Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Cameron nodded. “Much better. Thanks for checking on me.”
The girl in front of them couldn’t help but turn around and praise Cameron, “Cameron, that dunk you did at the end of the game today was seriously awesome.”
“I don’t know,” Elijah said coldly. Still, he set down his pen, picked up his phone, and sent Cameron a ted on Whatsapp Elijah: [You went home?]
Austin, right on cue, also pulled out his phone to text Cameron
Austin: [Cam, I heard from Xan you went home? What happened? Are you oka
Cameron was just about to fall asleep when the notifications made her frown. Snd, she picked up her phone and replied so both of them.
To Elijah, she replied: [Yeah, I went home. Had something to deal with. I’m really tired, so let’s talk tomorrow
Elijah: [Nothing much, just checking in. Alright, good night.]
Then, to Austin, she replied: [I’m fine. What’s up, Austin? I’m about to sleep.]
Austin: [It’s nothing, Cam. I just wanted to congratulate you personally. You were amazing today, and everyone at school is talking about how impressive you were.]
Cameron: [Thanks.]
‘So cold? Fine, Austin thought, as Cameron had never been warm to him anyway, but somehow, that only made Austin more intrigued.
Austin replied: [Okay, I won’t bother you then. Get some rest. Good night.]
After that message, Cameron didn’t reply, but Austin still smiled to himself.
The moment Cameron stepped into Noble Vista, Bradley found out instantly. He still hadn’t unlinked his access from her door lock system. It was something he could’ve done in seconds, but for some reason, he kept putting it off.
Bradley was usually a straightforward, decisive guy, but he couldn’t figure out why he was dragging his feet so much over this.
He knew Cameron was home, but he didn’t reach out. Sometimes he stayed elsewhere himself, so it wasn’t a big deal. Just knowing she was back home was enough for Bradley,
*****
Xander made his way down to the underground parking lot and hopped onto his prized motorcycle.
He tossed the hemorrhoid ointment into the trunk, put on his helmet, and suddenly realized that he had no idea where the Wallace family lived.
He called Cameron twice, but she didn’t answer. He tried texting her on WhatsApp, but got nothing back as well.
Not wanting to be bothered, Cameron had put her phone on silent mode and she’d already fallen asleep. With no other options, Xander had to reach out to Milena.
He cut right to the chase and texted: [Ms. Wallace, where do you live?]
When Milena saw Xander’s text, a wave of excitement washed over her.
Her mood had been in the dumps all day, especially after getting back to school, where everyone was raving about how awesome and cool Cameron was.
Milena was so mad she could practically cough up blood. To her, Cameron was a total loser that didn’t deserve everyone’s praise and admiration.
Milena was consumed with jealousy, but there was nothing she could do about it. She was so upset over Cameron that she even forgot to congratulate Xander on the game.
Right then, Xander messaged her out of nowhere, asking for her address.
Milena’s heart skipped a beat, thinking, ‘Is he about to send me a gift? Should I accept it right away or play it cool?’ Milena held back for a whole minute before finally replying to Xander, but she was still trying to play it cool.
Milena: (Mr. Murphy, it’s a little late now. Why a asking for wow addres Successfully unlocked! over 1000 ly’s address, and I can’t reach him. Ms.
Xander: [I need to drop something off for your Wallace, could you send me your address?]
Staring at Xander’s text, Milena was so frustrated she nearly crushed her phone. In her mind, she cursed, ‘Cameron! Why is it her again? Why is she everywhere?’
Milena gripped her phone fightly and didn’t respond right away After a while ber
Xander. [Ms. Wallace, could you send me your home address?
Finally, Milena tried to regain her composure before she replied (Sony Mr Morshy Myse
She had no intention of letting Xander show up at Wallace Villa. If he saw Milan’s here Red Und we
Xander: [What? But he told me he went home.]
Milena figured the “home” Cameron mentioned was probably the apartment at Noble fers but there was Xander that. She wasn’t stupid enough to set them op
Milena: [Maybe my brother was just messing with you, it’s late, and I’m getting ready for ses Good night) Xander frowned at his phone and just replied with a good night sticker. He tried texting and calling Camera there was no response from her end.
“Where the hell did that little punk run off to? Xander grumbled
With no clue where Cameron was and no way to reach him, Xander couldn’t even deliver the mesons in tende up, muttering, “Fine. Just suffer then.”
Xander took off his helmet, hopped off the motorcycle, grabbed the ointment from the trunk, and without any other headed back to the dorm.
Cameron wasn’t in the dorm. Bradley was already back, half sprawled on his bed, reading casually Bligh was in the showe and Austin was busy with his sheet music.
Xander stood under his old bunk, looking up at the empty bed above. For a second, he froze. Then, it hit him that Cameron had kicked him out of their room.
He didn’t even live here anymore, but he just kept coming back out of habit. With a scoff, Xander ignored every walked out of the room.
Tiana had already assigned him a new dorm room anyway. And since Cameron wasn’t around, it didn’t matter where he stayed.
At 6 AM the next morning, sunlight streamed into the room as Cameron opened her eyes.
She’d slept better than she had in days, and her stomach no longer hurt. She reached for her phone and saw dozens of missed calls and a flood of WhatsApp messages from Xander.
They were all asking where she was and why she hadn’t replied, which rendered her speechless
But she didn’t bother responding. She got up, washed up, took out the bathroom trash, and tossed it into the bin downstairs before heading out. Then, she hopped on a shared e-bike and rode straight to school
Once she got to the classroom, she pulled out Xander’s freshly washed uniform pants and stuffed them into her drawer Then, she finally replied: [What’s the emergency?
Xander sent two angry emojis along with his text. I thought you disappeared)
Cameron was speechless. I just fell asleep ]
Xander: [Are you a pig or something? You slept like a log]
Cameron frowned. She was already not in the mood to keep chatting. She just said I washed your uniform pants. Should I bring them to your class, or what?]
Finally, Xander responded like a normal person: [See you in the underground parking lot after the morning self study period
Xander thought that they should keep things on the low since Cameron probably didn’t want anyone knowing condition.
Cameron replied: [Alright.] Then, she slipped her phone into her drawer.
Elijah walked into the classroom. The moment he saw Cameron in her seat, that hollow feeling in his chest finally eased. As he sat down, she greeted him first, “Good m
“Morning,” Elijah replied with a slight nod. He g. knowing where to begin.
Successfully unlocked! as if searching for something to say but not
Usually, he’d use homework as an excuse to talk to Cameron, but Cameron wasn’t a fan of that approach.
Catching his gaze, Cameron asked first, “What’s up?”
Elijah finally asked, “Where were you last night?”
“I went home,” Cameron replied.
Elijah nodded, though she could tell he wanted to ask more. He held back, maybe out of politeness, so she added, “I won’t be staying at the dorm the next few days too.”
Elijah asked in confusion, “Why?”
“Just got some things to take care of,” Cameron said.
Elijah wondered, ‘Some things? What things?’ In the end, he didn’t push for more.
After morning study, Cameron made her way to the underground parking lot, just like they’d agreed.
At this hour, the place was deserted. Xander was already waiting, leaning against his motorcycle with one leg stretched out, watching her as she walked over.
Cameron walked up and handed him a bag. “Here, your pants.”
Xander took it and tossed it onto the motorcycle seat without a care.
“So, what are you giving me?” Cameron asked. She still needed to grab breakfast at the cafeteria after this.
Xander popped open the storage box, pulled out a tube of ointment, and tossed it at her. Cameron caught it, and when she saw the words “hemorrhoid cream” on the tube, she instantly looked uncomfortable.
