Chapter 34

"Cammie, I'm going to say this once, and only once, STOP MOVING AROUND!" Liz yelled. Yes, you read that correctly, Liz, sweet innocent Liz, yelling at me, to put on a bikini, and stay still while she did my hair. I looked over at Macey, reading a magazine, sitting on the counter top. I was debating on what was weirder, Macey not dressing me up like a doll, or the fact that she wasn't reading the latest issue of the'Vogue',I know, what was this world becoming? Bex was painting my nail, with a clear coated nail polish, much to my dismay. I mean, it's clear what difference is there, whether you put it on or not. But, as Bex said, "It makes anything way hotter!" And, anything that Bex said was always right, or as stated by Grant anyways. (A/N Can someone explain the clear nail polish thing to me, I mean, it's CLEAR what difference does it make? And it's got to be important, because one day my friend called me at 11 p.m. and was freaking out because she needed clear nail polish.) I watched myself in the mirror, watching myself get tortured by Bex and Liz. Then, my eyes flickered towards Macey, and instead of her bored expression, she had a sly smile. I shivered, wondering what she had in store for me.

"Okay Cam, I think you're good to go!" Bex exclaimed. I looked in the mirror, and I had to say, they did a really good job. Macey smiled.

"Good, now go make Goode suffer!" She said, enthusiastically. I rolled my eyes. I walked out the door, very uncomfortable, may I add, but stopped a 5 feet away from the chair Zach was now sitting on, because what I saw totally shocked me. Zach was sitting, well more like slouching, on the chair, sleeping. That boy was actually sleeping! And it looked like he was in a deep sleep, considering his heavy breathing. I stood there, watching his sleeping figure (now, that does sound a tad weird, but, he was sleeping!) and, I felt awkward, just standing there, in a bikini, watching his chest rise and fall.

"Umm, guys, you might want to check this out!" I called softly to my friends. I saw Liz's head pop out of the door, and her eyes went huge. Her jaw fell down.

"How... what... uhhh...?" Was her smart response. Macey and Bex came out of the door, and the first thing Macey did was laugh, hard might I add. But, yet, Zach didn't even stir at the sound.

"What in the bloody world happened?" Bex asked, wonder lacing her voice. And then Liz shrieked. I turned my head, and saw her, her head half in, halt out, and the net on the window was off, and on the floor(A/N I don't know how the windows are where you guys live are like, but where I live, the net that sits on the window and swing, like a door, and it doesn't come off the hinges that keep it in place [If this is still confusing, tell me in a review, and I'll explain it better]). I went towards the window, and just in time to see a red car speed away.

"What happened Liz?" I asked, still not seeing anything wrong. Sure, I saw a red car, but, nothing was wrong with it.

"It... black... mask...guns!" She stuttered, her face ghostly white. At the word gun, I paid attention.

"Guns?" I asked, now my heart was beating fast, and I looked at Zach. Macey was trying to draw on him, and Bex was pulling at him, trying to get him onto the bed. I walked towards him, but in the process, I stepped on something, something hard. I looked down, and saw a black boat-tailed object, and the first thing that came into my mind was, guns, which, lead to bullets. I ran towards Zach, my heart pounding in my chest, and an aching feeling that was beginning to settle.

Zach could have been shot.

I got to him, just as Bex pulled him onto the bed, and I inspected every inch of him.

"Cammie, that's just gross. I know he's sleeping, but, really, looking at him, like that?" Macey's voice found a way into my head, but I didn't care how 'gross' it was. If Zach was shot... I didn't want to complete the thought. I found no blood, or any sign of a bullet wound, and I sighed.

"Cammie, CAMMIE!" Bex yelled at me. I jumped back and looked at her.

"What?" I asked, a little hard then I should have.

"What's wrong? I've been trying to get your attention and you just sit there, with that expression on your face." Bex said, her voice softer after each word. I pointed to the floor, where the bullet was. Liz was the first one to get to it, and she just froze. When Macey saw the bullet, she looked at me, and the danger of this situation finally settled in her head. Bex was the calmest. She went into the bathroom, got a tweezer, and picked up the bullet. She then pulled out a plastic bag, and dropped it in the bag. As all of this was happening, I was cradling Zach's head, subconsciously, in my lap.

"Cammie, I'm calling the police." Bex said, authority in her voice. I nodded my head, still holding onto Zach. Macey was helping Liz calm down, apparently, Liz was close to hyperventilating. I felt something move in my lap, and I looked down. Zach was waking up. His eyes opened, and he immediately smiled, a really big smile. I looked down at him, confused, but in that moment, Bex barged in the door. Zach sat up, most likely because of the noise the door made.

"Here, officer, we found it right here." Bex was saying, pointing to the place where I first stepped into the bullet.

"And, that's the guy who fell asleep. And there, the window screen came off." Bex was pointing to each object as she told both male police officers about it. But, both officers were looking at me.

"I presume that this is your house, Miss?" The taller officer asked, his voice deep.

"Yes." I said. And I internally groaned at how small and scared my voice sounded. Compared to Bex, I probably sounded like a little girl.

"And why, may I ask, is it that you are wearing a bikini, when it's winter?"

Hope you liked it! I just wanted to announce, that I'm setting a goal for this story! I want to get 1,000 reviews before it ends! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed so far!

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P.S. Now for the dedications. I know I promised in the other chapter to dedicate all my reviewers for Chapter 32, and Chapter 33, so here you go:

Chapter 32:

Anonymous Reviewer, GallagherRoxs123, sammybaby1234, Chelly is a Gallagher girl, BookLover8, BrookeGoode, xXJustSomeRandomKidXx, Steph5756lovestwilight, Yelena Herondale, Colorful eyes, ShmemilyShmoring, Pinkskates, Charliee, Charliee, Charliee, Charliee, zammieloverforever, Cat2305, Cat2305, Cat2305, Forever A Dancer, topXsecret, Zammie97, Zammie97, Zammie97, TennisFreakLoves GaleAndHatesMJ, zammielicious98, Megatron13, its-ehpay-kid, CanadianAngel97, truesoul10, GallagherGirl03, Chameleon's Shadow

Chapter 33:

Chelly is a Gallagher Girl, TennisFreakLoves GaleAndHatesMJ, ShmemilyShmoring, zammieloverforever, lax it like u field it, Charliee, Charliee, xXJustSomeRandomKidXx, Charliee, Charliee, Charliee, GallagherRoxs123, Aly8188, Cat2305, Anonymous Reviewer, lovebooks101, Steph5756lovestwilight, Forever A Dancer, topXsecret, Colorful Eyes, , Megatron13, Yelena Herondale, zammielicious98, xXFroYoYumm13Xx, truesoul10, GallagherGirl03, oihafopbspfvjbdsv, HotChocolateStar99, Chameleon's Shadow

THANK YOU TO:

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