Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Cameron still didn’t say a word.
“Hey, why don’t you care about yourself at all?” Xander was getting frustrated.
Cameron finally stopped, looked at him calmly, and said, “What is wrong with you?”
Xander thought bitterly, ‘What’s wrong with me? I’m just worried about her safety, okay? How can she say that?’
While Xander was still in a daze, Cameron had already/walked off into the distance.
Elijah sent Cameron a message: [Cameron, I already ordered your food. I’m sitting in the seat by the window, far left.]
Cameron replied: [Thanks.]
Cameron soon found Elijah. There was a tray set out on the seat across from Elijah, the spot left empty-obviously reserved for her. And it was just for Cameron, with no seat for Xander.
“Today’s food looks great, thanks,” Cameron said as she sat down. All the food Elijah ordered was her favorite.
Elijah nodded. “Yeah, they taste good.”,
Cameron started eating.
Xander followed them in, looking around before finally spotting Cameron. He asked, “How’d you get here so fast? You’re already eating
The cafeteria was packed, and
Elijah there, even though Xander had a ton he wanted to say to Cameron, he had to keep it all in
Cameron said, “Elijah helped me get my food.”
Xander shot Elijah a glare. “Wh t you get any for me?”
Eliah frowned. “Why shouldtr
Elijah thought, ‘Are we friends? We were just former roommates, not even good ones. Why should I help someone I don’t even get along with?”
Xander choked on his words, then turned to get in line for his own food.
By the time he came back with his tray,
Cameron and Elijah were almost done eating.
As soon as he sat down, Cameron and Elijah both stood up with their trays at the same time.
“You guys are done?” Xander asked.
Cameron said, “Yeah, I’m full.”
Xander pushed his tray forward. He suddenly lost his appetite.
But thinking he couldn’t just waste food, Xander forced himself to eat with a sour face.
Cameron and Elijah left the cafeteria together and headed back to the classroom.
Elijah asked, “Why is Xander bothering you again?”
Cameron shrugged. “Beats me.”
Xander was always so unpredictable. He just did whatever popped into his head. Sometimes, even Cameron couldn’t make sense of the things he did.
Elijah clearly didn’t want to keep talking about Xander. He changed the subject. “The SATs are coming up soon.
Are you nervous?”
Cameron shook her head. “Not really. What about t you?”
Elijah grinned. “I already know I won’t get first place, so I’m not nervous.”
He used to think that, even though he had no real competition at Langford Academy, someone in Horizon Academy was a strong threat.
He’d planned to give it his all and try to be this year’s top scorer. After all, the top scorers for the past few years had all come from Horizon Academy.
But now, Cameron was even better than him. He knew he didn’t stand a chance anymore, so he finally let himself relax.
Cameron smiled, “Sorry about that.”
Elijah’s lips curled up. “Nothing to be sorry for, Cameron. You earned it. When you get that top score, you’ll really prove all those people who looked down on you wrong.”
Cameron waved it off. “That doesn’t matter to me.”
She worked hard for her own bright future. As for what those people thought or felt, she honestly couldn’t care less.
Elijah looked at Cameron with a smile.
He thought, ‘Cameron is even more open-minded than I imagined. If I were in her shoes, I couldn’t be that chill?
Cameron and Elijah headed back to the en together.
She pulled out her test papers and set them on the desk, when her phone started buzzing nonstop in her pocket.
Cameron fished it out and saw it was messages from Xander.
Xander: [Cameron, you are absolutely not allowed to go back to Room 316. Did you hear me?]
Xander: [You’re a girl. How can you stay in the boys’ dorm? If word gets out, what will people think? Seriously, don’t go back to the dorm.)
Cameron frowned and replied: [What other people think is their problem. I’ve already been living there for over two months. What’s a few more days?)
Xander: [Cameron, don’t just give up on yourself like this.]
Cameron: [If you keep bugging me, I’ll block you.]
Xander was about to explode. He thought, ‘Why is Cameron so stubborn? She’s a girl. Why doesn’t she act like one at all? Has she been disguising as a guy for so long that she’s forgotten she’s actually a girl?’
Xander was so frustrated, but he didn’t dare message Cameron again. He was really afraid she’d block him for real.
He used to think Cameron’s actions were like a girl, always threatening to block and delete others. Yet it turned out she really was a girl.
Xander thought helplessly, ‘She’s a girl. What am I supposed to do? I can only follow whatever she says.’
After the evening self-study, Austin went back to the door and pushed open the bedroom door, only to see a tall figure making the bed. It was none other than Xander.
Austin looked a little surprised. “X-Xan, how come you’re back?”
Xander kept making his bed without even looking up. “My aunt finally agreed to let me come back.”
He’d practically had to get down on his knees and beg her.
Plus, Xander really had been on his best behavior lately,
SO
Tiana finally, though a bit reluctantly, let him move back.
Austin wondered, ‘What made Ms. Murphy suddenly change her mind?’
Austin’s brows knit together. He thought, ‘Xander is always glued to Cam. Cameron spent nearly all his free time helping Xander catch up on his studies.
‘That’s why Xander made progress so fast. The SATs are just around the corner, so why did he move back now?”
Even though that was what he was thinking, Austin still kept a smile on his face. He said, “Xan, Ms. Murphy is really nice to you.”
Xander had just finished making his bed. “Of course she is. She’s my aunt.”
Austin just smiled and didn’t say anything.
Right then, Cameron and Elijah walked in together. Both Cameron and Elijah were surprised to see Xander in the dorm.
“Surprise!” Xander bounced over to Cameron, grinning from ear to ear.
“Cameron, I’m back. Aren’t you happy?” Xander looked ridiculously smug.
Since Cameron refused to move out of Room 316, Xander had no choice but to move back. He thought that as long as he was here, everything would be fine.
Cameron stared at Xander but said nothing.
Elijah frowned. “Did you sneak back in?”
Xander shot him a glare. “Sneak back? I came back fair and square, okay?”
