Cammie didn't want to think about him. In fact, even thinking about thinking about him was repulsive. But while eating breakfast the next morning, all Cammie could see was Zach's green eyes. Somehow, they were kind, un-judgmental. Something she never expected to see in his spoiled personality.

The phone rang, making Cammie jump. She looked around, hoping her mom or dad would appear out of no where. They didn't. Cammie silently cursed them before going to the phone. She sighed in relief, recognizing the number.

"Hello Dr. Bier." She greeted with a soft voice.

"Oh, hello Cameron. I hadn't expected you to pick up the phone. Is your mom around?" He was eager, almost impatient but the man his it well so Cammie wouldn't panic. She often got overwhelmed when people spoke to her in a stressed voice.

"One moment." Cammie got up from her seat and looked for her mother who was most likely outside planting flowers. She opened the front door, which had been painted a dark, almost black, blue during her fifth grade year.

Once the door was fully opened, Cammie was greeted with a bright blue sky and sun. Warm salty air filled her nostrils giving Cammie a sense of comfort. A few birds chirped over head, landing on the lower lines set up along the streets.

Looking around her yard, Cammie found who she was looking for. Rachel Morgan was bent over in a large t-shirt and capris. Her long brown hair was french braided down her head and along her back, covered with a visor and her hands hidden by a pair of flowery gardening gloves. Cammie walked to the side of the porch and leaned over.

"Mom." She said. Rachel looked up and smiled.

"Good morning honey. What's up?" Cammie held out the landline so Rachel could see the number. She quickly stood up, dropping her gardening shovel and the flowers she was holding before taking her gloves off. She grabbed the phone from her daughter, careful to not touch her hand or fingers.

"Hello John." She said cheerfully. Cammie left after Rachel mouthed a thank you.

"Your Cameron's tests came back yesterday and I was able to give a diagnosis." Rachel's heart began to pick up speed as her daughter closed the front door. "Your daughter is developing ASD." She held back a surprised sob as he continued. "I made an appointment for her to come Monday. Get her set up on some medication and set up a routine to see if we can avoid her Autism to get any stronger." Rachel nodded furiously even though he couldn't see her. Taking a deep breath and trusting her voice she spoke.

"Okay, sure. What time?"

"Eleven thirty PM. Is that okay?"

Cammie sat on a patio chair out in the back, soaking in the warm sun while reading A Walk to Remember. It was her favorite book by the great Sparks. She loved how there was the popular kid in school, the bad boy and the bully, and then the sweet girl nobody notices unless she's the target. She enjoyed the journey they went through to become in love. How, this unpopular girl changed a whole persons view on the world and how sometimes, living life day by day with out hatred and self loathing can make it worth living.

This made her think of Zach for a second time that day. Ugh, she hated how he just waltzed right into her mind like he owns the place.

She thought about his personality, where he came from and what he grew up with. The popular one. The guy everyone notices while she stood on the sidelines, afraid to even look at a person in the eye without crying or getting nervous. Even though there was only a small moment when she wasn't afraid to speak to someone other than her friends and certain family members, it was enough to make Cammie wonder why it was so easy to lash out at the pop singer and put him in his place. Wha about him made Cammie have a second of normalcy? Of course, she started panicking in the end, but still-

"What was it?" She mumbled to herself. She groaned and threw her head back. "Stupid boy. Why did you ever have to exist?" Cammie's phone rang, making her jump in surprise of the sudden noise. She looked at it before answering.

"Cam?" The voice said.

"Hi dad." Cammie spoke quietly, feeling uncomfortable with the voice talking in her ear. Joe sighed.

"It's just me Cam. You can talk to me hun." Cammie shook her head.

"Stop shaking your head little missy. It's me, Joe Solomon, your father since fifth grade. You can talk to me." Cammie smiled, happy Joe was able to tell what she was doing over the phone but still refusing to talk. Joe sighed.

"Okay, I'll make this quick. I need you to tell your mother that I'll be running a little late so I won't make it home for dinner. My boss has me working a few extra cases while Phil is out."

"Okay." She was about to press end when Joe spoke again.

"I love you Camster." She smiled and hung up, happy to be done talking.

"Love you too." She whispered in the wind.

