The Perks of Having a Double Life

Chapter 8

I had to find the dude. I could do the project myself, but I preferred to have justice and not give him a free grade. I had to talk to Jeff.

Walking on the art campus was incredible. Some sculptures were on the middle of campus and there were some projects halfway finished. I knew where Jeff was going to be because of Amelia. God Amelia, why couldn't you get over him.

I spotted the architecture area and I started walking faster. I saw Jeff working on a art book and went towards him.

"Hey Jeff." I said nodding him with my head. His eyes were confused for a second but after a moment he was completely focused and aware of who I was

"Oh, hey Blair. What are you ummm... doing here?" He said while closing his notebook and getting up to meet me.

"I was looking for you to look for Aiden, we have a project together so, do you know where he is?" I said.

"I don't have the slightest idea of where he is. He does this sometimes, he just goes for a couple of days max." He said with a careless pose towards where his friend was. Maiden must really be weird.

I must have muttered something because Jeff was looking at me serious now.

"What?"

"Do you really need him?" He asked me.

"I seriously do."

"Well you know, maybe his sister can get you to him." He told while crossing his arms.

"He has a sister?" I asked surprised.

"Yes. She is majoring in laws, so you can probably find her in the Humanities campus." While he told me this I finally felt completely relieved.

"Goodness! Hell, thank you Jeff! I owe you one!" I said while waving goodbye.

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I was a bit lost on the Humanities side. It was like the Sciences area but without much chaos. I ended up calling Amelia.

Somehow Amelia knew about Aiden's sister. She wasn't exactly sure where she was, but she told me where I could start. Walking in the middle of a debate in the middle of the campus, students where, somehow calmly, debating something.

I asked a boy who was on the outer circle, where I could find Anne, Gayden's sister. He told me she was the girl who had just begun to talk. She was small, a bit.  She had blond hair, cut to her shoulders. She was talking animated. She waved her hands and made her point.

I was actually surprised to see such a small person talking so fiercely and maturely. She would make a really good lawyer.

When she finished I got closer to her from the back. When I touched her shoulder she looked to at me with a confused gaze.

"Hey um...Anne, I'm sorry to bother you, really, but I'm on a project with um your brother and I really need to know where the... where is he?" I told her a bit unsure and angry because of the situation and because I hated Gayden.

She laughed at my "breakdown" and guided me out of the debate.

"He always does this. So when exactly did you hook up and why the heck are you obsessed with him?" She told me with a smirk

"Ummm... what? I'm sorry if I confused you but I actually don't like your brother for that, and we do have a project. So please, I am 'begging' you to help me and tell me where he is. Can you?" I said a bit frustrated and exasperated because why the heck did he had to do this?

Anne looked at me a little amused, but after she was done analyzing me or whatever, she nooded at me.

"Okay, look," she started saying,
"He does this sometimes. He has some stuff to... work out, but he is probably going to return in two days max. I am genuinely sorry he is doing this right now, but if he goes he has something serious going on. So please understanding him."

I looked at her blankly trying to see if she was just covering him up or saying something she had said a million times. But she was serious so I just gasped.

"Anne, I'm really sorry if I bothered you and if I well, exploded with you. But hell, I hate your brother right now." I said in the sorry-est tone I could manage.

Anne laughed and looked at me as if just told her I found a siren or a Minotaur.

"Girl, don't worry. Aiden is just like that and he, most of the times, deserves the dislikes. Come on, I'll get you a coffee cause you look like you need one right now." Anne said smiling and grabbing me by the arm to get the drink I looked like I needed.