My boyfriend

I walk into the classroom with Miguel and Dylan. Cam isn't in school yet. I was getting worried. I pick up my phone and dial his sister but she doesn't pick up. Then I ring his mom.

"Ms Pamela?" I answer after she picks the call.

"It's me Stace...um...I wanted to ask if Cam's home. He hasn't arrived in school yet and he didn't come to pick me up from my house and I figured he could've gotten here...but I got here and realized he isn't in school". I say.

"No. Cam left couple of hours ago. He should be there by now. I'm pretty sure there's no traffic". She says and just then Cam's car pulls up in the parking lot. I rush out of the classroom to the parking lot. He steps down from the car and I walk up to him.

"Hey...I called home. You didn't stop by". I say to him.

"I did but I figured you had already left with Miguel and the new guy". He says.

"It's not like that". I say to him.

"It's exactly like it baby. Why don't you want to accept you have feelings for him?" Cam asks.

"Cause I don't. Look babe...it's morning. You're just arriving and so am I. We can't start off with bad energy. I'm sorry". I say to him.

"Don't be". He says and walks past me.

"Cameron!" I yell.

"You said to talk after school". He says without stopping.

"No. How about during break? At a more private and comfortable environment that's not the cafeteria. The classroom". I say.

"I'm moving into school after Thanksgiving. I'd be living in the dormitory". He says.

"Me too". I say.

"Okay. We could talk during break". He says and walks away.

I stand there with hurt in my eyes watching him walk away.

"Hello beautiful". Someone says behind me and I spin around and look at him dryly at first before smiling. It was Dylan.

"Hey". I say smoothening my hair with my hands.

"I see your boyfriend's sort of a jealous type". He says and I chuckle.

"Not sort of. He is. He actually thinks -"

"You're into me". Dylan says.

"Pff. What?! No". I say gesturing with my eyes and hands.

"I was only completing your sentence". He says.

"Oh..yeah...I know that". I lie.

"You did?" He asks smirking.

"Mmhmm mmhmm". I say nodding.

"You're cute". He says.

"Thanks". I say and I feel butterflies in my belly and I bite my lower lip so I don't blush.

<What's wrong with you Khelanie?! Stop flirting! No. Stop letting him flirt with you! You're in love with Cam and so is Cam with you. You can't get butterflies or even blush for him> I say in my mind.

"I like you". He whispers in my ear and my cheeks flush red.

He's got an effect on me. This can't be happening. What happens to Cam when I fall in love with Dylan? I thought.

"I've math class". I say and walk away.

"We usually have classes together..so let's go". He says.

"I've to go to the bathroom first before getting to class". I say.

"Well...I'd wait for you in the hallway then". He says and I narrow my eyes at him.

"Really?" I ask. "Look, I don't wanna make you late for class". I say.

I really don't want to be seen with Dylan before Cam really thinks something's going on between us. I hate explaining myself.

"I don't mind". He says.

"But I do". I say to him. "Besides, you're a newbie and it'd be bad for a newbie to start with late coming to classes". I say with my arms folded.

"Duh. It doesn't matter. When I was at Queen's I never attended classes early. I even skipped classes. I mean school's not my thing. I do music and art...I love them. I only attend school now because of you". He says.

I glance at him for a while before walking away.

How could he be attending school because of me? I thought.

I walk into the classroom and he follows suit couple of minutes later.

"Ms Tribette...you're late again". Ms. Harper says.

"I'm sorry ma'am". I say to her.

"What's your reason?" She asks.

"Um...nothing ma'am. I was going to use the bathroom but I didn't. I was held". I say.

"You mean busy discussing with Mr Sherlock when you should be here". She says and I bow my head and bite my lower lip. Cam was watching.

"Not really ma'am. He's a newbie and he was only asking for where the math class would hold". I say.

"No more lies now. You can have your seat". She says.

"Thanks ma'am". I say and settle down beside Cameron.

I shut my eyes tight and press my finger nail onto the flesh on my wrist.

"You're hurting yourself". Cam says.

I open my eyes immediately.

"Mm?" I ask.

"That. You only do that when you're shy...or embarrassed or nervous or uncomfortable". He says.

He knows me so well he can tell how I behave when I'm embarrassed.

"What? Pff. No. I'm...I'm fine. Not embarrassed...not shy...not uncomfortable and obviously not nervous". I say as I chuckle nervously.

"Ashamed to face me? Or shy to face me? Cause you don't know how you'd comfortably look me in the face knowing fully well you're into Dylan?" He asks.

I clear my throat. "I need to focus". I say.

"Focus?" He says and chuckles. "You never ever concentrate in math class". He says.

"I want to concentrate now. It's final year and I want to graduate from the University". I say.

"Wow. Giving excuses for Dylan now hm? Giving excuses to escape telling me about your feelings for me and Dylan? I know it all Stace. I'm not dumb". He says.

I clear my throat. "Math please". I say and he chuckles.

"After break...I want you in the restroom". He whispers to me and my eyes widen and I turn sharply and look at him then I turn front again. I was staring at Ms Harper now but my mind wasn't in the class. I was toying with my pen and then I dropped it and started pressing my nails onto the flesh on my wrist till I bleed.

"Betty. Betty. You're bleeding". The girl that sat beside me said and I stop immediately.

I didn't even know I had injured myself till she told me.

"Stacey....you're bleeding. Hurry now Cherry...take her to the medical department". Ms Harper says.

I was still lost. But I know someone took me to the medical department and they dressed the injury.

I always zone out...it's normal for me.