Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
She stood up, flipped a middle finger toward the people above, arrogant and unfazed
Yasmin was speechless, wondering. She jumped from that height and survived?’ Her face twisted in rage and flushed red.
Cameron didn’t stop. She swiftly scaled the courtyard wall, which was at least ten feet high, flipped over, and vanished from sight with fluid, confident ease.
“Whoa, that was hot,” Bianca gasped, practically swooning. Even though she knew Cameron was just disguised as a boy, Bianca still thought she looked unbelievably cool.
Bianca thought, “That was the sixth floor. She jumped straight down and landed like it was nothing. That’s insanely awesome!
“Hot, my ass, Yasmin snapped, shooting her a fierce glare.
Bianca immediately shut her mouth
In the hospital director’s office on the top floor, Elijah stood by the window, dressed in the deep blue uniform of Langford Academy.
His features were sharp and refined, his eyes mesmerizing and striking. There was a calm detachment in his gaze that made him seem cold and distant.
From the window, he had seen the entire scene unfold. His handsome face remained mostly expressionless, though his eyes shifted slightly
“Mr. Moore, I’ll go find out what happened, the secretary hurriedly said.
“No need,” Elijah replied, waving a hand as he picked up the textbook on the desk, “Just tell my dad I’m heading to class.”
“Yes, Mr. Moore. Il make sure to let the director know, the secretary answered with a pod.
At Langford Academy, a few girls were whispering among themselves.
One of them said. “Hey, that guy’s really cute. I don’t think I’ve seen him before, Do you think he goes here?”
Another chimed in, “Damn, he’s hot. Look at the way he’s got one hand in his pocket. He’s so cool. Is he a transfer student?”
A third girl said, “Let’s go check him out.”
Cameron was standing beneath the Academic Office building. She tilted her head slightly, looking up at the bright sky above the school. the breeze brushing gently across her gorgeous face.
It had been over a thousand years, and now she was back.
The group of girls tugged at each other and finally made their way right up to her.
“Oh my goodness. Isn’t that Cameron Wallace? The one who had that childhood engagement with Amelia Chapman, the queen bee of our school?”
“Wait, when did Cameron get so hot?”
“Yeah, that’s him.”
There’s something different about him. But what is it?”
Cameron thought, Childhood engagement? Hearing their chatter, she slowly turned her head, her face turning icy cold.
Just those words-childhood engagement”-made her feel sick to her stomach. It was exactly those casual, meaningless words that had doomed her to a tragic fate in her past life from the moment she was born.
Eighteen years ago, both the Wallace family and the Chapman family had been powerful and influential in Viremont.
The two families were close. Cameron’s mother, Heidi, and Amelia’s mother, Kate Chapman, had been pregnant at the same time and had agreed that if one had a boy and the other a girl, they would become in-laws.
At first, whether that actually happened hadn’t really mattered. But then disaster had struck the Wallace family, and as they had fallen from power, that vague promise had suddenly become their last lifeline.
The Wallace family had gone around boasting about a marriage alliance with the Chapmans. The Chapmans, not wanting to lose face- even though they already had looked down on the Wallaces-had felt they couldn’t go back on their word.
The Chapman baby had been born first-a girl. That meant Cameron had to be a boy. But unfortunately, she wasn’t. Her insane parents, Martin and Heidi, had immediately decided to raise her as a boy.
When the time was right, they would arrange for her to undergo gender reassignment surgery, fully turning her into a man, just to secure the marriage alliance and cling desperately to the Chapman family without the slightest bit of shame.
As the memories came rushing back, the chill on Cameron’s face deepened.
Noticing her face darken, the group of girls tugged at each other and quickly slipped away, whispering, “Let’s go.”
Not wanting to get dragged down by bad memories, Cameron shook her head, the motion smooth and sharp.
“He really is kind of hot, one of the girls muttered, glancing back
Another added, “Yeah, well, too bad he’s already taken by the most popular girl in our school.”
Cameron headed straight to her advisory teacher Brody Graham’s office and asked politely, “Mr. Graham, I’d like to stay on campus. Could you help me get a spot in the dorm? Cameron got straight to the point.
She definitely wasn’t going back home. That place wasn’t her home-it was a cage. And she was never part of that family, she was just a pawn on their chessboard.
