Chapter 145 You Left Me Behind?
This time, Cameron didn’t wait around for Austin. She took off at her own pace, speeding ahead to catch up with Bradley and Elijah.
Austin called out Cameron’s name until he coughed, but still, Cameron didn’t spare him a glance. In no time, she was completely out of sight.
Austin came to a stop, a mischievous grin playing on his handsome face as he thought, ‘Man, Cameron is really something and way more interesting than anyone else in the dorm. Guess joining them for the ride today was the right call.‘
Bradley and Elijah had been racing each other up the mountain when they realized Cameron and Austin were no longer behind them. So, they pulled over to wait for them. After quite a while, Cameron finally came into view, riding toward them steadily.
*Cameron, where’s Austin?” Bradley asked.
Cameron hit the brakes and said, “He’s not very strong, so he’s riding slow.” With that, he just rode off again, rendering Bradley and Elijah speechless.
Bradley turned to Elijah and said, “Eli, go on ahead. I’ll wait here for Aus.”
“Alright,” Elijah replied and took off right after Cameron, but it wasn’t until he reached the top that he finally spotted Cameron. She was sitting on the ground, absently twirling a blade of grass between her fingers.
Cameron sat quietly at the summit, dressed in her blue Langford Academy uniform. Her short hair was tousled from the ride, and an empty water bottle lay beside her.
Her eyes locked on the far–off horizon, and Elijah couldn’t tell what was on her mind from her expression.
“How’d you get up here so fast?” Elijah asked, still catching his breath as he sat down and took a long sip of water.
Cameron glanced over at him. “Maybe you’re just too slow.”
Elijah had no words for her retort. He eventually sat down beside her and asked, “You look kind of off. Did you and Austin get into it?”
Cameron gave a small shake of her head. “Nope.”
Then, she flopped onto the grass, using her arm as a pillow. She bit a blade of grass.
between her lips as she stared up at the bright sky.
“Careful, you might get bitten by bugs,” Elijah warned.
Cameron snorted. “What, you think I’m a kid? Pugs don’t scare me.”
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With that tone, he’s clearly not as fine as he pretends to be, Elijah thought. But since Cameron didn’t want to talk, Elijah didn’t push her. He simply sat beside her in silence,
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gazing at the mountain’s base.
‘I get the hype about hiking now. The view from up here, staring down at all the other peaks, is breathtaking,‘ he thought.
Time passed by them, and Bradley and Austin eventually made it to the top. Austin looked paler than usual. His health wasn’t the best, and the ride had clearly taken a toll on him. Bradley, on the other hand, was still full of energy.
Bradley gave Austin a firm pat on the shoulder. “Aus, maybe sit out the intense rides next time, yeah?”
Austin coughed, then said, “I’m good, Brad. I can handle it.”
Seeing Austin wouldn’t back down, Bradley just let it go.
Austin glanced over at Cameron. She was still lying quietly in the grass, her eyes fixed on the sky, completely lost in her own world, which pissed off Austin a little.
After a short break, he pulled out his phone and snapped a picture–Cameron, Bradley, and Elijah all ended up in the frame.
He posted it to his Instagram with the caption: [Today’s ride was exhausting, but totally worth it.]
Xander was slumped on the couch at home, bored out of his mind. He’d been daydreaming about grabbing dinner with Milena, but of course, that didn’t happen.
Absentmindedly, he scrolled through his phone…until something–Austin’s new post on Instagram–made him freeze.
Xander’s eyes went wide in an instant, and he practically jumped off the couch. “What the hell! That’s so unfair. How could they go without me?”
