Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Milena froze, speechless for a moment. Then she yelled, “You knew I had to say that-there were too many people around.” Cameron’s face remained unreadable. “Then do me a favor and pretend you don’t know me next time.*
Milena was instantly at a loss for words.
Cameron slipped one hand into her pocket and walked off. After a few steps, she doubled back. “Well…”
Milena thought she was coming over to talk. But Cameron just brushed past her-she had forgotten her jacket. It hadn’t felt cold while she was running, but now, with the night breeze picking up, the chill sank in.
“Cameron, Milena called after her, “you made Xander pass out. Aren’t you gonna check on him at the infirmary?”
Cameron glanced sideways at her. “Stay out of my business.”
With that, she turned and walked away. But Milena caught up again, glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then softened her tone. “Cam, what happened to you? What made you change like this?”
Cameron came to a halt. “If you’re willing to get gender reassignment surgery and marry Amelia in my place, I’ll tell you.”
Stunned, Milena instantly went silent.
Cameron let out a cold laugh. “Can’t do it? Then stay out of my way.” With that, she walked off without looking back. Milena stared after her slender figure, her fists clenched tight, thinking, “What the hell is going on? Cameron’s gone way too far.
‘Whatever. Mom said she’s coming home this s coming to her v. Once she gets home, she’s gonna get what’
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She stomped herot in frustration, glaring at Cameron’s retreating back.
Cameron made it back to Room 316 just before curfew. Elijah was already in bed, an eye mask pulled down over his face, looking like he was asleep.
Bradley, dressed in a black robe, was propped up against the headboard, still holding his copy of Essential Skills for Attorneys.
At the sound of the door, he lifted his gaze. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his deep-set eyes were cool and sharp. “You re back?”
“Yeah. You’re still up?” Cameron nodded.
Bradley said, “Cameron, you’re famous now.”
Cameron was confused. “Famous for what?”
Bradley replied, “That shooting match between you and Xander? Someone posted it on the school forum.”
Cameron didn’t react much. “I’m drenched. Gonna take a shower.”
Bradley chuckled to himself. This new roommate’s definitely something else, he thought.
He shut his book, pulled on an eye mask, and turned in for the night.
Xander had been chewed out by the school nurse and was ordered to stay in bed for three days. For once, he didn’t argue, because he’d lost to Cameron, which meant he had to move out of Room 316.
To him, that was humiliating. He didn’t even want to see Cameron right now. Three days of bed rest sounded like the perfect excuse to avoid her altogether.
Cameron really had become the talk of the school. The next day, a bunch of students showed up at Class 15, Senior Year, just to catch a glimpse of her.
“So that’s Cameron? He looks kinda delicate, but he actually ran Xander into the ground in the marathon?”
That’s him? He even outshot Xander in basketball?”
“Gotta admit, he’s pretty good-looking,”
Surrounded by a swarm of curious onlookers, Cameron remained stone-faced, completely unmoved. Not a flicker of emotion touched her features.
Zach, who sat in front of her, was practically green with envy. He sneered, his tone dripping with sarcasm, “Some people are so annoying.
“They suck at school but still cause a bunch of trouble, getting a whole crowd outside the classroom and messing up everyone else’s focus.”
“Shut it.” Cameron kicked the leg of his chair.
Zach shot her a glare but didn’t dare say another word.
Two days later, Xander had no choice but to return to Room 316.
Cameron, Bradley, and Elijah were all there. Cameron had stayed behind on purpose-she was waiting for him.
“Are you doing okay now?” Bradley asked.
Xander had felt awkward about coming back, but Bradley’s question gave him an easy out. He scratched his nose and sneaked a glance at Cameron. “Yeah. I’m good.”
Bradley just smiled and didn’t push further.
Elijah, meanwhile, was completely tuned out. He was deep in his math problems, focused on tracking down the mystery solver. That was all that mattered to him-everything else was just noise.
