The Haunting of Forest Lane

Chapter Thirteen

Lauren woke up around 11am and MJ was in her room.

"Good morning again."

Lauren stretched and looked around the dull hospital room, "When can I go home?"

MJ checked Lauren's vitals, "in a few days, we want to make sure you're 100% better before we send you home."

Danielle and Amani woke up to the sound of Christmas music playing downstairs. They took ahold of each others hand and walked down to the kitchen where Ally was baking cookies. Danielle checked the calendar, November 14th.

"Ally don't you think it's a little early for this?"

Ally spun around, "We didn't celebrate Halloween, it consisted of us all laying in bed and listening to Camden cry and have nightmares. It was scary in its own way. Lauren is going to be coming home soon, so I'm baking cookies for her. Starting the holiday cheer early, plus it's a good distraction."

Amani was on board, "Of course! We have to help Lauren, she always helps us, come on Dani!"

She followed her girlfriends lead into the kitchen to bake cookies, having Mariah Carey's Christmas album playing in the background made everything easier. 

Amani grabbed a spoon off the counter, "All I want for Christmas is-"

Her performance was cut short, and left her face covered in flour.

Danielle burst into a fit of laughter. 

"Gotcha babe!"

Amani attacked Danielle, they wrestled with one another until they ended up on the couch.

Ally rolled her eyes, "You know this is worse than having two children" she continued baking her cookies.

"I'm going to get you back for that you know" Amani screamed hovering over Danielle.

"You know I kinda really like this position right now" she explained with a smirk coming from her lips. 

"Of course you do" she pecked her girlfriend on the lips before rejoining Ally back in the kitchen.

"You're a fucking tease" Danielle hissed while she crossed her arms.

"I heard that" Amani yelled from the kitchen along with a laugh from Ally.

Danielle stuck her tongue out, "You guys literally suck."

Lauren was meeting with the physical therapist helping her gain strength back in her legs. Camden knew she needed to go home herself to make sure Amani and Danielle haven't killed Ally or burnt the house down. 

"Hey Laur, Christina is coming to pick me up, I'm going to check on everyone and I'll drive myself back later"

Lauren gave her a blank stare, "Am I dead?"

Camden shook her head "What?"

"You, driving? You haven't willingly driven in months camz."

Lauren was right. Camden got into a fender bender her senior year, after being in a severe car crash with Lauren and then a fender bender she has hated driving her since. 

"I'll be fine, plus I want to come back and see you, I love you."

Lauren kissed Camden's hand, "I love you too."

She met Christina out front and jumped in her car, "Hey Cam! I feel like I haven't seen you in forever!"

"It's been a while, I really appreciate you picking me up."

"It's no problem, really. Anyway listen to this Tommy and I were looking up creepy house listings on Zillow. Apparently there is a haunted house not far from here on forest lane and get this Camden, someone lives in it! Could you imagine how mentally unstable you'd have to be to live in that house."