Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Austin was a little speechless.
Cameron said, “Xander, stop picking on Aus.”
Xander replied, sounding jealous, “You two sure sound close, huh?”
Cameron looked exasperated. “I don’t have time for you.”
After saying that, she walked straight away.
Xander immediately tried to follow, but Austin called out to stop him. “Xan?”
“What?” Xander snapped, clearly annoyed.
Austin said, “Xan, Cam seems normal.”
“Normal?” Xander looked confused.
Austin just smiled. “Never mind.”
Xander shot him a look. “You’re so weird.”
With that, Xander hurried off to catch up with Cameron. In the end, he still shamelessly trailed after Cameron.
“Cameron, wait for me,” Xander called out.
Cameron stopped and looked at him, her face completely blank.
Cameron was really sharp. She could tell that Xander’s attitude toward her had changed so much. It all started when he found out she was actually a girl disguised as a guy.
Cameron got straight to the point and asked, “Xander, you thought Milena was me before, didn’t you?”
Xander scratched his head, looking embarrassed. “Milena tricked me.”
Cameron shot back, “Yeah, but isn’t that just you being dumb?”
“Alright, I’m dumb.” Xander nodded.
Cameron hadn’t expected Xander to admit it so quickly, and for a second, she didn’t even know what to say.
Cameron turned and sped up, walking away.
Xander hurried after her. “Why are you walking so fast? It’s still early.”
Their morning self-study started at 6:50 AM, and it was only 6:30 AM now. They still got plenty of time.
Cameron said, “Don’t follow me.”
Xander sighed, “Okay.” He obediently stayed put, watching Cameron walk off into the distance.
Then, as if remembering something, he called out, “Cameron, are you still coming to the library to tutor me at lunch?”
Cameron shook her head. “No need. You don’t need tutoring anymore.”
If Xander had known, he wouldn’t have done so well on that mock exam.
Elijah walked over, gave Xander a quick glance, and turned and left.
“Humph,” Xander scoffed, full of disdain. He didn’t want to talk to Elijah either. Xander turned and headed back to Class 10.
At Class 15, Senior Year, Elijah and Cameron sat side by side.
Elijah wanted to ask something, but Cameron’s attitude made it clear that she didn’t want to talk. Thus, there was no need for him to ask again
As expected, Xander waited right outside the classroom at lunchtime.
Cameron thought, ‘Why is this guy acting just like Milena? He’s starting to haunt me too!’
“Cameron, let’s go to the cafeteria together,” Xander said, coming over.
Cameron frowned. She knew there was no way to shake him off, so she just let him follow.
Elijah stood behind them but didn’t come over.
While they were eating, Xander kept asking, “Cameron, where are you going after school?”
Cameron replied with a blank face, “No idea.”
Xander asked, “How can you not know? If you’re afraid of Samuel, why not just stay at my place?”
Cameron shook her head. “No need.”
Xander pressed. “Then where are you going?”
Cameron replied, “Not your business.”
‘Xander was at a loss for words.
After school in the afternoon, Xander trailed after Cameron, careful not to get too close. He watched as Cameron climbed into Bradley’s Mercedes.
Xander wondered, ‘Seriously? She left with Brad? What exactly is going on between him and Brad? She’s a girl. How can she be so close to Brad?
Xander immediately called Tyrell “Hey, where’s your lame car? Lend it to me.”
Tyrell laughed and protested, “Come on, my car’s not that lame.”
Xander didn’t have time to waste, and he asked again, “Where is it?”
In the end, Xander got behind the wheel of Tyrell’s/car and tailed after Bradley’s car.
At first, it was fine-there were plenty of cars on the road. Blending into the traffic, Xander wasn’t easy to spot.
But then, Bradley’s car started heading out toward the suburbs. Soon, it was just Bradley’s car and Xander’s left on the road.
Xander frowned as he followed, muttering, “Hope they won’t notice me.”
But he couldn’t worry about that now. He just wanted to see where Bradley was taking Cameron.
Cameron sat in the passenger seat, catching sight of a black sedan in the rearview mirror. She said, “Brad, I think someone’s tailing us.”
Bradley glanced at the mirror and replied, “Maybe they’re just going the same way.”
Cameron kept her eyes glued to the mirror, staying silent.
They drove on for another ten minutes or so, but the car behind kept following at a steady pace.
“Brad, I’m sure that car is following us,” Cameron said.
Bradley frowned and checked the mirror again. Suddenly, he slammed on the brakes.
Xander hit the brakes hard too, his face darkening. “What the hell?”
If he hadn’t reacted fast enough, he would’ve rear-ended them.
Bradley unbuckled his seatbelt, got out, and walked straight toward Xander’s car.
Xander instantly got tense and thought, ‘Oh crap! Did they really catch me? What should I do now? How am I supposed to explain why I’m following them?’
At that moment, a thousand thoughts flashed through Xander’s mind.
Bradley was already at his window, knocking on the driver’s side glass.
Just now, when Bradley walked over, he’d already spotted Xander through the windshield.
Xander had no choice but to roll down the window, grinning at Bradley. “Hey, Brad, what a coincidence.”
Bradley’s handsome face stayed blank. “A coincidence? Or are you following us?”
“Following you? Come on, Brad, you’re overthinking it. I wasn’t following you.” Xander waved his hands.
Cameron got out of the car and asked, “So, where are you headed?”
Xander looked genuinely surprised. “Cameron? You’re here too? Where are you guys going?”
Cameron gave him a helpless look. “Xander, do you even realize how bad your acting is? Just be honest-why are you following us?”
There was really nothing left to say at this point. No point in denying it anymore.
Xander finally admitted, “I just wanted to know where you stay on weekends. You didn’t tell me, remember?”
