Terribly sorry for not posting sooner! You may commence the yelling :/ This was hard to write because I had a really bad writer's block! Tell me how it is...
I stared at Zach for a moment. His mom was here. We already knew that for a fact. And we knew that Will was working with The Circle. Could they be working together? The gears were clicking in my head, and I could see my best friends' wheels turning too.
"What?" Zach asked defensively. "What do you know that I don't?" He shifted in his seat a little. "What aren't you telling me?"
"Nothing. We don't know anything more." Bex's lie was so smooth, it sounded like pure silk. "We are just, I guess, surprised at your story."
"Fine. Don't tell me. But I'm going to bed." Zach stormed out of the room without a second glance at me. The door slammed behind him.
"Well. That went well." Macy retorted. She crossed her legs.
"You guys were thinking it right?" I asked aloud. My friends nodded.
"We should tell Abby." Macy said.
"No." Bex and I replied.
"We have them. We can take them down." Bex said.
"I agree." I said. "But let's not talk about this now. I, for one, am exhausted." I got up and went to the bathroom.
"I think I should booby-trap the door." Bex said slowly. I heard her rummaging through her bag as I brushed my hair for bed.
"Okay. But no more exploding paint. Last time that happened you got it in my hair." I heard Macy demand. And for once that night, I laughed.
()()()
A Brief Description of the Booby-traps that had taken Permanent Resident in my Room.
A list by Bex Baxter and Cameron Morgan.
One, highly electric/ highly dangerous, door handle.
A Chinese spring-trap rug that coils around an intruder.
Three exploding light bulbs.
And a Liz-a-matic air-powered potato launcher (Liz said it was only to be used in a dire emergency).
()()()
So for the next five days me and my sisters and boyfriend (I don't think I should call him my brother.) hung out around London. We saw the sights, smelled the smells, and heard the sounds. It was fun. But we were girls on a mission.
Our mission: To stop Will, Zach's mom, and a 100 year old terrorist organization that has trained killers looking for me.
Sounds easy. Right?
No. Wrong.
In those five days we saw Will on and off again. Bex was pretty sure that he was tailing us in the open. Zach became a little more open to me again. It made me happy to know that he wasn't mad as much anymore.
"Are you still mad?" I asked him on the fifth day.
"Not as much as I was." He squeezed my hand as we walked through the park again.
"Good." I smiled. "Are you prepared for your event? It's in two days."
"A good operative is always prepared." He smirked.
"A good operative prepares beforehand by reviewing her/his cover and prepares for the physical and mental aspects of the mission." I quipped. He raised his eyebrow.
"Ask away."
"Hi. I'm Cecelia Eberhart. What's your name?"
"Jonathan Jenkins."
"Where are you from and what sport will you be competing in?"
"United States of America and Shooting." he replied smoothly. "And my favorite food is Chinese. I like the color blue. I'm from Nebraska and enjoy hunting with my family. I also have a beautiful girlfriend named Cecelia."
"Hey! That last part wasn't part of your cover!" I giggled. Zach grabbed my waist and twirled me around.
"And my girlfriend can kick some serious butt if she wants to!" Zach smiled widely. I laughed.
"And if you don't put me down I might kick yours!" Zach put me down.
We spent the rest of the night hanging out until I had to go help Macey get ready for her event.
"We have comms feed!" Bex yelled as I walked into my room after leaving Zach.
"What does it say?" Macey hopped off her bed.
Bex grabbed it and read aloud:
Target spotted.
Maintain safe distance.
*background noise*
They are just walking around the park.
Can you tell what they are saying?
No. I'm going in.
*background noise*
They're just talking about mushy stuff. Gag me.
Don't worry. You'll have your time with her.
Ha. I'd rather take her on hand to hand than mouth to mouth. Blah.
*background noise*
Their leaving. Should I pursue?
No. Abort. Beta team will take watch now.
Alpha out.
They had seen us in the park! Someone was tailing me and Zach.
"So what were you guys talking about?" Bex egged.
"Bex! Not the time! Someone was tailing me and Zach in the park today." I huffed.
"Here, why don't we keep an eye out for tails tomorrow at my event?" Macey said. "I need beauty sleep if I'm going to win tomorrow." She shut off her lamp light.
"Fine. But this is so not over." I finished. We turned off the lights and went to bed.
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-Amelia