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Warnings: language, violence, mentions of character death, AU
Notes: Thanks so much for the feedback, the favorites, and the follows! I appreciate it! Thank you miaadventure, GallagherGirls13BYE, Alexa, Sunniva Steiner, Guest, imapeppergirl0824, L, Guest (2), a fan, Books Books Books 1812, and Guest (3) for your review, you'll find your response at the end of the chapter. Wow, I never expected to get so much feedback, I'm so happy! Hope you enjoy this chapter! Oh, I just realized that in the first chapter I put Cross My Heart and Hope to Die instead of Hope to Spy. Sorry for that error, I'll go to fix it ASAP. I am so sorry for taking so long and for the ridiculously short chapter, I have a lot on my plate right now and this was the best that I could force out of my head. Please review, favorite, and follow.
—dreams
Chapter Seven
Alive
Cammie
The asphalt was cold against my cheek. There was something sopping wet clinging to my skin. My body was numb, almost floating. Everything I saw was blurred blobs of colors, all on the spectrum. There was a pounding rush in my ears, blocking my hearing from the pandemonium around me. I could morph out shoes rushing past, hands grabbing at me, pulling me.
Was that my heart I was hearing?
Was that my blood staining the asphalt red?
Was that my Aunt's tears hitting my face?
"Get the bullet out! Get it out!"
"Cammie!"
"Cammie!"
"Cammie! Cammie!"
"CAMMIE! CAMMIE! CAMMIE, DON'T YOU DARE CLOSE YOUR EYES!"
"Where is that bloody woman? Where is that b—,"
"Rebecca Baxter, watch that tongue!"
"Where is she? WHERE IS MY LITTLE GIRL? WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?"
"Catherine's gone. No one can find her. No one."
"I need gauze, stitches…"
My eyes began to droop. It might've been clichéd, written by too many authors, but a bright light glared at me in the face. Maybe this was the end of my life, the last page of the chapter, the story. My eyes closed.
I slept.
I woke up again to Grant sitting beside me. He was reading a book on the best ways to poison someone. "Should I be worried?" I murmur to him. The only thing on his face that showed shock of me being awake were his eyes. Other than that, he appeared nonchalant.
"Nice to see you're alive and kicking, sunshine," he responds. "You practically sent everyone into heart-attack at an early age." He gave me a playful glare. "I'll get you back for that."
"You love me too much for vengeance," I smirk, though it was a weak one considering my condition.
"True," he smiles. "Since the proverbial cat is out of the bag, what are you going to do now? Go back to spy school? Run away and take down Catherine and the Circle one by one?"
"I just want to live," I sigh. "Is that too much to ask?"
"According to Catherine, yes, apparently," Grant sighs as well. "The school is on lockdown because of the threat Catherine has to everyone, to you. Agents from all around the world are searching for her. You're the longest captive the Circle has had, and you survived, you even managed to outwit the entire world so that your true identity is kept hidden."
"Does anyone know that you know who I am?"
"Of course," Grant says, "I was literally screaming your name when Catherine showed up. I managed to knick her."
"With what?" I raise an eyebrow.
"My gun…did you expect I shot her with a lemon drop? This isn't Harry Potter, and I am definitely not Dumbledore."
My lips crack a smile. Even after everything, after the tragedy, the hurt, Grant could still make me smile despite the situation. He truly was my older brother in all but blood. "What about…" I started to ask but Grant cut me off.
"Dr. Steve was found dead in his apartment in Malibu. Catherine, as you know, has gone AWOL. Your parents are hysterical because you were right underneath their noses the entire time and they didn't have a clue. The other agents of the Circle are scattered everywhere since it was practically publicized that they were apart of a terrorist-kidnapping group."
I blink. "I'll never be left alone again, will I?"
Grant gives me a small smile. "Sorry, kiddo. Apparently, Catherine put a bounty on my own head too, once it was known that I helped you escape. They practically doused me with Truth Serum, interrogating me on what I planned to do with you."
"And what are your plans?"
The look Grant gave me was smoldering. "I would do anything I could to protect you. You are my sister. You are my blood. I will never leave you behind unless you asked me to, and I'd sacrifice myself to let you live another day."
I smiled at him, brightly. I already knew his intentions since I had doused him myself with the same Serum. I couldn't trust him until I knew the irrevocable truth. We forged an unbreakable bond that day.
Reviews
To miaadventure
No, it's not her death. Thanks for the chapter
To GallagherGirls13BYE
Wow, this is a REALLY long review…I love it! I'm so glad that you're super excited for this chapter. I've been better, I've come to realize that I'm extremely lonely and, some-what, depressed because I'm alone at my new school (I'm very shy so it's terribly hard to make friends). Aw, thanks! I don't mind a friendship…thanks for the wonderful review, Colleen (can I call you that?)
To Alexa
Thanks so much! Just updated. I'm not so sure on Zammie…maybe…I haven't truly thought that far, you know?
To Sunniva Steiner
Aw, thanks so much. Seriously, I'm blushing right now. All of these comments are so sweet and nice!
To Guest (1)
Hope you liked this chapter!
To imapeppergirl0824
Thank you! hope you enjoyed this chapter
To L
Don't worry, The Chameleon Lives! Haha, hope you enjoyed this, and thank you for the sweet compliment.
To Guest (2)
Thanks!
To a fan
Aw, thank you!
To Books Books Books 1812
Don't worry, she lives! Hope you liked this chapter!
To Guest (3)
Thank you, hope you liked this chapter!