[GL] Black Gold

Chapter 17

Two days passed since Théa got struck by an arrow and she seemed perfectly fine. She wasn't pale anymore and she was using her hand without problem. She didn't complain about a headache or anything and she was eating well. Camie was relieved and thought she would finally stop worrying about her but for some reason it wasn't that easy.

In the morning when she was about to leave the house, Camie stopped to stare at the bananas on the kitchen table. She stared at them for so long that her father asked:

"What did they say to you? Do you need me to punish them?"

Camie shook her head before grabbing two bananas:

"Have a nice day!

-You too, sweety!"

As she was walking, Camie continued staring at the two bananas. She didn't want two bananas. She only wanted to eat one but for some reason she brought another one for Théa. She didn't need to give her gifts anymore, she was way better now. But then why couldn't she leave the banana there?

Camie tried forgetting about it. It wasn't that important. She just grabbed a banana for Théa. She could give it to her and finally move on. There was nothing to make a big fuss about. Théa did save her life after all. She deserved a banana. And that was exactly what she told Théa when she ran into her:

"Here you go. You deserve it."

Théa took the banana with a grateful smile:

"Thank you so much.

-Bye."

Camie felt way lighter on her way to neurophysiology. She could finally focus on class and that put Camie in an amazing mood. She felt so happy that she wanted to eat pasta bolognese and then a cake before taking a walk under the sun and sitting down to read. It had been a long time since she last read. She missed it and fortunately she always carried five books on her in case she started craving some ink.

But just as she started walking towards the cafeteria, she got stopped by Ember. It had been a very long time since she last saw her and it wasn't a great time at all. Camie had planned out her whole day and if someone destroyed her plans, she would get very frustrated.

"There you are. The hysterical girl from the news."

Ember started laughing. She must have been referring to the incident with the journalists.

"You thought that I wouldn't see it, did you? Well I got lucky. I saw the images before they got taken down. And if you don't want me to send them out to everyone, you should stop butting into my business."

Camie glared at Ember. She had a hard time listening to what she was saying because she was focused on the taste the pasta would have.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you glaring at me like that? Are you deaf?

-I am not. I heard you.

-Then what is it going to be? I guess you don't want anyone to see these pictures.

-Are you trying to bully me right now?"

Ember got taken aback by the question:

"Not at all. I am simply giving you a warning.

-So you are. Before you look even more pitiful, let me tell you something. I don't care who sees those pictures. I am not some image obsessed person like you."

Camie wanted to walk away but it seemed Ember wanted more:

"Where are you going? We are not over?

-Oh we never got started. Listen, Ember. Just because your mother never loved you doesn't give you the right to be a horrible human being. Look at me, my mother abused me and abandoned me but I never bullied anyone. And your perfect image will crumble. You can't be perfect enough for this world and if you don't feel good in your body and who you are, you won't have anything left when it happens. Stop trying to destroy others and succeed on your own.