Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Heidi stood up, forcing an awkward smile. “Officers, there must be some mistake. We haven’t abducted any children, We’ve barely had time to breathe these past few days, let alone abduct someone.”
The taller officer looked her straight in the eye. “18 years ago,you abducted Cameron, Is that correct?”
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“We should have kept our mouth shut, But then again, what fence would it make now it happened a to clarity anything now!
“officer, you’ve got it all wrong.” Heidi protested. “tinthing like that happened” ag
The tall policeman raised an eyebrow “Nothing happened? I’ve got a recording Cameron provided of you two confessing to abducting her years sen
Heidi felt her stomach drop. A recording? When the hell did that happen? she thought. “Yesterday?
Martin’s face darkened, but he tried to weasel out of it. “We didn’t kidnap anyone. My sister brought the baby to us. We didn’t do anything
The second officer scoffed. “You’re accomplices. That’s hardly doing nothing Let’s go.”
They stepped inside and slapped handcuffs on Martin and Heidi,
“Mom Dadi” Milena’s mind was spinning. ‘It was Aunt Jessica who abducted Cameron, to why are they aresting Dad and Hom??” the changi When Milena saw Martin and Heidi being led away, she rushed forward and grabbed them. “Doi’t take my parents Please don L”
The tall officer gave her a cold look. “Interfering with police business is a celine for Understand?”
Milena went quiet. She let go immediately. Martin and Heidi were taken away just like that.
Martin and Holdi were taken away just like that. What do I do now she thought. “What am I supposed to do? My parents just got arrested. How am going to manage without them? Xander Right, I can ask Xander
Milena scrambled up, grabbed her phone and texted Xander with shaking fingers,
Xander couldn’t eat lunch with Cameron that day. After school let out, he finally got his chance.
Cameron got so annoyed with Xander’s persistence that he gave up and let him tag along. They ate dinner together in the cafeteria with about 30 minutes before evening study hall
Xander stuck to Cameron like glue.
“Why do you keep following me around?” Cameron asked with a frown.
“Why? Because I’m worried about you,” Xander replied. “Yesterday when I wasn’t watching you, your foster parents came out of nowhere and took you. We’re lucky nothing serious happened”
Cameron was left speechless.
“Besides,” Xander continued, “you’ve gotten on Samuel’s bad side. How are you going to manage without me watching your back?”
“Look,Xander, I appreciate the concern,” Cameron said, “but Langford Academy’s security is pretty solid. Even Samuel can’t reach me here on campus, no matter how much pull he has.
“The security’s good, sure, but what if something happens anyway! Xander had barely finished his sentence when his phone buzzed several times in his pocket. He pulled it out casually, then frome when he saw the name on the screen.
“Milena! She’s actually messaging me first? Xander thought. He instinctively glanced at Cameron
“What is it?” Cameron asked.
Xander waved his phone at her, not hiding anything. “t’s from Milena.”
Cameron immediately started walking away. She couldn’t care less about whatever those two had to talk about.
Xander opened the message and saw what Milena had sent.
Milena: Xander, please help me. My parents were taken away by the police. I don’t know who else to turn to. Can you help me?]
“Whoa,” Xander muttered. The WhatsApp caught him completely off guard. He looked up at Cameron, who was already about fifty feet away “Hey, hold up a sec!”
Cameron stopped in her tracks, Xander joged up to her and leaned in close, lowering his voice. “Your foster parents j arrested.”
Xander jogged up to her and leaned in close, lowering his voice. “Your foster parents just got arrested.”
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The corner of Cameron’s mouth twitched upward. So they got picked up already? That was fast, she thought “brad ivelly done!
Cameron was thoroughly satisfied.
Xander stared at her with confusion. “Are you suviling right now? Seriously?”
Cameron’s smirk widened. “Not obvious enough for you?”
“But your foster parents were just arrested,” Xander said. “Why are you smiling? Do you hate them that much?”
“I don’t hate them,” Cameron replied coldly, “I despise them.”
Xander was left speechless.
Cameron crossed her arms, a cold smile crossing her face. “What, did Milena message you hoping you’d pull some strings with the Murphy family connections to bail Martin and Heidi out?”
