Chapter 20: And that thing called a telephone does not ring a bell to you?

I hated when I was left in the dark.

I mean, they all knew besides me. No one would tell me who was this Hunter guy. Cameron was nowhere to be found and I was dead worried.

It was four pm and I was home, pacing back and forth in the living room. Jennifer and Clara were with me, expressions of concern clear on their faces. Where was Cameron? Had Hunter found him and did something or possibly killed him? Because from the terrified looks that Oliver and Matt gave me, this Hunter guy was dangerous.

I heard the front door open and stopped dead in my tacks. What if they had found him dead and had brought his body here?

Think positive, McKanzie. Positive!

Gathering the little courage I had, I turned around and faced the door. Cameron entered inside like everything was normal, without a care in the world. "Who died?" he asked when he noticed our shocked faces.

"You freaking idiot! Where were you?" I yelled and ran towards him. Initially, I wanted to hug him but I changed my mind and smacked his head instead. I was sure it didn't cause him any pain but still, he looked at me like I had lost my mind. He was freaking crazy, not me!

"Hunter is back." I heard Jennifer say and Cameron's face went pale.

"What? How is that possible?" I swear, his voice shook. Man, was this Hunter guy that scary?

"I don't know how but he is back in school. And where the hell where you?" she asked the last part annoyed.

Cameron looked at me, then at Jennifer and then back at me. "I was... around." he answered. Ugh, this guy was going to drive me crazy, if I'm not crazy yet.

"And that thing called a telephone does not ring a bell to you?" I snapped.

"It must have died." Cameron shrugged. I rolled my eyes.

"Now can anyone tell me who this Hunter guy is and why does he want to kill this dork?" I said, pointing ant Cameron. He gave me a look then sighed.

"Come on." he grabbed my hand and dragged me upstairs in my room. Finally, someone was going to tell me the truth. We sat on my bed and I felt a sense of déjà vu from the last time we sat here together when he confessed to me about his mental disorder. How many secrets did this guy have? "I guess you know that he wants me dead right?" he asked and I nodded. 

Duh. 

"Well, Hunter used to be my friend, best friend actually. Me, him and Blake were friends since elementary school. We were inseparable until high school started. His parents died on a car accident and he changed completely. He used to be a happy person, never messed with anyone and he didn't even know how to throw a punch. But after he lost his parents, his life took a one-eighty turn. He got into fights and always ended beaten up. Blake and I tried to help him, but he wouldn't accept. In sophomore year he had a girlfriend, Madison. She was a very hot girl." I rolled my eyes at this. He was really the playboy. "Anyways, I was dating Jennifer at the time. One night at a party, I got really drunk and did something terrible. I somehow ended up sleeping with Madison. Hunter found us and almost choked the girl. I stopped him from killing Madison, but he was so out of it and started to punch me. I didn't fight him back because I deserved it. I don't remember much, but from what I've heard, I had passed out. Madison had called the police and Hunter was put into juvie." he took a deep breath. "And now he wants to finish what he started."

"Oh my god!"

"Pretty scary, huh?" Cameron chuckled. I gave him a look. Some freaking psycho wanted to kill him and he was chuckling. Seriously, what was wrong with him? "So, the princess was worried about me?" he wiggled his eyebrows.

"Pftt, me? Worried? About you? Nah." I shook my head. I was worried about him but that doesn't mean that he has to know that.

"Sure you weren't." he said sarcastically.

"Hey, I'm the sarcastic one here. Plus, I wasn't worried about you. I was worried that I wouldn't have anyone to annoy me."

"Then why do I have twenty missed calls from Nerdhead here?" he asked, showing me his phone. Somewhere during his confession, he had put it on the charger. I groaned and stuck my tongue at him.

"So what if I was worried? That doesn't mean anything. Everyone was worried, even Arden." I said simply.

"Really? I'm so honoured." he said with fake enthusiasm. I wanted to slap him. Remind me, why was I worried about him in the first place?

"Shut up. And where were you?" I asked curious.

"At my 'house'." he quoted. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "I went to see my mom." he explained.

"Oh. How did it go?"

"She is going to divorce my father."

"That's good, I think."

"Yeah." he agreed, looking down. I felt bad for him. I wasn't easy to have your parents divorced and I guess that it was difficult for him, even though he didn't want to show it.

"Cameron, have you ever been in love?" I blurted out. Why did I just ask that?

He looked at me like I had grown a second head. He seemed to be thinking about it then he answered. "Yes and I still am." he said. He was? With who? Alexis? I guess so. She was hot and I bet that she was capable of doing anything with him. And why did I have to ask him about it? I'm an idot.

"Okay." I whispered, not trusting my voice. As much as I wanted to deny it, I was hurt. I liked him and maybe more than I should.

"What about you? Have you ever been in love?" he asked back, snapping me out of my thoughts. Me? In love?

