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Chapter 35

Author: Gem
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-08 14:13:07

POV: Brandon

The frat house smelled like stale beer and cheap pizza, which meant it was a normal Wednesday.

I sank into the worn-out couch, my feet propped on the coffee table, pretending to listen to some guy rant about his professor’s impossible grading system. The TV blared in the background, playing highlights from last weekend’s football game, but no one was really watching.

“Bro, I swear he’s out to ruin my life,” Jason groaned, tossing a foam football against the wall. “I turned in that paper early, and he still gave me a C.”

“Maybe he just hates your face,” Tyler said, popping open a soda with a loud hiss.

“Or your personality,” Alex added, grinning as he ducked the football Jason threw at him.

I chuckled, but my mind was a million miles away. Or, more accurately, down the street, probably buried in a mountain of textbooks.

I checked my phone for the third time in ten minutes.

Still nothing from Cameron.

It had been three weeks. Three weeks since the kiss. Three weeks of silen
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