Bradley was fairly certain he was older than Cameron. His birthday was September 1st, which had made him start school a yearte.


    Most of their ssmates were born the following year. He was already eighteen and a half, while many others hadn''t even turned eighteen yet. Most of them were younger than him.


    Cameron took a sip of her coffee, thinking, ''Brad? Are we even that close? But whatever–might as well go along with it''


    "Alright, Brad," she said,


    Bradley smiled, and the eyes behind his gold-rimmed sses narrowed with delight. "You know, you''re actually kind of sweet.


    Cameron fell silent, set down her cup, and co


    countered, "Sweet isn''t exactly a word that suits a guy"


    Bradley chuckled lightly and turned the page of his book with well-defined fingers. Just as he started reading, his phone rang beside


    him.


    He nced at the screen. It''s Elijah. Without hesitation, he answered and switched to speakerphone, not bothering to treat Cameron like an outsider.


    "Brad, where are you?" Elijah''s voice came through, direct and unusually urgent- not his usual cool tone.


    "I''m in the library. What''s up?" Bradley replied, ncing briefly at Cameron.


    Elijah said, “Brad. I need your help tracking someone down."


    Bradley raised a brow. "Who?"


    "So, yesterday someone solved the problem 1 left on the board, Elijah exined. I didn''t know who it was, so I tried something. I put the word out-anyone who solves a new problem gets 30 grand.


    "Half an hour ago, that person solved it. But the email they used is gibberish, and the bank ount they gave me isn''t traceable. Brad you''re good withputers. Can you help me track them down?"


    "I probably could," Bradley said. "But I don''t have myptop on me right now."


    I''m kind of in a hurry. Can you


    Still quietly sipping her coffee, Cameron lifted her eyes and reminded Bradley. There areputers on the second floor."


    "Who are you with Elijah had clearly caught Cameron''s voice in the background.


    "Our new roommate, Cameron, Bradley replied casually.


    "I''ming to the library now," Elijali said.


    "Alright Bradley ended the call, then looked at Cameron, who was still flipping through her book. "Wanna head down with me?"


    "Sure" Camerun nodded. She was also curious to see if Bradley could actually trace her. Her own hacking skills weren''t exactly shabby,


    The two of them went downstairs together, Cameron still holding the programming book. They waited in the second-fourputer area for about five minutes before Elijah arrived.


    He was a little winded from running, and the usual coolness on his face was reced with a faint flush. It didn''t take away from his looks


    in fact, it made him seem a bit more down-to-earthi


    Several girls nearby perked up in surprise at the si of him


    "That''s Elijah. He''s so good-looking, one of them whispered


    Eli, over here" Bradley waved


    More murmurs followed "Wow, Hradley''s here too, another girl gasped "What are the odds? Two of the hottest guys on campus in one ce


    “And look at the guy next to Bradley, someone else added a hushed tone. “He''s really handsome too-super clean-cut and fresh-


    looking. Total heartthrob


    Elijah finally reached Bradley and Cameron and shot a cold nce at her, his tone clipped. "Mind if I sit here?"


    Cameron raised an eyebrow and shifted over, letting him take the seat.


    Elijah sat down beside Bradley, caught his breath, and pulled up his email inbox to show Bradley.


    When he noticed Cameron standing with her arms crossed nearby, he looked over his shoulder and frowned at her.


    Cameron thought. Oh I''m not allowed to watch?


    "Okay," she said with a shrug, shing a quick hand gesture and moving to sit


    across from Bradley, with her back to the screen.


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