Chapter 152 Terrifying
Cameron gave Elijah a mildly exasperated look, but took the test paper anyway and walked him through the two problems.
When he finished, Elijah’s eyes lit up. “So that’s how it works. Cameron, you’re
incredible.”
A girl in the front row blinked, thinking she’d misheard. She turned around, and there
was Elijah, Langford’s top student, looking at Cameron like she just solved world hunger.
“Wait, Elijah. Are you seriously asking Cameron for help?” she asked.
“Yeah.” Elijah nodded.
The girl was stunned as she thought, ‘Is he serious right now? He’s a top student, and he’s asking a slacker for help?‘
But since neither of them seemed interested in talking to her, she could only swallow all her questions.
Just then, the bell rang, signaling the start of evening study. Brody, their homeroom teacher, walked to the podium with a grim look on his face.
He pressed both hands against the lectern and said, “Listen up, everyone. There’s been a string of murders across Viremont. All the victims were high school girls, and so far, the killer is still on the loose.”
“The cops are offering a 350,000–dollar reward for any leads.
This is serious. Starting today, girls who go home after school must be picked up by a parent, preferably your father. Or bring a bodyguard, if possible. If you live on campus, you are not to leave school grounds for any reason.”
After a brief silence, the classroom erupted into a storm of chatter.
“Oh my god. Why are all the victims high school girls? That’s seriously creepy. Who’s this sicko?”
“Well, they said it’s a serial killer, right? Of course he’s a total freak.”
“Ugh, I’m too scared to go home. My family’s bodyguard is basically useless. I doubt he could protect me. Can I apply to stay in the dorms instead?”
“This is way too scary. I want to stay in the dorms too. Are there any rooms left?”
“Quiet.” Brody waved his hand. “If you want to stay in the dorms, give your names to our class monitor, Elijah. Then, I’l’best the rooms for you.”
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Brody’s words left all the girls in class feeling on edge. But in the end, no one actually. moved into the dorms. They were scared, sure, but deep down, everyone was still hoping they wouldn’t be the next unlucky victim.
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They believed that stuff like this would always happen to others, but never to
themselves
Brody made a point to walk over to Cameron’s desk and knock on it with his knuckle.” Cameron, don’t leave campus for the time being.”
Cameron smiled. ‘Okay. Thank you, Mr. Graham.”
A gari laughed and said, “Mr. Graham, Cameron’s a boy, you know.”
Brody replied, “Boys aren’t necessarily safe either.”
Elijah added, “It’s still safer to stay on campus, regardless.”
Cameron gave a small nod and said nothing more.
After the evening self–study session, Elijah followed behind Cameron, about to ask Cameron if she wanted to head back to the dorm together, but in the blink of an eye, Cameron vanished.
Elijah figured Cameron must’ve already gone back to the dorm, so he followed suit and
walked back alone.
Xander was already in the dorm when Elijah arrived. When he saw Elijah come back alone, Xander shot him a glare. “Where’s Cameron?”
Elijah shot back, “He’s not here? Maybe he went to the library, or grabbed a late–night
snack at the cafeteria?”
Xander grumbled, “I bought him so many snacks. Isn’t that enough for him?”
Elijah replied, “He shared all your snacks with the rest of the class.”
Xander couldn’t believe his ears, thinking, ‘That punk is disregarding all my effort to make peace. He better explain this to me when he gets back later.
Right then, Xander’s phone rang, and it was a call from his dad, asking him to make a trip home.
Xander had no choice but to grab his motorcycle keys and head out. But before leaving, he told Elijah, “Let Cameron know I’ll talk to him tomorrow.”
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