"Where do you think I should take her? A restaurant or a library?", Micheal asked Scarlett. It was lunch time and Micheal was already planning to ask Camilla on a date. Sean gave him a stink eye but Micheal didn't even care to know why.

   "Both. She loves books and food, so taking her to both places would be wise." Scarlett replied. Micheal nodded in agreement and raised his hand for a high-five. Scarlett gladly responded before adding, "you two look cute together."

   "You get me", Micheal said earning a scoff from V who was sitting silently at the end of the table.

   "You'll end up making a fool of yourself, I can assure you that", V said to her brother without even looking up from her phone. Micheal was about to reply when Camilla marched angrily to their table and dropped her tray.

    "That egoistical idiot!", She seethed making Micheal look at her in surprise.

    "What happened?", He asked quietly. Camilla huffed angrily before stabbing her food with the fork.

   "That idiot suggested that he does the assignment alone so that I'll look like a fool when the teacher asks us to defend it. That son of a -" Camilla said clenching her fist.

    "Take it easy, alright. Why don't you do your own version of the assignment and submit?", Micheal suggested. On a normal circumstance, Micheal would not think of such a plan if it was his assignment but seeing Camilla so angry made his brain function.

   "That's a great idea. I'll just do mine and let that brat do his", Camilla said. Her anger didn't let her see the warning signs on both Sean and Scarlett's faces. "That annoying brat, I wish I could just rip the smug look from his face." She continued. Even Micheal tried to stop her but she didn't notice. " Just because he gets straight A's, he thinks he knows it all. I'm going to be the valedictorian of our set and he is going to sit in the audience and watch me. That obnoxious-"

    "I think that should be enough", Camilla turned around slowly and saw Jordan standing right there watching her. She turned back to her friends and realized they knew all along.

   "This is going to be interesting." V said dropping her phone before turning properly to watch the drama unfold.

   "Uh.. what are you doing here?" Camilla asked trying to wave the fact that he heard everything she said.

   "I came to tell you that we should meet up for the assignment after school tomorrow. That is, if you're done  openly insulting me" Jordan said annoyed. He couldn't believe all the things she said. Heck, he didn't even know her well and she already knows him enough to criticize him.

    "I don't know about tomorrow. I'll get back to you when I'm sure I don't have anything doing" Camilla said. She wanted to irritate him. She knew she had nothing to do apart from a couple of assignments but she wanted to see how far he could endure it.

    "But you said you wanted us to check our schedules." Jordan said accusingly. He was getting more and more irritated as time went by. The only thing holding him from snapping at her was that the entire cafeteria was staring at them. Surprisingly, even the lunch lady was also staring.

    "You've checked yours and I'll still check mine." Camilla said smugly. She was having a blast. "I've told you, I'll inform you if I'm free tomorrow. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lunch to eat." Camilla said turning back to her lunch. Camilla 1, egoistical jerk 0.

   "I love that. I didn't know you had it in you." V, out of everyone, said. Camilla gave her a smirk and Micheal, on the other hand, was staring at Camilla open mouthed.

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    Micheal carefully parked his car in front of Camilla's house. He successfully convinced her to allow him drop her off. Even though his sister was right there in the front seat, he was still contented.

    "Thanks for the ride. Bye V, bye Micheal." Camilla said leaving the car. V waved at her while her brother went after Camilla. Although V does not fully consider Camilla as a close friend, she was glad the girl had sass in her.

    "Camilla wait!" Micheal called out. Camilla looked at him in confusion and he smiled nervously. "I was wondering if you..."

   "Camilla!", Her dad called out and she looked at him in surprise.

    "Dad! You're back early" she said before remembering Micheal was there, "is it alright if we talk later?" She asked and Micheal nodded. He watched as Camilla ran into her house and sighed. He hoped he would have another chance.

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     It was four o'clock and Camilla decided to go to her uncle's house. After the incident during summer, she made time to visit the empty house.

    After she paid the cab driver, she walked into the house and took the house key out of her pocket. It was just like the time she first came here, just that there was no driver this time. After her parents found out about uncle Russell's 'accident', they rushed back home from their vacation. It was really sad watching them cremate the fake ashes of a man whose body was not seen.

   She walked into uncle Russell's wife's room. The room had all types of books Camilla had never seen in her entire life. Even when she stayed in that house, she didn't notice the books there because she was preoccupied. One of her favourite book was Mysteries of Mystic Hollows. She hasn't even finished the book but when she read the first chapter, she was instantly hooked.

     The next chapter was about a group of creatures known as werewolves. The funny thing about the book was that everything was explained in details but it was a fiction, or so she thought.

    Her phone vibrated. It was her mum asking of her whereabouts. Camilla decided to go home before her mother became suspicious. She took the book with her and carefully shut the door.

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   Everywhere was silent and the only noise that was heard was the sound of tyres on the rocky road of the outskirts of town. The driver sped down the road angrily. She knew it was not advised to drive at night but she was far too angry to care.

   She saw something come in front of her car and she quickly stepped on the brakes. She was not exactly sure of what she saw and she hoped she didn't hit whatever it was that was out there. She tried to start her car again but the old junk wasn't responding.

   She stepped out her car, into the chilly night with a torch in her hand. She was about to go to the front of the car when she saw a pair of yellow eyes looking at her.

   An ear-piercing cry rang through the night but no one in town heard it.

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