"Guys! Grant just asked me out in a date for tomorrow!" Bex yelled. Liz and Macey rolled their eyes.

"What ever happened to 'hard to get'?" Macey asked. Bex laughed at her giving an 'are you bloody crazy?' look.

"It's Grant bloody Newman! I couldn't even play hard to get with him if a wanted to." Macey shook her head.

"You're too easy." Bex gasped.

"Says the one who hooked up with Nick Cross the moment he spoke to you." Macey shrugged her shoulders, un-offended.

"Yeah, that's great and all, but what about Cam?" Liz asked. "I mean, I'm not saying that you shouldn't go out with Grant because of her, but what are we going to so about her. You know she doesn't do well with meeting new people. And when there's Grant, there is most likely going to be the other three." Bex knew she was right. The last time Bex introduced her to someone, Cammie began shaking uncontrollably. And that was just because of a fourteen year old.

"I'm not quite sure. I guess, the best thing to do is introduce them slowly to her." she thought for a moment. "Well, she ready met Zach, but I don't think seeing him would go very well." she smiled, wondering if Cammie would drop kick him or just drop. Well, the second one wasn't the best reaction, but the first one was a pretty thought.

"Like how?" Macey asked. Liz grabbed a note book and created a chart.

"Well, because Zach and her already met, we can reintroduce them last. I think we should do Grant first, you know, because his big body and tall height is the most intimidating. If we can get that over with, then it won't be so bad later. Then Nick, because of his snake bites and muscle." The girls winced knowing Cammie always felt intimidated when guys with piercings spoke to her. "And then Jonas. He might not be so bad because were so alike." Bex and Macey nodded in approval.

"I like it. Totally fool proof." Bex said. Liz smiled.

"I am pretty awesome." The girls laughed before talking about 35 Seconds.

"So, I saw you and Jonas getting cozy last night." Macey nudged Liz's shoulder and winked at her. Liz blushed a deep red and looked down at the floor.

"He's a really sweet guy. And knows about everything I know. It was nice for a change." Macey and Bex smirked at each other. Nerd love, their eyes said.

"Well, how about this, " Liz said in attempt to drop the subject of her and Jonas, "tomorow'a Sunday, and I have a thing with the science convention Monday, so we can invite Grant with us to Cammie's on Tuesday For out annual movie night?" The girls looked at each other before nodding.

"Perfect."

"Hey babe. Ready to go out with your favorite star?" Grant asked with a big grin. He knew Bex would crack at some point. The sooner the better he always said. Bex rolled her eyes but couldn't help the smile that reached her face. She grabbed his elbow and dragged him out the door.

"Totally!"

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"So you actually told him that?" Bex asked, laughing like a crazed animal. Grant nodded with a grin.

"His face was so red. Fir a moment, I thought he was constipated." this just made Bex laugh harder, causing a disturbance in the fancy restaurant.

"So, Zach seems to be really interested in your friend Cammie." Grant changed the subject to Cammie, only because Zach wanted information about her. He agree just to make Zach shut up.

Bex looked down at her plate, all funniness gone.

"Oh yeah?" Bex wouldn't mind talking about her friends, that is, as long as that friend wasn't Cammie. It was hard talking about your friend with severe social anxiety and still have to try and make her sound normal.

"So, what's she like?" He asked. "I've already sorta met your other friends, but I still have yet to lay eyes on the famous Cammie." The dark skinned girl moved around her food with her fork, wondering what to say.

Oh, you know, she has panic attacks when people talk to her, Cries when being touched, and gets way to overwhelmed at gatherings with more than just her friends and parents. Gosh, that just makes her sound crazy. She took a deep breath and looked up.

"Cammie fun. She can be kind of outgoing when she wants to be. But, that's only arm around Liz, mace, and me." Grant nodded.

"Cool. So, when do I her to meet her?" Bex winced thinking about how Cammie was going to react on Tuesday.

"The girls and I already discussed that. Um, we were thinking Tuesday?" Grant smiled while he played with the collar of his shirt.

"Sure. I'll bring the guys." He offered. Bex's eyes widened.

Oh, wouldn't that just be wonderful.

"No." She quickly said. Grant tilted his head furring his eyebrows.

Great. I really didn't want to talk about this tonight.