“She wasn’t that blunt about it,” Xander said. “Just asked me to help her out.”
Cameron’s expression turned icy. “So are you planning to help her?”
“What are you getting at?” Kander looked confused, Cameron had been smiling just moments ago, and now her face was like winter frost. “Hey brad, you don’t want me getting involved?”-
“I’m the one who sent them to jail,” Cameron said flatly. “What do you think?
Xander stared at her, completely stunned. For a moment, he couldn’t find any words.
“Cameron was the one who put Martin and Heidi behind bars? What the hell happened? Xander thought.
“Let me beclear,” Cameron said. “Tm not a Wallace. They abducted me right after I was born. They basically destroyed mye, so I’m sending them to prison where they belong”
Xander felt like he’d been slapped. “Kidnapped? Cameron was kidnapped?” he thought. “That would make Milena’s parents child traffickers. Goth, they’re disgusting.
“Listen, Xander,” Cameron continued, “If you help Milena, you’re going against me. I don’t care if that puts us on opposite sides.
“I do whatever it takes to make sure Martin and Heidi get what they deserve. Even if it means,” she paused, “becoming enemies with the Murphy family”
Of course Cameron hated them. In her past life, she’d spent until her dying day wondering what she’d done wrong to deserve such treatment. But now she understood. It was never her fault. She hadn’t done anything wrong. And people who made mistakes deserved to be punished. walked away without another word, leaving Xander standing there like a statue
Xander was completely floored. “Going against the Murphy family? That serious?” he thought. Only one thought kept cycling through his head-Milena’s parents were human traffickers.
Well, if they were traffickers, Xander absolutely wouldn’t help Martin and Heid Besides, he genuinely valued his friendship with Cameron, even if she usually gave him the cold shoulder.
However, as for Milena, Xander was probably going to disappoint her,
“Wait a second, Xander thought. “Something didn’t add up!
Milena and Cameron looked practically identical. They were siblings. “Does that mean Milena was kidnapped too! Xander thought. That has to be it!
Xander quickly pulled out his phone and texted Milena
Xander: Ms. Wallace, you and your brother were both abducted by your adoptive parents, right? if that’s the case, they deserve whatever punishment’s coming to them. Why are you being so nice about this, asking me to ball them out? I don’t think that makes any sense.]
When Milena received the message, she frone for a good minute. ‘I was abducted too?
After a couple minutes, it finally clicked. Xander probably thought she and Cameron were twins, a boy and a girl, After all, he’d seen Cameron dressed as aman
Cameron wasn’t the Wallaces’ child, then naturally, neither was she. That was why Xander had sent this whole spiel
Milena stared at her phone, completely unsure how to respond. She wouldn’t dare reveal that Cameron was actually a girl dressing as a boy.
If Xander found out Cameron was a girl pretending to be a boy, he’d probably stop talking to her altogether.
After a while, Milena sent another message to Xander: (Xander, I know they were wrong, but they raised me since I was little. I’ve never even met my birth parents. I just can’t stand by and let this happen.)
Xander replied: [You’re too kind hearted. You should learn from your brother Bad people deserve consequences. Sorry, but I exit’s help you with the
Xander nat-out refused Milena for two reasons. First, he didn’t want to make Cameron upset, Second, he actually agreed with Cameron’s approach in Wime, Martin and Heidl needed to pay fo sadena stared at Xander’s response, her hope instantly crumbling. It’s over,’ she thought. “If even ander won’t help me, then nobody will.
Milankownote the hotel room carpet and broke into bears. She wasn’t crying about Martin and Heidi’s upcoming prison time. He, shewater became she was about to be completely alone in the world.
Cameron walked straight into the classroom, her expression dark. The thought that Xander might help Milena bail out Martin and Heidi made her stemach turn.
“If Xander decides to help Milena, the Murphy family definitely has the resources to do it, Cameron thought. But absolutely cannot let that happen”
“What’s wrong with you?” Lijah asked as he sat downs, immediately noticing her sour mood.
Cameron said nothing.
Elijah studied her face for a moment, then decided to give her space instead of pushing.
After a few seconds of silence, Elijah added, “Cameron, if you’re dealing with something and need my help, just tell me. Whatever I can do, I will.”
