Love Bound 1: Wings [YA Fantasy/Comedy]

Chapter 9: Heart

Cammy hated the fact that all day she had been a 'little off' as Becca had said. Unable to concentrate on her classwork, or pay any attention to the teacher. Her extracurricular assignment—fixing Becca and Reggie—had preoccupied her mind. The only thing she was glad for was that she had gotten a break from Mr Sultan for the day. He had disappeared out of sight—and hopefully out of the entire school—after she had marched off with her targets towards the cafeteria.

"I bet you didn't want to come back to school after all you went through with your sick grandma. I think I wouldn't have wanted to come back to school either!" Becca had tried to understand Cammy as they had walked back to Cammy's house after the last bell.

Now that the two were in Cammy's oddly pink room—which she deemed needed a change, for it was too pink and too cliched—she did not know what to say or do. Things between her and Becca had suddenly suffered drastically. Ever since Reggie and the damn assignment came in between.

"Um... do you want some cake? Mr Sultan brings these heavenly cakes occasionally and mum and I can't finish them by ourselves since dad gave up on sugar." Yup, she was reaching. Trying to make conversation—for once it wasn't flowing as easily as it used to.

"Yeah, sure. I'll try them." Becca, equally awkward this afternoon, blurted quickly as she sat on the edge of Cammy's bed, where often she would have flung herself over leisurely. "Hmm, also, who is Mr Sultan?"

Cammy almost bit her lip. What was she to say? That he was a mentor, teaching her how to become a full-fledged Cupid, was definitely not a go-to. "Um... he's a..."

Think Cammy, think!

Just then, like an angel, a knock came on her door, also too pink and also in need of change!

"Uh, darling. You're mum sent up some of those heavenly cakes and some orange juice for you and Rebecca."

It was her dad! Hallelujah.

"Come in, Mr Kamdev," Becca piped up. Becca had always loved Cammy's dad. He was awesome, friendly, charming, and lovable, and it didn't hurt that he was good-looking, even for an older man.

Cammy stood with her mouth agape at the realisation that Becca's widely known fondness for her dad could have something to do with the fact that he was an Alpha Cupid. Or why the women on the entire street, for that matter—or anywhere her dad went—women gawked.

As if reading her thoughts, Cammy saw her dad shake his head ever-so-slightly as he walked into the room and handed Becca the tray of food. "What are you two pumpkins up to this afternoon? Might I be of some assistance? I have the afternoon off—unless something urgent comes up, of course."

"Shall we send you two off to the movies?" Her dad smiled at Becca and Cammy could see her friend smiling back, awed.

Nope. First Reggie, now her dad? Nope. Becca couldn't have him as well.