Chapter 516


    It must have been the rxed atmosphere after a few sses of wine that evening, but by the time I


    had Cami and Fidelia settled into their rooms, I was exhausted. I barely touched the pillow before I


    was out like a light.


    But then, in the dead of night, a frantic knocking at my door nearly gave me a heart attack. My heart


    was racing as I stumbled out of bed to see what was the matter.


    I swung the door open to find Cami, pale and panicked, standing before me.


    "Aaliyah, I''m so sorry to wake you, but I can''t find Fidelia anywhere." she stammered, her voice


    quivering, tears brimming in her eyes.


    "What do you mean?" I asked, confused, "Fidelia''s not in her room?"


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    She shook her head miserably, wiping her cheeks. "No, she went out and hasn''te back."


    I waspletely baffled, "Went out? At this hour?"


    "Where did she go?" I pressed.


    ncing at Carl, who was still blissfully asleep in my bed, I quickly stepped out, guiding Cami to the


    sitting area in the hallway, "Let''s sit down. Take your time and tell me exactly what happened," I said


    softly.


    Clutching the corner of her nightgown, she said, "We. were just lying in bed chatting, and she told me


    she wanted to stay here, to go to school." Her voice grew fainter as she spoke, revealing her


    vulnerability.


    "And then?" I urged her to continue.


    "I told her no, that it just wasn''t possible," Cami said, ncing up at me. I understood her implication.


    "Then she got angry, argued that this ce felt more like home, that she could actually focus on her


    studies here. She said she had friends here, unlike back home," Cami’s tears fell freely now.


    "She''s not wrong. She mentioned the same thing to me earlier today when we were waiting for you to


    get out of the car. She said she didn''t want to leave, that she wanted to stay. But I didn''t want to make


    that call for you. Staying here to study is perfectly fine, but I was worried about you, especially


    considering your rtionship with Jerome..." I hesitated, not finishing the thought, but knowing Cami


    would get the gist.


    I continued, "She''s your world, and I couldn''t just leave her here while you''re all alone in Goldenvale


    Town. I wanted to make sure you were okay with it."


    "She ran off because of this. I tried to reason with her, but she wouldn''t listen. She just stormed out,


    asking why she couldn''t make her own decision for once. I said no, and she ran off." Cami was


    getting agitated.


    She grabbed my hand, "I checked Monique''s room, but she wasn''t there. I don''t know this ce well. I


    went downstairs but couldn''t find her."


    Just then, Hannah appeared, rubbing her eyes, "What''s going on?"


    "Fidelia might have run off," I informed her.


    Hannah''s eyes widened in shock, "Run off? When?"


    "Don''t ask questions now, let''s just find her. She shouldn''t have gone far, probably still in the yard


    somewhere. You go left, I''ll go right,” I instructed.


    "Okay," Hannah quickly set off in one direction.


    "I''m so sorry for the trouble." Cami apologized profusely, "She''s so stubborn, quiet but determined.


    Sometimes I just don''t know what to do with her." Co?tent of Drаmа?ovels.cоm


    It waste, and if she wasn''t in the yard, where could she be? I hadn''t expected her to be so


    headstrong.