Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Man, Cam is really blunt, Austin thought. Nevertheless, he kept emiting ‘Cam, wart to celebrate tonger
Tm busy,” she sai
Austin coughed a few times, his face slightly pale.
Cameron glanced at him. “Seriously, I’m busy. How about I treat you guys to dinner in a couple of days?
She clearly meant Bradley and Elijah, too
Austin grinned. “Alright, Cam, I wait for your message”
Cameron waved and rode off on her shared bike. Meanwhile, Austin watched her leave, that familiar knowing smile still on his face.
Cameron made it back just before evening study. The moment she reached the classroom doo, the spotted Milena lurking nearby.
*Cameron, Milena called, half-excited, half-nervous.
“Get lost,” Cameron replied coldly, not even slowing down as she entered the classroom
“Cameron.” Milena rushed forward and grabbed the comer of Cameron’s shirt. “You can’t be this selfish.”
Cameron glanced down at Milena’s hand that was clutching her shirt. Her gaze was so cold that Millena’s fingers instinctively flinched, but she still wouldn’t let go.
Cameron smirked. “You and your parents keep showing up just for that 300 thousand dollars, right?”
“So what if we are?” Milena snapped, righteous as ever. “That money should go to the family. You think it’s right for you to keep that much to yourself?”
Students were passing by on all sides. These days, Cameron was practically a campus celebrity, and a confrontation like this with another girl naturally drew attention.
Cameron’s face stayed expressionless. Milena, on the other hand, was growing desperate. She had finally found out that Cameron wasn’t really her sister. If Cameron wanted to cut ties, she had no say about it.
But the Wallace family had raised Cameron for eighteen years, and they wanted Cameron to repay them.
Milena used to think that the agreement didn’t really matter, but now, she was actually panicking.
So, when her parents told her that they couldn’t get into the school, she decided to take this on herself, even though she knew she’d be in trouble if Xander found out.
“So it’s not okay for Cameron to have the money, but it’s fine if you take it?” Just as Milena finished speaking, a cold male voice cut in.
Milena froze, Elijah, donned in the school’s blue uniform, stood beside Cameron, sharp-eyed and cold-faced. He’d seen the whole thing unfold from the start.
He held his pen for a while, thinking it over before finally stepping out. After all, Cameron’s family drama wasn’t really his business.
But the moment he walked out, he overheard what Milena said. He thought, ‘So Milena was here to ask Cameron for money?”
Cameron was just a student, and the prize money came as a surprise to her too. Elijah was baffled at how her family had the nerve to ask her for it.
It made sense why Cameron suddenly started living in the dorm this semester, and why he didn’t go back to W. during the holidays, but stayed elsewhere.
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Elijah’s words left Milena speechless. But she was quick on her feet and immediately said, “Of course I didn’t mean that for me. It’s for my parents.”
Elijah said, “Cameron’s already an adult. He ha
Once again, Milena was rendered speechless.
Elijah frowned. “What are you still doing here?” do with his prize money. You have no say in it.”
Successfully unlocked!
Milena was out of options. She bit her lip, let go of Cameron, and walked away in defeat. She never expected Elijah, the top student, to take Cameron’s side too.
She fumed inside, thinking, ‘What’s so special about Cameron, anyway?’
Seeing that Milena was out of sight, Elijah finally turned to Cameron. “Your sister’s a real handful.”
Cameron nodded in agreement. “Thanks, Elijah.”
Elijah headed back toward the classroom. “Don’t mention it.”
Cameron sighed, “I didn’t think you had it in you to throw shade like that.”
Elijah might be the quiet, aloof type, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t speak up when it mattered. He just usually couldn’t be bothered.
Cameron followed Elijah back to their seats. The girl in front of them turned around and asked curiously, “Hey Cameron, who was that girl just now?”
Cameron replied, “No idea.”
The girl was speechless, but seeing Cameron didn’t want to talk, she sensibly turned back around to face the front.
This time, Cameron took the initiative to slip Elijah a note. [How do you want me to thank you?]
She really was grateful to him. Milena had been driving her nuts, and Elijah had shut her down with just a few sharp words.
Milena cared way too much about her image, and Elijah had used that against her effortlessly.
Elijah: [Thanks? For earlier? It’s fine, it was nothing.]
Cameron: [How about I treat you to a meal?]
Elijah: [Sure.]
Stunned by his quick response, Cameron thought, ‘Didn’t he just say there was no need to thank him?
Cameron: [What do you want to eat?]
Elijah: [What about you? What are you craving?]
Cameron: [You’re getting treated, so you make the call.]
Elijah: [Barbecue?]
Cameron: [Do you have a favorite place?]
Elijah: [We’re going after evening study? It’ll probably be closed by then.]
Cameron: [Let’s go on the weekend.]
They would still have exams tomorrow.
Elijah: [Alright.]
He still owed Cameron a meal. Once she treated him, he’d return the favor.
*****
Two days later, Cameron was finally free. Her period was over, and it was Friday-time for the results of the third mock exam, which everyone had been anxious about.
After school that afternoon, Cameron returned to Room 316 for the first time in a week.
Elijah hadn’t expected him to come back during the break, so he was a little surprised.
“Cameron, you’re back?” Elijah put down his textbook.
Cameron nodded. “Elijah, I got the prize money from the basketball tournament, and I want to treat our roommates to a meal. Are you guys free tomorrow?”
Elijah didn’t reply and just thought, ‘He’s treating our roommates to a meal first?’
Just then, Austin walked in, coughing softly. “Cam, I’m free.”
Elijah finally added, “I’m free too.”
Cameron nodded. “I’ll check with Brad later. How about lunch tomorrow?”
Elijah nodded. “Sounds good.”
Austin asked, “Cam, is Xan coming too?”
Cameron honestly hadn’t considered it. “I neve Successfully unlocked!
Cameron thought it was fine to leave Xander out since he wasn’t their roommate anymore.
Austin chimed in, “Cam, maybe invite Xan too? Otherwise, you know he’ll make a fuss if he finds out.”
Cameron could only give in. “Alright, I’ll reach out to him later.”
Now that she thought about it, Austin actually had a point. Her business was finished here, so she slipped her hand into her pocket, ready to head out.
