Late

CHAPTER VIII: Late

Well, I guess Cameron was really true to his words. Every day, he would come to our house very early in the morning. Like literally very early. No one is awake yet but he's already ringing the doorbell. He would also wake me up early to get dressed for school.

All the things he's doing for me, I pretty much appreciated every bit of it. Besides, each of it was my first. First time that someone took care of me not as a family or a friend.

He also formally met my mother the other day when mom was already done with her business trips. Mom really liked him for me, actually. She's caught by Cameron's charms.

"Ron, can you pass me the soup please?" mom asked Cameron. I was shocked to hear what name she called Cameron. She already gave him a nickname!

"Here you go, mom." He said as he passed down the soup.

I was totally surprised when he called my mother, mom. He is still courting me and yet he actually called her mom.

"Why do you seemed surprised?" Cameron suddenly asked me.

"Because you called her mom?" I said with a you-know-it-already look. He just chuckled at my statement.

"Yeah, bro. Are you my mother's son-in-law already?" Tyler laughed. I just glared at him and sighed with disbelief.

"Well, I want to consider him as a family. I don't want him to feel like others because I know, sooner or later, he will be officially part of the family." Mom laughed.

I have a really crazy family huh? How I wish mom could find another love in this lifetime. It's not that I don't want my dad anymore but I want mom to enjoy the rest of her life with a lover.

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"Cameron is getting irritating already! He always do this every day ugh!" Ty said frustratingly.

Well, I cannot blame him because it is true. Cameron would always convoy next to our car. When I asked him why, he always tell me that it is for me to be safe on our way to school. This helps lessen the issues about us. They would think that he's with us because of Ty. We hardly talk inside school so I hope that helps.

Honestly, he don't need to do this. I'm perfectly fine when I'm with Tyler.

When we arrived at the parking lot, we parted ways like we always do. We bid goodbye and started to walk towards our buildings.

"Ooh, look what we got here." I was startled when a group of girls appeared in front of me.

I know them. Their group is the so-called Queen Bees. I don't know why other students are threatened by the mere presence by these girls. They don't look scary at all. They're just the daughters of the sponsors at our school.

I was just about to walk past them when someone pulled my arm which made me groan in pain.

"Do you know who we are?" Carly, in which I assumed their leader because she's in the middle, asked me with a high-pitched voice. I don't know her, I just saw her name plate.

"Uh, no." I truthfully said. They looked shocked when they heard my answer.

"We are the daughters of the sponsor of this school. We are powerful." The girl with the name Riley spoke. Well, I'm not threatened at all. Aspen is much more powerful than them.

"Yeah, so can you please let me pass?" I asked them politely.

"No. After what you did? You expected us to just let you go?" their leader laughed.

"What did I do?" I asked in confusion because I don't remember anything that I might have done to them.

"Well darling, you just flirted with the hottest boys in our campus." Said the girl who's tracing the curls of my hair. It is giving me goosebumps.

This is the issue again. When would this end? Can't I live a single day without someone bringing up this issue?

"I didn't do such things." I answered back.

"You lying bitch!" Carly slapped me. Well, as I've expected, they would not believe anything that I would say.

But damn, that slap hurts.

"Don't you dare." I said as I slapped her back. I thought they would stop because I already slapped one of them but I am wrong. They all came to me and started pulling my hair and top. Some are even scratching my arms.

I felt my tears building up at the corner of my eye. It hurts damn hard. I can feel their scratches burning and also my scalp is aching.

I couldn't fight back nor stand for myself. How do you expect me to fight them? One versus six girls? They have more advantage than me.

They're shouting this at me like 'you are a slut', 'two timer', 'a bitch'. How can they say that? They don't even personally know me.

"It hurts. Please stop." Crying, I pleaded them.

I can't really take it anymore. I saw my arms with lots of blood due to the scratches that they gave me. I am almost getting numb because of the pain that they're giving me.

And what hurts the most? No one helped me. They're just watching like it is some kind of a show. No one even dared to stop them.

I am alarmed me when I felt my top getting ripped off me. I didn't have any sleeveless t-shirt beneath my blouse. It's just my bra.

I started dodging their attacks but they became stronger and more aggressive. I have no other choice but to cover my bra with my hands. I don't want them to see my breasts.

I cried more when I know that no one can help me, even myself.

I was about to lose my balance when someone held me in his arms and covered my front with a jacket. I looked up and saw Cameron glaring at the girls.

"Who did this?" he calmly asked but no one answered.

"I said who did this!?" he shouted with rage.

"The Queen Bees!" someone shouted at the back. I wanted to turn around and looked for the person who said that but my whole body is sore. I can't even move.

"See you at the dean's office. Expect the letter of your expulsions today." Cameron said as he's looking intently at the girls.

"Go back to your respected rooms now. If I see anyone of you outside or peeking at us, you will be damned." He added and I'm surprised that the students obeyed him immediately.

When all the students are gone he turned to me.

"I'm sorry sweetheart." He said as he wiped the tears from my face. Instead of calming when he hugged me, I cried more. I hugged him hard as I could.

He separated away from the hug and caged my cheeks whit his hands.

"I'm sorry I was not there. I'm very sorry I was late. I promise to protect you at all cost, Blaire." He then kissed my forehead and hugged me once again.