Cameron POV
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"Excuse me, what!?" Anna exclaimed, halfway through the door.
"Yeah, why does she need to transfer schools?" Questioned another guy that Anna had been talking to while Tyson was explaining the plan to me.
He didn't really contribute much to the group, but he looked strikingly like Anna. Same hazel eyes and chestnut hair. I assumed they were siblings.
As though it were the most obvious thing in the entire world Tyson said, "We can't have any funny business. We don't know this guy and although I'm pretty sure he's scared and curious enough to do what we say, we still need to make sure everything works out perfectly. What we're saying is we need you to keep an eye on him and we need you to help him with anything he may need."
After contemplating for a while, Anna sighed and gave in. "Alright Tyson, I'll do it."
Anna's brother didn't just want to let this go though, and protested. "Come on Tyson I need my sister at school with me."
"Well I'm sorry Aaron but you're just gonna have to suck it up and figure it out because we need her," Tyson said with a shrug.
"What if I go with her?" Anna's brother, Aaron apparently, suggested.
"No. It'll make too much of a commotion, only one goes."
Tyson left no room for argument so Aaron admitted defeat, but not before rushing toward me and saying, "If anything, and I mean anything, happens to my sister while she's with you I'm blaming you and you're gonna get it."
I nodded vigorously.
Although Aaron wasn't anywhere near as scary as the rest of the guys, he was still pretty intimidating. Also, I might be on the football team but fighting really isn't my thing.
"Well Cameron, I'll see you back here in about 2 to 3 weeks with as much information as you can get." I was about to leave when Tyson called my name.
"Seriously man, thank you. This is extremely helpful and I promise you that you'll understand everything once you get the information we need." He was... thanking me? It was weird to me that he was doing that, but he looked genuine so I smiled and brushed it off.
Anna and I swapped numbers and I got a ride home from one of the guys.
Other than the whole "threatening to kill me" thing these guys seemed pretty chill, but then again they were in a gang. Honestly, I didn't even know what to believe anymore, seeing as a bunch of people from my school were apparently involved in some big scandal.
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I got home around 6:00, which was pretty early for me. I had dinner with my family after showering and went up to my room afterward. Once I got up there I texted Lizzy. I know I probably shouldn't but it just feels like the right thing to do. She is my girlfriend after all.
Hey babe, are you still mad? ~C
8:01
Come on you can't still be mad ~C
8:05
Alright, I'll leave you alone. Goodnight Lizzy, love you. ~C
8:10
You could've at least said it back... ~C
8:25
I sighed and turned off my phone. I was about to put it away when it lit up. I thought it was Lizzy so I got really excited, but it was just a text from Anna.
Hey, we need to talk about how we're going to do this thing tomorrow. ~A
8:27
What do you mean by that? ~C
8:28
First of all, I'm gonna need you to introduce me to all the people that we can get information from. That will include all the kids on my scandal list that you're friends with, and anyone else you know of that might be able to help us. ~A
8:30
Ok... Well for starters who's on this list of yours? ~C
8:31
This is just a list of the main families involved in the scandal. There are others but these are the most important: The Alderidges, the Fords, the Bradfords, the Carmichaels, the Hawthornes, the McCoys, the Klines, the Rockefellers, the Rotchilds, the Van Burens, the Hearsts, and the Kings. ~A
8:33
Anna replied so fast that I was sure she had those names memorized. The only problem I had with that list were two of them were the names of the only people I actually cared about at that school. I couldn't really care less about everyone else's businesses being taken down, but I didn't know if I could believe that those two people were part of some big scandal.
Are you sure all those names belong on there? ~C
8:35
Yep! Every last one. Why? Are you close to one? ~A
8:36
Two of them, actually. ~C
8:36
Perfect! Who are the two lucky winners that get to spill all their dirty little secrets? ~A
8:37
...Carter Hearst and Elizabeth Kings. My best friend and girlfriend. ~C
8:38
Ooh! What interesting choices! This is going to be amusing ;) ~A
8:38
This isn't funny Anna. You know what? I was about to call you by your full name but I realized that I don't even know your full name. Aren't we supposed to have known each other before you came to my school? How're we gonna convince people of that if I don't even know anything about you? ~C
8:40
You're right Cameron, it's not funny, it's absolutely hilarious and secondly yeah people are going to get suspicious. I was scared I was gonna have to pretend to be your girlfriend, but seeing as you already have one of those I'm really thankful that I don't. Just introduce me as a family friend. Say your parents made you show me around, and with you being the school's golden boy, no one will question it. ~A
8:42
I decide that being bitter about it is going nowhere. Anna seems to be an okay person and she's kind of funny so I play along.
Okay, fine. For starters, I'm gonna ignore that part about you not wanting to be my fake girlfriend because, c'mon ;) I'm such a catch! But anyway, that's a good cover story. Thanks for the help. I should still know some things about you though. What is your full name by the way?~C
8:44
Well, I'm gonna ignore that cocky remark you just made and answer your question. Well, for one my name is Annabel Carter, my favorite color is black, (no surprise there) and...well... both my parents are in jail. That's why I joined the gang and how me and my brother are paying for rent and everything. Don't tell anyone though, we don't want to get put in the foster system. We heard it's really bad ~A
8:47
Wait really? I'm really sorry Anna I didn't know...~C
8:48
Yeah... It's been really hard on my brother and when we found out about the gang we decided that it would be the best way to deal with everything.~A
8:48
Oh wow really? Do you guys need help with anything I'm sure my parents would be willing to chip in.~C
8:49
Nope! Ahahaha I can NOT believe you fell for that, absolutely hilarious. No, my parents have jobs and everything they just don't care enough about me and my brother to come home and actually acknowledge our presence. We're in this gang because this gang is our family... And they do give us money sometimes but honestly, we're pretty well off. ~A
8:50
Wow. Low blow. And here I was trying to be nice ~C
8:51
You gotta admit it was kinda funny? ~A
8:51
C'mon answer me... ~A
8:51
You're actually mad?... I'm sorry. :( ~A
8:52
Nope! Aha, I CAN'T believe you thought I was mad. LOSER. ~C
8:52
Good to see you have a sense of humor :) ~A
8:53
Hey, can you drive me to school tomorrow? ~A
8:53
Yeah, sure. But if you don't mind me asking, why? ~C
8:53
Well, for one it'll make it obvious that we know each other and... I usually ride with my brother to school but he's driving some girl to school so that he's not as lonely, and I kind of wanted to do the same. ~A
8:55
Aww does that mean you enjoy my company Annabel ;) ~C
8:56
Shut it GB. I just don't have any other options. ~A
8:57
Ouch, Harsh! Also GB?... ~C
8:57
Stands for 'golden boy'. It's my new nickname for you ~A
8:58
Oh well now I absolutely have to give you a nickname ~C
8:58
Go to sleep GB, I'll see you in the morning ;) ~A
8:59
night :p ~C
9:00
I went to sleep slightly dreading the next day, but also surprisingly hating Anna a little less than earlier.
A/N
Hey guys!
This chapter kind of starts to show you just who Anna and Cameron and how they compliment each other.
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Syd.