Cameron sat back in her chair, her eyes cold as she looked at Xander walking in. “You’ve got fifteen minutes. Pack up and go.”
Successfully unlocked!
Xander shot her a glare. “Cameron, don’t push, or
Cameron replied ftly, “What, can’t take the loss after making a bet?”
The fire in Xander’s eyes instantly fizzled out. He clenched his jaw. “Fine. I’ll move.” He thought, ‘A loss is a loss. Whatever. I’ Il leave’
Xander grabbed his blanket off the bed, rolled it up, and stormed out with it in his arms. At the door, he turned back and looked at Cameron. “You played me from the start, didn’t you? All that fake weakness crap was on purpose.”
Cameron didn’t even bother looking at him.
Xander stood there, speechless, thinking, ‘Damn this smug little bastard.’ He shut the door hard behind him.
Elijah frowned at the sound of the door slamming.
Bradley adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and glanced at Cameron. “You hate him that much?”
Cameron answered calmly, “Hate’s a stretch. He picked the fight. I just cut the draina.” She figured that if they weren’t sharing a room, there wouldn’t be any mess to deal with.
Bradley chuckled in approval, “You might be the first person at this school to actually put Xander in his place.”
Cameron smiled faintly as she looked at him, asking, “Brad, does that even matter?”
Bradley nodded. “You’re right. It doesn’t.”
They were still talking when someone knocked on the door. Bradley and Cameron exchanged a glance.
Then he stood up to open it and froze when he saw who was standing outside.
“Hey there. I’m your new roommate. Hope we’ll get along.” The guy at the door had a blanket slung over one arm and a slip in the other. With a smug little smirk, he raised his brow in challenge.
Bradley was utterly speechless. Standing there wasn’t anyone new-it was Xander, back again like nothing had happened
Bradley blinked, deadpan. “Seriously? What kind of circus are you running now?”
Xander waved the slip in his hand. “I’m just following the school’s arrangement. What’s the problem?”
Bradley bit back a sigh, thinking, ‘Following the school’s arrangement? Yeah, right. Everyone in this school knows the Student Affairs Director is his aunt.’
Xander lifted the slip again and arched a brow. “What, you’re not gonna welcome your new roomie?”
Bradley couldn’t be bothered to argue and simply stepped aside. Xander strutted in with his blanket in his arms like he owned the place.
He used to sleep in the bed closest to the bathroom, with one empty bunk separating him from Cameron. This time, he dropped his blanket right onto the bed next to hers. From now on, he and Cameron would be “next-door neighbors”
Bradley looked thoroughly done. Elijah frowned-he’d actually planned to request a room transfer, but the Academic Office had told him there weren’t any open beds for now.
Since Xander was leaving, Elijah had figured he could stay put. But now Xander was back in full force. Elijah thought, “Yeah, I’m definitely transferring.”
Xander strolled over to Cameron, all smug and shameless. “Hey there, I’m your new roommate from now on. Be nice to me, okay?”
“Get lost,” Cameron said flatly.
Xander instantly dropped the act. “Cameron, are you asking for a beating?”
Cameron stared at him, her expression cold. “Xander, the terms of our bet were that you’d get the hell out of Room 316. What are you doing here?”
Xander stiffened his neck. “What do you mean what am I doing here? I did move out, didn’t I? But I still need a bed, right? Room 316 just happened to have a free one, so I got reassigned. It’s not my fault, is it?”
Cameron didn’t buy a single word of it. “Xander, if I wanted to crush you, I could do it any time. You’d better behave.” She gave the warning without so much as a flicker of emotion.
Xander fell silent, thinking, ‘Damn it. This punk’s seriously full of himself.’
Afraid Cameron might really get him kicked out, Xander swallowed his pride and backed off.
And just like that, Xander stayed. Right after lunch, he rushed back to the dorm-obviously waiting for Cameron. But she headed straight to the library instead. He waited the entire afternoon, and she never showed.