Love is Always Write Anthology Volume 3

Mr. Wolfe said to a stunned Cameron. When Cameron didn't reply, Mr. Wolfe nudged his shoulder and said, "Hello?"
    "Huh?" Cameron said in a soft voice.
    "You ok?" Mr. Wolfe asked with a raised eyebrow.
    "Yeah, I'm fine," Cameron lied trying to school his features into a genuine smile to hide his fear of what his parent's were discussing in the hallway. Cameron was sure that any second now they would barge back into the room and disown him on the spot.
    "Cameron is one of our brightest students," the principal said with a kind voice and a smile.
    "With an impressive set of pipes," Mr. Wolfe said with a smile. "Sounds like you're the whole package."
    "Thanks," Cameron said to the two smiles across from him. Maybe I can still go to LA if they disown me, Cameron wondered to himself.
    "We're all set," Cameron's mother said stepping back into the room.
    "And this contract looks in order," Cameron's father said shutting the door behind him. "There are a few changes I would like to add in to protect our son, though. Would you mind if we adjourn to our manor?"
    "Cameron can work on packing while we work out the rest of the details," Cameron's mother added.
    "Absolutely," Mr Wolfe said picking up his briefcase and snapping it closed. "Lead the way."
    What the hell just happened? He asked himself.
    ****
    " Well???????" read the text from Suzie. It was sometime after noon and Cameron was sitting on the floor in his closet trying to wrap his head around all that had just happened.
    " I'm leaving for LA tonight ," Cameron sent back. Almost immediately his phone vibrated again.
    " SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?! Thats awesome!!!!" Suzie's text said. Another vibration and the text read, " Is Morgan going with? "
    " No. "
    Biting his lip, Cameron thought of what Mr. Wolfe had said about signing Morgan too.
    "Isn't going to happen," Mr. Wolfe had said in the principal's office. "Look, you're amazing. Putting you in a band or a duo would tank your career before it even begins. You need to shine on your own, besides duos are out right now. Maybe in a few years you can bring him in, but right now, the offer is for you only."
    Cameron didn't have a chance to say anything further as his parents had walked back in and promptly whisked him home to begin packing.
    "WTF?!?!?!?!?"
    " The scout said duos are out and the offer is for me only. "
    " And you r still taking it??? Nm stupid question."
    " I feel bad about it. "
    " Just buy him a house when u get famous! "
    " Lol "
    " Shoot, buy me a house when u r famous! "
    " Will do. Gotta pack. Ttfn "
    " Love you! "
    " Love you too ," Cameron responded before standing up and taking a deep breath to keep his tears at bay. The news would be stopping by before he left for the airport, and Mr. Wolfe had already lectured him on maintaining a strong public façade.
    "Try not to cry or look like you've cried," he had said. "It makes it look like this isn't your dream come true."
    "Keep it together, Cam," Cameron whispered to himself as he began taking clothes off their hangers and putting them in his suitcases. Looking at the growing pile of hangers on the ground, he began to wonder if he should be packing them as well. He had only been told he would be staying in a furnished apartment while he worked on his debut album but no one had mentioned anything about hangers.
    As amazing as this turn of events was, Cameron couldn't help but wonder if it was really what he wanted. He had only gotten on stage in front of the scout to help Morgan and now Morgan wasn't even coming with him.
    Looking around his room, Cameron finally found his phone under a pile of clothes on his bed. The screen read, "1 missed call." Tapping on the button to see who it was from, Cameron's heart stopped as he saw the call had been from Morgan. A voice mail hadn't been left but Cameron hit redial without a second thought as to Morgan's reaction to the news that had undoubtedly spread through their high school like wild fire.
    No one answered and Cameron was directed to Morgan's voicemail box. His voice caught in his throat as Morgan's voice filled his head asking him to leave his name, number and brief message. After the beep, and a few seconds to find his voice, Cameron stammered out, "Hey, it's Cameron. Cameron Boresky. I saw you called. I.. I'm sorry I didn't answer. Call me back. Please?"
    Hanging up, Cameron stared at the phone until his mother knocked on the door making him jump. "All packed?" she asked before looking around the room with a