Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 63335 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 253(@250wpm)___ 211(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63335 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 253(@250wpm)___ 211(@300wpm)
“Maybe you should just post it anyway,” Brody suggests.
“Seriously considering it,” Cammie quips.
For a moment I consider stepping in, but watching my girlfriend school these mean girls is kinda hot.
Barbie looks like she’s about to throw up.
Annabelle is standing in front of her closet wearing a look of abject terror.
The printer finally stops. I’m pretty sure I’m getting a contact high from the ink.
Cammie takes a step closer to Barbie, who basically tries to climb inside her closet. “What kind of lies have you been spreading about me?”
Barbie mumbles something.
“Louder please. So I can hear you.”
“That you’re sleeping with the whole hockey team.”
“Cute. What else?”
“That you get your scenes for your story from Brody and Chase.” Barbie swallows thickly.
“Be more specific, please.”
“You let them…tag-team you.”
“First, so what if I was? It wouldn’t have been any of your business anyway. But you decided that because you read it in a story? Or did you think that spreading those lies about me would make Chase break up with me so you’d have a chance to shoot your shot? How’s that strategy working out for you?”
“I just—I—I—”
“You just what?”
“It’s not fair! You weren’t even on Chase’s radar until the storm!”
“So this is your act of revenge?” Cammie scoffs. “You ruined your own chance with any of those guys by pulling the shit you did with Mac. I didn’t do that. You did. You can take it out on me all you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that your actions are the reason you’re in this position.”
I fall even more in love with Cammie than I already am.
She rolls her shoulders back and puts Barbie in her place. “You have two choices. You can either make a statement to everyone on our floor admitting that you spread false information and lies about me, as well as the guys on the team, and that you are truly and deeply sorry for your actions, or I can post this video. Totally up to you how you want this to play out.”
“F-fine! I’ll make a statement!” Barbie snaps.
“Great. I’ll have Colby call a floor meeting.” Cammie gathers the fallen papers from the floor.
Brody, Tally, and I step in to take the rest of the papers from her desk. “Seriously, so many trees died for literally no reason,” I mutter.
“Honestly, if you two spent nearly as much time on self-reflection as you do tearing other people down, you might actually be decent human beings.” Cammie shakes her head.
We traipse out into the hall.
“That was seriously fucking incredible,” I say.
“Okay, well, I’ll see you all later.” Tally kisses Cammie on the cheek. “Text me when you’re not busy.”
“I want to be you when I grow up.” Brody salutes Cammie and disappears into our room, still carrying a stack of printed pages.
“Can I come to your room?” I rub the back of my neck.
“People will talk.”
“Yeah.”
“It’ll be annoying.”
“I can handle it.”
“Come on.” She nods toward her room. “I have this new scene idea and I want to try something.”
“Hell yeah, you do.” I lift her up by her waist and throw her over my shoulder.
CHAPTER 30
CHASE
The rumors and the nonsense died down after Barbie got up in front of the entire floor and admitted that she’d been spreading lies about Cammie. It had a domino effect, and it quickly came out that Barbie had been bullying a hell of a lot of people, including her roommate. Annabelle had a complete emotional breakdown in front of the whole floor as she spilled the tea on Barbie and her bullying ways.
It’s been two weeks since everyone found out about Cammie’s fic, and while the initial reception was mixed, she’s gained a whole bunch of ravenous new followers who love her story and can’t wait for new updates. There’s even a group chat on our floor where they try to strategize how everyone is going to take down Saruman and save the Shire.
Every day I fall a little bit more for her. She’s fun and quirky and my favorite person to be around. Christmas break is in a few days and while we don’t live super far from each other, we both have a lot of family stuff going on, so I want to get in as much time with her as I can before we head home for the holidays.
Also, I want to bring up moving in together next year.
But one thing at a time.
My phone pings with a new message.
Cammie
Handed in the submission for the creative writing course
Chase
How soon will you be back?
Cammie
Already in my room!
I give myself a once-over. I look pretty damn good if I do say so myself. I throw open the door. Gage, Brody, and Mac are in the hall.
Brody smirks. “Nice.”
“Couple goals, man,” Mac says.
Gage’s eyebrows climb his forehead. “You two are a match made in weirdo heaven.”