?" Tina staked closer, as if I was her prey. Her voice was icy cold, and if looks could kill, I would be dead in milliseconds. I could feel Liz tense up beside me, and I knew that Tina's presence was making her nervous. Tina leaned close to me, her breath against my ear.

"Zach is mine, I suggest you stay away from him, I'm the Queen Bee in this school, and I can make your life a living h***." (A/N I DON'T say bad words, just thought you guy would like to know that!) Tina snapped up, and gave me a sickly smile.

"Got it? Oh wait, I don't care if you do, just-" her voice got very quiet, and I heard the warning in the tone.

"-stay away from him." She straitened up and walked away, as if she hadn't just threatened me. I turned to Liz, knowing that she'd heard everything. Her eyes were wide, and she just stared at me.

"She wasn't serious, you know!" I said trying to lighten up the mood. But I knew Liz had seen through my fake cheery voice.

"What'd I miss?" Zach said coming up from behind me.

"You two looked like you just saw a ghost." I snapped out of my thoughts.

"Oh, nothing!" I said, looking at Liz, hoping she'd understand that I didn't want Zach to know. I mean, he'd semi, oh who am I kidding, he was the cause of the 'threat', but it wasn't his fault that he was the single most gorgeous boy in the world, and that there was technically a price (a very pricey price) on his head (or possibly his lips, if you think about it from an angle), now was it?

"Nothing at all!" Zach smiled and was about to say something, but Tina's form was retreating back to our table.

"And Cammie," she said, completely aware of Zach, "here's your $1,000."

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A Runner At Heart

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