Lahat ng Kabanata ng Carl v. Ash Cannon Prep: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 4

Three Months Earlier...“Sir, the next candidate is here, should I let him in?” an old man’s voice echoes in the study of the real Carl Cosgrove. His study was a collector’s paradise, filled with all sorts of gadgets and trinkets the kid lawyer himself had collected over the years. A lot of it was movie memorabilia, with most of the props coming from the Rock Camp franchise. Along the wall, there are trophies and plaques, with most having “BEST TEEN LAWYER” or “BEST STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE” on them. It was a luxurious sight, really. Complete with a mini bar and everything. But with just the scrawny teen boy in the middle—lonely, very lonely.“Yes, Stan, you can let him in. Thanks,” the real Carl smiles softly at the butler but there’s a hint of pain in his voice and Stan can tell. But he doesn’t dare acknowledge it, as there was no use in getting the real Carl to admit to anything besides “I’m doing good” and “I’m fine.”Both were lies. And both parties knew it.This time, however

The sun was beginning to set and the real Carl’s daily anxieties about the future began to sink in, as he tossed and turned in his bed. Before carrying out the final part of his plan, which he was choosing to keep secret for the time being, he thought his family’s vacation home would be the best place to hide out for now. His mind began swirling with questions: How were things going back in Ash Cannon? Had anyone figured out his plan? Were they torturing his poor doppelganger? He knew Dave probably was in his own Dave way, but as for the others, he wasn’t so sure. Nowadays, he had no clue what was going on with the people close to him. It was something Carl wanted to work on but didn’t know how. Being a kid lawyer had taken the light-heartedness from him and replaced it with a heavy burden. Deciding that this pity session was too much, the real Carl grabs his phone and calls the only person that could answer any of his questions: the fake Carl.A couple of rings went by until a s