Whatever It Takes (CamRen)

7 // Let's talk

It was eleven in the night when Camila was fixing the mess in her room. She opened a box that came under her bed and was put there for months. The brown-eyed noticed a picture frame that was turned upside down. She grabbed the frame and flipped it over. Her face saddened the moment she saw that the picture was her and Lauren together in a park - Lauren was piggybacking Camila and they were really overjoyed. The picture was taken by Vero just last year.

Camila stared longingly at the picture, reminiscing about the day they were enjoying and spending their moments meaningfully together. A tear dropped from the brunette's eye not realizing it. Camila must admit, she really misses Lauren but she shook her mind off and put the frame back into the box. There were still a stack of developed pictures in the box but the brown-eyed didn't wanna see them because she knew they were pictures of her and the green-eyed.

The next day, Camila woke up in a loud banging sound outside her room. Her face tightened when she looked at the window, a strong ray of sun shining through her bedroom. 'What the hell is that,' the brunette mumbled as she got off her bed and slowly approached her bedroom door. Before she opened it, she yawned and stretched her arms and legs.

"Mum!" Camila squeaked in her morning voice. "It's so early in the morning and you're using a hammer?"

"Oh Karla, good morning darling. I need to put this frame up. It has been kept for years," Sinuhe told her daughter who swiftly approached her.

The brunette looked up to see a huge framed picture of her and her family. She smiled at the thought. Her brother's in Canada as he has a job there while her father's in the army - same for Lauren's father as well. Now, only Camila and Sinuhe live in the house.

"Be careful mum," the brunette said in a concern tone as her mother was on the ladder.

"I will hun," Sinuhe smiled. "Go and have breakfast downstairs, I've prepared the food already,"

"Okay," replied the brown-eyed, glancing at the wall clock which showed ten o'clock in the morning.

//

Lauren on the phone with Vero.

"The boys are going to watch Ed Sheeran's concert tonight, remember?" Vero asked on the other line.

"Oh right," Lauren sighed. "All of em' are going?"

"Yeah... So it's girls night out!" Vero yelled causing the green-eyed to distance the phone from her ear and instead put it on loud speaker.

"Cece, Beth and Mani aren't going to the concert?"

"Nope, but they wanted to though,"

"Girls night out is it then!" Lauren grinned.

Few hours later, Lauren and her friends met at the park nearby Lauren's house. They all got in the car and began to drive off.

"Where are we going?" asked Normani.

"To sneak in Ed's concert," Elizabeth replied as she was the one driving.

"What?!" all the girls gasped. "I ain't doing that," Cece said who continued listening to her own music.

"How about bowling?" Lauren suggested hopefully her friends would agree.

Vero turned her head to Lauren. "That's a good idea, you girls up for it?"

"We have no choice," Normani shrugged. "Bowling it is."

"Hey Beth, louder the volume of the music!" Vero ordered and the other girl did. "Damn I love this song!"

If it's not real
You can't hold it in your hands
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Oh, even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle

Just as after the song had ended, the girls spotted a familiar looking girl which was obviously related to Lauren. Elizabeth pulled the car over and they turned their heads to Lauren who was busy looking out on the other side of the window.

"Um Lauren," Normani spoke. "You might wanna take a look..."

"Hmm what?" mumbled Lauren. As she turned her head, she noticed the girl she has always been wanting to see. Camila. The car just passed by the Cabello's residence, coincidentally Lauren's ex was walking by the streets, it looked like she just threw a trash into the garbage.

"You guys wait here," Lauren told her friends, she opened the car door and stepped out. She quickly crossed the road and jogged to Camila who was walking to the door.

"Camila," the green-eyed spoke, her heart began racing a little faster.

The brown-eyed stopped on her spot, not turning around as she noticed whose voice just called her. Camila took a deep breathe and waited for Lauren to speak again.

"Can we talk?" The older brunette asked, hoping the other girl would turn around.

Unfortunately, Camila ignored Lauren's words and continued walking. The green-eyed took a few more steps before speaking again.

"Please?"

There, the brown-eyed slowly turned around and looked at the green-eyed who had a sincere look on her face.

"What is there to talk about?" Camila shot without thinking. The older brunette took steps towards the younger brunette which made Camila took steps back.

Lauren stared at her ex girlfriend a little stunned therefore she didn't know what to exactly say. All she wanted to say was 'can we get back to the way it was' but she knew it was not just that easy for them to. It would take a lot of things to happen before it all become alright again.

"Uh, how are you?" The green-eyed asked searching words in her mind to say.

"I'm very good," replied the brown-eyed without any expressions on her face. It hurt Lauren a little knowing she herself was not fine at all.

"Oh," Lauren nodded then averted her eyes to the ground and looked over to her friends who were watching from the car like this was some drama show.

Camila then realized Lauren's friends were all there in one corner so she instantly turned around and immediately walked towards the door and disappeared into the house. The older brunette stared at the door for a moment before turning around.

Lauren took a deep breathe and looked at her friends who all had a disappointment and sadness look on their faces. The green-eyed promptly walked towards the car and entered.

"Awe, Lauren..." Elizabeth pouted.

Cece patted Lauren on her shoulder and sighed. "Don't worry Lauren, there are many boys out th-"

"Cece!" The girls grunted and all frowned in unison. "You're making it worst," Normani declared.

"As I said," Vero began. "Camila will take you back,"

"Is there something wrong with me?" Lauren frowned at herself which made the girls threw a 'NO' as an answer.

"Right now, you gotta chill," Normani told Lauren.

With that, Elizabeth drove off. Few minutes later they reached the bowling centre and parked the car at the basement level.

As the girls reached the third floor, they noticed someone who used to be related to Lauren.