Several students who saw her looked at her a few times, Brandon on the other hand was stunned, Camilla, she looks..... amazing, he thought to himself as he watched her.
Fortune was also in school already. At lunch break, she came out and walked to the school restaurant alone, she knew Asia and Chris had probably solved their differences so he would take care of her. "Fortune, just a minute please" Fortune heard someone call her name and looked back only to find, Brandon, she sighed, it's like Brandon became her nemesis now. " Fortune, how are you?" Brandon greeted her in a cheerful way, she smiled and gave out a reply "good" Brandon raised his eyebrow, "Fortune you said you had nothing against me, why must you act sarcastic towards me?" Fortune felt irritated..
"Brandon, must I always explain myself to you? yes I hold nothing against you but that doesn't mean I would like to entertain you either" she turned and was about to walk away when Brandon suddenly grabbed her wrist,
"Fortune don't do this" a few meters away, Camilla and her jealous friend Ariana stood and watched, Camilla couldn't take it any longer, she accosted Brandon and Fortune then immediately pulled Brandon's hand away to free Fortune from his clutches.
Fortune was stunned just as Brandon was. "Brandon you know that you don't deserve my cousin right? even if it wasn't for me, you still would have cheated on her with someone else, why then are you bothering her like this? if truly you love her, why not wish her happiness? you are not her happiness at all so just stop all this" Camilla said all this and grabbed Fortune's wrist then walked away, Fortune was dumbstruck, she couldn't believe that Camilla actually stood up for her, spoke on her behalf,helped her, no this must be a dream.
When they got to the school restaurant, Camilla didn't let go of Fortune's hand, instead she ordered for some food and sat beside Fortune
"you eat your food, or are you waiting for me to give you permission to eat?"
Camilla suddenly spoke indifferently. Fortune sighed softly and silently ate her food, it was an awkward situation for Fortune, this sneaky cousin of hers, why was she doing this, what is she up to now.
Ariana on the other side didn't bother following Camilla she turned and walked in the opposite direction, after all, staying by Camilla's side and pretending to be nice was like torture for her.
"Fortune I know I have done all sorts of things to hurt you, I know I'm not qualified to even be here with you. I'm not asking you to forgive me because I know you probably can't forgive me after everything I have done to you.
Just please don't hate me, don't take me as your enemy that's all I ask of you" Camilla spoke in a smooth voice which Fortune had never heard before, this arrogant girl is talking to me like this, it felt like she was pleading, ahh no it's not possible, she probably wants something.
"Camilla please stop acting this way, you don't have to pretend when we are just the two of us, besides I have never had anything against you, it was always you with a problem not me, so tell me why you are acting nice towards me, just don't beat around the bush and hit the nail on its head, don't waste my time"
Fortune said as she directly looked Camilla in the eye without a flinch. Camilla smiled "my little sister has indeed grown up, Fortune, I don't want anything, in fact there is nothing that you can give me, I have everything.
just that I met someone who opened my eyes, made me see clearly, comparing myself to other's is a way of not accepting who I am...All these years, I have enslaved myself to the opinions of others and hated you for no apparent reason I would say...
you know I felt like despite being a year older than you, I lived in your shadow because everyone said
"you should learn from Fortune, you should learn a few things from Fortune, just look at how intelligent and smart Fortune is, do this like Fortune, do that like Fortune, it was always Fortune, do it like fortune.
All these things destroyed me within and I hated it. Fortune who sat on the opposite side was shocked. "Fortune I thought I couldn't get anything positive out of my life, no one really loved me for who I truly was, these guys only followed me for my body that's it.
I just wanted someone who could give me real love, someone who wouldn't compare me to anyone or anything else, someone who could take me for me and accept me for who I was that's it. I can say I found that person and I feel like a different human being because he has given me purpose, his made me a... what the hell is wrong with you! are you blind? Camilla suddenly screamed at the person who bumped into her.
Fortune giggled, well she is still the rude Camilla after all. "s-sorry I didn't see you" the guy responded as he stammered..
"oh really? make sure you see me next time, if you don't, I promise I will hit you if you bump into me" Camilla said in a sharp cold tone which scared the guy away.
Fortune couldn't hold it, she laughed out "Camilla please just let it be, I'm sure next time he won't bump into you again" Camilla looked at Fortune who laughed
"oh so now you are laughing at me?" Camilla asked as she raised her eyebrows. Fortune shook her head as she giggled "I would never laugh at you". Camilla smiled
"so Fortune, have you forgiven me? are we good now?" Camilla asked, Fortune nodded, she really did see a different Camilla in front of her, in fact the real Camilla
"but you will still remain my sneaky and malicious cousin" Fortune said with a smile.
"Camilla, this guy who changed you, is he your boyfriend?" Camilla smiled brightly as she thought of her man "yes, his name is Terry"