Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
With everything the Wallace family had done for her, she’ll never be able to repay them in this lifetime.
Heidi asked, “So what do we do now?”
Forget about getting into Noble Vista. They couldn’t even get close to the place now. t.
“What else can we do? Let’s eat first,” Martin said grimly. They’d been running around all afternoon and hadn’t eaten yet. The worst part was that they didn’t even get close to setting foot in Noble Vista.
“Dad, don’t be mad,” Milena tried to comfort him. “She can run, but she can’t hide forever. I’ll wait for Cameron at school. I’m sure I can catch her.”
Heidi said, “Why don’t we just go straight to Cameron’s advisory teacher? We can say it’s not safe for her to keep that much money and that we should hold onto it for her.”
They couldn’t care less about Cameron. All they wanted was the money she had.
Martin nodded. “We’ll talk about it after we eat.”
*****
After a quick meal and some rest, Cameron felt recharged. She hopped on her e-bike and rode to school like always. Just as she reached the gate, someone called her name, “Cameron.”
Her parents were dropping Milena off for class. They’d planned to talk to Cameron’s advisory teacher, but ended up running into Cameron right at the entrance.
Milena shouted for her, but Cameron twisted the throttle and sped into campus without even glancing at them. Milena turned to her parents and complained, “Mom, Dad, did you see her just now? What kind of attitude is that?” Then, she paused in realization. “Do you think she found out?”
That was the only possible explanation Milena could think of. Otherwise, there was no reason that Cameron would turn against them so coldly.
Heidi pulled Milena out of the car and whispered, “Relax. As long as we keep quiet about it, she’ll never find out.”
Milena was confused. “Why’s that?”
Heidi explained, “A few years ago, Cameron thought we were playing favorites and treating you better, so she started suspecting she wasn’t our biological daughter.
“So she went to Jessica, took some of our hair and hers, and asked Jessica to run a DNA test. She even told Jessica it was a favor for a classmate.
“Jessica saw through it right away and gave her a fake paternity test result.”
Milena was stunned, silently praising Jessica for her brilliance.
Cameron’s got it rough. But the more miserable Cameron was, the happier Milena would be.
Martin got out of the car too and said dotingly, “Millie, don’t worry about this. Go on to class now.”
“Okay.” Milena headed off to class in a great mood.
Cameron’s parents checked in at the school gate, planning to go in and find her, but the security guard stopped them. Cameron’s parents were confused. “What’s this about?”
“Sorry, new school rule. No visitors for seniors, as their mock exams are going on right now,” the guard explained.
“I need to speak with her advisory teacher,” Martin said.
“The advisory teachers are proctoring the exams,” the guard replied.
Martin had no words. They exchanged a look, then stepped back.
What they didn’t know was that the school had already flagged them. Last time, Martin showed up yelling abo affirming surgery, and Brody caught the whole scene.
Afterward, Brody quietly told security to block them from coming in again. nder-
There wasn’t really any risk in this. After all, students could come and go as they pleased.
Frustrated and shut out at every turn, they were about to give up, until they remembered one very important detail-the 300 thousand dollars Cameron had. Hence, they decided they were vhere. way without trying again. So they parked by
Successfully unlocked! With their business barely hanging on, there was nonym fley the curb and waited, convinced she had to come out eventually. Bradley drove back and immediately spotted Cameron’s family’s car. He thought, ‘Are they here for Cameron again?’
His eyes grew colder behind those gold-rimmed glasses. These people just don’t know when to quit.
They’d already cut ties with Cameron, yet here they were again.
Bradley let out a slow breath, wondering, ‘How did Cameron end up with parents like that?
Bradley really felt bad for Cameron.
Cameron was such a sweet kid, and anyone would think his parents would be decent people too.
Bradley thought, ‘If Cameron finished his exam and saw his parents waiting out here, he’d definitely be upset
So, Bradley just called the traffic bureau directly, “Hi, I’d like to report someone for illegal parking.”
Fifteen minutes later, Cameron’s parents were dozing off in the car when someone knocked on the window.
“Excuse me, you can’t park here,” the cop said, holding his notepad,
Heidi frowned. “So many cars are parked outside. Why are you picking on us only?”
The cop replied with a blank face, “I said, you can’t park here.”
Heidi didn’t know what to say anymore. With no other choice, they had the driver move the car to an underground garage several blocks away from the school.
“What a hassle,” Heidi muttered. Martin didn’t look pleased either, but he stayed quiet. They just planned to come back when the time was right.
They returned two hours later, assuming Cameron’s test had ended, only to find the same cop still there.
“Well, well. Couldn’t help yourselves, huh?” he said with his arms crossed. Before they could respond, he flagged down a tow truck waiting nearby.
In no time, Cameron’s parents and their car were both towed away, and their gloomy expressions showed that they weren’t delighted by this situation.
*****
Meanwhile, Cameron turned in her math test early and was heading back to class when someone suddenly popped up from behind the flowerbed.
Cameron was speechless.
“Cam.” Tyrell jogged up, grinning widely as he handed her a bottle of Coke. “How’d the test go?”
Cameron pushed the Coke away. “I don’t drink this, thanks.”
Tyrell chuckled awkwardly. “Oops, sorry. I grabbed the wrong thing.”
He’d just assumed all guys liked Coke.
Cameron just stared at Tyrell.
Tyrell rubbed his face. “Cam, what’s up?”
Cameron shook her head. “Did you need something?”
Cameron couldn’t help but wonder if this brown-noser was really the same guy who once tried to help Xander “teach her a lesson”. He seemed like a totally different person now.
Tyrell grinned. “Cam, I just wanted to ask if you’d like to grab a late-night snack with us tonight.”
Cameron still turned him down. “I’ve got no time.”
With that, she turned to leave, but Tyrell hurried after her. “Cam, honestly, I made a bet with Xan. He said if I could get you to say yes, he’d wash his hair while doing a handstand.”
“Childish,” Cameron muttered.
Tyrell laughed. “Cam, can’t you let me win just this once? I really want to see Xan wash his hair upside down.”
“I don’t have time,” Cameron repeated, even more firmly this time. She still had to check in with her advisory teacher and return to Noble Vista.
Seeing how firm Cameron was, Tyrell knew it was hopeless no matter what he did. But he thought Xander was right, as getting Cameron to agree to hang out with them was seriously hard.
Cameron headed toward the school gate after asking Brody for sick leave. Just as she reached for the e-bike scanner, someone tapped her shoulder. She turned and was surprised to see Austin.
He stood in the sunlight, his blond hair catching the light. His mixed-race charm, topped with his signature dazzling smile, was a killer to most girls.
“Cam, long time no see,” Austin greeted, his voice deep and magnetic.
Cameron nodded, looking down to scan the code. “Hey, Austin. Long time no see.”
“Cam, you’ve been busy lately?” Austin asked.
Cameron swung a leg over the e-bike. “Yeah, a bit. What’s up?”
“Cam, I saw the announcement. Congrats
“Thanks. Is there anything else?” she asked, straight to the point
This time, Austin was the speechless one