Cameron scoffed inwardly, ‘What my parents want is a son who can marry into a powerful family. Too bad I’m a girl. I’m useless to them
Brody adjusted his glasses and said, “The SATs are just around the corner, and you’re still behind. Living on campus might be good for you more time to study, I’ll check with the Academic Office,”
Cameron stayed quier, thinking, ‘Behind’ Please. I’ve been holding down the last place like it’s my job”
Luckily, Brody was a decent teacher. It seemed like he hadn’t given up on a failing student like her.
Half an hour later, Cameron received the dorm assignment slip. Her on-campus life was about to begin.
However, she’d be living in the boys dorm. But after dressing like a guy for over ten years, she figured she could pull it off. She didn’t think there was anything to worry about.
Cameron took the slip to the dorm manager’s office to check in. The dorm manager stared at the room number, looking a bit surprised. “Room 316?”
Cameron nodded. “Yeah. Is there a problem?”
The dorm manager opened his mouth, hesitated for a second, but ended up saying nothing. He just handed her a set of bedding and lincol
Langford Academy was a top-tier private school, and not just because of its admissions standards-the campus facilities were next level.
The dorms were basically five-star hotel quality. Every room came with a private bathroom, air conditioning, washer, dryer, fridge. desktop. TV-pretty much everything. After all, the tuition here was $300,000 a year.
Cameron found Room 316 and unlocked the door with her key. Inside, Elijah turned his head slowly at the sound, his eyes chilling as they met hers
Cameron paused for a second when she saw who was inside and thought, Seriously? What are the odds?
Elijah sat at the desk with worksheets and prep hooks spread out in front of him, a limited-edition fountain pen in his well-defined fingers
He turned just slightly, giving her a perfect side profile. The early spring sunlight poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind hini, wrapping him in gold-but there was nothing warm about it. His eyes were just too cold.
Cameron froze. She hadn’t expected her new roommate to be Elijah, her classmate.
Elijah was one of Langford Academy’s top four heartthrobs-and on top of that, he was a straight-A student.
Ever since he’d enrolled, whether it was weekly quizzes, unit tests, midterms, or finals, he had always held the number one spot in the entre grade.
Cameron had also heard that his family ran a chain of private hospitals. He had money, looks, and brains-be really was the full package.
But that wasn’t what was on Cameron’s mind. What mattered was that, of all people, her roommate just happened to be Elijah. She still had that message from Amelia sitting on her phone, telling her to get one hundred photos of Elijah.
Now that they were living in the same dorm, that task suddenly felt way too convenient. And with Elijah right in front of her, Cameron couldn’t help feeling a little guilty.
She thought. Wait a minute. Why should I feel guilty? It’s not like I’ve got some inappropriate crush on him or anything. There’s nothing to feel guilty about.
Elijah noticed Cameron standing there like a statue and spoke in a cool voice, “You need something?” His voice, like his eyes, was distant. but it was melodious.
Cameron snapped out of it, one hand in her pocket, her face blank under her short hair. She gave the k shake. “Hi I’m your new roommate.
At her words, Elijah frowned slightly. But he had good manners and didn’t say anything key in her other hand a little on the left and three on the
The dorm room was huge, about a thousand square feet. It was designed for six people, with three beds on right-there was plenty of space
Four of the beds were already made up with school-issued gray sheets, and two were still empty, which meant, counting Elijah, there were four people living here so far.
The bed to the left near the door was unclaimed, so Cameron dropped the bedding she’d been given onto it.
At the moment, Elijah was the only one in the room. The other three roommates weren’t around.
Once he understood why Cameron was here, Elijah lowered his gaze and went back to his reading at his desk.
He was pretty well-known at school-for being one of the top heartthrobs. Cameron was famous top-for being the “fiance” of Amelia, the school’s most popular girl.
Elijah was ranked first in Class 15, Senior Year, while Cameron held the last spot in the same class. And now, by some ridiculous twist of fate, they were sharing a dorm
Cameron didn’t have much luggage. After making her bed, she figured she’d head out to buy some toiletries and a blackout curtain.
Even though she was dressed like a boy, she was still a girl. Sharing a dorm with four guys, she needed to carve out a private space for
She took out her phone and checked her balance-around fifty thousand dollars. Martin and Heidi had made it clear that they wanted her to win over Amelia during high school and get officially engaged as soon as they graduated.
That was why they’d been giving Cameron spending money. After all, courting a girl-especially a rich, beautiful girl like Amelia-took cash