"I don't know." I answered truthfully. Did I love Cameron? I liked him, but it wasn't love. I don't know. "You tell me, how does it feel to be in love?" I asked. I mean, he was in love so he should knows how it feels, right?

"Well, I can't stop thinking about y- I mean her. My hearts beats fast when I'm around her and I dunno, I can't explain it with words." he shrugged. But I thought about him all the time. My heart beat fast when he was around me. Does that mean that I love him? Gosh, I'm so confused.

"Does she know?" I asked. If Alexis would know, she would be in seventh sky.

"Nope, I don't have the courage to tell her. I don't think she feels the same way." he said sadly. Was he joking? I'm sure Alexis loved him, scratch that, I'm sure every girl loved him.

"I think you should tell her." as much as it hurt me to say that, I said it. Even though I hated Alexis, if Cameron loved her, he should be happy, even if it means not with me. Man, I sound so sappy.

"Why are you asking me this? Are you secretly in love with me?" he smirked as my eyes widened.

"No!" I almost yelled. "I mean, no. You're annoying, why would I be in love with someone like you?" I said. I was totally lying and in denial.

Cameron's face was unreadable. "But with someone like Arden you would?"

"Maybe."

***

Afer what happened yesterday, I was scared to go back to school. If this Hunter guy was as dangerous as the others said, then I didn't want to meet him at all. What if he had a gun with him? What if he killed Cameron?

Cameron had already left when I got on my car. How was he not scared from Hunter I would never know. If I would be in his shoes, I would be terrified to say at least, but he wasn't. I started the car and drove towards the school. I have never hated going to school so much as I hated it that day. I arrived at school ten minutes later and parked my car at the school's parking lot. Everything seemed normal when I got out of the car so I sighed in relief. Maybe he hadn't come yet. I hoped he never would. I walked towards the entry of the school and still everything was normal until...

"Owww!" I groaned. I hit something hard. When I looked up to see what I had bumped to, I was met with two piercing brown eyes. They were cold, so much cold that made me shiver. How could a person look so coldly? I looked at him once more and noticed that he was handsome. He had black hair, a strong jaw- "Are you alright?" he asked but he didn't sound worried at all.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I steadied myself as he let go of me. I hadn't realized that he was holding me.

"Good to know. I'm Hunter." he introduced himself and extended his hand for me to shake properly. Wait a minute, did he say Hunter? This guy was Hunter? That explained his cold look though. "And yours?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow.

"I...uhmm..." I stuttered.

"She is my girlfriend. Any problem with that?" I heard Cameron snap behind me. I sighed in relief but then panicked as I saw the calm face that Hunter had. Why was he so calm? Did he not want to kill Cameron? Hunter's lips turned to a smirk as I felt Cameron approach me and grab me by my waist, bringing me close to him. Not that I'm complaining.

"Cameron, my friend." Hunter said, but I knew he was being sarcastic.

"Hello and goodbye Hunt." Cameron snapped again and dragged me away from Hunter. Wait a second, Cameron's girlfriend? Since when?

"Hey, I'm not your girlfriend." I complained.

Cameron stopped and looked at me. "For a smart girl you are, Nerdhead," he started. We're beack to Nerdhead now. Why can't he just call me by my name? "you're too slow." he smirked.

"Excuse me?"

"Ugh, you're unbelievable. Bye Cindy." he groaned and walked away. What did he just call me? I can bear with Nerdhead or Cinderella, but Cindy, never.

"Cindy, nice name." someone exclaimed bahind me. I jumped, it was Hunter.

"My name is McKanzie and don't you never call me that!" I snapped and then realized that I was snapping at Hunter. Oh my God! "I mean..."

"But I like it better Cindy." he smirked and I wanted to get away from him as soon as possible. I did not want to hear that name again. And out of all a thousand students in this school, why did I have to bump into Hunter? I swear, universe hates me with a passion.

"Just call me McKanzie, okay. And I gotta go." I said quickly and walked away. Apparently, it wasn't far enough because he grabbed my hand. "What do you want?" I asked. I sounded secure but inside, I was freaking out.

"Feisty, I like it." he laughed and it was a scary laugh to be honest. "So, you're Cam's girl, right?" he asked. I was about to say no, but he didn't let me speak. "And I guess that you know who I am." I nodded at that. "And you know what I want." he added, leaning closer to me. I shook my head no. "You will soon find out Cindy." he whispered in my ear and then walked away, leaving me terrified in the middle of the hallway. What was that supposed to mean?

"McKanzie!" I heard Jennifer call behind me. I turned around and saw her walk towards me, along with Addison, Blake's sister.

"Yeah!" I answered with a shaky voice. That guy really scared me.

"What did Hunter want from you?" Jennifer asked worried.

"I-I don't know and I don't want to know."

*****

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