Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Elijah asked, “Does Ms. Murphy know about this?”
Xander smirked. “Bet you didn’t expect that, huh? My aunt said I could come back, you dummy.”
Elijah just frowned again, not even bothering to argue.
Cameron looked completely unfazed.
She thought the SATs were just around the corner, so she didn’t care,what Xander would do.
Cameron headed straight to the bathroom for a shower.
The hot weather left her feeling sticky and gross all over by the end of the day.
As soon as Cameron headed into the bathroom, Xander hurried after her and stood guard at the door like a bouncer.
Of course, he was facing away from the bathroom door.
Xander suddenly remembered what Cameron looked like on her first day in the dorm.
Back then, Xander was in such a rush, kept telling Cameron to open the door, and even said they could pee together.
Now he understood why Cameron looked so uncomfortable at that time.
A smile tugged at Xander’s lips as he recalled that scene.
Just then, Austin came over to wash up, eyeing Xander curiously.
Austin wondered, ‘What’s Xander doing standing at the bathroom door?’
Before Austin could ask, Xander beat him to it. “Austin, what are you doing?”
Austin paused, mid-squeeze with his toothpaste. “I’m brushing my teeth.”
Xander said, “Didn’t you see Cameron is in the shower? Why are you brushing your teeth now?”
Austin looked completely lost. “What does me brushing my teeth have to do with Cam taking a shower?”
Xander said, “It’s not convenient for you to be here. Go back inside.” He said it like an order.
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Austin wondered, ‘Not convenient for me to be here? Why not? I’m just brushing my teeth. What’s so inconvenient about that? And what’s Xander doing standing here? He really is just as annoying as Samuel’
Austin ignored Xander and squeezed out some toothpaste for himself.
Xander frowned. “Austin, I told you to go back. Didn’t you hear me?”
Austin replied, “Dude, I’m just brushing my teeth, and that’s all.”
Xander snapped, “Are you deaf? I said it’s not convenient.”
Austin just sat there in stunned silence.
Elijah saw the whole thing. He usually minded his
Own business. But this time, he just couldn’t take it anymore.
“Xander, stop making trouble for no reason,” Elijah said coldly.
Xander immediately glared at Elija?? “And you, Elijah, don’t even think about coming over here.”
Elijah stood up. “What, you came back to 316 just to pick a fight? Believe it or not, Cameron could get you kicked out of here tonight with just one call.”
Xander paused for a second, then scoffed, “Who told d you Cameron wants me out of the room?”
Xander thought, ‘If anything, Cameron should be happy I’m back.
“What are you guys arguing about?” Bradley heard the commotion from out in the hallway. He pushed the door open and saw Xander actually in the dorm.
“Xander, what are you doing here?” Bradley asked.
Bradley thought, ‘So it was really Xander. Whenever he’s around, this dorm gets a lot noisier.’
Xander said, “I’m back to stay.”
Bradley said, “Fine, stay if you want. But what’s with all the noise?”
Elijah said, “He won’t let Austin wash up.”
Xander shot back, “I’m not stopping him from washing up. I just told him to wait until Cameron finishes his shower, okay?”
Elijah said, “And you really think that’s fine?”
Xander shrugged. “What’s wrong with it?”
Bradley asked, “So what’s your reason for doing this?”
Xander frowned and didn’t answer. He definitely couldn’t say Cameron was a girl.
He thought it would be awkward when a girl was showering inside while guys were washing up outside. They should let her finish before they do their business.
Bradley said, “If you can’t answer, then stop making a scene.”
“Yeah, I’m making a scene. So what? When Cameron’s taking a shower, none of you are allowed anywhere near here,” Xander shouted.
The other three people all looked at Xander, confused.
“What are you guys arguing about?” Cameron stepped out, wearing loose black pajamas, her short hair still damp.
Xander stared at Cameron’s fresh face for a few seconds, his heart pounding out of control. Suddenly flustered, he bolted back to his own bed.
The other three people looked more confused.
They wondered, ‘What’s with his reaction? Why did he suddenly get so weird?’
Even the slowest person could figure out what was going on by now.
They thought, ‘This just doesn’t add up. Xander always seemed so tough. How could he end up like this? What’s Cameron thinking?”
Bradley and the other two all turned to look at Cameron at the same time.
Cameron grabbed her dry towel from the rack and started drying her hair. She asked again, “What were you guys arguing about just now?”
“N-Nothing,” Austin stammered.
Bradley nodded. “Yeah, nothing.”
Elijah chimed in, “Nothing.”
Cameron thought, ‘I definitely heard them arguing just now. Well, if they say it’s nothing, then it’s nothing.’
Cameron stood in front of the mirror to blow-dry her hair while Austin brushed his teeth.
Elijah and Bradley both headed back into the room.
Bradley’s gaze slowly swept over Xander. Elijah couldn’t help sneaking a few glances at Xander too.
Now, Xander’s heartbeat had finally calmed down, and he asked, “Why are you guys staring at me?”
Elijah and Bradley, totally in sync, just ignored him.
Xander didn’t care either. He was feeling pretty pleased with himself because he was the only one in Room 316 who knew Cameron was actually a girl.
After brushing his teeth, Austin just stood there, quietly watching Cameron blow-dry her hair.
Cameron stopped when her hair was almost dry. If she completely dried it too much, it would just ruin her hair.
She put down the hair dryer and looked over at Austin. “Did you want to talk to me about something?”
Austin smiled. “Cam, I’m just curious about what kind of girls you like. Someone like Amelia?”
Cameron froze for a second. She really hadn’t expected Austin to ask that out of nowhere.
Cameron shook her head. “I’ve never really thought about it.”
She replied inwardly, ‘I don’t even like girls, okay? But since I’m disguised as a guy, saying I don’t like girls would just sound weird.’
So she added, “I’m not into Amelia. If you like her, you should go for her.”
