I racked my brain trying to find answers. The Circle couldn't be the threat again could it? If they were I really didn't want to think about it. The man didn't seem to be part of anything big. Wait, why was I thinking of him as the bad guy? He and my mother had talked to each other. And she trusted him enough to go without backup. But I can't shake the feeling that he can't be trusted.
I realised I had been fiddling with something whilst I was thinking. It was the box, again. I don't even know why I kept it in the room. I don't know why I kept it at all. I was nothing to him, so why did he give me this. Zach is full of secrets that I want to know, but he would never tell me anything. Maybe because he knew that I'd be gone soon enough.
My fingers touched my lips softly. I traced where his lips had been. I could still feel his warmth and his kindness. I could still feel him. I opened the box slowly. What sat neatly in it was an oval locket with "Cammie" engraved on the front. I took it out of the box and placed it carefully in my hand. It was so light, so delicate that I immediately wanted to put it back in the box and not touch it again, but I didn't. I kept it in my hand looking at it.
Zach, the boy who told me I was just another person, brought me a necklace with my name engraved on it. Nothing confuses me but right then I felt like the most confused person alive. He had said that but sent this. He sent me a locket. Locket… I opened it to find a small piece of paper inside. I opened it up. The only thing on it was a time.
4:15pm –Z
Just a time and his initial in the hand writing I've seen only a few times before. Zach wanted to meet me. Again I was confused, or maybe I was still confused and hadn't got around the fact that he wanted to see me (And got me the most expensive piece of jewellery I've ever seen!). But there wasn't a location. No indication of where he would be at that time.
I didn't want to go but at the same time I did. I wanted to get answers that I wasn't sure I'm ready to hear. What I really wanted was for Zach to tell me the truth. It dawned on me that if he had been waiting, in Roseville, at this time everyday then he would have had to been in town, all day every day.
And just like that my mind clicked. I had a plan, and I don't think Zach would like it.
~XxX~
I was him, sitting on his own on a bench, in the centre of town looking harmless. I smiled to myself as I walked through town. The cold wind brushed past me making my wig trail a bit behind me. I wore the same coat as before too, just to make sure that I was right that he saw me like this. I acted as if I was being paranoid, looking behind me, changing direction suddenly, and stopping to look where I was then finally moving down a narrower street that branched off.
I knew I got his intention because I could hear footsteps behind me and see his reflection in an empty shop window. I went down an ally and stop in the middle of it. I heard footsteps stop at the end of the ally.
I turned to face him. It was too dark to see my face clearly from where he was. So I lowered my voice and said.
"I hear your waiting for someone. How long has it been? 2 weeks now?" I tilted my head to the side and smirked. He seemed to take a step back but didn't respond. I stepped forward into his view even more so that my face was visible. I was still smirking when I said.
"Hello Zach."
He looked scared and a little bit shocked. Good, because now I have the upper hand.
A/N: Sorry that I didn't upload earlier. I was at a family meal and didn't have time till now. So what you think? A little twist, a bit of romance? Well I hope you enjoyed it and look forward to the next chapter
