Chapter 71 Show Up In Ten Minutes
Cameron thought, ‘Play him? What the hell is he talking about? How did I play Xander? What did I even do?
She was completely thrown off by Xander’s sudden outburst, but it didn’t take her long to snap back.
With a cold face, Cameron said, “What kind of episode are you having? Need me to call 911 and get you checked into a psych ward or something?”
Cameron’s words lit Xander up even more. He was already pissed, and her sarcasm just made it worse.
Xander slammed his foot onto the chair next to him and barked, “Cameron, what the damn is wrong with you? I waited for you in the cafeteria for half an hour. Where the hell were you? Oh, wait, you’re out here laughing it up with Bradley. What the hell is that about?”
Cameron replied, “Why were you waiting for me at the cafeteria?”
Xander shouted, “We agreed I’d grab breakfast for you. I didn’t know what you liked, so I bought one of everything. And now you’re acting like you don’t know what I’m talking about?”
Cameron narrowed her eyes and replied, “When exactly did we agree on that?”
Xander clenched his jaw. “This morning, in the dorm when you just woke up.”
‘Agree?‘ Cameron thought, ‘This morning, he indeed offered to buy me breakfast, but I refused him. How could he call it agreed?‘
Xander ground his teeth and snapped, “Cameron, I’m giving you ten minutes. You better show up and deal with all this food.” Cameron had already eaten two pies and just downed a few waffles, and she was beyond full. But she knew Xander. If she didn’t show up, he’d probably just trash all the food out of spite. She couldn’t stand that kind of waste.
Frowning, she muttered, “Alright. I’ll be there soon.”
Then she hung up and handed the phone back to Bradley. “Brad, I gotta go back now.”
Bradley had picked up enough from the call to know it wasn’t anything serious. He nodded and replied, “Alright, ride a bike back.”
“Mm.” Cameron gave a small nod.
Then she turned to Eddie and said, “Eddie, enjoy your food. I’ll catch you later.”
“See ya, Cameron,” Eddie said, grinning and waving like they were old friends.
As she left, Eddie nudged Bradley with a wink. “Brad, your roommate’s got some real edge. He’s cool as hell.*
Bradley gave him a look and teased, “Since when did you start flirting with dudes too?”
Eddie rolled his eyes. “Shut up.”
Meanwhile, Milena was still staring at her phone, waiting for a reply from Xander. But he never texted back. When she turned around, she saw him talking on the phone.
He didn’t keep his voice down, and it didn’t take a genius to figure out it was Cameron on the other end. Milena’s jaw clenched, and she thought, ‘Wait, I didn’t give Xander Cameron’s number, did I?”
Hearing how angry Xander sounded, Milena frowned harder, thinking, ‘Cameron? Pissing off Xander? How could she?”
Just then, one of her classmates came over and said they were done eating and ready to leave. But Milena wasn’t going anywhere. She made up a lame excuse and stayed put.
Then she heard Xander demand that Cameron show up in ten minutes. Her stomach dropped, and she cursed in her mind, Shit! What if Cameron exposes everything in front of Xander? I’d be screwed.‘
Left with no choice, Milena reluctantly got up and walked away.
By the time Cameron got back, there were only about twenty minutes left before class, and the cafeteria was almost empty. Xander was sitting there, arms crossed, looking like a thundercloud in human form. His buzzed haircut only made him look more intimidating with that scowl on his face.
The first thing Cameron noticed was the table,
Successfully unlocked! of food.
She cursed silently, ‘He bought so much food. Is he an idiot? How the hell does he expect me to eat all this? With a tight expression, she walked straight up to Xander and snapped, “Did your brain fall out this morning?” Xander glared at her, and his face somehow got even darker.
Chapter 72 You Are Smarter
Chapter 72 You Are Smarter
