Out Of The Shadows And Into The Spotlight

Chapter 5

Camila POV

Her eyes. My god.

"Mila!" A voice rang through my ear before I ran straight into a chair. I stumbled to the ground only to be caught by a laughing Ally. "Pay attention next time, Mila." She said, helping me regain my balance. Normani was also laughing, like she hasn't seen me do that enough times already.

I turned around and saw no one looking out way except the two girls in the booth.

"You okay over there?" The one on the right asked, standing up from her seat to fix the chair I had knocked down.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's normal for me." I said with a sheepish grin and shrug. She raised her eyebrow and looked at me up and down, then at Normani and Ally before laughing and going back to her seat, getting engrossed back to her conversation with the other girl, who was looking straight at me.

"Come on, Mila. You don't want to hit anymore chairs... And blow our cover!" Mani whisper yelled. I nodded my head and quickly made my way towards the table. Ally and Mani were still behind me, snickering at me stumbling over a chair.

"Selena! Can you bring me a drink?" Lauren, I think, yelled at the cashier. The girl at the cash register rolled her eyes and walked over to the table with a cup in her hand.

"On the house, it's Monday, remember?" Selena asked. Lauren's face fell, along with the other girl's face.

"Don't remind us." Lauren muttered.

What's the deal with Monday?

...

As our meal continued on I couldn't get my mind off Lauren.

Was that really her? And who was that girl? Her girlfriend?

All these thoughts ran through my head and I couldn't stop them. The other girls noticed how distant I was during dinner, trying to get me to talk but ultimately failing.

And that's how I ended up back in my bunk on the bus as we rode to our new house. Dinah would come and check on me every few minutes but I would only tell her I was fine, when in reality I was freaking out.

"We're here, girls! Welcome to your new home!" Aaron shouted. I heard the others holler and their footsteps run off the bus. My departure was slow, and I would run into the random items on the bus.

Once I had finally made it out of the bus I saw out two story, wooden house. There was a porch that wrapped around the base of the house. The wooden was a nice white color, with a brick fire place sprouting from the top. The land was large, maybe more than a few acres, plus a metal fence that went around the land. It was perfect.

I found my room quickly, it was on the second floor and had it's window next to a big oak tree that was planted in the backyard. My walls were light purple with posters covering it. My bed looked like a king and was set in the middle of the room pushed against the back wall. Finally there was three book shelves, a dresser with a mounted flat screen above it, and a desk with a computer.

When I thought that was all, my eyes caught a picture laying on my bed. It was small and framed, barely noticeable with the comforter. I walked over and my breath hitched. Inside the frame was a picture I though I'd never see again.

It was of me and Lauren, after one of Lauren's softball games. She was in her bright red Red Hot uniform while I was in white shorts, white vans, and a Red Hot shirt. It was normal for me to go to Lauren's games, I would always be her number one fan.

Does she still play?

Even when I try not to think about her, she's still on my mind.

"Mila! Simon's here!"

...

The next morning was pure torture. After lasts nights meeting about going to school. Simon told us to be ourselves and act like being famous never happened, which he said would be hard because of the fans.

Also, Dinah asked me about the girl yesterday, and I told her I thought it was Lauren. She also had the idea that Lauren was going out with the other girl, but we both weren't sure. Especially because of the relationship between them and the cashier, Selena, I think her name was. After Lauren and the other girl finished their meal the other girl hugged Selena then left with Lauren.

Don't think about it, Camila. Just get ready.

And that's what I did. I took a quick shower before putting on today's outfit; white skinny jeans, a red collard shirt, and white flats. I also put on light make-up then went downstairs where Ally and Mani were.

"Ready for school?" Ally asked.

"Hell no."

A/N: This part did have Lauren's POV but I decided to cut it shorter. Tell me what you guys think.