Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Thus, she didn’t see any of the messages from Austin or Elijah…
Elijah stared at the messages he’d sent, but Cameron never replied.
Elijah’s brows knitted, and he thought, ‘Did Cameron just not see them, or is something wrong?’
Remembering Cameron’s past suicide attempt, Elijah started to worry. He couldn’t help but try calling Cameron. However, Cameron didn’t answer it.
A wave of panic washed over Elijah. After thinking it over, Elijah messaged Bradley.
Elijah got straight to the point: [Brad, can you get in touch with Cameron? I can’t reach him.]
Bradley was just about to go to bed when he saw the message. He paused and then asked: [It’s so late. Why are you looking for Cameron?]
Elijah replied: [Nothing, I’m just a little worried about him. Brad, can you reach him?]
Bradley also sent Cameron a message, but of course, there was no reply.
Bradley replied: [I can’t reach him either. He’s probably already asleep.]
Elijah: [What if something happened to him?]
Bradley couldn’t help but laugh. [Eli, you’re overthinking it. Cameron is an adult. What could possibly happen to him?]
Elijah: [But I still can’t get through to him.]
Bradley: [Maybe he’s asleep, and his phone is on silent? Don’t stress. Just go to sleep.]
Elijah: [Alright, you too.]
Even after messaging Bradley, Elijah’s heart was still pounding. He wondered, ‘Is Cameron okay? But right now, there’s no way to get in touch with him. There’s nothing anyone can do.’
Austin was just as confused as Elijah. He sent Cameron a message: [Hey, Cam, you left in a hurry today. By the time I got back to the dorm, you were already gone. Everything alright?]
Austin asked Cameron that because Samuel’s injuries had pretty much healed up.
But today, when Austin came home, Samuel was nowhere to be found.
Austin thought, ‘Samuel has been put in his place by Cam more than once. He even got his ribs broken by Cam. With how petty and vengeful Samuel is, there’s no way he’ll just let that go.”
The thought made Austin uneasy. But when he messaged Cameron, he got no reply.
Austin sent another message: [Cam? Don’t freak me out. Where are you? Did Samuel come looking for you?]
After this message, Austin still got no response. Austin started to panic.
He called Cameron right away, but she didn’t pick up.
Her phone was on silent and flipped over on the nightstand, and she was already asleep.
Getting desperate, Austin thought for a second and then called Xander.
“What do you want?” Xander snapped, clearly in a bad mood.
Right now, Austin couldn’t care less about Xander’s attitude. He got straight to the point. “Dude, did you see Cam after school today?”
Xander gritted his teeth. “Yeah, I did.”
“You saw him? Where? Is Cam okay?” Austin asked, sounding excited.
“What could possibly happen to Cam? He’s perfectly fine. He’s with Bradley, having the time of his life,” Xander huffed.
Austin thought, ‘Why does it sound like Xander is practically grinding his teeth?’
“Brad? Cam is with him?” Austin was a bit surprised.
Xander blurted out, “Cam’s staying at Bradley’s place.”
Austin was even more shocked. “Huh? Cam’s staying at Brad’s place? The villa at Noble Vista?”
“Wait, why do you have so many questions?” Xander got impatient.
Austin asked, “Bro, are you alright?”
Now that he knew Cameron was safe, Austin finally had the mind to ask about Xander.
“I’m doing just fine,” Xander huffed.
Austin and Xander chatted a bit more and then hung up.
Honestly, Austin didn’t really care how Xander was doing. As long as Cameron was okay, that was all that mattered.
The next day, when Cameron woke up, she saw messages from Austin and Elijah on her phone.
She finally replied to both of them, saying she was okay, and that her phone had been on silent, so she just saw their messages,
Elijah had been so worried about Cameron that he barely slept all night. When he got Cameron’s reply, the weight on his mind finally lifted.
Elijah: [As long as you’re alright. If anything comes up, just let me know anytime.]
Cameron: [Thanks, Eli. Don’t worry, I’m really fine.]
Austin replied almost right away too.
Austin: [Cam, you really need to be careful these days. Samuel holds a grudge. It’s good you’re staying at Brad’s place. At least someone’s
Cameron: [How did you know I’m staying at Brad’s? Did Xander tell you?]
Cameron complained inwardly, ‘Xander is really a blabbermouth. Anything he knows, the whole world finds out in no time.”
Austin: [Yeah, Xan told me.]
Cameron: [Don’t worry, Austin. Samuel already got burned by me. He won’t dare try anything again.] got your back]
Austin: [I know you’re tough, but Samuel’s a nutcase. He never plays by the rules. Just be careful, okay? The SATs are coming up. You can’t let anything happen now.]
Cameron: [Nothing will happen.]
After replying to Austin, Cameron ignored Xander’s message, put down her phone, and headed downstairs.
Bradley was lounging on the plush leather sofa and watching TV. Naturally, it was the legal channel.
Hearing some movement, he turned around and said, “Morning.”
Cameron nodded. “Morning, Brad.”
Bradley switched off the TV, and the two of them headed to the dining room together. h the breakfast that had already been prepared.
As soon as they sat down, the chef hurried over
Bradley sipped his milk with his usual elegance and
Isaid,
“Camy! third brother is coming over for lunch today. You don’t mind, right?”
Cameron shook her head. “Do you want me to give you some private moments?”
Bradley shook his head. “No need.” He added, “Eric’s a really good guy. You don’t have to worry.”
Cameron smiled. “Okay.”
Even though Bradley said that, Cameron still felt like she should probably stay
After all, it was a family thing between them-she was just an outsider,
SO out of the way. it’d be kind of awkward to hang around.
After breakfast, Cameron said, “Brad, I just remembered I have something to take care of. I’ll head out for a bit.”
Sharp as ever, Bradley got straight to the point. “Cameron, you just don’t want to meet my third brother, do you?”
Cameron froze for a second.
Bradley said, “Cameron, Eric is really a good guy. Way better than that scumbag Eddie.”
Cameron thought with a smile, ‘He even calls his own brother a scumbag?’
Bradley grinned. “Come on, Cameron, stay. I’ll introduce you to Eric.”
