Spy's should never get confident, because over confidence makes you sloppy. And in that moment I was over confident, because the next thing I knew I was slammed into the wall looking straight at Zach. I just stared at him not doing anything.
"Why were you following Rachel?"
"We were curious to see who she was meeting. Bex and Macey were there, in town, and Liz was waiting back at the mansion." He looked at me not knowing what to think. Then he let me go and took a step back.
I put my hand in my coat pocket, feeling the tiny locket that lay inside.
"You really know how to get into trouble don't you Gallagher girl?" I didn't say anything, didn't look at him. I just stood there. I pulled the locket out and held it in my hand.
"Why did you send me this Zach?" my voice was barely a whisper yet it felt like I was shouting. He out his hands deep in his pocket and leaned against the opposite wall.
"Cammie, I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't want to put you in danger." His voice was low and soft.
"How can I trust you Zach? You've never fully told me the truth before. Why now?"
He reached for my hand, grasped it gently in his. Even though the wind was blowing against us but he felt warm. But all I could do was look into his eyes.
"Because I've always trusted you, please trust me now?" and I did. The spy in me was shouting to ignore him, to run away and never see him again, but the girl was welcoming him with open arms. He took the locket from my hand and placed it around my neck as he fastened it at the back. His hands lingered but he moved away to face me again.
I hugged him. Out of all the things I could do in the world (which was a lot.) I hugged him. And he hugged me. Pulling me close as if to say he would never let me go again, and I didn't want him to.
"Zach, can't you stay for the rest of the school year?" I could feel his head shake as if to say no. I stepped back from him. "At least say for the rest of winter with us." He smiled slightly.
"Okay, only for the winter." We turned to walk back to the town centre. Mr Solomon taught us to notice things, and that's what I did. I noticed that there was a man sitting on a bench with a baseball cap on backwards and a blue jacket whilst reading a newspaper but earlier he was buying coffee whilst wearing a winter coat. I looked at Zach who nodded and we split off. I walked around the square and Zach walked into a shop. I walked around trying to look as busy I can. He stayed close but not to close. I was getting worried because he was tailing me, not Zach. I had to lose him otherwise I couldn't get back to school.
I used every trick I knew to try and get him off me. When I thought it was clear I headed up the long stretch of road that lead to the Gallagher Academy.
I didn't get to half way before someone covered my mouth with their hands and pulled me into the shadows.