"What I mean to say is, Cammie's not like normal people." She nibbled her lip, trying to find the right words. "She doesn't like big groups of people. In fact, she doesn't like people at all. Not hate people, but she just gets nervous. Very nervous. And, well, We can only have one of you guys meet her at a time so she doesn't get overwhelmed by all the new faces." Grant looked at Bex, his eyes brighter and his smile wider.

"So she has social anxiety." it wasn't a question. More of a statement made to sound like he understands all too well. Bex nodded. "That's cool. So does my cousin. She's not overly bad, but, well, family gatherings can sometimes be hard with her." Bex looked up at him, surprise carved into her beautiful face.

"Really?" She asked with a smile. It was a refreshing feeling, to know someone has an idea on where she's coming from.

"Totally." Grant thanked all his lucky stars that he was actually able to get Bex to smile so brightly.

Cammie observed all the colors and patterns in the waiting room Monday afternoon. Rachel was in the office with her doctor, before Cammie was allowed in. The colors were a nice distraction. Cammie knew why she was at the doctors at such an unexpected time. Her anxiety has gotten slightly worse since her last visit. Now she could barely stand her friends touching her.

Pink. The color reminded her of the necklace her father gave her that day. It was a fairy with a pink diamond in it. Blue brought her back to the promise he made before he left. Green took her to a place of just her and him in the woods when her mom and him visited her grandparents in Nebraska.

She missed him. She missed her his eyes that were so full of life. All the late nights at JoJo's Ice Cream when her mom thought they were getting groceries. Even his laugh started fading from her mind like a dramatic ending of a slow song.

"I've never seen anything like this." Dr. Bier explained in a quiet voice. "Signs of autism are revealed at the toddler age, not the late teens. I just can't comprehend how she's been so normal before it happened then suddenly come to this."

Rachel sat on a chair with her head in her hands, focussing on the white tiles before her.

"The only thing we can do is put her in the situations she avoids. That should get her more used to people and her anxiety. As for her ASD... It's not overly concerning, but the fact that it's there is alerting in it's self. She just needs to be on some medication to keep her panic attacks to the minimum." He walked closer to her and rested his large hand on her back. "She'll be okay Rachel. Her life is different from others, but she'll be okay." She nodded in agreement, because that's the only place hope came from at the moment.

"Cammie, you can come in now." A nurse said. Cammie jumped, startled at the voice saying her name.

Taking a breath, Cammie stood up, ready to brace what ever impact she was about to receive from her doctor. She walked past the nurse, avoiding any eye contact and physical contact, no matter how sweet she looked in her thin purple shirt covered in lollipops.

The door knob was cold under her skin. A warning. Today was not a good day. She would always be afraid. Here life would never get back to normal. It was like the air around her was becoming more stale with a bitter taste of lost hope.

"Hello Cammie." Her old doctor greeted. Cammie closed the door behind her then grabbed her upper left arm with her right hand, staring at the ground. "Are you ready?" Though his voice was soft, Cammie thought of anything but lying on a soft cloud. She began to feel uncomfortable with his voice being aimed at her small body.

Doctor. Bire shuffled around the room, his foot steps sounding large and echoey in Cammie's a giant ready take her soul and switch it with another, more broken one.

"Can you stick your arm out for me?" Camme did as told, trying to keep her heart beat steady so he could take her pulse rate.

He wrapped a pad around her arm making Cammie take a step back.

"It's okay Cammie. I need you to stay calm for me okay?" He was wasting his breath. Cammmie was already beginning to breath like she just finished a marathon. Her hands started shaking as she silently begged him to leave her alone.

"Dr. Bier, I think we should do this another time." Rachel said, stepping in to the growing chaos.

"I'm sorry Rachel, but we have to get this done. She refused the last two times. Her physical is a year over due and I need to see how she's progressed since her last visit.

Cammies mind was in a never ending fog. The mist covered her brain, blocking her from the it side world. A few tears left leaked out of her eyes while she pulled her arm from the old man's grasp.

"Clearly things haven't gotten any better Jonathan!" Rachel yelled. "Cam, leave." The small girl did as told and ran out of the room.

"I'm sorry John, but I need to take her to a new doctor. At a hospital or something more than here." She left without a second glance.

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